SYDNEY, Jan. 13--AsiaNet/InfoQuest ADR PROGRAM... MELBOURNE - Starpharma Holdings Limited announced today thatit has completed establishment of a Level 1 American DepositaryReceipts (ADR) Program. www.starpharma.com CHINA NETWORK... PARIS - EUROPAGES, the European Business Directory, hasdeveloped a recent network of representatives in China,illustrating its will to help Chinese companies to takeadvantage of the tremendous potential of the European Market. http://www.europages.com http://www.europages.com/img/comm/chinese_countries_stats.gif INDONESIAN SUMMIT... SINGAPORE - International Enterprise Singapore will beleading a delegation to Jakarta from 17-19 January 2005 for asummit outlining the Indonesian Government's roadmap forinfrastructural reform and development, as well as identifyopportunities available for participation by the privatesector. www.iesingapore.com NEW COMPANY... JACKSON - Cloudveil, producers of innovative technicaloutdoor and mountaineering apparel and Sport BrandsInternational (SBI), announced Wednesday the formation of a newcompany, Cloudveil Mountain Works, Inc. http://www.cloudveil.com OIL FIND... SAN RAMON - ChevronTexaco announced Wednesday that itsaffiliate has discovered oil in four exploration wells inoffshore Cambodia Block A. http://www.chevrontexaco.com INTERNET CASINO... ST. JOHNS - GoldenPalace.com, the Internet casino thatrecently made headlines with such unusual eBay purchasesincluding a holy grilled cheese sandwich, haunted walking cane,and Titanic heirloom, has now purchased a bumper sticker for$10,700 USD. http://www.GoldenPalace.com http://www.TsunamiRelief.com U.S. SURVEY... WASHINGTON - Fewer than one in 10 voters think that theprimary focus of American foreign policy and security should beon the "democracy building" that is now the major thrust ofU.S. efforts in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East,according to a new post-election Opinion Research Corporation(ORC) survey conducted for the nonprofit and nonpartisanResults for America (RFA), a project of the Civil SocietyInstitute. http://www.ResultsForAmerica.org http://www.CivilSocietyInstitute.org ONLINE LEARNING... WASHINGTON - Blackboard Inc. announced today that it ishelping to bring teaching and learning online throughout thePeople's Republic of China.http://www.blackboard.com HOOTERS AUSTRALIA... ATLANTA - Hooters of America, Inc. is pleased to announcethat it has entered into an exclusive franchise agreement withAustralian Enterprises, L.P. ("Australian Enterprises") to openup in major cities throughout Australia beginning next year. http://www.hooters.com TSUNAMI ASSISTANCE... NIEUWPOORT, THE HAGUE - In the immediate aftermath of thetsunami disaster a unique initiative was undertaken by a groupof clinicians of the University Medical Center Utrecht in theNetherlands, in collaboration with the Central MilitaryHospital and the Emergency Hospital Utrecht and several Dutchexpert centers. http://www.tisei.org JAPAN OFFICE... ZEELAND - Gentex Corporation, the U.S.-based supplier ofautomatic-dimming mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry,has opened a satellite office in Yokohama, Japan. http://www.gentex.com PEPSICO PROMOTION... PURCHASE, N.Y. - PepsiCo today announced a major nationalretail promotion designed to connect with U.S. consumers aboutits Smart Spot(TM) program and products. http://www.smartspot.com http://www.pepsico.com GIZMONDO AGREEMENTS... LONDON - Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville, FLbased Tiger Telematics Inc, confirmed Wednesday that as aresult of the strong enthusiasm generated from the Gizmondo atthe CES show in Las Vegas, it has signed three separate oneyear Distribution Agreements that run through June 2006. http://www.tigertelematics.com http://www.gizmondo.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of 1 securities issue amounting to a total of US$25million on January 24, 2005, at a redemption price equal to 100per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest. http://www.fanniemae.com NEW BATTERY... SAN JOSE - MIC2205 IC Features Ultra-Low Noise, ExtendedBattery Life Micrel Inc., announced the MIC2205, a new high frequency,small size dc/dc step-down regulator featuring an ultra-lownoise and ultra-low quiescent current standby mode. http://www.micrel.com ASIAN EXPANSION... AHRENSBURG - With the opening of its new sales and serviceoffice in Korea, Basler AG -the leading company for VisionTechnology, the technology on which artificial vision systemsare based - is extending its outreach on the Asian market.http://www.baslerweb.com RELIEF FUND... HONG KONG - CLSA Ltd, Asia-Pacific's #1 brokerage, raisedmore than US$2.3 million for the CLSA Relief Fund to supportrebuilding efforts in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia andThailand.http://www.clsa.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)