SYDNEY, Aug. 16--AsiaNet/InfoQuest NZ IDOL... SYDNEY: Teresa Bergman has risen to second favourite in Centrebet's exclusive NZ Idol betting market. http://www.centrebet.com ING EXPANDS... SINGAPORE: ING Wholesale Banking (ING) Tuesday announced that it has hired two senior bankers in Singapore and Korea to strengthen its network of senior client relationship managers around the region. ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD... BELEM: Banco da Amazonia is launching the Banco da Amazonia Award for Conscious Entrepreneurship (Premio Banco da Amazonia de Empreendedorismo Consciente), an international award to promote ecosystem projects for conscientious business in the Amazon region. http://www.accesso.com.br http://www.prnewswire.com.br/news/050800000068.htm http://www.bancoamazonia.com.br/premio OFFICIAL WEBSITE... BAAR: The first official website about the martial arts legend Andy Hug is now online and is available in English, Japanese and German. http://www.andyhug.com http://www.andyhug.jp http://www.andyhug.ch DRUG APPROVAL... LENEXA, Kan.: CyDex, Inc. Tuesday announced the first regulatory approval in Japan of a pharmaceutical product using CAPTISOL, the advanced CyDex drug delivery technology designed to improve the delivery of insoluble and unstable active drug ingredients. http://www.cydexinc.com AIRPORT SECURITY... MOSCOW: Security has been dramatically improved at Moscow Domodedovo International Airport in the course of the year that passed since explosions onboard the two Tupolev aircraft on Aug. 24, 2004, with the airport increasing passenger and cargo traffic. http://www.domodedovo.ru/index_en.asp FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of one securities issue of US$19.220 million on Aug 25, 2005 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com TATA CRUCIBLE... SAN JOSE, Calif.: Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin-client computing, Monday lauded engineers Ajay Kasargod and Debadatta Mohapatra following their recent victory at "Tata Crucible -- The Business Quiz 2005," beating out roughly 3,000 competitors from high profile companies including Accenture, Dell, Google and Nokia. http://www.wyse.com GLOBAL FUND... NEW YORK: Warburg Pincus LLC, the global private equity firm, Monday announced the final closing of Warburg Pincus Private Equity IX, L.P.(WP IX). http://www.warburgpincus.com STRATOS ACQUIRES... BETHESDA, Md.: Stratos Global Corporation, a leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, Monday announced the signing of a letter of intent to purchase the shares of Xantic B.V. http://www.stratosglobal.com http://www.xantic.net (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)