SYDNEY, Jan. 6 --AsiaNet/InfoQuest EURAIL DISCOUNTS... UTRECHT, Netherlands: While Eurail youth fares have traditionally been pegged to about 30 per cent below adult fares, in 2005 the discount will drop further and savings will rise to approximately 35 per cent for all Eurailpasses and Eurail Selectpasses. Most Eurail Regional Passes (valid for anumber of country combinations) also offer youth versions, giving discounts ranging from 30 per cent to 40 per cent. ADOPTION POLICY... SYDNEY: In conflict and other emergency situations, UNICEF operates on the principle that no child should be adopted abroad unless it is firmly established that he or she has no parents, relatives, or community members willing and able to care for the child. www.unicef.org.au OXFAM STATEMENT... MELBOURNE: As donors and politicians gather in Jakarta, Indonesia for the world summit for the tsunami disaster, international agency Oxfam warned them not to repeat the mistakes of the past and instead to commit to a comprehensivepackage of aid, debt relief and trade concessions for the countries affected by the tsunami disaster. www.oxfam.org.au UNICEF AUSTRALIA... SYDNEY: UNICEF Australia celebrity Ambassadors have joined together to support UNICEF Australia's Tsunami Relief effort. www.unicef.org.au CARITAS AID... SYDNEY: A million dollars in funds raised by Caritas Australia's Asia Earthquake Appeal is now on its way to communities which were devastated by the natural disaster. ING VYSYA... UDAIPUR, India: ING Vysya Foundation announced that it had signed an agreement with Seva Mandir to support the development of water harvesting projects in the Udaipur and Rajasmand districts of Rajasthan, India. http://www.plan-international.org VENTRACOR LIMITED... SYDNEY: International medical technology company Ventracor Limited has initiated legal action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Heartware Inc. of Mirimar, Miami Florida. www.ventracor.com FRESENIUS HELPS... BAD HOMBURG: The Fresenius Health Care Group will donate cash and goods worth more than $1.1 million to victims of the tsunami in Southeast Asia. http://www.fresenius-ag.com HARRIS CORP... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C: Harris Corporation, a global provider of wireless equipment and services, announced that TRuepoint, Harris' next-generation microwave radio, has been homologated and approved by China's Ministry for Industry Information (MII) for use throughout China. http://www.harris.com WESTFIELD GROUP... LOS ANGELES: As part of its own global initiative to help the victims of the tsunami disaster in south Asia, the chairman of the Westfield Group, Mr. Frank Lowy AC, announced on December 31 that Westfield would donate $1 million to therelief effort. ELI LILLY... INDIANAPOLIS, Ind: Eli Lilly and Company announced that it will provide up to $3 million in cash contributions and donate supplies of prescription medicines to tsunami relief in Southeast Asia. www.lilly.com CUSTOMER CARE... NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa: Project Management Institute (PMI) has recently announced the extension of Customer Care hours of operation at its Global Operations Center from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (U.S. Eastern Standard Time), effective January 3, 2005. http://www.pmi.org ASC INCORPORATED... LOS ANGELES: ASC Incorporated, a specialty-vehicle design and development partner for automotive manufacturers, this Thursday (Jan. 6) will sponsor a designers breakfast and panel discussion at the first annual Los Angeles Auto Show Designers Forum at the convention center here. http://www.ascglobal.com FASTFORESTS SPROUTS... BOCA RATON, Fla: FastForests is looking to strong growing tax-free revenues in their current markets and will continue to expand in new markets through their U.S. office where they hold the worldwide license for marketing the SupaTree to owners of land wishing to grow the SupaTrees around the world. http://www.fastforestsinc.com GENOA COLOR... HERZLIA PITUACH: Genoa Color Technologies, winner of the Grand Award in the Home Entertainment category of Popular Science magazine's 2004 Best Of What's New competition, will be demonstrating its ColorPeak MPC (multi-primary color) system in popular television formats at the 2005 Consumer ElectronicsShow (CES) in Las Vegas, Nev., January 6 through 9 (booth number 20666). http://www.genoacolor.com CHINA SUIT... MCLEAN, Va: In a precedent-setting decision released on December 27, 2004, the Beijing High Court (the highest court in Beijing, China) has ruled in favor of the Graduate Management Admission Council in the Council's copyright infringement suit against the Beijing New Oriental School (BNOS). http://www.gmac.com EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES... TOKYO: Edwards Lifesciences Ltd. announced that the company has launched the Edwards Prima Plus stentless bioprosthesis in the Japanese market for commercial use in aortic heart valve replacement. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)