SYDNEY, Dec. 21--AsiaNet/InfoQuest RARE PAINTINGS... SALT LAKE CITY: A collection of paintings by Indonesian artists who survived and are still recovering from the tsunami's devastation are going up for auction online beginning December 26th, the tsunami's one-year anniversary. http://auctions.overstock.com http://www.solaceinternational.org http://www.overstock.com DEAN'S LIST... TEL AVIV: RAD University, the popular online computer networking and communications information source sponsored by RAD Data Communications, has posted three new tutorials that have been named to its "Dean's List." http://www.rad.com http://www.raduniversity.com NIKE PERFORMS... BEAVERTON, Ore.: NIKE, Inc. today reported record results for the second quarter ended November 30, 2005. http://www.nikebiz.com NAI EXPANDS... PRINCETON, N.J.: NAI Global today announced it is expanding its international coverage with the addition of NAI Melbourne as its first member office in Australia. http://www.naiglobal.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of one securities issue of US$15 million on Dec 30, 2005 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com ESR FOUNDED... VIENNA, Austria: Europe's leading radiological institutions, the European Association of Radiology (EAR) and the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) founded the joint European Society of Radiology (ESR) in Vienna on December 10, 2005. IT INFRASTRUCTURE... NOIDA: Perot Systems Corporation today announced the launch of information technology infrastructure operations from its Noida and Bangalore facilities. http://www.perotsystems.com PARTNERING AGREEMENT... BOULDER, Colo., MARTINSRIED/MUNICH, Germany & WALTHAM, Mass: Pharmion Corporation and GPC Biotech AG today announced they have entered into a co-development and license agreement for satraplatin, the only oral platinum-based compound in advanced clinical development. http://www.gpc-biotech.com http://www.pharmion.com MONEYGRAM EXPANDS... MANILA: MoneyGram, a leading global money transfer company, has reached an agreement with Currency Connections Corporation (3C) to provide MoneyGram's fast and safe international money transfer services through 3C's subagent -- Allied Banking Corporation & Allied Savings Bank. SEA-ME-WE4 CABLE... SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) today announced the launch of a new fiber-optic submarine cable which gives the company additional reliable infrastructure to enhance its services to customers in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the rest of the world. www.singtel.com www.optus.com.au (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)