SYDNEY--10 Apr--AsiaNet/InfoQuest FRONTIER BIOTECHNOLOGIES... CHONGQING - On March 16, 2008, Frontier Biotechnologies Co. receivedofficial approval from the China State Food and Drug Administration forinitiating a Phase I trial of Albuvirtide in China. Albuvirtide belongs to anew class of drugs known as viral entry inhibitors. This drug targets gp-41, aviral protein that serves as a portal of entry of healthy cells by HIV, thevirus that causes AIDS. The Phase I trial, to be performed in Beijing, isdesigned to evaluate the tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and antiviral activityof Albuvirtide in HIV-infected patients. BUDDHA III RECOGNIZED... WASHINGTON - At a special ceremony held April 3 at the Library of Congressof The United States, the International Buddhism Sangha Association (IBSA)presented to the American people the newly-published precious Buddhist bookcalled H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080409/DC18794-ahttp://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080409/DC18794-b MICROSOFT ANNOUNCEMENT... REDMOND, Washington - Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today issued thefollowing statement from Brad Smith, Microsoft's General Counsel, related to anannouncement today by Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO): "Any definitive agreementbetween Yahoo! and Google would consolidate over 90% of the search advertisingmarket in Google's hands. This would make the market far less competitive, insharp contrast to our own proposal to acquire Yahoo! We will assess closely allof our options. Our proposal remains the only alternative put forward thatoffers Yahoo! shareholders full and fair value for their shares, gives everyshareholder a vote on the future of the company, and enhances choice forcontent creators, advertisers, and consumers.http://www.microsoft.com AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER... BEIJING - On his first official visit to China as Prime Minister ofAustralia, the Hon. Kevin Rudd, MP, today launched SmartTrans' EventTrack(R),an advanced Australian technology export which will be used by major Olympicsponsors including Schenker Logistics and BHP Billiton to aid in the transport,management and safety of people and assets during the Beijing 2008 Olympic andParalympic Games. OSTEOPOROSIS STUDY... ISTANBUL - A Multi-national study will follow 60,000 women for 5 yearsNearly 60,000 women aged 55 years and older have enrolled in a landmark,multi-national study that will focus on the management of osteoporosis acrossthe globe. Launch of the Global Longitudinal Registry of Osteoporosis in Women(GLOW) was announced today at ECCEO 8 (Eighth European Congress on Clinical andEconomic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis) in Istanbul, Turkey. Thisgroundbreaking observational study (registry) in osteoporosis aims to gaininsights to improve the standard of care for postmenopausal women at risk ofosteoporosis.http://www.outcomes-umassmed.orghttp://www.outcomes.org/glow GROUPM ALLIANCE... SINGAPORE and ST. JOHN'S, NL, - Consilient, the mobile software developerand GSMA top Mobile Innovation winner for 2007, today announced a businessalliance with GroupM, the leading global media investment management operation.The alliance will see both companies collaborating to grow the mobileadvertising market with a particular focus on advertising in push email. GroupMis the parent company to WPP media agencies including MAXUS, MediaCom,Mediaedge:cia and MindShare.www.consilient.com IDSMART ADMISSION... NEW YORK - e-Smart(R) Technologies, Inc. (Pink Sheets: ESMT); ("e-Smart" orthe "Company") and its parent company, IVI Smart Technologies, Inc., (IVI)(hereinafter, collectively, the "Company") learned from disclosures filed in aMotion last month by IDsmart LLC, in the United States District Court, NorthernDistrict of California, San Francisco Division, Case No. 3:06cv5528MHP, thatIDsmart admitted that its engineers were directed to use e-Smart's technologyin developing IDsmart's biometric smart card product, as the original complaintfiled by the Company against IDsmart for theft and misappropriation of ourbiometric smart card technology alleges. IDsmart also confirmed that, becauseits engineers had been instructed to use e-Smart's technology, IDsmart did notactually have a product design and was unable to "release" any product untilapproximately four months ago.http://www.e-smart.com CHINA YURUN ANNOUNCEMENT... HONG KONG - China Yurun Food Group Limited ("Yurun" or the "Company",together with its subsidiaries, collectively the "Group"; HKEx: 1068), aleading and vertically integrated food brand name in China, today announced itsannual results for the year ended 31 December 2007 (the "Year").http://www.yurun.com.hk PLATTS SURVEY... LONDON - The 13 members of the Organization of the Petroleum ExportingCountries (OPEC) pumped an average 32.22 million barrels per day (b/d) of crudeoil in March, a 110,000 b/d decrease from February, according to a Plattssurvey of OPEC and oil industry officials released Tuesday.http://www.platts.comhttp://www.opec.platts.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM):2-Year Pricing Date April 9, 2008Settlement Date April 11, 2008Maturity Date May 20, 2010Issue Size $3 billion Coupon2.375 %Price99.834Yield2.457 %Spread+63 basis points / 1.750% 3/31/2010 U.S.Treasury Payment Dates: Each May 20th and November 20th, beginning May 20,2008CUSIP 31398APV8Listing Application will be made to list the securities on the EuroMTFmarket of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.http://www.fanniemae.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.