Jul 20--PRNewswire/AsiaNetWHALING COMMISSION AGM... TOKYO: The International Whaling Commission (IWC) meets in London next week for its annual general meeting and has elected to broadcast its discussions live over the Internet "as a means to promote the correct understanding on the nature and content of the discussions being held", according to an IWC statement.EUROPEAN FOOD STANDARDS ADDRESSED... HONG KONG: The U.K's Food Standards Agency today released a statement endorsing food manufacturer Lee Kum Kee's compliance with the European Union's proposed legislation limiting chlorapropanol substances in food, clarifying initial confusion about the nature of talks between the two parties.PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING ALLIANCE... ANDOVER: A strategic alliance in manufacturing between Formatech Inc and Abbott Laboratories announced today, would offer pharmaceutical and biotech clients access to high quality services in formulating and developing products, the companies said.RESEARCH IN ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES... IRVINE: QUANTUM Technologies Worldwide Inc and Ford Motor Company today updated industry advances with alternative fuel prototypes, a year after combining resources to improve the performance of the vehicles.TRANSPORT CONGRESS 2002... WASHINGTON: Over 6,000 delegates and 250 exhibitors will gather for the Ninth World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems in Chicago next year, Organising Committee chair, Dennis Foderberg said today and more sponsorships are still available.FINANCIAL RESULTS: PURCHASE: PepsiCo today reported double-digit earnings growth, with net income gaining 16 per cent to $US 652 million each of the company's divisions declaring healthy volume increases.SAN JOSE: Komag Inc, the media disk drive producer, has declared net sales of $US 77.4 million for the second fiscal quarter of 2001, down 12 per cent on last year's figures.(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).