SYDNEY--15 Aug--AsiaNet/InfoQuest BELKIN ROCKSTAR... HONG KONG - Belkin International, Inc., has been recognizedfor its innovative and exciting product designs with two IDEAawards, by cosponsors Industrial Designers Society of America(IDSA) and BusinessWeek. Belkin was given a Silver award forRockStar, a multi-headphone splitter, and a Bronze award forTuneStudio, a 4-channel mixer for iPod, in the ComputerEquipment category.http://www.belkin.com/tunestudio PMI GROUP ANNOUNCMENT... SYDNEY and WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - The PMI Group, Inc. (NYSE:PMI) today announced that it has entered into a definitiveagreement to sell its Australian mortgage insurance subsidiaryand related Australian holding company to QBE Insurance GroupLimited ("QBE"), Australia's largest international generalinsurance and reinsurance group. This transaction will enhancePMI's overall liquidity and support opportunities for its U.S.mortgage insurance operations.http://www.pmigroup.com SUN PHARMA ANNOUNCEMENT... MUMBAI - Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Reuters:SUN.BO, Bloomberg: SUNP IN, NSE: SUN PHARMA, BSE: 524715) todayannounced that on August 13, 2008, the U.S. Federal TradeCommission (FTC) granted early termination of the antitrustwaiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) for thepreviously announced Tender Offer by Alkaloida Chemical CompanyExclusive Group Ltd. (Alkaloida), a subsidiary of Sun Pharma,for all outstanding Ordinary Shares of Taro PharmaceuticalIndustries Ltd. (Taro). Clearance under HSR meets one of theconditions to the Tender Offer. The Offer is scheduled toexpire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Tuesday, September2, 2008 unless extended.http://www.sunpharma.com AMERICAN FOOD... SINGAPORE - Top US retailers, suppliers and distributors,food services companies and food media were in Singaporerecently as part of the annual business programme "TastySingapore Culinary Mission" (16-20 June 2008). They includeSafeway, HEB, Westpoint, Food Services of America and CompassGroup as well as Sigma Alimentos from Mexico and SodexoCanada.www.iesingapore.com GATES' GRANTS... SEATTLE - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation todayannounced a $17.6 million package of grants to help people mostaffected by the global food crisis and support small-scalefarmers in developing countries. SODEXO SINGAPORE... SINGAPORE - Sodexo gets an insight into Singapore's F&Bindustry with the recent annual business programme "TastySingapore Culinary Mission", 16-20 June 2008. This is the firsttime that Canada is part of the programme and was representedby Mr Suman Roy, Executive Chef from Sodexowww.iesingapore.com PROACTIVE FAMILY... CHENNAI - Proactive Family Solutions (PFS), a division ofU.S.-based One World United, LLC, today announces theavailability of its affordable gestational surrogacy and eggdonation services in India to citizens of Australia, making thedream of parenthood a reality in a safe and financially viableway.http://www.proactivefamilysolutions.com DUFF & PHELPS... NEW YORK - Duff & Phelps Corporation (NYSE: DUF), a leadingprovider of independent financial advisory and investmentbanking services, today announced that it has established afoothold in Greater China, with a presence in Shanghai, HongKong and Beijing, as part of its continued global expansion.http://www.duffandphelps.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.