SYDNEY--19 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuest CHINA MANAGER... BEIJING - Interval International, a leading global vacationexchange company, has announced the appointment of George Wangto the position of country manager for the People's Republic ofChina. http://www.intervalworld.com/web/cs?a=5 http://photoarchive.ap.org http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030423/INTVLINTLOGO STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP... COLUMBUS, Ohio - Percipia Inc. has established a liaisonoffice and a strategic relationship with Symphonic InfoComLimited of Hong Kong in order to grow market share for itsInternet Protocol solutions for the hospitality sector in HongKong and China. http://www.percipia.com BIOFUEL INVESTMENT... SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, aleader in providing venture and relationship capital SMservices, announced an investment in biofuel leader Altra Inc.and the new KPCB Prize for Green Innovation as part of KPCB's"Greentech initiative." http://www.miasole.com http://www.altrabiofuels.com http://www.kpcb.com/greentech CLASS ACTION... COLCHESTER, Conn. - On May 15, 2006, Scott+Scott, LLC, fileda class action against China Energy Savings Technology Inc. andcertain officers in the U.S. District Court for the SouthernDistrict of New York. http://www.scott-scott.com PHARMAVENTURES TV... OXFORD, England - PharmaVentures announces the launch of abrand new internet-based television show: PharmaVenturesBusiness Review. http://www.pharmaventuresbusinessreview.com http://www.pharmaventures.com EXECUTIVE SURVEY... BEIJING - Two thirds of Asian executives are set to boostR&D budgets over the next three years to reflect the criticalimportance of innovation to maintaining a competitiveadvantage, according to an executive survey conducted byEconomist Intelligence Unit for Thomson Scientific. http://www.scientific.thomson.com http://www.thomson.com STROKE SURVEY... BRUSSELS - AstraZeneca and the Stroke Alliance for Europe(SAFE) have announced the launch of the world's mostcomprehensive Global Stroke Survey. http://www.astrazenecapressoffice.com http://www.safestroke.org THE LANCET... LONDON - In the online edition of The Lancet, a group ofleading global health experts come together to call for vaccinemanufacturers and international donors to negotiate affordablepricing of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines and for governmentsof developing world countries and their partners to establishdisease surveillance networks and begin preparations forpneumococcal vaccine introduction. http://www.preventpneumo.org PHYSCIENCE PRODUCT... KARLSHAMN - Following completion of an exclusiveDistribution Agreement with Laboratoire Physcience, France, forthe rights to market LTP's satiety ingredient Olibra, as asingle dose mini-shot, in France, Belgium, Spain, and Portugal,Physcience has successfully launched its Slim 10/10 productinto these markets. http://www.lipid.se http://www.physcience.com ENERGY MARKETPLACE... ATLANTA - IntercontinentalExchange, the leading electronicenergy marketplace, announced that it will list an additional10 new cleared contracts in its electronic over-the-counter(OTC) markets. http://www.theice.com CATERPILLAR GENERATORS... BEIJING - Caterpillar Inc. has been selected to provide 60methane-gas-powered generator sets to produce 120 megawatts ofpower at the Sihe Coal Mine in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province,China. http://www.CAT.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)