SYDNEY, Feb. 9--AsiaNet/InfoQuest INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL... NEW YORK and SEOUL - The groundbreaking for the New SongdoCity International School will be held March 8, 2006 at thesite, it was today announced by Gale International. http://www.NewSongdoCity.com http://www.NSCIS.com BAHT TRADING... BANGKOK - Reuters, the global information company, todaybecame the first company to introduce the electronic trading ofthe Thai Baht (THB) against the US dollar, through its premierelectronic matching service, Reuters Dealing 3000 SpotMatching. http://www.about.reuters.com LABOR DISPUTE... CINCINNATI - The U.S. based United Steelworkers and itssupporters this week pledged to continue to fight for justiceand dignity at Cognis Malaysia's facility in Cincinnati, Ohioon the labor dispute's first anniversary. http://www.steelworkers-usw.org TELOMER CHEMICALS... TOKYO - Asahi Glass today announced the introduction ofAsahiGuard E-SERIES, a new line of telomer chemicals that serveas fluorinated water and oil repellants for textile andpaper. http://www.agc.co.jp/english/index.html TRAINING COURSES... SCOTTSDALE - In response to upcoming FAA regulatory changeseffective April 6, 2006, AeroVeritas Aviation Safety ConsultingLimited has launched a series of online FAA repair stationtraining courses designed to provide an effective solution to along standing industry problem, and improve aviation safety. http://www.aeroveritas.com NEW DIRECTOR... MOUNTAIN VIEW - Benitec Ltd., a leading developer of RNAinterference-based therapeutics, announced today that it hasappointed Peter Francis as a Non-executive Director and MichaelCatelani as an Executive Director of its Board. http://www.benitec.com VALENTINE'S SURVEY... SYDNEY - Valentine's Day is for couples, right? Think again.With more than five million singles in Australia, the holidaythat has been dreaded for generations is getting sexier.Lavalife took the pulse of more than 15,000 singles to find outwhat they really think this Valentine's Day. http://www.lavalife.com.au DRUG TRIAL... LONDON - Results from the SAINT I trial, published in theNew England Journal of Medicine, report the effect ofAstraZeneca's investigational drug, NXY-059, intended for thetreatment of acute ischemic stroke. http://www.astrazenecapressoffice.com RAILWAY INDUSTRY... MONTREAL - More than 600 world leaders and innovators in therailway industry from 30 countries will meet in Montreal inJune to share their knowledge, experience and insights intomoving the billions of tons of freight and millions of peoplethat they move by rail each day now, and in the future. HTTP://www.wcrr2006.org MOTOR SHOW... MELBOURNE - The Melbourne International Motor Show andseveral global automotive brands, will release pressinformation and reproduction-quality images atwww.autodeadline.com.au immediately after their show stars arerevealed. http://www.autodeadline.com.au AQUA SOCIETY... HERTEN - Aqua Society today announced that in view of thehumanitarian activities of professional boxer and Doctor ofSports Medicine and Philosophy, Wladimir Klitschko, the companyrecently invited Mr. Klitschko to attend a private presentationon Aqua Society's activities. http://www.aqua-society.com http://www.sportfive.com HIGH-SPEED INTERNET... LUBBOCK - Xanadoo is pleased to announce the launch of itsrevolutionary new wireless high-speed Internet service inLubbock, Texas using equipment from Navini Networks. http://www.navini.com http://www.Xanadoo.com WiMAX SERVICE... RICHARDSON and SINGAPORE - QMax Communications Pte, Ltd., islaunching Singapore's first commercial pre-mobile WiMAX servicein the Bukit Timah area. http://www.qmaxcom.com http://www.qala.com.sg http://www.qmax.com.sg http://www.creative.com http://www.navini.com PEPSICO RESULTS... PURCHASE, N.Y. - PepsiCo reported continued strong top linegrowth across all its businesses in the fourth quarter, withglobal servings volume up over 9% and net revenue up 15%. http://www.pepsico.com VoIP SOLUTIONS... MENLO PARK - So far existing VoIP solutions were onlypopular with technically skilled users on broadband Internetconnections: With JAJAH Web, the international VoIP providerbreaks down hard- and software barriers and introducesInternet-telephony to the common computer user. http://www.jajah.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)