SYDNEY--8 Jan--AsiaNet/InfoQuestPEPTECH ANNOUNCES... SYDNEY: Australian biotechnology company Peptech Limitedannounces that the acquisition by GlaxoSmithKline plc ofDomantis, the UK drug development company in which Peptech helda 31.02 per cent fully diluted interest, has been completed. www.peptech.com FUNDING INCREASE... NASSAU, Bahamas: Global Environmental Energy Corp (Bahamas)subsidiary Biosphere Asia Pacific has partnered with the ShingTak Shun Tak Investment Co. Ltd., to finance expanded projectsin China. The An Ji joint venture now financed by Shing TakShun Tak will have a capital investment of approximatelyUS$40,000,000, having been increased from US$12,000,000 in theshort term thus allowing for the processing of 100,000 tonnesof MSW per year, as compared to the initial 40,000 tonnestarget. www.gli-geecf.com CHRYSLER UNVEILS... DETROIT, Michigan: The Chrysler Group has unveiled all-newversions of the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town &Country minivans at the North American International AutoShow. GENERAL MOTORS... SHANGHAI: General Motors Corp. has announced that it set newmarks for sales and market share in mainland China in 2006. http://media.gm.com http://www.gm.com GENERAL MOTORS... SHANGHAI: General Motors Corp. has announced that its salesand market share in Asia Pacific both reached new highs in2006. http://media.gm.com http://www.gm.com GM DAEWOO... SEOUL: GM Daewoo's 2006 total exports of nearly 1.4 millionunits (CKD and CBU) set a new export record among all GM units.The company also enjoyed considerable success in the localKorean market. http://www.gmdaewoo.co.kr http://media.gm.com http://www.gm.com CARIBBEAN VISAS... BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Families coming to the Caribbean forthe ICC Cricket World Cup are getting free visas for thoseunder 12 years. http://www.caricomimpacs.org K2.NET... REDMOND, Washington: SourceCode Technology Holdings, Inc.(SourceCode), the creator of the K2.net Enterprise WorkflowPlatform, announced that the new version of K2.net, codenamed"BlackPearl", will provide multiple design environments toensure that both business and technical people can worktogether to build process driven applications. http://www.k2workflow.com MUHAMMAD ALI... LOUISVILLE, Kentucky: Muhammad Ali, who once said, "Old ageis just a record of one's whole life," will be turning 65 yearsyoung on January 17. Fans, friends, and admirers from aroundthe world are invited to help celebrate the life and legacy ofMuhammad Ali by sending him a personal birthday message duringthe month of January. http://www.alicenter.org GLOBAL PAYMENTS... ATLANTA: Global Payments Inc. has announced results for itssecond quarter ended November 30, 2006. For the second quarter,revenue grew 19 per cent to US$260.7 million compared toUS$219.7 million in the prior year. http://www.globalpaymentsinc.com MATTEL FOUNDATION... EL SEGUNDO, California: As part of its ongoing commitment tochildren and families around the world, the Mattel Children'sFoundation has awarded 42 grants in 38 countries totaling morethan US$1 million under its International Grants Program,including 21 grants totaling US$525,000 in Europe in 2006. http://www.mattel.com http://www.Mattel.com/About_Us/Philanthropy http://www.shareholder.com/mattel/downloads/Charts.pdf (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)