SYDNEY, Feb. 28--AsiaNet/InfoQuest BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION... COPENHAGEN: An independent review has praised the GlobalBiodiversity Information Facility as an essential mine ofdynamic information about the species of life on earth, withthe potential to return even greater value in the future. http://www.gbif.org http://www.gbif.net FLASH TECHNOLOGY... KUCHING: 1st Silicon (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., a premiersemiconductor-manufacturing foundry, announced that it hascompleted qualification and begun production shipment of 0.25umembedded flash technology. Today's announcement meets a goalset by the Company last summer to have production servicesready in the first calendar quarter of this year. http://www.1Si.com PRESIDENT'S SON... PERTH: Mr Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono has been awarded aBachelor of Commerce degree. His mother, Mrs Ani BambangYudhoyono, the First Lady of Indonesia, attended the graduationceremony.Mr Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono, younger son of thePresident of Indonesia, was among the 400 students to graduateat Curtin University of Technology on Saturday 26 February. MOTION FILED... HOUSTON: YUKOS Oil Company has filed a motion with the U.S.Bankruptcy Court, Southern District, Houston Division askingJudge Leticia Clark to reconsider her analysis of Section 1112(b) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and grant a new trial. EARNINGS RELEASE... RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) willrelease its 2004 earnings on Monday, March 21, 2005 aftermarket closes. CVRD will release simultaneously consolidatedfinancial statements in US GAAP (generally accepted accountingprinciples in the United States) and BR GAAP (generallyaccepted accounting principles in Brazil). http://www.cvrd.com.br FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$150million on March 7, 2005 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.Fannie Mae will also redeem US$15.443 million FINS issues onMarch 7, 2005, US$100 million MTN issues on March 8, 2005 andUS$200 million MTN issues on March 9, 2005. http://www.fanniemae.com BIOVALLEY SATELLITE... PERTH: Curtin University of Technology will lead discussiontowards a Sarawak BioValley at a symposium for senior figuresfrom government, industry and academia to be held at MiriSarawak in March. Sarawak BioSymposium: Towards the SarawakBioValley Satellite will build on the vision set by Tun DrMahatir at the launch of BioValley Malaysia in 2003, and isbeing sponsored by the University. AGREEMENT SIGNED... TOKYO: Casio Computer Co., Ltd. has concluded a ProductLicense Agreement with the world football governing body FIFAconcerning the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, which will start onJune 9, 2006. http://world.casio.com GLOBAL SUMMIT... HONG KONG: CoreNet Global announced that it is to open itsGlobal Summit in Hong Kong on March 21-23 2005, with a welcomeaddress from the Hong Kong SAR Government's Secretary forHousing, Planning & Lands, Mr Michael Suen. http://www.corenetglobal.org YUKOS COMMENTS... HOUSTON: Commenting on the ruling issued today by the U.S.Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division,YUKOS Oil Company issued the following statement: YUKOS OilCompany Chief Executive Officer, Steven Theede, said: "It isregrettable that the Deutsche Bank motion to dismiss wasgranted by the Court. We must now consider all the optionsavailable to us and determine what our next steps will be..." (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)