SYDNEY, Aug. 9--AsiaNet/InfoQuest CRUISING AROUND... VALENCIA, Calif: Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 will embark onher first world cruise in 2007, and will be joined by the QE2.The two liners will depart Fort Lauderdale together on January10, 2007, initially sailing on a southward journey that willsee Queen Mary 2 circumnavigate the globe in 80 days while hersister QE2 celebrates her Silver Jubilee World Cruise with an108-day itinerary. www.cunard.com HYUNDAI ACCELERATES... NEW YORK: South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor is battlingto rank among the world's five-largest automakers as soon as2009. On its way to that target, Hyundai has established a goalof producing 5.5 million vehicles annually by 2007, an increaseof 25 per cent from the 4 million produced today, according tothe September issue of Bloomberg Markets magazine. www.bloomberg.com RETAIL BANKING... NEW YORK: While his peers are assembling so-called universalbanks that offer clients securities underwriting and mergeradvice in addition to loans and credit lines, Wells Fargo CEORichard Kovacevich remains an unwavering champion of retailbanking, says this month's issue of Bloomberg Marketsmagazine. www.bloomberg.com BANCO BRADESCO SAO PAULO, Brazil: Banco Bradesco, Brazil's largest privatebank, posted a net income of R$2.621 billion in 1H05(equivalent to EPS of R$ 5.34), compared to a net income ofR$1.250 billion in 1H04 (equivalent to EPS of R$ 2.63), up109.7 per cent. www.bradesco.com.br/ir ALCAN RESULT... MONTREAL: Alcan Inc. has reported second quarter income fromcontinuing operations of US$208 million or $0.56 per commonshare versus $285 million or $0.77 per common share a yearearlier and $208 million or $0.56 per share in the firstquarter of 2005. www.alcan.com TERASEN PIPELINES... CALGARY: Terasen Pipelines Inc., the operator of theCorridor pipeline system, announced that it has initiatedengineering, environmental and consultation activities on itsproposed Corridor pipeline expansion project. www.terasenpipelines.com RECRUITMAX DEAL... SYDNEY: Recruitmax announced that Ambit IT&T Recruitment hasselected the Recruitmax Staffing Edition for its recruitmentprocesses and Recruitmax Impact to manage workforceperformance. www.recruitmax.com FUEL CELLS... MILAN and CAMBRIDGE, Mass: Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc., adesigner, developer and manufacturer of fuel cell powersystems, announced its next-generation automotive fuel cellstack, called Andromeda II, achieved several major milestonesduring recent qualification tests conducted at the company'sfacility in Milan, Italy. www.nuvera.com RADWIN EXPANSION... TEL AVIV, Israel: RADWIN, a provider of carrier classbroadband wireless connectivity of TDM and Ethernet services,has announced the expansion of its sales coverage in AsiaPacific with the signing of strategic partnerships withwireless distributors Stream Networks, Mitzmara and Asian HighTechnology Corporation. www.radwin.com NZ IDOL... NEW ZEALAND: Masterton man Nik is Centrebet's overwhelmingfavourite to win the second series of NZ Idol. www.centrebet.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.)