SYDNEY--3 Aug--AsiaNet/InfoQuest BIODURO APPOINTS... SAN DIEGO: BioDuro, LLC, a leading company in the business of life sciencesoutsourcing for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry with headquartersin San Diego, California and laboratory facilities in Beijing, China, Fridayannounced the recent appointment of Steven M. Hutchins, to the position of VicePresident, Business Development & Collaboration Management.http://www.bioduro.com NORTH POLE... SYDNEY: The first ever submersible dives to the ocean floor at theGeographic North Pole were successfully completed Friday. The expedition is thefirst in which humans have visited 'The Real North Pole' which lies over 4,261metres (13,980ft) beneath the thick cover of permanent polar sea ice.www.deepoceanexpeditions.comwww.deepoceanquest.com COMSCORE RELEASES... LONDON: comScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, Friday releasedits first report on Japan's top Internet properties and top gaining propertiesfor June.http://www.comscore.com SEVERSTALTRANS REVIEWS... MOSCOW: Severstaltrans Friday announced that it has engaged ING CorporateFinance to manage the disposal of its shareholding in Estonian Oil Service AS(E.0.S.)http://www.eos.com.ee DRILLING RESULTS... TORONTO: Golden China Resources Corporation Thursday announced additionalinterim drilling results for the Company's ongoing 2007 exploration program atits Beyinhar gold project in Inner Mongolia, China.www.goldenchina.cawww.renmarkfinancial.com UHV TECHNOLOGY... GENEVA: The leading experts in the field of Ultra High Voltage or UHV are tobegin defining the technical and safety specifications for this promising newtechnology that is set to help deliver the world's increased electrical energydemands.http://www.iec.chhttp://www.cigre.org GLG REPORTS... LONDON: GLG Partners, a leading alternative asset manager which recentlyannounced a reverse acquisition transaction with Freedom Acquisition Holdings,will report its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007,on Friday, August 3, 2007.http://www.glgpartners.com GLOBAL CUSTODIAN... LONDON: BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, the global leader in asset servicing,has been selected by National Pension Service of Korea, to provide globalcustody, securities lending and other services.http://www.bnymellon.comhttp://www.bankofny.com ELECTRIC CARS... BEIJING: Electric car pioneer ZAP and lithium-polymer and nanotech batterydeveloper Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. Thursday announced the opening ofa joint development office in Beijing to expand their research, manufacturingand marketing of advanced batteries for electric cars using the latest innanotechnology.http://www.zapworld.comhttp://www.abat.com.cn SAFEST SUNSCREEN... SYDNEY: In 2007 the Environmental Working Group (EWG) ranked naturallyderived UV Natural #1 safest and most effective sunscreen after analyzing 785sunscreens of which 84% provided inadequate protection from the sun's harmfulrays or contained ingredients with safety concerns.http://www.ewg.org/node/21719 AVON SIGNS... SYDNEY: Avon Products, Inc. Wednesday announced that it has signedworld-renowned, Oscar-winning actress, Reese Witherspoon, as the company'sfirst ever Global Ambassador.http://www.avon.com.au VOLUNTARY RECALL... AUCKLAND: Mattel (NZ) Wednesday announced a voluntary consumer recall ofselect Fisher-Price Licensed Character Toys including Sesame Street, Dora theExplorer and other children's toys, purchased from 1 May to 2 August 2007.www.mattel.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.