SYDNEY, June 8 -- AsiaNet OILFIELD PRODUCTION... HONG KONG: CNOOC Limited'S Qikou 18-2 new oil field in the Western part of Bohai Bay has come on stream successfully, a news release said. NEW PARTNERS... LOS ANGELES: Biz360, the industry leader in global reputation and brand analysis, announced the addition of six new content partners, according to a statement. http://www.biz360.com/partners.html ASIAN EXPANSION... SHANGHAI: Visteon Corporation, one of the world's leading automotive suppliers, continues to grow its presence in China and the Asia Pacific region with the recent groundbreaking for its YanFeng Visteon Technical Facility and the opening of its Asia Pacific corporate office, the company said. http://www.visteon.com SOLUTIONS PROVIDER... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK: Quintiles Transnational Corp. has been certified as a CDISC Registered Solutions Provider for managing data submitted for the approval of new medicines, a news release said today. http://www.quintiles.com AUTOMOTIVE SPEECH... BEIJING: Robert Pallash, vice president and general manager of Visteon Corporation's Asian Customer Business Group will speak at the 2004 Automotive News China Congress on June 10, 2004, at the China World Hotel in Beijing, China. http://www.visteon.com ALCAN PRIZE... MONTREAL: At the Confaac?rence de Montraac?al today, The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) announced the short list of candidates for the US$1-million Alcan Prize for Sustainability. FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON D.C.: Fannie Mae announced the reopening of callable benchmark notes, a statement said. http://www.fanniemae.com CLASS ACTION... COLCHESTER, CONN: Scott + Scott, LLC, a Connecticut law firm with offices in Ohio and California, announced today that a class action was commenced on May 13, 2004 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri on behalf of purchasers of NovaStar Financial, Inc. http://www.scott-scott.com X-TRACTOR GENE... SYDNEY: Australian biotech instrument manufacturer Corbett Research will present its next generation X-Tractor Gene Nucleic Acid Extraction System at BIO2004 in San Francisco next week, according to a company release. www.corbettresearch.com KNOWLEDGE WEB... PHILADELPHIA: The Thomson Corporation announced the new release of ISI Web of Knowledge - the world-renowned information solution that now offers the most direct route to scholarly discovery, a company statement said. http://www.thomson.com STARTECH DISTRIBUTOR... WILTON, CONN: Startech Environmental Corporation, a fully reporting company, today announced Plastech Solutions, Ltd. of New South Wales, Australia, as its exclusive distributor for the territories of Australia and New Zealand. http://www.startech.net BULLET-PROOF VEST... TEL AVIV: Rabintex Industries Ltd, a leading manufacturer of advanced personal protection equipment, will be launching a new integrated air circulation system for bullet-proof vests at the Eurosatory Exhibition in Paris, France (June 14-18, 2004, stand no. F34), a press release said. www.rabintex.com TAIWAN PAVILION... TAIPEI: The Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan in Taiwan announced its engagement and participation in "2004 Taipei Int'l Food Show" Taiwan Pavilion from June 17 to 20, 2004, which is one of the largest food exhibitions in Taiwan. http://showcase.taiwantrade.com.tw/taiwanfood GARMENT EXPORTERS... HONG KONG: Global Sources Ltd. today released its China Suppliers Survey - Winter Garments from China. Conducted by Asian Sources Fashion Accessories & Supplies magazine, the report provides forecasts on key supply issues among China suppliers such as export prices, product mix, product designs and production technology, according to a company statement. www.globalsources.com BIOTECH RISK... SAN FRANCISCO: Malaysia, which is keen to build alliances with global biotechnology (biotech) companies, is committed to lessen the financial risk associated with investing in this sector, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Dr Jamaludin Jarjis said here today. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)