SYDNEY, April 1--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
KOREAN GOLFER...
SHANGHAI - Golfing success gained in Asia gave Korea's Choi
Kyung-ju the confidence to export his talent into Europe and
America where he became the first ever Korean to qualify for
the prestigious US PGA Tour.
http://www.johnniewalkerclassic.com
GOLF CLASSIC...
SHANGHAI - Korea's Choi Kyung-ju has enjoyed golfing success
all over the world. To date he has won in the States, Japan,
Europe and twice on the Asian Tour at the 1999 Korean Open and
the 2003 SK Telecom Open.
http://www.johnniewalkerclassic.com
INDIAN GOLFERS...
SHANGHAI - Six top Indian golfers have qualified for the
star-studded GBP1.25 million (USD2.35 million) Johnnie Walker
Classic which will take place in mainland China for the very
first time over Beijing's Pine Valley Golf Resort & Country
Club from April 21 to 24.
HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE...
SYDNEY - Proteome Systems announced the achievement of a
milestone under a collaborative agreement with the US-based
High Q Foundation for the discovery of biomarkers for
monitoring the progression of Huntington's disease and the
effectiveness of treatments in clinical trials.
FOOTBALL CONFERENCE...
MUNICH - Bavarian Prime Minister Dr. Edmund Stoiber and FIFA
World Cup Organizing Committee chairman Lennart Johansson
announced Wednesday in Munich plans for a major international
event in the world of football - the Visions of Football
conference, a gathering of football professionals from around
the globe, to be held on July 27-29 in Munich.
http://www.visions-of-football.com
ORE PRICES...
RIO DE JANEIRO - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, the world's
e negotiations for 2005 with ThyssenKrupp Stahl A.G.
(ThyssenKrupp), one of the largest European steelmakers.
http://www.cvrd.com.br
NEW GM...
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & TOKYO - OpenTV Corp., one of the
world's leading interactive television companies, today
announced the appointment of technology and broadband veteran
Arata Hirao as general manager and representative director of
OpenTV's Japanese operations.
http://www.opentv.com
GSM REVIEW...
LONDON - The Board of the GSM Association, the global trade
association, has called for an immediate review of the current
licensing program proposed by MPEG LA and the companies
involved in this patent pool, for use of the Open Mobile
Alliance's (OMA) Digital Rights Management (DRM) 1.0
standard.
http://www.gsmworld.com/news/boilerplate.html
SHAREHOLDERS LETTER...
NEW YORK - Today a group of shareholders and former members
of senior management of Morgan Stanley sent a second letter to
the Board of Directors.
CHINESE EXPANSION...
CULVER CITY, Calif. - Small World Kids, Inc., a leading
manufacturer, marketer and distributor of high-quality
children's products, through its subsidiary Small World Toys,
announced the expansion of its Chinese operations, to be led by
Chinese manufacturing expert Rickie Ching.
http://www.smallworldtoys.com
GENERAL MOTORS...
SHANGHAI - General Motors announced that Kevin E. Wale, GM
Europe Vice President, and Chairman of Vauxhall Motor Co. and
GM's UK Operations, has been named the new President and
Managing Director of the GM China Group. Wale replaces Phil
Murtaugh, who resigned from GM.
http://media.gm.com
http://www.gm.com
CHUNGHWA TELECOM...
TAIPEI - Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd, announced its operating
results for the year 2004. All figures were prepared in
accordance with US GAAP.
http://www.cht.com.tw/ir/filedownload
NETCENTREX REVENUE...
PARIS & SAN JOSE, Calif. - NetCentrex, the leading enabler
of converged voice-data networks and solutions, has announced
revenue growth of more than 30% for 2004, with consolidated
results totaling over EUR26 Million (US$34 Million).
http://www.netcentrex.net
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