Sydney--14 Aug--AsiaNet/InfoQuest HIV RELIEVED... TORONTO: Twelve-month interim clinical data from a Securethe Future study in four sub-Saharan African countries showsthat HIV-positive patients who receive integrated medical careand broad-based community programs achieve and sustain goodclinical outcomes. http://www.bms.com ALASKA EXPLORED... ANCHORAGE: BP Exploration Alaska, Inc. has announced that itwill continue production of oil from the western side of thePrudhoe Bay oil field. Current production is 150,000 barrelsper day, including natural gas liquids, and is expected toincrease to 200,000 barrels per day as Gathering Center 1 rampsup to full production after completion of a planned maintenanceshutdown. http://www.bp.com COCA-COLA TESTED... ATLANTA: The Coca-Cola Company announced Monday that resultsof independent laboratory tests confirming that the company'ssoft drinks in India meet the stringent purity criteria set bythe European Union for pesticides in bottled water. http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com . http://www.coca-cola.com BMO GRANTED... BEIJING: BMO Financial Group has become the first Canadianbank to be granted approval to provide Renminbi service inChina's capital city of Beijing. http://www.bmo.com QSV MANUFACTURE... EDMONTON: QSV Biologics Ltd, a North American basedbiologics CMO located in Edmonton, Canada, and ProteonTherapeutics, Inc, of Waltham, Massachusetts and Kansas City,Missouri, announced Monday the signing of a contract for thecGMP manufacturing of PRT-201, Proteon's lead drug candidate. http://www.proteontherapeutics.com http://www.qsvbiologics.com NOTES ISSUED... WASHINGTON: Fannie May, the world's largest non-bankfinancial services company, has announced the launch of a newissue 10-year US$3 billion Benchmark Notes which will mature onSeptember 15, 2016. http://www.fanniemae.com SECURITIES REDEEMED... WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae will redeem $30,000,000 of severalsecurities issues on the August 21, 2006 at a redemption priceequal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed, plusaccrued interest thereon to the date of redemption. http://www.fanniemae.com COMPANHIA BIDS... RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce has announcedthat it intends to make an all-cash offer to acquire all of theoutstanding common shares of Inco Limited. at a price of Cdn$86.00 in cash per Inco common share. http://www.cvrd.com.br http://www.sec.gov COMPANHIA INVITES... RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce invitesjournalists to participate in a press conference webcastscheduled for Friday, August 11th, at 10:20 a.m. (Braziliantime), 9:20 a.m. (Toronto/New York), 2:20 p.m. (London) and3:20 p.m. (Paris) with CVRD CEO Roger Agnelli. http://www.cvrd.com.br CHIP ROLLOUT... TAIPEI: System General Corporation, a leading provider ofpower management ICs, on Monday announced the rollout of theSG584X series chip. http://www.sg.com.tw/ (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)