Oct 15--PRNewswire/AsiaNet ANZAC SPIRIT... WELLINGTON: A high powered delegation of Australian hoteliers has travelled to New Zealand to reinforce tourism relations between the two countries and to dispel any perceived ill-feeling over the Ansett fall-out, a news release revealed today.CHINA REVISES LAW... BEIJING: CNOOC Limited announced today that the newly revised offshore exploration law released by the Chinese government ahead of its WTO entry reconfirms the exclusive right of the company "to back-in successful exploration acreage of foreign contractors offshore China."ARMS CONTRACT... MOSCOW: Russia's arms exporter is the favoured contender for a Malaysian contract for 18 new fighter jets estimated to be worth over $US 600 million, the company, Rosoboroexport said today. Rosoboroexport would leverage its presence at Kuala Lumpur's arms marketplace LIMA 2001 to "put on a good show". AIRCRAFT CAPACITY UP... FRANKFURT: Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt, will increase the slots it allocates for take-offs and landings from 78 to 80 per hour, offering airlines "greater coordinated aircraft capacity", owner-operators, Fraport AG said today.DISPUTE SETTLED... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK: A dispute between Quintiles Transnational Corp amd WebMD Corporation has been settled, with the companies terminating all mutual business agreements and the sale of all Quintiles-held stock back to WebMD, the companies jointly announced today.DEFENCE EXHIBITION... MOSCOW: Russia's arms exporter, Rosoboroexport, will display over 70 models of military weapons, at Korea's third International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition mid this month, a news release has announced.JAPANESE GENOMICS... PALO ALTO: Genomics information company, Incyte Genomics Inc, will officially open its office in Tokyo, Japan on October 16. The new premises will springboard several key pharmaceutical partnerships, the company said.BEST TRADE FAIR... HONG KONG: CMP Asia has been ranked No. 1 trade fair organiser in a report released by independent Hong Kong media consultancy company, Business Strategies Group, according to a company press release.EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS: SAN FRANCISCO: ChevronTexaco Corp today said that vice chairman, Mr Richard Matzke, would retire early 2002 after 40 years of service to the company when Mr Peter Robertson would succeed him. FINANCIAL RESULTS: DITZINGEN: The Trumpf Group has posted record results for fiscal 2000/2001 with consolidated sales rising to $US 1.22 billion - an increase of 21 per cent, the company said. CAMBRIDGE: Millenium Pharmaceuticals In will webcast a conference call to discuss the company's third quarter 2001 financial results on October 16, according to a media release. (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).