SYDNEY, Dec 6 --AsiaNet/InfoQuest TRADING PLATFORM... SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore has chosenBloomberg to provide the inter-dealer trading platform for theSingapore Government Bond. http://www.bloomberg.com STRIKE ACTION... TAIWAN: The Labor Union of Chunghwa Telecom voted in favorof the strike yesterday at 4:00 PM. The Company will continueto work with the Labor Union in order to solve the labordisputes. SOFTWARE RELEASE... TOKYO: Wolfram Research announces Mathematica 5.1: "the datafunctions release" - the latest version of the world-renownedscience and technology software system Mathematica. http://www.wolfram.com SHOWCASE APPLICATIONS... SAN JOSE: SEMI has announced a "call for innovations" forthe third annual Technology Innovation Showcase to be held inconjunction with SEMICON West 2005. The application deadline isFebruary 6, 2005. http://www.semi.org FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of 7 securities issues amounting to a total of US$530million on December 13, 14 and 15 at a redemption price equalto 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest. http://www.fanniemae.com SLAB PLANT... RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD), thelargest producer of iron ore and pellets in the world, andThyssenKrupp Stahl A.G. (ThyssenKrupp), one of the largestEuropean steelmakers, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) for the construction of an integrated slab plant inBrazil. http://www.cvrd.com.br TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEADER... SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel)announced Friday that it has maintained its Leader quadrantposition in Gartners latest Magic Quadrant for Network ServiceProviders Asia/Pacific 2004 report. http://www.singtel.com http://www.optus.com.au (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)