SYDNEY, June 23 -- AsiaNet CTRIP SALE... SHANGHAI: Ctrip.com International, Ltd., a Cayman Islandscompany, understands that on 21 June 2004, the previouslyannounced private transaction between Rakuten, Inc., a Japanesepublic company listed on the JASDAQ market and certain existingshareholders of Ctrip was consummated, a media statementsaid. SOLUTIA PRICES... ST. LOUIS, Mo.: Solutia's Laminated Glazing Interlayersbusiness will increase the price of Saflex brand polyvinylbutyral by 29 cents per square meter, effective July 15, 2004,for shipment quantities that are not covered by existingagreements, according to a press release. www.solutia.com MITSUI & QUINTILES... TOKYO & RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.: Mitsui & Co., Ltd. isset to become a 20% shareholder in Quintiles TransnationalJapan K.K. in a transaction designed to accelerate QuintilesJapan's growth and expand Quintiles and Mitsui's strategicalliance capabilities in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology andhealthcare, a media statement said. www.quintiles.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of one securities issue amounting to a total of US$49.3million on July 2, 2004 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. www.fanniemae.com LA AUTOSHOW... LOS ANGELES, Calif.: The Los Angeles Auto Show willpermanently move its dates from early January to mid-November,beginning in 2006, a media statement said. COTTON RESISTANCE... INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.: Mycogen Corporation, an affiliate of DowAgroSciences LLC, has been granted U.S. patent rights toglyphosate resistance in cotton, according to an announcementissued by the U.S. Patent Office. www.dowagro.com BIPOLAR DRUG... ALDERLEY PARK: Data presented by AstraZeneca at the 24thCollegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmacologicum meeting inParis shows that patients with bipolar depression who aretreated with Seroquel (quetiapine) experience significantimprovement in symptoms of anxiety associated with this stageof the disorder from as early as the first week of treatment,according to a press release. www.astrazeneca.com SITEWORKS REPORT... MIAMI, Fla.: SiteWorks, Inc has filed its 2003 AnnualReport, a media statement said. www.siteworks-inc.com MONTREAL SCIENCE... MONTREAL: From October 4th to 8th 2004, science journalistsfrom around the world will be in Montraac?al to share theirexperiences and reflect on the challenges of their profession,according to a press release. www.wcsj2004.com SYNOPSYS INDIA... NEW DELHI: Synopsys, Inc., the world leader in semiconductordesign software, has opened an office in Noida to better servethe growing customer base in India's northern region, a mediastatement said. www.synopsys.com TELEDATA NETWORKS... AMSTERDAM: Teledata Networks, a leading provider of wirelineaccess products and network solutions for telecom operators andservice providers worldwide, has launched its unique DualATM/IP Architecture, designed for the BroadAccess IMAP, a mediastatement said. www.teledata-networks.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)