Sep 7--PRNewswire/AsiaNet WORLDS BEST RED WINE... SYDNEY: An Australian wine - Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet- has won Red Wine of the Year at the world's most important wine competition, London's International Wine Challenge, a media release announced today. This is the third time in ten years the wine label has claimed the crown, according to the press statement.SALMON STREAM... CLINTON: Digital photojournalists visiting Canada's Great Bear rainforest have documented the return of the wild Pacific salmon to the waters where they were born and will webcast their shots from Sept 6-17 on www.OneWorldJourneys.com, the web site announced today.IRRIGATION PROJECT... MANILA: The Philippine government's project to modernise the country's agriculture and reduce rice imports will be given a boost when a US$650 million irrigation and power scheme is completed later this month, project managers, CE Casecnan Water and Energy Company said today.THERMOMETER RISES... TOKYO: Omron Healthcare Company today said that its thermometer that measures a person's temperature in four to six seconds has been a hit in the U.S since launching last November. The company forecasts that worldwide sales will reach 850,000 units, a news release said.BREAST CANCER... MELBOURNE: The long wait on radiotherapy in New Zealand may prompt breast cancer sufferers to seek treatment overseas, the director of surgical affairs, Dr John Simpson, said today. "Additional funds are desperately needed. Women's welfare is at risk", he said.CORPORATE IP NETWORK... TOKYO: Internet Initiative Japan would enhance Internet access options for its Enterprise DialUp IP Service for corporate clients, the company revealed today.SUBSIDIARY LAUNCH... HONG KONG: Wellux International Inc has launched its Whoopers Network and Cash Franchise programs from its new subsidiary, Whoopers Corporation, and announced that 56 franchise web sites have been sold.OIL PRODUCTION... BEIJING: CNOOC Limited will graduate oil production at its Suizhong platform to about 9,000 barrels a day putting the company's development program well on track, the company said today.DOMAIN NAMES... LOS ANGELES: A one-stop shop for domain name resellers, SRSplus, launched today, backed by the .tv corporation. The site contends to offer "the lowest published wholesale prices".AUTOMOTIVE DEAL... LIVONIA: TRW Inc announced today that it has signed a new contract to supply its Stability Control system for the Fiat Lancia Thesis, with announcements of three other key contracts to follow.SEMICONDUCTOR EXPANSION... DURHAM: Semiconductor materials manufacturer, Cree Asia-Pacific Inc, has opened a Southeast Asian sales office in Kowloon, Hong Kong, a media release has announced. The company said this would facilitate business transactions and allow liaison between Asia-Pacific customers and Cree's U.S. corporate office.BATTERY RETAIL DEAL... ELIZABETH: Battery company, Exide Technologies, has finalised a two-year deal with prominent Australian retailer, Pacific Dunlop, who will stock the company's transportation batteries across its 570 retail outlets, according to an announcement made today. AUTOMOTIVE DEAL... MEXICO CITY: Automotive company, Visteon Corporation, has scored contracts for its European and Mexican arms to supply car maker, Renault, with interiors products and climate control components, the company has announced. EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS: CAMPBELL: iWatt Inc today named Mr Michael M Pawlik as president and ceo. (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).