Sydney--23 Aug--AsiaNet /InfoQuest BERLIN PROMOTES... BERLIN: Berlin Partner is set to present Berlin as a publishing capital at the Beijing International Bookfair from August 30 - September 3, 2007 in Beijing. http://www.businesslocationcenter.de/cn/Start/seite0.jsp http://www.berlin-china.net http://www.peking-bookfair.german-pavilion.com/gp/ peking2007/home/index.cfm http://www.berlin-partner.de BANK INVESTS... CHARLOTTE: Bank of America Corporation Thursday announced it has made an investment in Countrywide Financial Corporation, the largest mortgage lender in the United States. http://www.bankofamerica.com ADVOCATES CONVENE... DAVAO CITY: Representatives of the business sector, government officials, and civil society organizations will meet in Mindanao on Thursday to evaluate program milestones and share best practices of a unique, cross-sector anti-corruption initiative. http://www.asiafoundation.org http://philippines.usaid.gov VERIZON WINS... SYDNEY: Verizon Business has been awarded a three-year contract to provide managed security services (MSS) for 3's (Hutchison 3G Australia) wireless network. http://www.verizonbusiness.com http://www.verizon.com SHARAPOVA UNVEILS... NEW YORK: On the rooftop of Rockefeller Center on Thursday, Maria Sharapova showed why New York is a magical place for her as she unveiled her 2007 US Open day and evening dresses she'll wear for match play. http://www.nikebiz.com ACAMS LAUNCHES... MIAMI: The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), the premier membership organization for AML professionals, Wednesday launched the first salary survey designed specifically for the AML/CFT (combating the financing of terrorism) industry. http://www.acams.org ALCAN BREAKS... PARIS: Alcan Inc. Wednesday broke ground at the Tianjin Airport Industrial park in China for its world-class specialty alloy cable manufacturing facility which produce specialty alloy cable products for commercial, institutional and industrial applications. www.alcan.com ACONEX LINKS... MELBOURNE: Aconex, the world's largest provider of construction collaboration solutions, has been selected to provide its online information management service to the Purple Line section of the Dubai Metro development. DELEGATES LURED... BRISBANE: Brisbane's burgeoning reputation as a super yacht headquarters is proving the drawcard for New Zealand delegates to the Asia Pacific Cities Summit next week. www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/apcs AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.