SYDNEY--26 Aug--AsiaNet/InfoQuest VOLCANO JAPAN... TOKYO - Volcano Japan today announced the initiation of itsdirect sales effort in Japan. Volcano Japan is a subsidiary ofVolcano Corporation, a leading manufacturer and developer ofintravascular ultrasound, functional measurement, OpticalCoherence Tomography, and Forward Looking IVUS productsdesigned to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of coronary andperipheral vascular disease.www.volcanocorp.com OLYMPIC SITE... RESTON, Virginia - comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring thedigital world, today released a study of global visitation toBeijing2008.cn, the official Web site of the 2008 Olympic Gamesin Beijing, China.www.comscore.com BEAUTIFULPEOPLE.NET SURVEY.. TOKYO - A recent survey by beautifulpeople.net of attractivepeople in Japan and abroad reveals insights and comparisonsinto promiscuity, faithfulness, importance of looks andfinancial wealth -- among other trends.www.beautifulpeople.net LIQUIDNET MILESTONE... HONG KONG - Liquidnet, the global institutional marketplace,today announced that it now has more than 100 members providingliquidity in Asia-Pacific equities. The milestone was reachedwith the addition of Australian institutional fund managerChallenger Financial Services Group Ltd and Axa RosenbergInvestment Management (Japan) Ltd.www.liquidnet.com SIGHT-SAVERS... NEW YORK - ORBIS International's flagship Flying EyeHospital has arrived in Harbin, China with its global team ofvolunteer eye care specialists and global Alliance for Sightpartner, Alcon, Inc., the world's leading eye care company.www.orbis.org THOMSON REUTERS... JAKARTA - Indonesia's generics and API manufacturers getboost in competitive advantage from launch of two solutions inthe market by the Scientific business of Thomson Reuters. IASBET PROMOTION... MELBOURNE - Australia's horse racing carnivals are renownedfor three things: superstar gallopers, unparalleled fashion andthe richest races on the calendar. Entering into its thirdedition, IASbets Big Bet Blast promotion joins the list as afeature attraction with $100,000 in Melbourne Cup Day bettingbank prizes and five chances to win.www.iasbet.com TRANS-ORIENT PETROLEUM... VANCOUVER - Unconventional oil and gas explorer Trans-OrientPetroleum Ltd. is pleased to announce that Dow JonesMarketWatch interviewed company COO Drew Cadenhead on Thursday,August 21.http://transorient.com/www.sedar.com REC SILICON... SANDVIKA - Renewable Energy Corporation ASA is pleased toannounce Becancour, Quebec as the site of choice for the nextphase of silicon materials expansions.www.recgroup.com ASIAN POKER... MACAU - Whilst Vietnam only collected one silver in Beijing,it stands a very good chance of taking the top prize next weekwhen the Asian Poker Tour arrives in Macau from the 27th to the31st August at the glamorous Galaxy Starworld Hotel andCasino.www.asianpt.com RESVERLOGIX CORP... CALGARY - Resverlogix Corp. is pleased to announce that thePhase 1b/2a program for the study of RVX-208 in subjects withnormal lipids and those with low high-density lipoproteincholesterol has proceeded according to plan.www.resverlogix.com DUBAI GOLF... DUBAI - Tiger Woods, the world's number one golfer, todayofficially unveiled the new master plan for The Tiger WoodsDubai, the exclusive residential golf community development anda member of Tatweer.www.tigerwoodsdubai.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$800million on September 4, 2008 at a redemption price equal to 100per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest.http://www.fanniemae.com ASIAN POKER... MACAU - The $1.5 million APT Macau offers Asia's largestever guaranteed prize pool and runs from the 27th - 31st Augustat the Galaxy StarWorld Casino Resort and Hotel. Tuesday 26thAugust is a hectic day as the Asian Poker Tour officially hitstown!www.asianpt.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.