SYDNEY--13 Oct--AsiaNet/InfoQuest QUARK PHARMACEUTICALS... FREMONT, Calif. - Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc., adevelopment-stage pharmaceutical company discovering anddeveloping novel RNA interference-based therapeutics, todayannounced that the journal Cancer Research published results onefficacy of siRNA targeting its proprietary target gene againstnon-small cell lung cancer in the edition dated October 1,2008. The paper, entitled RNAi-Mediated Silencing of NuclearFactor Erythroid-2 Related Factor 2 Gene Expression in NonSmall Cell Lung Cancer Inhibits Tumor Growth and Increases Efficacyof Chemotherapy, reports on research performed in collaborationwith Professor Shyam Biswal of the Division of Pulmonary andCritical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University. www.quarkpharma.com http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/68/19 7975 WI-FI ALLIANCE... SHANGHAI - The Wi-Fi Alliance today announced thatShanghai-based TA Technology recently became its newestAuthorized Test Laboratory, providing independent testingservices to its worldwide roster of member companies in one ofChina's key economic capitals. The lab completed testing on itsfirst Wi-Fi CERTIFIED product late last month. www.wi-fi.org GREATEST RACE... NAIROBI - On Sunday 26th October the world's leadingmarathon relay series The Greatest Race on Earth 2008/09 getsunder way with the Nairobi Marathon. Last year's NairobiGreatest Race on Earth category winner, China's Lu Lu Li, willbe hoping to better her overall second place this year. In theGreatest Race on Earth category she crossed the finishing linefirst. www.thegreatestraceonearth.com MOMAGRI CHINA... BEIJING - momagri, the Paris-based think tank established toprepare solutions to the inadequacies facing the agriculturalsector worldwide, held a press conference in Beijing on October10, to outline its new vision for agriculture. Topics includedthe threats facing the 21st century: how to feed 9 billionpeople by 2050, how to fight poverty and how to guarantee foodsecurity in a world of never ending crises. DEFENDORY DAY ATHENS - On Friday 10th October, the General Director ofDefence Investment and Armaments, Mr. Evangelos Vasilakoscompleted his meetings at the 15th International Exhibition ofDEFENDORY INTERNATIONAL 2008. OPEC OUTPUT... LONDON - Platts -- The 13 members of the Organization of thePetroleum Exporting Countries pumped an average 32.47 millionbarrels per day of crude oil in September, a Platts survey ofOPEC and oil industry officials showed today. This is down340,000 barrels per day from August and reflects outputdeclines in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Angola. www.opec.platts.com www.platts.com www.mcgraw-hill.com TUBE CITY... PITTSBURGH - Tube City IMS, LLC, a service provider to steelmills and foundries throughout the world, today announced thatit has opened its first representative trading office in Ho ChiMinh City, Vietnam. J. David Aronson, President - Raw Materialsand Optimization Group, said Vietnam is an increasinglyimportant market in the Asia-Pacific region. www.tubecityims.com DOMAIN AUCTION... BRISBANE - Fabulous.com and T.R.A.F.F.I.C., joint organizersof the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under domain name conference, willhold a charity auction of ten premium domain names with therevenue to be donated to the Internet Commerce Association , anon-profit advocate for the domain name industry. www.TrafficDownUnder.com www.InternetCommerce.org www.RickLatona.com PTC ALLIANCE... PITTSBURGH - In an effort to access high growth markets inChina and India, PTC Alliance is opening an office in SouthAsia. Additionally, a dedicated organization will be in placeto serve and support current customers and their global growth.The new office will be located in Chennai, India. This newlycreated organization will be responsible for all of Asia. www.ptcalliance.com CRTC SCANDAL... TORONTO - An Australian public interest advocate hasrequested NDP Leader Jack Layton address a scandal at theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission; acase involving some of the most powerful people in Canada,including billionaire Ted Rogers. www.mieact.org.au www.mediascam.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C. - Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of eight MTN securities issues amounting to a total ofUS$740 million on October 21, 22 and 23, 2008 at a redemptionprice equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemedplus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com AERCAP TRANSACTIONS... AMSTERDAM - AerCaps CEO Klaus Heinemann commented:Despitethe growing turmoil in the global markets, AerCaps quarterlybusiness activities continued with a high degree of normality.During the third quarter of 2008, a significant number ofletters of intent were converted to signed lease agreements,all aircraft and engines scheduled for delivery were completedand accepted by our clients, our committed capital expenditureswere completed and funded, and all targeted asset sales wereexecuted. JIMTOF 2008... TOKYO - The Japan Machine Tool Builders' Association, alongwith Tokyo Big Sight Inc. will hold the six-day-long JIMTOF2008 - the 24th Japan International Machine Tool Fair - at theTokyo International Exhibition Center "Tokyo Big Sight". Theevent will take place from Thursday, October 30, 2008, toTuesday, November 4, 2008. www.jimtof.org/eng/index.html BALENCIAGA FRAGRANCE... PARIS - Balenciaga S.A. and Coty Inc., today announced anexclusive partnership to create, develop and distributefragrance lines under the Balenciaga name. Effectiveimmediately, the partnership will renew the Balenciaga brand inkeeping with its fragrance heritage, which first started in1946 with the launch of the famousLe Dix. www.coty.com ADDINTOOLS FEATURE... HAINAN - Addintools announced a new feature of itswell-demanded Classic Menu for Office 2007 v3.93c, alight-weight interface add-on for ribbon-styled MicrosoftOffice 2007 which easily, without modifying any core files,brings back the classic style of Microsoft Office 2003interface yet keeping new features of Microsoft Office 2007 andthe ability to automatically deploy on client computers inoffices. The new feature is a smart and useful way of usingkeyboard shortcuts without memorizing massive amount ofMicrosoft Office 2007 hotkeys. www.addintools.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.