SYDNEY, April 27 -- AsiaNet SOCIAL NETWORKING... NEW YORK: Social networking provider FunHi.com has gainedrapid adoption by a global segment of plush trend setters, popstars and young elite since Daniel Terdiman reported on FunHiin Wired magazine last month, a press release said. www.funhi.com JOHNSON ELECTRIC... HONG KONG: Johnson Electric Holdings Limited has agreed toacquire the remaining 51% of Nihon Mini Motor from a group of24 shareholders, consisting of individuals, employees andcorporations, for US$14.2 million, a press release said. www.johnsonelectric.com PHILIPPINE TELECOMMUNICATIONS... SEOUL: WiderThan.com, a leading provider of mobile Internetsolutions and services, announced in a media statement arecent agreement with Globe Telecom of the Philippines toprovide its industry leading ringback tone solution. www.widerthan.com GM CROPS... CANBERRA: CSIRO has entered into a landmark licenceagreement with Bayer CropScience over the application of itsDNA-delivered gene silencing technology in certain major crops,a press release said. INDIAN POPSTARS... LOS ANGELES: Top Indian music acts Nitin Sawhney, TalvinSingh, Sonu Nigam, Karsh Kale and Azam Ali will join topWestern music acts for One Night For India, a charity concertevent to benefit the fight against the emerging HIV/AIDS crisisin India, a press release said. www.onenightforindia.com CNH DIVIDENDS... LAKE FOREST: CNH Global's annual dividend of $.25 per shareof common stock will be payable on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 toshareholders of record at close of business on Tuesday, May 18,2004, a press release said. www.cnh.com CNH APPOINTMENT... AMSTERDAM: The Board of Directors of CNH Global N.V. haselected Katherine Hudson as the company's new non-executivechairman of the board to replace retiring chairman, Jean-PierreRosso, a press release said. www.cnh.com CARGOCITY FRANKFURT... FRANKFURT AM MAIN: CargoCity Frankfurt has been selected"Cargo Airport of the Year", "Best Cargo Airport in the World"and, for the third time, "Number One Air Cargo Hub in Europe"by the London-based publication Air Cargo News, a press releasesaid. www.fraport.de CARGOSMART LAUNCH... SAN JOSE: CargoSmart Limited, a leading portal andintegration provider for the ocean container transportationindustry with over 12,000 registered users, announced in amedia statement the release of three new products: CargoSmartDesktop, Booking Worksheet and Cargo Tracking Text Messages. www.cargosmart.com FLASH MODULE... WASHINGTON: ActivCard Corp., MartSoft Corporation and AtmelCorporation announced in a joint media statement that the Eagle64K Flash Module v1 has been granted a FIPS 140-2 securitycertificate. www.activcard.com www.atmel.com BEIJING CAT... BEIJING: Caterpillar Inc. announced in a media statement theformation of a new Beijing-based leasing entity, which itdescribes as another milestone in the company's expansion ofits global business model in China. www.CAT.com CNOOC OILS... HONG KONG: CNOOC Limited announced in a media statement thatat BZ 34-1-6 and BZ 34-1-7, another two appraisal wells weredrilled successfully on BZ 34-1 structure and reserves upsidewas confirmed. BROADENGATE SYSTEMS... HONG KONG: On March 25th 2004, IBM Global officiallyappointed BroadenGate Systems Inc. as a Core Technical ServiceProvider, specialising in software development, softwaretesting, and technical support, a press release said. ITTIAM SYSTEMS... BANGALORE: Ittiam Systems has posted its first profits sinceits inception three years ago, booking audited revenues ofUS$4.78 million, a net profit of US$1.03 million and a licenseebase of more than 40 customers worldwide, for the financialyear ending on March 31, 2004, a press release said. www.ittiam.com CHINESE TELECOMMUNICATIONS... BEIJING: China Cable and Communication, Inc., a leadingChina-based cable TV company, intends to continue to expand itsservice offerings by providing Voice over Internet Protocolservices in a number of areas of China, a press release said. www.chinacable.us CHINESE EXPORTERS... SHANGHAI: Global Sources Ltd. announced 18 winners of theChina Exporter of the Year Awards in the Small KitchenAppliances, Stuffed Plush Toys and Electric & Gas-poweredScooters categories held during the China Sourcing Fairs: Gifts& Home Products and DIY & Home Improvement at the Shanghai NewInternational Expo Centre on April 20-22, a press releasesaid. www.globalsources.com ARTIFICIAL LIFE... HONG KONG: Hong Kong-based Artificial Life, Inc., a leadingprovider of intelligent agent-based mobile and Internettechnology and applications, has successfully launched itsmobile technology platform SEMP with three major Hong Kongtelecom operators since March, 2004, according to a pressrelease. www.artificial-life.com CHINA AUTOMOTIVE... HONG KONG: Brilliance China Automotive Holdings hasannounced its results for the year ended December 31, 2003, amedia statement said. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. 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