SYDNEY, Nov. 1 -- AsiaNet EXPO NEWSLETTER... TOKYO: The Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition began the online distribution of "EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN E-mail Newsletter" on Wednesday, October 27, 2004. http://www.expo2005press.jp/register/index.html BUSINESS MISSION... LAS VEGAS: Officers of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. will participate in a US-ASEAN Business Council Mission to Singapore November 1-3 to review development opportunities. http://www.harrahs.com WATER CAMPAIGN... PALO ALTO, Calif: The Water Conservation Technology Alliance (WCTA), a coalition of the world's most influential manufacturers, suppliers and technology innovators advocating water conservation technologies, Monday announced the launch of its Nature Calls campaign. http://www.naturecalls.org WIRELESS INTERNET... SAN DIEGO: LightPointe, a designer and manufacturer of optical wireless products based on free-space optics (FSO) technology, announced Monday that Internet Thailand Public Company Limited (INET), a leading ISP and network infrastructure provider for e-commerce, has deployed the company's FlightSpectrum optical wireless bridges to expedite high-speed MetroLAN Internet services to Bangkok-area businesses. http://www.thai.com http://www.inet.co.th http://www.lightpointe.com VIDEO TECHNOLOGY... AUCKLAND: Stratos Global Corp., a leading global communications provider and the world's leading distributor of Inmarsat satellite services, Monday announced that it successfully provided a satellite communications link for the just-concluded criminal trial on the remote British colony of Pitcairn Island, located in the Pacific halfway between New Zealand and Chile. http://www.stratosglobal.com CANCER TREATMENT... BASEL: Femara (letrozole) is the first therapy approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the extended adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with early breast cancer who have received adjuvant (post-surgery) tamoxifen therapy for five years, Novartis announced Friday. http://www.novartisoncologyvpo.com http://www.novartisoncology.com http://www.novartis.com http://www.femara.com BONE DETERIORATION... ST. LOUIS: Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc announced that long-term treatment with FOSRENOL (lanthanum carbonate) for up to five years, shows no deterioration in bone health according to new data presented Friday for the first time at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) 37th Annual Meeting. http://www.shire.com GAME CONSOL... LONDON: Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville, Florida-based Tiger Telematics Inc., confirmed Friday it begins shipping the new handheld console as part of a strategic retail roll out in the UK. http://www.gizmondo.com http://www.tigertelematics.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of 12 securities issues amounting to a total of US$1,100 million on November 8, 9 and 10 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com MEDIA RESULTS... BEIJING: SOHU.COM Inc., China's leading online media, communications, commerce and mobile value-added services company, Friday reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004, including a third quarter net income of of US$8.3 million and revenues of US$25.9 million. http://www.sohu.com/about/English/ (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)