SYDNEY--13 Apr--AsiaNet/InfoQuestMEDIA EMPIRE... LOS ANGELES: Starwin Media Holdings Inc. has announced thatthe acquisition of Stellar Mega Media Empire from Mr. Qin Huicost Starwin US$225 million. CVRD DIVIDEND... RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) informsthat it has approved the payment of the first installment ofthe 2006 minimum dividend to shareholders, US$650 million,equivalent to US$0.534683891 per outstanding common orpreferred class A share, to be made from April 28 onwards. http://www.cvrd.com.br INDUCTIS WINS... NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J.: Inductis, a Management Consulting andAnalytical Services firm headquartered in New Jersey (USA),with its other two offices in New York (USA) and Gurgaon(India) has bagged the first runner's up position at therecently held data mining competition at 10th Pacific-AsiaConference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining. http://www.inductis.com GENOMED AGREES... ST. LOUIS: GenoMed, Inc., a Next Generation DiseaseManagement company whose business is public health, announcedthat it has entered into an exclusive agreement with SUMITExports & Trades to market its services to India for underUS$150 per patient per year. http://www.genomed.com http://www.sumitbiomedical.com MERCEDES-BENZ PRESENTS... NEW YORK: The world premiere of the new-generation E-Classwill be the focal point of Mercedes-Benz' presentation at theNew York International Auto Show 2006. After four years inproduction and around a million vehicles sold, the facelift ofthe world-beating executive saloon is cleaner, safer, morepowerful and of better value than ever before. http://www.media.daimlerchrysler.com NOVAGALI PHARMA... EVRY: Novagali Pharma SA, a privately-held biopharmaceuticalcompany that develops novel ophthalmic products announced thatit has secured EURO 26 million (US$31.5 million) in a newfinancing round involving participation of new and existinginvestors. http://www.novagali.com FINANCIAL CRIME... DUBLIN: Research carried out by Datamonitor on behalf ofNorkom Technologies reveals a significant shift in the wayfinancial services providers will manage their regulatorycompliance obligations and their efforts to stem financialcrime. http://www.norkom.com BSE GROWTH... BANGALORE: Reuters, the global information company, hasannounced the latest analysis for the top BSE 100 companieslisted on the Bombay Stock Exchange. This report containsaggregated forecast information from industry analysts,including the latest bottom up earnings and revenue estimatesdata and sector projections. www.reuters.com FOUNDER'S AWARD... NEW YORK: J.D. Power III, founder of J.D. Power andAssociates, presented the prestigious Founder's Award to CarlosGhosn for his distinguished service to the global automotiveconsumer. http://www.jdpower.com http://www.mcgraw-hill.com CAPTIVITY INDUSTRY... PORT ADELAIDE: WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin ConservationSociety, is uncovering the worrying involvement of the aquariumindustry in dolphin hunts in Japan. www.drivenbydemand.org (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)