SYDNEY--25 Jun--AsiaNet/InfoQuest TOP RANK... WASHINGTON: Clutch Group, a global provider of legal support services, wasrated the top Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) company worldwide in the 2008Black Book Top Vendors survey conducted by the Brown-Wilson Group, anoutsourcing consultant firm and publisher of the Black Book.http://www.clutchgroup.com BBC ACQUIRES... AUCKLAND: BBC Worldwide Wednesday announced that from July 1, it will assumefull ownership and management control of UKTV, the number one GeneralEntertainment channel on Sky TV in New Zealand. CITYSCAPE CHINA... SINGAPORE: Cityscape China 2008 opens Wednesday to investors and members ofthe global real estate community at the Shanghai New International Expo Centrein Pudong, China from June 25 to 27, 2008.http://www.cityscapechina.com ACQUISITION COMPLETED... MALVERN, Pa.: Frontage Laboratories, a leading high quality provider ofbioanalytical, pre-clinical and drug development services to the pharmaceuticalindustry, announced Wednesday it has completed the acquisition of AdvancedBiomedical Research, Inc. (ABR), an international, full service clinical CRO.http://www.frontagelab.comhttp://www.abr-pharma.com INTERCALL NAMED... CHICAGO: InterCall, the world's largest conferencing and collaborationservices provider, has been named Frost & Sullivan's 2008 Conferencing ServiceProvider of the Year in Asia Pacific.http://www.intercall.comhttp://www.frost.com SURGICAL TOOL... GENEVA and WASHINGTON DC: With major surgery now occurring at a rate of 234million procedures per year - one for every 25 people - and studies indicatingthat a significant percentage result in preventable complications and deaths,the World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new safety checklist forsurgical teams to use in operating theatres, as part of a major drive to makesurgery safer around the world.http://www.who.inthttp://www.who.int/patientsafety/http://www.who.int/patientsafety/en/ CHINA JV... PRINCETON, N.J. and SHANGHAI: WuXi PharmaTech and Covance Inc. Wednesdayannounced that the two companies have entered into a Memorandum ofUnderstanding to create a 50-50 joint venture which will provide world-classpreclinical contract research services in China.http://www.covance.comhttp://www.wuxipharmatech.com TELEVISION PROGRAM.. SYDNEY: Apple Wednesday announced that television programming fromAustralia's top networks including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation,Seven Network and Nine Network, along with US-produced programs from The WaltDisney Company's ABC Studios, Disney Channel and MTV Networks, is now availableon the iTunes Store in Australia.http://www.itunes.com/auhttp://www.apple.com CMPI GEARING... LONDON: Following on from the success of kbb Birmingham, CMPi is now gearingup to deliver an upscale, design-led kitchen, bedroom and bathroom exhibitionto the heart of the nation's capital in 2009. CLINICAL STUDY... LONDON: Morria Biopharmaceuticals Plc, a biopharmaceutical company focusedon the development of novel anti-inflammatory drugs, Wednesday announced thatit has initiated a Phase II equivalent study of MRX-4, in a nasal aerosolformulation, in 105 patients suffering from allergic rhinitis (AR).http://www.morria.com DYNAMIC TOWER... NEW YORK: Visionary Italian architect Dr. David Fisher Tuesday announced thelaunch of the revolutionary Dynamic Tower, the world's first building inmotion, to be constructed in Dubai and Moscow with other locations plannedworldwide.http://www.dynamicarchitecture.net POPCAP OPENS... SHANGHAI: PopCap Games Inc., the leading developer and publisher of casualvideo games, Tuesday announced that James Gwertzman, longtime senior businessdevelopment executive with the company, has been promoted to Vice President ofAsia/Pacific and has relocated to Shanghai to direct PopCap's rapidly expandingoperations throughout the Asia/Pacific region.http://www.popcap.com ANADIGICS LAUNCHES... WARREN, N.J.:ANADIGICS, Inc. Tuesday announced the launch of three newactive splitters for use in CATV set-top boxes with multiple tuners: theAPS3608, APS3611 and APS3623.http://www.anadigics.comhttp://www.anadigics.com/worldwide_sales RECORD SALES... ADA, Mich.: Nutrilite, the world's leading brand of vitamin, mineral anddietary supplements, posted a record $3.1 billion in sales over the last 12months as Amway/Quixtar's message of optimal health resonates with consumersaround the world.http://www.alticor.comhttp://www.nutrilite.comhttp://www.quixtar.com MANPOWER RESEARCH... SYDNEY: Manpower Australia & New Zealand Tuesday released the results of itsBorderless Workforce survey to determine employer views about the outwardmigration of talent.www.manpower.co.nz FASHION ACCESS... HONG KONG: Buoyed on by the success of the previous Fashion Access (FA), thenext event, scheduled 2 - 4 October 2008, will focus on the upcoming seasonunder the slogan 'Let's Go Summer 2009'.http://www.aplf.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.