SYDNEY, May 26--AsiaNet/InfoQuest BELFAST: A new GBP40 million world class research centre wasofficially opened in Belfast today on the site where some ofthe world's greatest ocean liners -- including the Titanic --were once built. www.ecit.qub.ac.uk BALI TOURISM... BALI: The Bali Tourism Industry is dismayed by reports inthe Australian press of calls to boycott tourism in Bali. VISTEON CORPORATION... VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich: Visteon Corporation has signed amemorandum of understanding with Ford Motor Company thatprovides for structural changes to Visteon's North Americanmanufacturing operations. www.visteon.com INVESTOR NETWORK... LONDON: Global Leisure Partners LLP, a London-based advisoryand principal investment business, has formed a OperatingInvestor Network comprising 25 experienced individuals in theGaming, Lodging and Leisure sectors. www.globalleisurepartners.com SORIN MEETING... MILAN: The Stockholders' Meeting of Sorin S.p.A., convenedin Milan under the chairmanship of Umberto Rosa and attended bystockholders representing 57.9 per cent of the capital stock,reviewed and approved the Annual Report at December 31, 2004. www.sorin.com BENITEC ANNOUNCEMENT... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif: Benitec Ltd. announced that it willpresent preclinical data on its RNA interference (RNAi)-basedtherapeutic against the hepatitis C virus (HCV) at the AmericanSociety for Gene Therapy (ASGT) meeting in St. Louis, Missouri,USA June 1-5, 2005. www.benitec.com ASSUREX GLOBAL... COLUMBUS, Ohio: Assurex Global -- the world's largestprivately held risk management and commercial insurancebrokerage group -- has expanded its worldwide presence with theaddition of an international broker Partner in Bangkok,Thailand. www.assurexglobal.com H&A MACAU... HONG KONG: Hill & Associates (H&A), the Hong Kong based riskmanagement and business intelligence firm, announced plans toopen a new branch office in Macau to meet the needs of Asia'sburgeoning gaming industry. www.hill-assoc.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)