SYDNEY, April 29 -- AsiaNet
ASE TEST...
TAIPEI: ASE Test Limited, the world's largest independent
provider of semiconductor testing services, announced in a
press release its first quarter diluted earnings of US$0.08 per
share under generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States, compared with a diluted net loss of US$0.13 per
share in the year ago period and consistent with diluted
earnings of US$0.08 per share in the fourth quarter of 2003.
CNOOC WELL...
HONG KONG: CNOOC Limited announced in a press release the
successful results of appraisal well Jinzhou 25-1S-4D which
confirmed the oil and gas pay zones in JZ 25-1S Structure, a
media statement said.
BRILLANCE CHINA...
HONG KONG: The Board of Directors of Brilliance China
Automotive Holdings Limited has proposed a set of amendments to
the by-laws of the company and the adoption of a new set of
by-laws, a media statement said.
CTRIP RESULTS...
SHANGHAI: Ctrip.com International, Ltd., a leading
consolidator of hotel accommodations and airline tickets in
China, has announced its financial results for the first
quarter of 2004 in a press release.
TREND MICRO...
TOKYO: Trend Micro, a leader in network antivirus and
Internet content security software and services, has announced
in a press release the final terms of Stock Acquisition Rights
to be issued as stock options.
www.trendmicro.com
TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES...
HONG KONG: Techtronic Industries' 2003 annual report is now
available on the company's web site, a press release said.
www.ttigroup.com
KRUNG THAI...
BANGKOK: Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited, Thailand's
largest state bank, has signed an agreement with Reuters, the
global information company, to implement an online foreign
exchange portal using Reuters Electronic Trading Automated
Dealing service, a media statement said.
www.ktb.co.th
ELONG APPOINTMENTS...
BEIJING: eLong, Inc., one of China's leading online travel
service providers, has appointed Derek Palaschuk as Chief
Financial Officer and Richard Xue as Vice President Strategy
and Business Development, a media statement said.
www.elong.com
SCOTT + SCOTT...
COLCHESTER: Scott + Scott, LLC, a Connecticut law firm with
offices in Ohio and California, has extended the class period
in a securities class action lawsuit against Nortel Networks
Corporation, a media statement said.
www.scott-scott.com
VISTO LAWSUIT...
REDWOOD SHORES: Visto Corporation, the leading provider of
personal and corporate mobile messaging solutions to wireless
operators for the broadest set of mobile device platforms, has
filed papers in court in Marshall, Texas seeking to extend the
scope of its patent infringement action against Seven Networks,
Inc. to include four of Visto's additional patents, a media
statement said.
www.visto.com
VISTO PATENT...
REDWOOD SHORES: Visto Corporation, the leading provider of
personal and corporate mobile messaging solutions to wireless
operators for the broadest set of mobile device platforms, has
issued a patent for a system and method for globally and
securely accessing unified information in a computer network, a
media statement said.
www.visto.com
PRIVE SEOUL...
SEOUL: World-renowned celebrity hairstylist Laurent Dufourg,
the creator and driving force behind Prive salons in New York
and Los Angeles, is expanding his empire abroad, launching a
third salon in the stylish and luxurious W Hotel in Seoul, a
media statement said.
KOMAG EARNINGS...
SAN JOSE: Komag, Incorporated, the largest independent
supplier of thin-film media for disk drives, posted earnings of
US$18.0 million and diluted earnings per share of US$0.65 for
the first quarter of 2004, a media statement said.
www.komag.com
PEPSICO MEETING...
PURCHASE: PepsiCo's annual shareholders' meeting will be
webcast 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 OSS
and IT Infrastructure Management solutions, announced in a
press release that Covad Communications Group, Inc., a leading
national broadband service provider of high-speed Internet and
network access, has selected NetCracker OSS for its service
delivery needs.
www.covad.com
www.netcracker.com
CVRD EARNINGS...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce will release its
Q1 2004 earnings on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 after market
closes, a press release said.
www.cvrd.com.br
ASSUREX CELEBRATES...
LONDON: Assurex Global has issued a press release
celebrating the fact that it has strategically outmaneuvered
the global trend toward consolidation for half a century.
www.assurexglobal.com
CNH IMPROVEMENTS...
LAKE FOREST: CNH Global N.V. has posted first quarter net
income of US$4 million compared to a first quarter 2003 net
loss of US$40 million, excluding restructuring charges in both
periods, a press release said.
www.cnh.com
AD.KEN PATENT...
OSAKA: AD.Ken Corporation has been granted a patent in the
U.S. for a business model in which exchanging points acquired
by consumption activity are exchanged on a Web, a press release
said.
www.adken.co.jp
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