SYDNEY, Aug. 6 -- AsiaNet JONAH LOMU... SYDNEY: Australian bookmaker Centrebet is taking bets at 5-1that All Blacks legend and kidney-transplant patient Jonah Lomurealises his dream of representing New Zealand in the 2007Rugby World Cup, a media statement said. www.centrebet.com SONY & BMG... NEW YORK: Sony Music Entertainment and BMG have completedthe creation of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, a global recordedmusic joint venture with a roster of current artists thatincludes a broad array of both local artists and internationalsuperstars, as well as a vast catalog that comprises some ofthe most important recordings in history, according to a pressrelease. ASIAN LAUNCH... MCLEAN, Va.: PRA International, one of the world's leadingclinical research organizations, yesterday announced theestablishment of its new global operations in Taiwan, Singaporeand Hong Kong, a media statement said. prainternational.com IMAGINATION OLYMPICS... SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.: "Dancing on the Staff", "Making theWorld a Brighter Place", and "Saine Competition SansDescrimination" are just a few of the unique themes created bythe 29 winners of the "Visa Olympics of the Imagination" youthart competition announced yesterday by Visa International, amedia statement said. www.corporate.visa.com ASIAN EXPANSION... LONDON: One of Europe's largest Independent design andcommunication companies, The Imagination Group announcedyesterday that it has acquired the business of Events 360, theHong Kong-based events firm, according to a press release. BACARDI ACQUISITION... HAMILTON: Ruben Rodriguez, Chairman of Bacardi Limitedannounced yesterday that the company has completed itsacquisition of Grey Goose vodka, a media statement said. Q2 RESULTS... SAN DIEGO, Calif.: Gen-Probe Incorporated yesterday reportednet income of $11.8 million ($0.23 per share) for the secondquarter of 2004, an increase of 35% per share compared to netincome of $8.1 million ($0.17 per share) in the prior yearperiod, according to a press release. www.gen-probe.com H1 RESULTS... TAINAN: Chi Mei Optoelectronics today reported that netsales for Q2 2004 totaled NT$30,311 million, representing a142.0% growth over Q2 2003's sales of NT$12,524 million and a22.7% growth over the previous quarter sales of NT$24,709million, a media statement said. www.cmo.com.tw Q2 RESULTS... SHANGHAI: Ctrip.com International, Ltd., a leadingconsolidator of hotel accommodations and airline tickets inChina, yesterday announced that net revenues grew by 25%quarter-on-quarter to RMB80.5 million (US$9.7 million) in thesecond quarter of 2004, a media statement said. REVENUE GROWTH... HONG KONG: chinadotcom posted 38% quarter-on-quarter grossprofit growth to US$26.1 million during April - June, accordingto a press release. www.china.com SUPPLIER AWARD... GREENVILLE, S.C.: KEMET Corporation yesterday announced itwas awarded a second-year Partners in Performance award byCelestica, a world leader in electronics manufacturingservices, for its contribution to the company in 2003,according to a press release. www.kemet.com GAMING INNOVATION... LONDON: Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville,Florida-based, Tiger Telematics Inc., yesterday announced a newgame innovation fund, seeking to support emerging developerswho want to take gaming to the next level by leveraging theoutstanding range of features of the Gizmondo mobile gamingdevice, a media statement said. www.gizmondo.com www.tigertelematics.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)--InfoQuest (PP)--