AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Thursday, April 10, 2008

SYDNEY--10 Apr--AsiaNet/InfoQuest

FRONTIER BIOTECHNOLOGIES...

CHONGQING - On March 16, 2008, Frontier Biotechnologies Co. received

official approval from the China State Food and Drug Administration for

initiating a Phase I trial of Albuvirtide in China. Albuvirtide belongs to a

new class of drugs known as viral entry inhibitors. This drug targets gp-41, a

viral protein that serves as a portal of entry of healthy cells by HIV, the

virus that causes AIDS. The Phase I trial, to be performed in Beijing, is

designed to evaluate the tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and antiviral activity

of Albuvirtide in HIV-infected patients.

BUDDHA III RECOGNIZED...

WASHINGTON - At a special ceremony held April 3 at the Library of Congress

of The United States, the International Buddhism Sangha Association (IBSA)

presented to the American people the newly-published precious Buddhist book

called H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III.

http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080409/DC18794-a

http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080409/DC18794-b

MICROSOFT ANNOUNCEMENT...

REDMOND, Washington - Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today issued the

following statement from Brad Smith, Microsoft's General Counsel, related to an

announcement today by Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO): "Any definitive agreement

between Yahoo! and Google would consolidate over 90% of the search advertising

market in Google's hands. This would make the market far less competitive, in

sharp contrast to our own proposal to acquire Yahoo! We will assess closely all

of our options. Our proposal remains the only alternative put forward that

offers Yahoo! shareholders full and fair value for their shares, gives every

shareholder a vote on the future of the company, and enhances choice for

content creators, advertisers, and consumers.

http://www.microsoft.com

AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER...

BEIJING - On his first official visit to China as Prime Minister of

Australia, the Hon. Kevin Rudd, MP, today launched SmartTrans' EventTrack(R),

an advanced Australian technology export which will be used by major Olympic

sponsors including Schenker Logistics and BHP Billiton to aid in the transport,

management and safety of people and assets during the Beijing 2008 Olympic and

Paralympic Games.

OSTEOPOROSIS STUDY...

ISTANBUL - A Multi-national study will follow 60,000 women for 5 years

Nearly 60,000 women aged 55 years and older have enrolled in a landmark,

multi-national study that will focus on the management of osteoporosis across

the globe. Launch of the Global Longitudinal Registry of Osteoporosis in Women

(GLOW) was announced today at ECCEO 8 (Eighth European Congress on Clinical and

Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis) in Istanbul, Turkey. This

groundbreaking observational study (registry) in osteoporosis aims to gain

insights to improve the standard of care for postmenopausal women at risk of

osteoporosis.

http://www.outcomes-umassmed.org

http://www.outcomes.org/glow

GROUPM ALLIANCE...

SINGAPORE and ST. JOHN'S, NL, - Consilient, the mobile software developer

and GSMA top Mobile Innovation winner for 2007, today announced a business

alliance with GroupM, the leading global media investment management operation.

The alliance will see both companies collaborating to grow the mobile

advertising market with a particular focus on advertising in push email. GroupM

is the parent company to WPP media agencies including MAXUS, MediaCom,

Mediaedge:cia and MindShare.

www.consilient.com

IDSMART ADMISSION...

NEW YORK - e-Smart(R) Technologies, Inc. (Pink Sheets: ESMT); ("e-Smart" or

the "Company") and its parent company, IVI Smart Technologies, Inc., (IVI)

(hereinafter, collectively, the "Company") learned from disclosures filed in a

Motion last month by IDsmart LLC, in the United States District Court, Northern

District of California, San Francisco Division, Case No. 3:06cv5528MHP, that

IDsmart admitted that its engineers were directed to use e-Smart's technology

in developing IDsmart's biometric smart card product, as the original complaint

filed by the Company against IDsmart for theft and misappropriation of our

biometric smart card technology alleges. IDsmart also confirmed that, because

its engineers had been instructed to use e-Smart's technology, IDsmart did not

actually have a product design and was unable to "release" any product until

approximately four months ago.

http://www.e-smart.com

CHINA YURUN ANNOUNCEMENT...

HONG KONG - China Yurun Food Group Limited ("Yurun" or the "Company",

together with its subsidiaries, collectively the "Group"; HKEx: 1068), a

leading and vertically integrated food brand name in China, today announced its

annual results for the year ended 31 December 2007 (the "Year").

http://www.yurun.com.hk

PLATTS SURVEY...

LONDON - The 13 members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting

Countries (OPEC) pumped an average 32.22 million barrels per day (b/d) of crude

oil in March, a 110,000 b/d decrease from February, according to a Platts

survey of OPEC and oil industry officials released Tuesday.

http://www.platts.com

http://www.opec.platts.com

FANNIE MAE...

WASHINGTON - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM):

2-Year Pricing Date April 9, 2008

Settlement Date April 11, 2008

Maturity Date May 20, 2010

Issue Size $3 billion Coupon

2.375 %

Price

99.834

Yield

2.457 %

Spread

+63 basis points / 1.750% 3/31/2010 U.S.

Treasury Payment Dates: Each May 20th and November 20th, beginning May 20,

2008

CUSIP 31398APV8

Listing Application will be made to list the securities on the EuroMTF

market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

http://www.fanniemae.com

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AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Thursday, April 10, 2008

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