SYDNEY--10 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuest FENOFIBRATE DIABETES... ROME - Exciting New Data From the FIELD Study ShowAdditional Microvascular-Associated Benefits of Fenofibrate.The First Time in a Large-Scale Prospective Study That anyLipid-Modifying Therapy Has Been Shown to Significantly Reducethe Risk of Lower-Limb Amputation in Patients With Type 2Diabetes. http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/newsrelease?id=236272 VIVAGEL CONDOM... MELBOURNE - Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX:SPL,OTCQX:SPHRY) today announced that a full licence agreement hasbeen signed with SSL International plc (LSE:SSL) in relation tothe VivaGel coated condom. SSL manufactures and sells Durexcondoms, the market-leading condom brand worldwide.www.starpharma.com CHINA CABLECOM Q2... SHANGHAI - China Cablecom Holdings, Ltd. ("China Cablecom")(Nasdaq: CABL; CABLW; CABLU), a joint-venture provider of cabletelevision services in the People's Republic of China (PRC),announced today its unaudited financial results for the secondquarter ended June 30, 2008.http://www.chinacablecom.net O.BERK INTRODUCTIONS... UNION, N.J.- O.BERK Company along with the CosmeticPackaging Group will be promoting several new and excitingproducts and services at HBA Global Expo in New York inSeptember. The Cosmetic Packaging Group will not only bedisplaying its new collection of glass bottles and jars, butwill be releasing its updated "Pocket Container Sourcebook."This booklet contains the Group's available line of glass,plastic and metal bottles, jars, cans, and closures, andcomplements both its printed and online catalogs.http://www.OBERK.com ATMEL INTRODUCTION... HEILBRONN - Atmel(R) (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today asignificant enhancement to the ATA2270-EK1 125-kHz RFID demokit. This kit, which enables the evaluation and prototyping ofAtmel's wide portfolio of LF IDIC(R)s, has been upgraded toinclude a PC-based GUI application to be connected directly tothe kit's hardware. This new user interface provides anoptimized platform for the evaluation and customization ofAtmel's RFID solutions used in access control, industrialautomation, loyalty cards, anti-counterfeiting, and animalidentification. Configuration of Atmel tags in all availablemodes and the selection of the most suitable RFID solutionwithout advanced knowledge of RF engineering have been madeeven easier.http://www.atmel.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$75million on 19 September, 2008 at a redemption price equal to100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest. http://www.fanniemae.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTNR securities issues amounting to a total of US$25million on 19 September, 2008 at a redemption price equal to100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest. http://www.fanniemae.com ANADIGICS SHOWCASE... WARREN, N.J. - ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD) todayannounced that it will be attending three major industry eventsin China: the Global WiMAX Summit in Beijing from September18th to 19th; PT/ExpoComm in Beijing from October 21st to 25th;and the Mobile Asia Congress in Macau from November 18th to20th.http://www.anadigics.com VALE NEGOTIATIONS... RIO DE JANEIRO - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (NYSE: RIO)(Vale), in compliance with a determination of Brazil's Comissaode Valores Mobiliarios (CVM), informs that it is negotiatingwith Asian clients the convergence of reference prices for ironore to the same level of those charged to European clients.Currently, reference prices for Asian clients are 11.0% to11.5% lower than prices for Europe, depending on the type ofiron ore.http://www.vale.com FANNIE MAE ANNOUNCEMENT... WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM):2-Year Pricing Date September 10, 2008Settlement Date September 12, 2008Maturity Date October 12, 2010Issue Size TBDCoupon TBDPayment Dates Each October 12th and April 12th, beginningOctober 12, 2008CUSIP 31398ATZ5Listing Application will be made to list the securities onthe EuroMTF market of the Luxembourg Stock ExchangeBarclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., andJ.P. Morgan Securities Inc. are the joint lead managers. Theco-managers include Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., GoldmanSachs & Co., and UBS Securities LLC.http://www.fanniemae.com PLATTS SURVEY... LONDON - The 13 members of the Organization of the PetroleumExporting Countries (OPEC) pumped an average 32.81 millionbarrels per day (b/d) of crude oil in August, a Platts surveyof OPEC and oil industry officials showed September 9. This is40,000 b/d higher than the July production of 32.77 million bd.http://www.mcgraw-hill.com. JETSTAR PACIFIC... HO CHI MINH CITY - Special launch fares just $2USD# one wayEvery Day one way fares from $12USD# one way Jetstar Pacific,Vietnams low fares airline, will expand into internationalmarkets for the first time under the Jetstar brand offeringdaily direct services from Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok*(Thailand) and Siem Reap* (Cambodia). RTS REALTIME... CHICAGO and FRANKFURT - What:A seminar on algorithmictrading trends, news and opportunities [immediately prior tothe FIA Asia Derivatives Conference] When: September 17, 2008,9:30 a.m. Tokyo time. Where: FIA Asia Derivatives ConferenceSakura-A Room Tokyo Westin 1-4-1 Mita, Meguro-ku Tokyo,Japan.http://www.rtsgroup.net SOURCE: AsiaNet AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.