SYDNEY, Dec. 13--AsiaNet/InfoQuest SDP COMPONENTS... SUZHOU: SDP Components, a global supplier of passivemicrowave components, announces the establishment of amanufacturing facility in the Suzhou Industrial Park, China. www.sdp.ca POSITIVE PEPSI... PURCHASE, N.Y: PepsiCo management stated that, for the fourweeks ended November 28, the Company's Frito-Lay North Americadivision saw positive net price realization. http://www.pepsico.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of 14 securities issues on various dates at a redemptionprice equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemedplus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com FUEL ECONOMY... DETROIT and ROCHESTER, N.Y: Enhanced fuel economy attractsstrong consumer purchase interest, according to AUTOTECHCAST, astudy of nearly 15,000 U.S. consumers recently completed byHarris Interactive Inc., worldwide market research andconsulting firm. http://www.harrispollonline.com GIZMONDO EUROPE... LONDON: Gizmondo Europe Ltd., subsidiary of Jacksonville,Florida-based Tiger Telematics Inc., has confirmed adownloadable software upgrade will be offered, enabling theremarkable new handheld multi-entertainment device to send andreceive emails wirelessly via GRPS. http://www.gizmondo.com BATMAN BEGINS... LOS ANGELES, Calif: Starring Christian Bale as BruceWayne/Batman, Batman Begins explores the origins of Batman andthe Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. Itwill be released worldwide in June 2005. CVRD NOTES... RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) reportsthat its wholly owned subsidiary Vale Overseas Limited announced today the purchase price for its cashtender offer for any and all of its US$300,000,000 aggregateprincipal amount outstanding 8.625 per cent Enhanced GuaranteedNotes due 2007 (CUSIP Nos. 91911TAB9, 91911TAA1, G9317UAA3). http://www.cvrd.com.br (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)