SYDNEY--15 Jul--AsiaNet/InfoQuest LUXURY VILLAS... BANGKOK: Napa is a Thai word that means sky, an appropriate name for KohSamui's newest ocean front estate featuring ten, US$ 1.85 million (THB 61million) luxury villas with lofty, wide ocean views over the Gulf ofThailand. Renowned architect Gary Fell from Gfab has combined Thai designelements with modern open plan living and large free form pools to create achic, comfortable mix of 50s Palm Springs elegance and tropical island hideaway. www.indigoRE.com ALASKA PIPELINE... WASHINGTON: The escalating price tag for the proposed Alaska natural gaspipeline is the biggest obstacle facing the massive project, FederalCoordinator of the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects Drue Pearce saidhere on Monday at the latest Platts Energy Podium event in Washington. http://www.platts.com http://www.mcgraw-hill.com http://platts.com/energypodium/index.xml CO2 RESEARCH... PITTSBURGH: Carnegie Mellon University's Mitchell J. Small is scheduled tospeak July 29 to more than 100 Australian scientists about how to detect costlyleaks at sites where carbon dioxide is buried deep beneath the earth's surface. http://www.cmu.edu INFORMEX365.COM LAUNCHED... PRINCETON, N.J.: Informex has launched Informex365.com, a new web portal formanufacturers that require service and support in chemical reactions commonlyused in the production of pharmaceuticals, bio-technology products, industrialproducts and higher-value chemicals. http://www.informex.com http://www.Informex365.com http://www.cmp.biz STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP... LONDON: Global DataCenter Management (GDCM), the leading provider of datacentre management solutions Tuesday announced a strategic partnership with APWPresident Systems, a provider of data centre infrastructure, to distribute itsnlyte solution across India. http://www.gdcm.com http://www.apwpresident.com TISSUE WORLD... SHANGHAI: The Tissue World Asia 2008 conference and exhibition looks asthough it will once again be a very successful gathering of tissue makers andconverters from around Asia and, in fact, from throughout the world. To be heldin Shanghai on 19-21 November 2008 at the INTEX Shanghai, a crowd of between3,000 to 4,000 participants is expected. http://www.tissueworld.com ANEX+SINCE 2009... SHANGHAI: Preparations for next year's ANEX+SINCE 2009 are already wellunder way. To be held from 20 - 22 May 2009, in two separate exhibition halls,the INTEX Shanghai and Shanghaimart and covering a total area of 16,000 squaremeters, ANEX+SINCE 2009 will create a perfect platform for suppliers,manufacturers, new players and other related parties in the global nonwovensindustry to grasp opportunities and find customers. http://www.anex2009.com NEW PARTNER... PALO ALTO, Calif.: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider oflegal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide,Tuesday announced that Eva H. Wang has joined the firm as a partner. http://www.wsgr.com KINGSMAN ANNOUNCES... VANCOUVER: Kingsman Resources Inc. Monday announced the results of a recentexcavator trenching program on its 6,204 hectare Pathfinder property, located20 kilometres north of Grand Forks, British Columbia. http://www.kingsmanresources.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of onesecurities issue worth US$50 million on July 24, 2008 at a redemption priceequal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT... NEW YORK: IDO Security, Inc., developer of the innovative MagShoe "shoes-on"weapons metal detection system, Monday announced a distribution agreement withHwan Technology and Trade Co., one of China's largest distributors ofwalk-through metal detectors. http://www.idosecurityinc.com http://www.huaweian.com PV INVESTMENT... BERLIN: Germany's investment framework, research landscape, and talentedworkforce are pushing the country's photovoltaics (PV) sector toward gridparity, the point at which PV generation will cost the same for the consumer aselectricity from the grid. An overview of these and other investment advantagesin Germany will be featured at Intersolar North America 2008, July 15-17 in SanFrancisco, California. http://www.invest-in-germany.com PRIVACY SEAL... BRUSSELS, KIEL, and ZEIST: EU Data Protection Supervisor Peter HustinxMonday presented the first European Privacy Seal to search engine Ixquick whichis now the first search engine to be formally approved by the EU. http://www.ixquick.com http://www.european-privacy-seal.eu IFSEC INDIA... MUMBAI: UBM India, a subsidiary of United Business Media Ltd., Mondayannounced IFSEC India 2008, to be held between 16 and 18 October 2008 atPragati Maidan, New Delhi, India. http://www.ifsecindia.com http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com RAPTOR EXPANDS... NOVATO, Calif.: Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. Monday announced theappointments of Richard L. Franklin, M.D., Ph.D. to the company's board ofdirectors and Stephen C. Blacklow, M.D., Ph.D. to its scientific advisory board. http://www.raptorpharma.com GIFT FAIR... BANGKOK: The second edition of Bangkok International Gift Fair and BangkokInternational Houseware Fair 2008 (BIG&BIH) is closing in, with more than everthe variety, creativity and quality of lifestyle products ranging from gift,premiums, home decorative items, household products, home textiles, toys andnovelties, stationery, and office supplies. www.bigandbih.com VELUX LAUNCHES... HOERSHOLM: VELUX A/S has launched its vision for future living environments- a concept named Model Home 2020. With this concept, VELUX aims forclimate-neutral construction and optimal indoor comfort with fresh air andnatural daylight. http://www.velux.com TESTING FACILITIES... NEW DELHI: Pearson VUE, the electronic certification and licensure testingbusiness of Pearson, and NIIT Ltd., the leading Global Talent DevelopmentCorporation, have agreed to expand their certification network in India, andextend a range of IT and non-IT tests for students and professionals, acrossthe country. http://www.pearsoned.com http://www.niit.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.