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DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT… HONG KONG: Arrow Asia Pac Ltd., a business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc., announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Diodes Incorporated, a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application-specific standard products within the broad discrete and analog semiconductor markets.

www.arrowasia.com www.diodes.com AIRLIVE WL-5470AP… TAIPEI: AirLive, one of the most advanced worldwide brands for networking and communication equipments, has announced its AirLive WL-5470AP. www.airlive.com www.airlive.com/WL-5470AP.htm PLANT CLOSURE… TOKYO: Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has decided to shut down the Bayonne, New Jersey Plant of AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. at the end of December 2007, stopping production of fluorochemicals there. COMSCORE RELEASES… TOKYO: comScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, has released its ranking of the top Internet and top-gaining properties in Japan based on data collected through its comScore World Metrix audience ratings service. www.comscore.com SICON SEMICONDUCTOR… LINKOPING: “We are delighted that Karl-Henrik Sundstrom will now join us as Chairman of the Board” says Roland Andersson, CEO of Sicon. www.siconsemi.com FANNIE MAE… WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$50 million on October 7, 2007 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. www.fanniemae.com NIKE NAMES… BEAVERTON, Oregon: Nike announced that company executive Sandy Bodecker has been named to the newly created position of Vice President of Nike Global Design. In his new role, Bodecker will oversee all aspects of design for the Nike brand, from concept creation to retail presentation. GLOBAL PAYMENTS… ATLANTA, Georgia: Global Payments Inc. has announced results for its first quarter ended August 31, 2007. www.globalpaymentsinc.com FRIENDSTER LAUNCHES… SAN FRANCISCO, California: Friendster, Inc. announced the launch of Fan Profiles, a new feature enabling over 40 different entity types - such as musicians, artists, models, non-profits, athletes and more - to connect with existing fans and build a fan base within Friendster’s global community. www.friendster.com www.friendster.com/fanprofiles TOKYO PROPERTY… TOKYO: Tokyo ranks as the third most promising Asia Pacific city in terms of real estate investment prospects, according to Emerging Trends in Real Estate Asia Pacific 2008, just published by the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. www.uli.org www.pwc.com AERCAP ANNOUNCES… AMSTERDAM: AerCap Holdings N.V. announced that it has recently closed the acquisition of a Boeing 737 New Generation, which was delivered new from the production line this month. MANAGING DIRECTOR… CHICAGO, Illinois: The Warranty Group announced that Robert B. “Bob” Mulcahy, 49, has been appointed Managing Director of its business units in Australia and New Zealand which includes The Warranty Group Australasia, Pty. Ltd. and branch operations of Virginia Surety Company, Inc. www.thewarrantygroup.com ABBOTT AWARDED… ABBOTT PARK, Illinois: Abbott, a leader in the treatment of autoimmune diseases, has received the 2007 Galen Prize for Best Biotechnology Product for HUMIRA  (adalimumab), the first approved fully human antibody. www.HUMIRA.com www.abbott.com LP GAS… PARIS: By choosing Africa and the theme “fuelling life” for its 20th Forum (Cape Town, South Africa, October 24-26, 2007), the WLPGA (World LP Gas Association) is asserting its commitment to proving the major contribution that LP Gas can make towards improving global living conditions, especially in disadvantaged areas. www.wlpgasforum2007.com KARL LAGERFELD… PARIS: KARL LAGERFELD SAS has announced a strategic licensing alliance with Marchon Eyewear, Inc., to create KARL LAGERFELD men’s and women’s eyewear starting with the 2008 collection. PLAWA PRESENTS… SHANGHAI: At the Imaging Expo China/Interphoto Shanghai 2007 in Shanghai, plawa will present a new AgfaPhoto digital camera product family with the models DC-8338i, DC-8330i and DC-1338i. www.plawa.com www.panama-pr.de/download/agfaphotoShanghai.zip GORE ANNOUNCES… ELKTON, Maryland: W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore), a global leader in providing high technology solutions for the electronics industry, announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance that includes an equity investment in Quellan, Inc., a leader in low power analog noise cancellation ICs. www.gore.com www.quellan.com UK UNVEILS… LONDON: The UK takes a major step towards cementing closer business, investment and trade ties with India on a bilateral level with the official launch of the UK India Business Council, at the UK Trade and Investment Awards in Mumbai, India. www.ukibc.com MOBILE WIMAX… CHICAGO: Navini Networks and Beceem Communications announced at WiMAX World in Chicago a partnership under which Beceem’s Mobile WiMAX chipsets will be part of Navini’s newly announced Surfer product line for Mobile WiMAX. www.beceem.com www.navini.com MICREL LAUNCHES… SAN JOSE, California: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, has introduced a family of the industry’s smallest fully-integrated 6A synchronous buck regulators, the MIC2260x series for 3V and 5V supply rails. www.micrel.com BNY SELECTED… LONDON: BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, a global leader in securities servicing, has been selected by PCA Asset China Dragon A Share Fund - Korea’s first locally domiciled fund that invests in China A-share market - to provide custody services. www.bnymellon.com GALOC PROJECT… PERTH: Nido Petroleum Ltd is pleased to announce that the drill ship Energy Searcher has come on-hire to the Galoc Project which signals the start of the Galoc oil field development, the first offshore development in the Philippines for almost seven years. THOMSON ACQUIRES… STAMFORD, Connecticut: The Thomson Corporation, a leading provider of information solutions to business and professional customers worldwide, announced that it has acquired Prous Science, a global leader in the provision of life sciences information solutions. www.thomson.com www.prous.com www.scientific.thomson.com CHICAGO SPIRE… CHICAGO: The Chicago Spire was officially launched at an event held in Chicago’s Millennium Park. An invited audience of nearly 500 people heard presentations by Santiago Calatrava, the architect of the 2,000-foot iconic residential building on the shores of Lake Michigan, and Garrett Kelleher, executive chairman of Shelbourne Development Group, Inc. www.thechicagospire.com REUTERS RELOCATES… SINGAPORE: Reuters has announced plans to relocate David Gurle Executive Vice President, Global Head of Reuters Communication Services and its communication services business to Singapore. www.reuters.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.