SYDNEY--2 Jul--AsiaNet/InfoQuest COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY... MATSUYAMA: MIURA Co., Ltd., the leading manufacturer ofsmall once-through boilers, has developed a technology whichdramatically reduces the nitrogen oxide concentration in theexhaust gas of gas-fired steam boilers to below 1ppm (at O2=0per cent equivalent) compared to the 25ppm of conventionalboilers. PRESSURE MONITOR... KYOTO: The diagnosis, treatment and prevention ofhypertension and other cardiovascular diseases is set toimprove worldwide following the recent amendment to thetreatment guidelines, which was encouraged by OmronHealthcare's non-invasive blood pressure monitor withaugmentation index, the HEM-9000AI. MEASLES VACCINATION... WASHINGTON: The government of Pakistan is launching a newphase of the largest-ever national measles vaccinationcampaign, with a goal of reaching more than 63 million childrenby March 2008. This campaign will protect millions of childrenagainst measles in Pakistan, and will also be a significantstep toward reaching the global goal of reducing measles deathsby 90 per cent by the year 2010 (compared to 2000). www.redcross.org www.measlesinitiative.org FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$25million on July 10, 2007 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. www.fanniemae.com NORILSK ACQUIRES... MOSCOW and TORONTO: OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel has announcedthat 201,089,154 common shares of LionOre Mining InternationalLtd, representing approximately 90 per cent of the LionOrecommon shares outstanding, were deposited to Norilsk Nickel'soffer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares ofLionOre for Cdn$27.50 (US$25.89) in cash per share by theexpiry time of the offer on June 28, 2007. www.nornik.ru/en www.sedar.com DISNEY PREMIERE... SINGAPORE: "High School Musical 2," the sequel to the EmmyAward-winning Disney Channel Original Movie for kids, tweensand families, will premiere across Southeast Asia on Sunday,September 9 (7.30pm Singapore/Malaysia time, 6.30pm Indonesiatime). GUSMAO SPEAKS... DILI: An address from His Excellency, President XananaGusmao: "Our newfound sovereignty has been fractured andchallenged by a Fretilin parliament that bred contempt,nepotism, corruption and arrogance. The country's leadershiphas created a culture of impudence, with disregard forhumanity, ignoring the moral laws of civil liberties andimpeding the democratic rights promised to our humble citizensat the heart of our young constitution. Because of this, CNRT[National Council of Timorese Resistance] was resurrected, toreconstruct all that is fundamentally unjust with our nation atthe hands of the Fretilin leadership." www.cnrt-timor.org AVANCIS CLEARANCE... BERLIN: The European Commission Directorate General (DG) forCompetition recently announced that AVANCIS, a joint venturebetween Shell and Saint-Gobain, can receive a tax allowance anda direct grant from the Federal State of Saxony. www.invest-in-germany.com SINGTEL LAUNCHES... SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel)announced that it has launched Asia Pacific's first and onlyintegrated global IP Wide Area Network (WAN) solution. Thissolution provides business communications in remote areas viaseamless and secure IP technology. www.singtel.com www.optus.com.au AON ANNOUNCES... CHICAGO: Aon Consulting, the human capital consultingorganization of Aon Corporation, has announced the appointmentof Dr. Rajeshree "Gina" Parekh as the Health and BenefitsPractice leader for Aon Consulting Asia Pacific, and countryleader for Aon Consulting India. www.aon.com www.aon.com/hcc AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.