SYDNEY--1 Jun--AsiaNet/InfoQuestBIOSPHERE UPDATE... NASSAU, Bahamas - Global Environmental Energy Corp subsidiary BiosphereDevelopment Corp., confirmed that their Chinese partners have received the lastinstallment of their USD$11,000,000 financing to complete construction of theAn Ji project. http://www.gli-geecf.com KALOBIOS COLLABORATES... PALO ALTO - KaloBios Pharmaceuticals Inc., a privately heldbiopharmaceutical company, announced the successful completion of a project forthe Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation and Novartis tohumaneer an antibody against an undisclosed target. http://www.kalobios.com 'NANKING' TO... LOS ANGELES - Producer Gerald Green announced that an agreement has beenreached with the government of the People's Republic of China to proceed with afilm based on the infamous siege by Japanese forces of Nanking, then China'scapital, during late 1937 and early 1938. SPORTSBETTING.COM LAUNCHES... ST. JOHNS - SPORTSBETTING.COM, a recognized leader in Internet sportswagering, launches the $500,000 Quest for the Cup -- a free prediction conteston the 2006 World Cup. http://www.sportsbetting.com GENERAL SERVICES... RALEIGH, N.C. - Relativity Technologies, Inc. announced that the U.S.General Services Administration (GSA), the federal agency responsible forfederal procurement, property management, and other key activities, hasselected and deployed the Modernization Workbench software platform to automatethe analysis and modernization of its core enterprise applications. www.relativity.com JAPAN'S SHORTCOMINGS... MIERLO, The Netherlands, - Despite Japan's impressive 2-2 draw againstGermany this week, the Socceroos are more convinced than ever their openingWorld Cup opponent is beatable. NEW AIRLINE... NEW YORK - Baltia Air Lines, a new U.S. airline based at the JFK Airport inNew York at Terminal 4, is getting ready to start nonstop service to St.Petersburg, Russia with a Boeing 747. http://www.baltia.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)