SYDNEY--21 Apr--AsiaNet/InfoQuest RGE OPENS... NEW YORK - RGE Monitor.com, a global economic and financialanalysis firm founded by world-renowned economist Dr. NourielRoubini, announced Monday that it has opened an office in HongKong, building on the company's growing success in theAsia-Pacific region.http://www.rgemonitor.com TATWEER UNITES... DUBAI - Tatweer, a member of Dubai Holding, Sunday announceda landmark deal with US-based Marvel Entertainment, Inc., thecreators of such globally renowned Super Heroes as Spider-Man,The X-Men, Iron Man, the Fantastic Four and The IncredibleHulk, to develop the region's first Super Heroes theme park atthe world's largest leisure, tourism and entertainmentdestination.http://www.marvel.com NOTABLES DISCUSS... WASHINGTON- On April 21, British Prime Minister GordonBrown, World Bank President Robert Zoellick, and Grammyaward-winning artist Shakira will participate in a mediaconference call to discuss the state of global education andout-of-school children in developing countries.http://www.campaignforeducation.org FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total ofUS$1.815 billion on April 28, 29, 30 2008 at a redemption priceequal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plusaccrued interest.http://www.fanniemae.com HERCEPTIN HELPS... BERLIN - New data presented Friday as part of a latebreaking plenary session at the European Breast CancerConference in Berlin showed that Herceptin (trastuzumab) incombination with standard chemotherapy prior to breast cancersurgery (neoadjuvant therapy) completely eradicates the tumoursin 45.5 per cent of women with HER2-positive early breastcancer.http://www.roche.com PATENT CONFIRMED... ROSEAU - Neuftec Limited, the proprietor of the originalnano-particulate cerium Oxide fuel catalyst technology, Fridayannounced that IP Australia, the Australian government agencyresponsible for administering patents, trade marks and designs,has recently confirmed the validity of Neuftec's AustralianPatent No. 2001267700 in Re-examination proceedings initiatedby Oxonica PLC, a UK based nanomaterials group. ALTEON RECEIVES... BRISBANE - Alteon Training, a wholly owned subsidiary of TheBoeing Company, Friday announced that it received Australia'sCivil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) approval as aMaintenance Training Recognized Organization (MTRO) under a newCASA civil aviation order.http://www.alteontraining.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.