SYDNEY--25 Jan--AsiaNet/InfoQuest NZ DOLLAR... SYDNEY - The sharp rise in the New Zealand dollar late last year, combinedwith a mixed outlook for local commodity prices, has seen farmer confidencelevels continue to decline. DONG-A PHARMACEUTICAL... SEOUL - As the 1st leading company, Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.(Representative Mr. Won-Bae Kim) announced that Dong-A Pharmaceutical has beengranted a COS(Certificate of Suitability of Monographs of the EuropeanPharmacopoeia) for Epirubicin Hydrochloride, which is an active anticanceringredient approved by the European directorate for the Quality of Medicines(EDQM). www.donga.co.kr EVOGENIX GRANTED... SYDNEY - Antibody therapeutics company EvoGenix Ltd announced that it hasbeen awarded a patent by the US Patent Office (patent number 7,166,697)covering its development and use of Evibodies. W.P. STEWART... HAMILTON, Bermuda - W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. will announce earnings resultsfor the fourth quarter and full year 2006 on Tuesday 13th February 2007 in apress release that will be issued at 8:00 a.m. (EST). http://www.wpstewart.com http://www.real.com/player . FUTURESTEP RELOCATES... LOS ANGELES - Futurestep, the outsourced recruiting subsidiary of Korn/FerryInternational announced that it is relocating the office of its Asia Pacificleadership to Singapore, effective April 1, 2007. http://www.kornferry.com http://www.futurestep.com MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES... REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft adds the Extended Support phase to two consumerproducts, providing customers with an additional five years of support. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org http://www.microsoft.com CALIFORNIA MICRO... MILPITAS, Calif. - New Lines Expected to Become Qualified and OperationalDuring Next Two Quarters California Micro Devices announced it has completed ajoint agreement with SPEL Semiconductor to expand the capacity of SPEL'sLeadless Molded Package (LMP) lines and add support for two new additionalsmall profile packages. http://www.calmicro.com http://www.spel.com HOUR VISION... GENEVA - To celebrate the launch of its exclusive in-house manufacturecalibers 8500/8501, OMEGA unveils an exceptional collection of revolutionarytimepieces within the De Ville range called Hour Vision in Geneva, Switzerland,Wednesday, 24 January 2007. NXP SEMICONDUCTORS... LONDON - The GSM Association announced that NXP Semiconductors, the newlyindependent semiconductor company founded by Philips, will join global roamingsolutions provider Roamware, as an exclusive joint sponsor of the Sundance FilmFestival: Global Short Film Project, the pioneering film initiative, unveiledrecently by actor, director and President of the Sundance Institute, RobertRedford. http://www.nxp.com CHINESE CHURCH... HONG KONG - A day-long seminar sponsored by the prestigious California-basedFuller Theological Seminary, Hong Kong Truth Book Room and Taiwan Gospel BookRoom will be held at the China Graduate School of Theology in Hong Kong, andwill bring top-notch scholars this weekend. QUALCOMM ANNOUNCES... SAN DIEGO - QUALCOMM Incorporated announced results for the first quarter offiscal 2007 ended December 31, 2006. http://www.qualcomm.com KOMAG REPORTS... SAN JOSE, Calif. - Komag, Incorporated, a leading independent supplier ofthin-film media for disk drives, announced record revenue of $255.9 million anddiluted earnings per share of $1.39 for the fourth quarter of 2006. Komag alsoreported record revenue of $937.7 million and diluted earnings per share of$4.75 for the 2006 fiscal year. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990816/KOMGLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org http://www.komag.com SKINVISIBLE CONTINUES... LAS VEGAS - Skinvisible Pharmaceuticals, Inc. incited by the latest increasein worldwide news reports of a rise in bird flu incidents, has expanded itsmarketing efforts in Asia, effective immediately. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030416/LAW068LOGO http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040503/INVISICARELOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org http://www.skinvisible.com http://www.invisicare.com PS3 TO... LONDON - Sony Computer Entertainment Europe announced that PLAYSTATION 3will be launched in the PAL territories of Europe, Africa, the Middle East andAustralasia on 23rd March 2007 at a price of EUR599 (GBP425, AUD 999.95, NZ1199.95). http://www.playstation.com http://www.yourpsp.com http://www.scee.presscentre.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)