SYDNEY, Nov.10--AsiaNet/InfoQuest CVRD PERFORMS... RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) has been reporting continuous good operational and financial results, breaking numerous records quarter over quarter. http://www.cvrd.com.br CEO COMMENTS... WASHINGTON: Robert David Steele Vivas, CEO of OSS.Net, a global open source intelligence (OSINT) and Information Operations (IO) provider, on Wednesday posted comments on a variety of intelligence and IO matters at his corporate web site. http://www.oss.net. ALCAN REALIGNS... PARIS: Alcan Inc. Wednesday announced to the European Works Council a proposal for the realignment of its packaging portfolio in Europe. ACEH RECONSTRUCTION... SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and ACEH: Scores of children in Aceh have quit school due to a lack of affordable and efficient transportation, and local merchants need guidance and support in order to re-start their businesses, according to the first assessment of post-tsunami recovery and reconstruction efforts in Aceh, Indonesia. http://www.asiafoundation.org http://www.give2asia.org NEW FACILITY... AUBURN HILLS, Mich.: BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems is broadening its Korean presence with a new facility in the Ochang Scientific Complex, near ChungJu City, South Korea. http://www.borgwarner.com PEPSICO CONFIDENT... PURCHASE, N.Y.: During comments on Wednesday at an investor conference in New York City, PepsiCo will express confidence in the company's business momentum and announce its intent to reinvest $0.03 of its 53rd week profits in restructuring to reduce costs in some of its operations. http://www.pepsico.com FILM FESTIVAL... SINGAPORE: The Asian Festival of 1st Films (AFFF), which honours first-time producers, directors, writers, cinematographers, actors and documentary-makers from the Asian Diaspora will take place in Singapore from 23 to 30 November 2005. http://www.afff2005.com SCIENCE FORUM... BUDAPEST: Inspired by the success of the first World Science Forum in 2003, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences -- in partnership with UNESCO and ICSU -- is organizing the second World Science Forum on November 10-12, 2005. http://www.sciforum.hu http://www.IPSO-Jerusalem.org RESOURCE UPGRADE... SYDNEY: Allegiance Mining NL on Wednesday released its nickel resource update. http://www.allegiance-mining.com.au MK EXPANDS... WASHINGTON, D.C.: International hotel real estate advisory firm Molinaro Koger (MK) Wednesday announced that the firm has expanded its international base of operations by opening offices in Beijing and Shanghai, China. http://www.mkhotels.com FRAPORT RESULTS... FRANKFURT/MAIN: The Fraport Group's operating business has developed very well during the first nine months of fiscal year 2005. http://www.fraport.de SUPPLEMENT RELEASED... CALI: Transtel Tenderco, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transtel S.A., Tuesday announced that it has released a supplement to its Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated October 28, 2005, pursuant to which Tenderco has offered to purchase, for cash, any and all of Transtel's outstanding Units. TRAVEL SPECIALISTS... SYDNEY: Discerning travel specialists, Travel the World is now representing Swan Hellenic Cruises in Australia and New Zealand. http://www.traveltheworld.com.au (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)