SYDNEY--5 Feb--AsiaNet/InfoQuest KFH RECORDS... KUALA LUMPUR - Bader Abdul Mohsen Al-Mukhaizeem, Chairman and ManagingDirector of Kuwait Finance House announced that KFH has achieved a profit ofUS$1.19 billion (RM4.16 billion) for 2006, an increase of US$340.31 million(RM1.19 billion) or by 40 per cent. www.kfh.com.my WORLD TOURISM... MADRID - UNWTO and WISeKey announced an agreement to expand the use oftraveller identification and authentication technologies in the multibilliondollar tourism sector. http://www.unwto.org ASIA NETCOM... TOKYO - Asia Netcom announced a new Call Aggregation Service (CAS) whichredefines traditional international voice to empower next generation callcenter solutions. www.asianetcom.com PEPSICO DIVIDEND... PURCHASE, N.Y. - The Board of Directors of PepsiCo declared a quarterlydividend of 30 cents per share on PepsiCo common stock. http://www.pepsico.com OMEGA BOBSLEIGH... MORITZ - Russell Coutts, right, Ellen Mac Arthur and Mateusz Kusznierewicz,left, at the OMEGA Bobsleigh Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Friday, 2 February2007. AKQA ANNOUNCES... SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - AKQA, a leading interactive marketing agency,announced that it plans to accelerate its growth as a global independent withthe addition of its new investment partner, General Atlantic LLC, a leadingglobal private equity firm focused on growth companies. http://www.generalatlantic.com http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051213/DCTU050LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org http://www.akqa.com SPORTING ANNOUNCEMENT... ABU DHABI - Please note that a major global sporting announcement will bemade in Abu Dhabi on February 3rd 2007) during the Abu Dhabi F1 Festival. CRICKET CUP... PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad - Caribbean Countries hosting Cricket World Cup(CWC) 2007 will be getting assistance from a number of Third States in thesecurity arena. http://www.caricomvisa.com http://www.caricomimpacs.org ASIA NETCOM... HONG KONG - Asia Netcom announced the appointment of Brett Lay as ChiefFinancial Officer for the company. http://www.asianetcom.com http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070203/LNSA001 GRAND PRIX... ABU DHABI - In front of an elated crowd of tens of thousands of people,Formula One Management announced that Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the UnitedArab Emirates, has secured the rights to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix from 2009. http://www.abudhabigp.com CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES... PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago - "The first of February represents thecoming of age of a wish and a desire on the part of Caribbean people to haveease of travel through the territories of the Region," said Barbados DeputyPrime Minister and chairperson of the CARICOM Subcommittee on Security Issuesfor Cricket World Cup 2007, Mia Mottley. www.caricomvisa.com www.caricomimpacs.org GRANT APPOINTED... FAIRPORT, N.Y. - Constellation Brands, Inc., announced the appointment ofJohn Grant, 47, as president of its Hardy Wine Company, located at itsReynella, Australia, headquarters near Adelaide, effective March 13, 2007. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040119/STZLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org http://www.cbrands.com DUBAI CLASSIC... DUBAI - Michael Schumacher, Omega-Ambassador, and Stephen Urquhart,President of Omega, during the Dubai Desert Classic 2007 on Sunday, 4thFebruary. NETWORK TEN... SYDNEY - Internet broadcast specialist ROO and Ten Network Holdings Limited(ASX: TEN), one of Australia's three free-to-air commercial televisionbroadcasters, announced that ROO will provide integrated video streaming forTEN's new digital media offering. www.tencorporate.com.au www.roo.com VERIZON BUSINESS... HONG KONG and READING, England - Assessment Based on Completeness of Visionand Ability to Execute Verizon Business has been placed in the Leaders quadrantamong Asia/Pacific network service providers by leading analyst firm GartnerInc., in its new report, "Magic Quadrant for Asia/Pacific Network ServiceProviders, 2006(1)." http://www.verizon.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)