SYDNEY, April 23 -- AsiaNet
VAN PRAAGH...
NEW YORK: American Psychic and Bestselling Author James Van
Praagh tours Australia for the first time in the following
cities: Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane starting May
7th.
CVRD GROWTH...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD), aiming to
meet global demand growth, achieved significant YoY production
growth in 1Q04, in almost all of its products.
WH SMITH...
LONDON: WH Smith PLC today announces that it has reached an
agreement with Pacific Equity Partners, a private equity group
based in Sydney, to sell the ASPAC Retail business consisting
of its retail businesses in Australia (Angus & Robertson), New
Zealand (Whitcoulls) and Hong Kong but excluding the Singapore
Airport operations, for A$115m (US$84 million) in cash.
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