SYDNEY, Sept. 1--AsiaNet/InfoQuest FUND CLOSURE... DENVER - ProLogis, a leading global provider of distributionfacilities and services, today announced the closing ofProLogis Japan Properties Fund II (the Fund). INVISIBLE GENOME... CANBERRA - An invisible genome inherited from grandparentsand credited with the ability to reverse the effects of amutated plant gene sparked worldwide interest following aNature article earlier this year and now CSIRO has found abetter way to explain how the mutation was corrected. http:// www.csiro.au/hothead. GPON NETWORK... BEIJING & DALLAS - Taizhou CATV, a major service providerand CATV operator in China, and FlexLight Networks, Inc., aleading GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network, ITU-T G.984.x)vendor, announced today the production deployment of a GPONnetwork using FlexLight's modular Optimate suite. http://www.flexLight-networks.com http://www.PONForum.org CHINA OFFICE... DETROIT - Covisint, a subsidiary of Compuware Corporation,today announced that it plans to open an office in Shanghai,China to support its growing Asian business. http://www.compuware.com http://www.covisint.com PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE... ALICE SPRINGS - New Zealand needs more general physicians toaddress the complicated medical problems of an ageingpopulation of patients, according to the new position statementRestoring the Balance. PVB PLANT... ST. LOUIS, Mo. & SHANGHAI - Solutia Inc., the world leaderin the production and sale of polyvinyl butyral (PVB)interlayers, today announced it is beginning the constructionof a new Saflex PVB interlayer plant in China. http://www.Solutia.com http://www.solutiaautomotive.com http://www.saflex.com http://www.vanceva.com CONTINENTAL AUCTION... MOUNT LAUREL - Continental Auction Group announced todaythat it has been retained by Warren J. Martin Jr., Esq., Courtappointed Assignee For The Benefit of Creditors of FleerCorporation LLC to conduct a public auction sale of thetangible assets and has set the date of the sale to be held onSeptember 9, 2005. http://www.auctionsaleinfo.com SANBE FARMA... SYDNEY - Sanbe Farma has grown to be Indonesia's largestethical pharmaceutical manufacturer with over 150 differentmedical product preparations ranging from antibiotics tovitamins. http://www.kineticsgroup.com DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS... IRVINE - RG Global Lifestyles, Inc. announced Wednesday thatits subsidiary, Aquair, Inc., has signed distributionagreements with Locke Media/Conty Huynh Hoa, LLC to purchaseand exclusively market its home/office model of AtmosphericWater Generator product. ELEVATOR CONTRACT... FARMINGTON - Otis Elevator Company has won a contract toinstall 46 elevators and escalators, featuring theenergy-efficient and environmentally friendly Gen2 and Elevonicelevator systems, for the second phase of Beijing Fortune Plazain China. http://www.otis.com GREEN AWARD... FARMINGTON - Otis is the first elevator company ever toreceive a Green Product Award from the China EnvironmentalProtection Foundation for its Gen2 belted, machine-roomlesselevator system. http://www.otis.com STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP... COLORADO SPRINGS - Taeus International Corporation, thepremiere provider of engineering-based intellectual propertyprofessional services, announces a strategic businesspartnership with Taiwan's AT International Law Firm. http://www.atlf.com.tw http://www.taeus.com CANADIAN MINT... OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Mint is pleased to announce thatit has been selected to mint New Zealand's new low-value coinsat its Winnipeg coin plating facility. http://www.mint.ca OEM PARTNERSHIP... OSLO - Fast Search & Transfer, the leading developer ofenterprise search and real-time alerting technologies, hasannounced an OEM partnership with AskMe, the leading providerof Expertise Management solutions. http://www.fastsearch.com http://www.askmecorp.com CONSULTING PROJECT... MUMBAI - Tata Consultancy Services, a leading global ITservices company, announced that it has been chosen toimplement a major business performance consulting project forBank Negara Indonesia, Indonesia's oldest state-owned bank. http://www.tcs.com H1 REVENUES... TAIPEI - Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd has reported revenues forthe half year ending June 30 of NT$90.7 billion, net income ofNT$24.9 billion and fully-diluted earnings per common share(EPS) of NT$2.58, or US$ 0.81 per ADS. http://www.cht.com.tw/ir/filedownload SALARY SURVEY... MUMBAI - Hewitt Associates, a global human resourcesservices firm, has released preliminary results from its annualAsia Pacific Salary Increase survey. http://www.hewitt.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)