Jun 21--PRNewswire/AsiaNetWHALING CALLS FOR TRADE SANCTIONS... WASHINGTON: Nearly 7 in every 10 American voters want the U.S government to apply trade sanctions against Japan and Norway to contest their ongoing commercial whaling practices, the International Fund for Animal Welfare said today, ahead of President Bush's inaugural meeting with Japanese Prime Minister, Mr Junichiro Koizumi.TOP END I.T DEAL... EL SEGUNDO: Australia's Northern Territory government will have its information technology needs met by a consortium led by Computer Services Corporation, under a US$ 103 million, five-year deal announced today.SOCCER PUNTING... HONG KONG: The case for legalised soccer betting was today advanced by G-Master Technology Company Ltd, the Asian internet gambling company, in reply to the Hong Kong government's proposed changes to gambling laws.NO. 1 CHINESE WEB PROPERTY... BEIJING: Chinese Internet portal, SOHU.com, said today that it has been ranked as the no.1 Chinese Internet property by a study from global web activity measurement company, NetValue. BEER AND HEALTH MIX... TOKYO: Beer and health mix, or so it seems from the latest deal announced by Japan's Kirin Brewery Co and Corixa Corporation, which will pull on the two companies resources to create human antibody products.SOY REDUCES CHOLESTOROL... TOKYO: Pharmaceutical and food company, Kyowa Hakko, today said that it will promote the cholesterol-reducing advantages of the soy product, CSPHP, at New Orleans' International Food Technologies Expo later this month.DEALING EURO CARS ONLINE... SALZBURG: Porsche Informatik Osterrich and Systemhaus, have retained application service provider, McData Corporation, to develop an Austrian IT-based car dealership support system, McData annnounced today. J-V SIGNED FOR INDIA... CERRITOS: IMPCO Technologies Inc has established a foothold in India, under a joint-venture announced today with local company, Minda Industries Ltd, which will see local a base for the manufacturing and marketing of the company's fuel systems products.JAPANESE CONVERSION... EMERYVILLE: Novadigm, provider of content management technology, has launched the second version of its Japanese language support product, Radia, according to a company news release.HOTEL ACCESS AFFIRMED... FREMONT: Hotel guests at California's Crawford Suites will have Internet access provided by broadband infrastructure equipment supplier, ARESCOM Inc, the company said today.FOREIGN RETAILER SAYS THANKS... MANILA: S&R Price Membership Shopping will provide free food, drinks and entertainment to the Filippino people at its Fort Bonifacio warehouse this weekend, in a gesture of thanks for the support shown during the company's court-ordered four-day closure, overturned this week. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated press releases for worldwide clients. Contact: www.asianet.com.au for full-text versions).