SYDNEY--21 Jan--AsiaNet/InfoQuest ROCK FESTIVAL... WELLINGTON: Wellington based promoter and event producer Capital C:Concerts, the company behind this summer's sold out Elton John and Bon Joviconcert tours has again struck the right cord with the discerning Kiwi publicand also with international fans and media with ROCK2WGTN. PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT... MELBOURNE: New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori and the big-hittingJacob Oram, in association with bat sponsor Gray-Nicolls, will make animportant announcement about an exciting and unprecedented partnership with TheNew Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation for cricket in New Zealand on Wednesday 23January at Eden Park from 2.30pm. NIP/TUCK HOLIDAY... SYDNEY: Gorgeous Getaways Monday said Angie Rota, a 45 year old customerservice manager from Ranui in Auckland, travelled to Malaysia with theAustralian surgery holiday operator to undergo extensive body surgery. It saidAngie's transformation has been an inspiration to all.www.gorgeousgetaways.com/news_sharon.htm OXYCOM LAUNCHES... HEERENVEEN: The Dutch company Oxycom Monday launched on a global scale anenergy efficient air-conditioning system.http://www.oxy-com.com ANNUAL CONFERENCE... WELLINGTON: The Global Development Annual Conference, Security forDevelopment: Confronting Threats to Survival and Safety will be held inBrisbane from 29-31 January 2008.www.gdnet.org/ninth_conference POLICY SPEECH... TOKYO: Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda delivered a policy speech in a plenarysession of the Diet on January 18, 2008.http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/index-e.html NAME DISPUTE... NEW YORK: Abacus Settlements, LLC, a leader in the life settlement industryFriday announced that a European life settlement company utilizing the nameAbacus has agreed to cease using the name, which is a trademark of AbacusSettlements, LLC.http://www.abacussettlements.com SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS... WICHITA, Kansas: Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. will release its fourthquarter and full-year 2007 financial results at 6:30 a.m. (CT), on Thursday,Feb. 7.http://www.spiritaero.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of 41securities issues on Jan 28, 29, 30 and Feb 1 2008 at a redemption price equalto 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.http://www.fanniemae.com OSAKA AWARDS... OSAKA: Osaka Prefectural Government on Friday said the 22nd Yamagata BantoPrize has been awarded to Edwin A. Cranston, Professor of Japanese Literature,Harvard University, U.S.A. in commendation of his work in researching Japaneseclassical literature, including the publication entitled 'A Waka Anthology,Volume One'.http://www.pref.osaka.jp/bunka/banto/jusyo/banto.htm ALLEGIANCE COMMENTS... SYDNEY: Allegiance on Friday commented on Zinifex's ASX Release dated 17January 2008. AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.