SYDNEY, April 29 -- AsiaNet ASE TEST... TAIPEI: ASE Test Limited, the world's largest independentprovider of semiconductor testing services, announced in apress release its first quarter diluted earnings of US$0.08 pershare under generally accepted accounting principles in theUnited States, compared with a diluted net loss of US$0.13 pershare in the year ago period and consistent with dilutedearnings of US$0.08 per share in the fourth quarter of 2003. CNOOC WELL... HONG KONG: CNOOC Limited announced in a press release thesuccessful results of appraisal well Jinzhou 25-1S-4D whichconfirmed the oil and gas pay zones in JZ 25-1S Structure, amedia statement said. BRILLANCE CHINA... HONG KONG: The Board of Directors of Brilliance ChinaAutomotive Holdings Limited has proposed a set of amendments tothe by-laws of the company and the adoption of a new set ofby-laws, a media statement said. CTRIP RESULTS... SHANGHAI: Ctrip.com International, Ltd., a leadingconsolidator of hotel accommodations and airline tickets inChina, has announced its financial results for the firstquarter of 2004 in a press release. TREND MICRO... TOKYO: Trend Micro, a leader in network antivirus andInternet content security software and services, has announcedin a press release the final terms of Stock Acquisition Rightsto be issued as stock options. www.trendmicro.com TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES... HONG KONG: Techtronic Industries' 2003 annual report is nowavailable on the company's web site, a press release said. www.ttigroup.com KRUNG THAI... BANGKOK: Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited, Thailand'slargest state bank, has signed an agreement with Reuters, theglobal information company, to implement an online foreignexchange portal using Reuters Electronic Trading AutomatedDealing service, a media statement said. www.ktb.co.th ELONG APPOINTMENTS... BEIJING: eLong, Inc., one of China's leading online travelservice providers, has appointed Derek Palaschuk as ChiefFinancial Officer and Richard Xue as Vice President Strategyand Business Development, a media statement said. www.elong.com SCOTT + SCOTT... COLCHESTER: Scott + Scott, LLC, a Connecticut law firm withoffices in Ohio and California, has extended the class periodin a securities class action lawsuit against Nortel NetworksCorporation, a media statement said. www.scott-scott.com VISTO LAWSUIT... REDWOOD SHORES: Visto Corporation, the leading provider ofpersonal and corporate mobile messaging solutions to wirelessoperators for the broadest set of mobile device platforms, hasfiled papers in court in Marshall, Texas seeking to extend thescope of its patent infringement action against Seven Networks,Inc. to include four of Visto's additional patents, a mediastatement said. www.visto.com VISTO PATENT... REDWOOD SHORES: Visto Corporation, the leading provider ofpersonal and corporate mobile messaging solutions to wirelessoperators for the broadest set of mobile device platforms, hasissued a patent for a system and method for globally andsecurely accessing unified information in a computer network, amedia statement said. www.visto.com PRIVE SEOUL... SEOUL: World-renowned celebrity hairstylist Laurent Dufourg,the creator and driving force behind Prive salons in New Yorkand Los Angeles, is expanding his empire abroad, launching athird salon in the stylish and luxurious W Hotel in Seoul, amedia statement said. KOMAG EARNINGS... SAN JOSE: Komag, Incorporated, the largest independentsupplier of thin-film media for disk drives, posted earnings ofUS$18.0 million and diluted earnings per share of US$0.65 forthe first quarter of 2004, a media statement said. www.komag.com PEPSICO MEETING... PURCHASE: PepsiCo's annual shareholders' meeting will bewebcast live from Plano, Texas, over the Internet on Wednesday,May 5, at 11:00 am local time, a media statement said. www.pepsico.com NETCRACKER SOLUTIONS... WALTHAM: NetCracker Technology, a leading provider of OSSand IT Infrastructure Management solutions, announced in apress release that Covad Communications Group, Inc., a leadingnational broadband service provider of high-speed Internet andnetwork access, has selected NetCracker OSS for its servicedelivery needs. www.covad.com www.netcracker.com CVRD EARNINGS... RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce will release itsQ1 2004 earnings on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 after marketcloses, a press release said. www.cvrd.com.br ASSUREX CELEBRATES... LONDON: Assurex Global has issued a press releasecelebrating the fact that it has strategically outmaneuveredthe global trend toward consolidation for half a century. www.assurexglobal.com CNH IMPROVEMENTS... LAKE FOREST: CNH Global N.V. has posted first quarter netincome of US$4 million compared to a first quarter 2003 netloss of US$40 million, excluding restructuring charges in bothperiods, a press release said. www.cnh.com AD.KEN PATENT... OSAKA: AD.Ken Corporation has been granted a patent in theU.S. for a business model in which exchanging points acquiredby consumption activity are exchanged on a Web, a press releasesaid. www.adken.co.jp (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)