SYDNEY--29 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuestTECHWELL EXPANDS... SAN JOSE, Calif. and SHENZHEN: To meet the increasing demand for itsproducts, Techwell, Inc., a leading designer of mixed signal videosemiconductor solutions for the security surveillance, automotive and consumerelectronics markets, Friday announced the opening of its first sales andsupport office in China. http://www.techwellinc.com WORLD PREMIERE... COLOGNE: World premiere for the Cologne Homeland Transmitter. For the firsttime, center.tv will be broadcasting church services from the most famousGerman cathedral. http://www.center.tv http://www.domradio.de CARBONZERO CERTIFICATION... WELLINGTON: The New Zealand Wine Company (NZWC), producer of Marlboroughsaward-winning Grove Mill and Sanctuary wines, has taken its environmentalperformance to a new level with CarboNZero certification. www.grovemill.co.nz WORLD AWARDS... NEW YORK: The World Awards Association is pleased to announce the 2006Women's World Winners honoring twelve truly unique and extraordinarily talentedwomen today. http://www.worldawards.com AGREEMENT REACHED... SANTA CLARA, Calif.: Align Technology, Inc., the inventor of Invisalign, aproprietary method of straightening teeth without wires or brackets, announcedThursday that it has signed a Binding Settlement Term Sheet with OrthoClear,Inc., OrthoClear Holdings, Inc., and OrthoClear Pakistan Pvt. Ltd. to end allpending litigation between the parties and execute a formal settlementagreement within fifteen days. http://www.invisalign.com NAVINI ATTENDS... RICHARDSON, Texas: Navini Networks attended the WiMAX Forum Plugfest withits mobile WiMAX 802.16e equipment. http://www.navini.com MOBILE WIMAX... TAIPEI, Taiwan: Accton Technology Corporation, the global premier providerof networking and communications equipment, Thursday announced that it ispartnering with Beceem Communications, the leading provider of chipsets forMobile WiMAX, to bring a wide range of WiMAX CPE solutions to the market. www.accton.com www.beceem.com www.WiMAXForum.org AGREEMENT TERMINATED... BRISBANE: Alchemia Limited said it has agreed in principle with AbraxisPharmaceutical Products (APP) to terminate its Research and DevelopmentCollaboration Agreement, effective 90 days from Thursday. CHRONIC DISEASES... SYDNEY: Cardiovascular disease is now a leading cause of death in ruralIndia, according to new research published by The George Institute forInternational Health and The University of Queensland. www.thegeorgeinstitute.org (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)