SYDNEY, March 30--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
WORLD EXPO...
NAGAKUE - The 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan, opened in
the Nagoya Eastern Hills of Aichi Prefecture on March 25. Until
September 25, a variety of exhibits and events are scheduled to
unfold at the Expo site spanning the town of Nagakute and the
cities of Toyota and Seto.
GENE TECHNOLOGY...
CANBERRA - Australian and Japanese researchers have
demonstrated the application of RNAi technology for gene
replacement in plants, developing the worlds only blue rose.
http://www.csiro.au/bluerose
http://www.csiro.au/bluerose-feature
AIRLINE TICKETING...
MOSCOW & SYDNEY - Aeroflot Russian Airlines announced today
the successful migration of the carrier and its affiliated
travel agencies to a comprehensive booking and ticketing
solution from Sabre Airline Solutions.
http://www.aeroflot.ru
http://www.aeroflotbonus.ru
RED BOOK...
SYDNEY - The people who have been researching Australia's
automotive market for over fifty years - the Red Book - are
coming to Hong Kong.
MOBILE GRAPHICS...
TOKYO - HI Corporation today announced an agreement to
provide its MascotCapsule V3 3D graphics engine for SK
Telecom's mobile devices.
http://www.hicorp.co.jp/e_index.html
http://www.sktelecom.com/eng/
OIL FIELD...
ADELAIDE - First commercial production commenced yesterday
from Australia's newest oil field development, the Santos
operated Mutineer-Exeter development in the offshore Carnarvon
Basin, Western Australia.
COTECNA STATEMENT...
GENEVA - Cotecna is examining the Second Interim Report by
the IIC in detail. However it, wishes to make a preliminary
statement available at:
http://www.cotecna.com
ASSUREX APPOINTMENTS...
COLUMBUS - Assurex Global is pleased to announce the
appointment of three senior executives: Kelli K. Black,
Executive Vice President and COO; Curt C. Anderson, Vice
President, Finance; and Paul H. Chidester, Vice President,
Business Development.
http://www.assurexglobal.com
COLORVISION IMAGING...
LAWRENCEVILLE - ColorVision digital imaging products were
created for professional photographers and creative designers
who needed consistent color display and output calibration
systems at affordable prices.
http://www.datacolor.com
http://www.colorvision.com
MORGAN STANLEY...
NEW YORK - In response to media inquiries a group of
shareholders and former members of senior management of Morgan
Stanley released a letter, which was sent earlier this month to
the Board of Directors of Morgan Stanley.
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae prices new issue of10-Year benchmark
notes to be priced on March 29, 2005 and mature on April 15,
2015 with an issie size of US$3.0 billion.
http://www.fanniemae.com
BORGWARNER JAPAN...
NABARI CITY - BorgWarner Morse TEC has opened a facility in
Aoyama, Japan as an extension of its operation in Nabari City,
which is about 17 kilometers from the new location.
http://www.borgwarner.com
LASER DIODES...
HEILBRONN - Atmel Corporation, a global leader in the
development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor
solutions, announced today the availability of two new laser
diode drivers for 8x DVD dual-layer write speed.
http://www.atmel.com
DETECON INTERNATIONAL...
BANGKOK - Detecon International, fully owned subsidiary of
T-Systems International, one of the leading international
providers of information and communications technology (ICT),
has given the starting signal for a stronger commitment to the
Asian-Pacific region.
http://www.detecon-asia-pacific.com
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