SYDNEY--25 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuest CD BABY... WELLINGTON, New Zealand: The largest seller of independentmusic on the web, CD Baby, has partnered with the specialistmobile content trading site voeveo.com to distribute itsmaterial globally to rising numbers of wireless device users. TICKETMASTER EXPANDS... BEIJING and WEST HOLLYWOOD, California: Ticketmaster, theworld's leading ticketing company and an operating business ofIAC, has expanded its operations in China by acquiring amajority stake in Emma Entertainment Holdings HK, Limited, aprovider of ticketing and event promotions services in China. www.emma.cn www.ticketmaster.com GOLDEN CHINA... TORONTO, Ontario: Golden China Resources Corporation hasannounced that it has raised C$7.8 million (US$7.2 million)through a private placement offering. www.goldenchina.ca www.renmarkfinancial.com ICE FUTURES... LONDON: IntercontinentalExchange, the leading electronicenergy marketplace and soft commodity exchange, announced thatthe new ICE Middle East Sour Crude futures contract at ICEFutures, its U.K.-regulated futures subsidiary, is off to astrong start. www.theice.com www.nybot.com NIKE RESUMES... BEAVERTON, Oregon: NIKE, Inc. has announced that the companyis resuming Nike brand soccer ball production in Pakistan witha vendor committed to setting new standards for workers' rightsin the industry. www.nikebiz.com KOMAG UPDATES... SAN JOSE, California: Komag, Incorporated, a leadingindependent supplier of thin-film media for disk drives, isupdating its business outlook for the second quarter of 2007. www.komag.com STARTECH ENVIRONMENTAL... WILTON, Connecticut: Startech Environmental Corporation, afully reporting company, announced that it has signed thecontract and received a 10 per cent cash down-payment fromEnviroSafe Industrial Services Corporation of San Juan, PuertoRico for its purchase of three Plasma Converter Systems. www.startech.net OMNIVISION SHRINKS... SUNNYVALE, California: OmniVision Technologies, Inc., aleading independent supplier of CMOS CameraChip image sensorsfor high-volume applications, has announced the introduction ofits new OmniPixel3 architecture. Featuring its new 1.75 micronpixel, OmniVision's third-generation pixel design is among thesmallest currently available and will deliver sensors withhigher resolution, enhanced performance and improved imagequality, all in a smaller form factor. www.ovt.com GREEN GAS... LONDON: Green Gas International Limited, a company thatreduces harmful greenhouse gas emissions through methaneutilisation, has agreed to merge with OKD, DPB a.s., a Czechcoal-bed methane company which is wholly owned by New WorldResources B.V. (NWR). The new joint venture company is calledGreen Gas International B.V. and has also raised EUR 15.5million (US$20.8 million) of additional equity capital. NWR isa Dutch coal, logistics and energy holding company that is thesole shareholder in the Czech Republic's largest hard coalmining company, OKD a.s. AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.