SYDNEY, Jan. 7 --AsiaNet/InfoQuest NOVELIS INC... TORONTO: Novelis Inc. has been officially launched today asan independent company. http://www.novelis.com SECRET KILLER... DHAKA, Bangladesh: Although most people haven't heard of it,the WHO estimates that pneumococcal disease kills 1.6 millionpeople each year -- more than malaria. http://www.preventpneumo.org TEMASEK HOLDINGS... SINGAPORE: Temasek Holdings would like to express itsdeepest sympathy to the victims and survivors of the tsunamiwhich left thousands dead and millions hurt and homeless acrossSouth and Southeast Asia. http://www.temasekholdings.com.sg ACEH HEARTACHE... JAKARTA: The earthquake and its subsequent tsunami thatbattered Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province last Dec 26 hadcaused wounds not only to Acehnese people but also to theentire Indonesian nation. SOKA GAKKAI... TOKYO: Asian branches of Soka Gakkai International, one ofthe world's largest lay Buddhist associations, are mobilizingfinancial and human resources to respond to the catastrophictsunami which devastated large parts of the region on December26, 2004. www.sgi.org ALLERGY TREATMENT... COPENHAGEN: According to preliminary results from a newstudy (GT-07) announced today, ALK-Abello's ground-breakingtablet-based allergy immunotherapy treatment reducesrhino-conjunctivitis (hay fever) symptoms by 37 per cent,whilst reducing the need for symptom relieving medication by 41per cent (compared with placebo). PTNNT DONATION... JAKARTA: West Sumbawa-PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (PTNNT)employees have generiously donated approximately Rp292 millionto victims of the recent earthquakes and tsunamis in NanggroeAceh Darussalam. NEWMONT CONDOLENCES... JAKARTA: The management of Denver-based Newmont MiningCorporation, with the management and employees of Newmont inIndonesia express condolences to the people of Indonesia inparticularly the provinces of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam andNorth Sumatra at this time of tragedy. MARVELL CHIP... LAS VEGAS: Marvell has announced the industry's firstembedded Wireless LAN (WLAN) chip with integrated TCP/IPnetworking to provide the most advanced 802.11a/g solution formobile consumer applications. http://www.marvell.com/ ISUPPLI APPOINTMENT... EL SEGUNDO, Calif: Sang Park, former chief executive officerof Hynix Semiconductor Inc., has joined the market researchfirm iSuppli Corp. as executive fellow. GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL... PALO ALTO, Calif: Genencor International, Inc. announcedthat it plans to build a new manufacturing facility in theWuxi, China National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone. http://www.genencor.com AID ACCOUNTABILITY... MELBOURNE: International agency Oxfam has urged the peopleof the world to hold their leaders accountable for the TsunamiSummit promises of nearly $4 billion in aid as well as actionon debt relief to assist those countries devastated by theTsunami. FIMMA BRASIL... BENTO CONCALVES: In addition to bringing together famousbrands that supply raw materials to the furniture industry,FIMMA BRASIL 2005 seeks to make its mark within the wood andfurniture production chain. http://www.fimmabrasil.com.br NVIDIA CORP... LAS VEGAS: NVIDIA Corporation announced the NVIDIA GeForceGo 6200 graphics processing unit (GPU) for mainstream notebookPCs. http://www.nvidia.com/ SDA ANNOUNCEMENT... LAS VEGAS: For the fifth consecutive year, the SD CardAssociation (SDA) announced that it is hosting the SD Pavilionat 2005 International CES. http://www.sdcard.org GIZMONDO EUROPE... LONDON: Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville,Florida-based Tiger Telematics Inc., today lifted the lid onthe 2005 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) line-up, where thecompany will be demonstrating the multi-entertainment handheldgames device from 6-9th January. http://www.gizmondo.com NIAS DISASTER... SYDNEY: The people of Nias and surrounding islands have beensome of the worst affected by the Earthquake Tsunami disasterthat struck on 26 December. SurfAid is calling on surfers andthe public at large to make tax-deductible donations to theSurfAid Emergency Medical Relief for Nias Island. www.surfrider.org.au HYBRID ENGINE... MILAN, Italy and CAMBRIDGE, Mass: Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc.,and East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc., maker of Dekabatteries, announced they will jointly develop a hybridbattery/fuel cell electric "engine" to power lift trucks andother off-road industrial vehicles used in the materialhandling and the airport ground support sectors. http://www.dekabatteries.com FASTFORESTS INC... BOCA RATON, Fla: FastForests, Inc., the gold standard oftimber investments, has just recently announced $20 million intax-free revenue. http://www.fastforestsinc.com KOMAG INCORPORATED... SAN JOSE, Calif: Komag, Incorporated announced that theCompany's chief executive officer, T.H. Tan will make apresentation at the the Seventh Annual Needham GrowthConference in New York. http://www.komag.com FDA NOD... ZUIDLAND: D.O.R.C. International / Dutch Ophthalmic USAannounced that it has received U.S. Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) approval of its New Drug Application forthe company's patented VisionBlue(R) product, a stainingsolution for cataract surgery. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)