SYDNEY--20 Aug--AsiaNet/InfoQuest SAXO CHINA... COPENHAGEN: Saxo Bank is opening its new representative office in Beijingand establishing itself in China in order to develop and expand its business inone of the fastest growing economies in the world.http://www.saxobank.com PANAMA CONTRACTS... DENVER: The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has awarded CH2M HILL, a globalfull-service engineering, construction and operations firm the ProgramManagement contract for the $5.25 billion Panama Canal Expansion program.Subcontractors on the team include DHV Group, Grupo TYPSA, CSA Group, and EarthConsultants International.http://www.ch2m.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of fivesecurities issues amounting to a total of US$625 million on Aug 27 and 28, 2007at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemedplus accrued interest.http://www.fanniemae.com CAS EXPANDS... COLUMBUS, Ohio: Marking its 100th anniversary in 2007, Chemical AbstractsService (CAS) is expanding into allied science fields and developing analysistools for researchers on a global platform.http://www.cas.orghttp://www.cas.org/newsevents/releases/casanniversary.htmlhttp://www.cas.org/aboutcas/cas100/annivhistory.html AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.