SYDNEY--24 Jan--AsiaNet/InfoQuest BIOSEEK COLLABORATES... BURLINGAME, Calif.: BioSeek, Inc., a leader in applying integrated humanbiology systems for developing new therapeutics, announced Wednesday that ithas entered into a collaboration agreement with Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co.(DSP), a global biopharmaceutical leader based in Japan.http://www.bioseekinc.comhttp://www.ds-pharma.co.jp/englishhttp://www.ctcls.co.jp ROAD RALLY... INDIANAPOLIS, In.: The infamous Great American Run road rally is scheduledto set the USA ablaze when it departs Los Angeles, California on September 7,2008.http://www.thegreatamericanrun.com BULGARIA WELL... DENVER, Col.: Direct Petroleum Bulgaria, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary ofDirect Petroleum Exploration, Inc. (DPE), has completed drilling and logging ofthe Deventci-R1 well, its first exploratory well on the A-Lovech Block innorthwest Bulgaria.http://www.directpetroleum.com PPD EXPANDS... WILMINGTON, N.C.: PPD, Inc. Wednesday announced that it has expanded itsglobal central lab services into China through an exclusive agreement withPeking Union Lawke Biomedical Development Limited (PUL).http://www.ppdi.com QUALCOMM ANNOUNCES... SAN DIEGO, Cal.: Qualcomm Incorporated Thursday announced results for thefirst fiscal quarter of 2008 ended December 30, 2007.http://www.qualcomm.com MOST EXPENSIVE... ZURICH: The so far internationally unknown author Tomas Alexander Hartmanhas entered the hitherto most expensive book in the world into the register ofGerman Books in Print (VLB).http://www.presseportal.ch Q4 TRANSACTIONS... AMSTERDAM: AerCap Holdings N.V. Wednesday announced the completion of thefollowing transactions during fourth quarter 2007. SATYAM LISTS... AMSTERDAM: Satyam Computer Services Ltd., a leading business and informationtechnology services provider, Wednesday announced that it has listed itsAmerican Depositary Shares (ADSs) on Euronext Amsterdam, which is part of NYSEEuronext.https://www.loket.afm.nl/loket/en-GB/default2.aspxhttp://www.afm.nl/corporate/default.ashx?DocumentId=9572http://www.satyam.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of 122securities issues on Feb 2, 4 and 12, 2008 at a redemption price equal to 100percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.http://www.fanniemae.com 2,500TH CLIENT... LONDON: World-Check, the global industry pioneer and leading provider ofhighly-structured open source risk intelligence, is proud to announce that itrecently celebrated its 2,500th client sign-up.http://www.world-check.com ERASMUS PRIZE... AMSTERDAM: The Board of the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation (Amsterdam) hasawarded the Erasmus Prize 2008 to the Dutch/British journalist, author andpolitical commentator Ian Buruma.http://www.erasmusprijs.orghttp://www.ianburuma.com SURGERY HOLIDAY... SYDNEY: After her surgery holiday to Sri Lanka, Joanne Morgan, a 31 year oldIT engineer from Grimsby, Lincs, was whisked to Las Vegas by her long termboyfriend and married, according to Gorgeous Getaways, the leading Australianbased surgery operator. www.gorgeousgetaways.com UVS ACQUISITION... ATLANTA: Universal VAT Services (UVS), a global provider of foreign taxreclaim services for corporations and academic institutions, Wednesdayannounced that Currencies Direct Limited, the leading payment technologysolutions company, has acquired UVS for an undisclosed sum.http://www.universalvatservices.com JETSTAR GROWS... SINGAPORE: Australia's low fares airline Jetstar is to further grow shorthaul international operations between Asia and Australia with the commencementof a daily Singapore-Darwin-Melbourne service from 17 April 2008. ENERGY STRATEGY... ABU DHABI: Masdar, Abu Dhabi's $15 billion future energy initiative, hasmade significant steps forward in its ambition to make Abu Dhabi the globalcentre for future energy.http://www.masdaruae.comhttp://www.wfes08.com HNF ANNOUNCES... HAKODATE: Higashi Nihon Ferry Co, Ltd., (HNF), Hakodate, President ShinjiKoga, has released the name and the hull livery of the second high speed wavepiercing in May 2008. The second vessel will be operated by HNF in the route ofTsugaru-Strait between the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido. MICROSOFT'S COMMITMENT... BERLIN: Microsoft Corp. Wednesday announced a renewed commitment over thenext five years to Partners in Learning, a program that provides the educationcommunity with resources and training to help students reach their fullpotential.http://www.microsoft.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.