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Asia-focused teaching group, AEC Education, have shown a strong progress in the half year to June 30, boasting a revenue increase of 169% to £8.64m (2009: £3.21m). This result is contributed heavily by the first full six month contribution from Malvern House (£4.12m), the London-based English language education provider, which was acquired in July 2009.Pre-tax profit was down from £403,000 in 2009, to £346,000 this year. This decrease was - as expected - due to the disruption to Malvern House's activities caused by the UK Border Agency's review of student visas. Earnings per share also dropped to 0.7p, from 1.3p the previous year.The half -yearly pre-tax profit of Treveria jumped to €193,000, significantly up from the loss of €176.8m made in the same period the previous year. Total cash balance held by Treveria plc and its subsidiaries stood at €100.4 million (31 December 2009: €128.3 million).Pharmaceutical company ReGen Therapeutics have seen a substantial reduction in pre-tax losses for the half year to June 30; narrowed to £242,000, down from £342,000 in 2009. Revenue from continuing operations amounted to £134,000, significantly up from £9,000 the previous year.First half operating losses of Immedia Group Plc rose to £100,375, compared to £40,615 recorded the previous year. Revenue fell to £1.72m, from £1.75 last year. Bruno Brookes, Chief Executive of Immedia, said that "the first half results reflect the difficult conditions prevailing in the UK and our results are similar to those for the first half of 2008. "Nevertheless the Company has continued to reduce its costs without loss of efficiencies or key personnel, whilst investing in developing its services and we look forward to the launch of a new service in the fourth quarter of 2010."Asian golfing tournament promoter Parallel Media shot a good first half score, boosting earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation to £0.47m from £0.39m in the first half of last year, despite revenue only edging up 2% to £5.8m from £5.7m.