Sep 11--PRNewswire/AsiaNet CONSULTANCY ACQUIRED... TORONTO: Management consultants, the Hatch Group, have acquired Corus Consulting, the subsidiary of Corus North America. This latest addition would flush Hatch with a database of experts in the metals and minings industry - the company's consulting specialty that is the world's largest, according to a press statement.JAPANESE FUND TARGETTED... NEW YORK: The Japanese market offers a "compelling opportunity to earn attractive returns", Gabelli & Partners LLC, said today announcing the October 31 launch of its first Japanese-focused fund. The fund would be privately offered to select institutions and high net worth investors and managed from the firm's New York headquarters, a media release stated.PRESS SCHEDULE... TAIPEI: The press schedule for Semicon Taiwan, Asia's largest exposition featuring semiconductor manufacturing technology to be held from September 17-19 at the Taipei World Trade Centre, would include an opening ceremony, press conference, international VIP reception and a market trends briefing, the organisers said today.GENERAL MACARTHUR... BRISBANE: The city chosen by U.S General Douglas Macarthur as his Australian headquarters after his flight from the Philippines in 1942 - Brisbane - has been announced as the venue for a memorial museum to commemorate the role he played in securing the Allied victory over Japan during World War Two, according to a press statement delivered today. The Brisbane offices from which he operated until 1944 would be preserved and incorporated into the Museum, along with memorabilia and interactive displays, the release said.DEBENTURE PLACEMENT... LAS VEGAS: Ramoil Manufacturing Ltd today said it would file a debenture placement worth three billion dollars, using the proceeds to invest in Pacific Dunlop's automobile division and California's Magnum Manufacturing, and to produce two new car models. DEMENTIA CHALLENGE... NICE: Dealing with dementia in the developing world is a much greater and pressing challenge than for the developed world due to a dearth of support infrastructure, psychiatrists heading an international research programme said today. As global aging rises, mental health in elderly people needs to be prioritised, Dr K.S. Shaji from Thrissur Medical College and Dr Martin Prince from London's Institute of Psychiatry said.DIABETES TRIAL... BASEL: The largest diabetes prevention trial has been called by Novartis, the pharmaceutical company, to determine whether taking two treatments, Starlix and Diovan, over the long-term would reduce the progress of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in patients who have impaired glucose intolerance (IGT). IGT patients are 34 per cent more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than people with regular blood glucose control, according to recent medical studies, the company said today.LARGEST LAND SALE... OVERLAND PARK: Charitable trust administrators, the Children's Community Foundation, today announced that the 108,000-acre Hubbard Ranch in Wallowa County, Oregon, would be auctioned to benefit children's charities. The Foundation said this may be the USA's largest land sale.MULTIMEDIA ADDRESS... SANTA CLARA: Graphics and multimedia processing company, Nvidia Corporation, would present before Hong Kong's Asian Technology Conference on September 11, and webcast the address on the Investor Relations section of its web site, www.nvidia.com, according to a company news release.GOLFING WIN... CARLSBAD: Callaway Golf Company Staff professional, Jim Thorpe, has earned his second consecutive Senior PGA Tour victory at the Allianz Championship, using the Hawk Eye Tungsten-Injected Titanium irons, that Callaway manufactures, the company said today. (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).