The Business Times, 18 March 2003

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    11 1 MrrA(p)oe4/oa/aoo3 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE Internet http://business-times.asial.com.sg TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2003
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  • Article, Illustration
    A new chapter for OCBC and founding Lees
    842 1  -  Lee Seng Wee's giving up exec directorship signals easing of control By! Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Come July 1, Lee Seng Wee will not only cease to be OCBC chairman, but will also move from being an executive board member to a
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    Feb non-oil exports defy war fears to grow by 23%
    595 1  -  Ye&r-on-year jump, driven by pharmaceutical exports, beats economists' forecasts By l Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] The surprisingly strong showing in January that kicked off the year on Singapore's export front has not eased, despite a US-Iraq war looming. February's key
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    FINANCE
    75 1 FOREX RATES US* SS USS (S$ per I'SS) 1.753 £(l'SS/SS per S) 1.589 1785 El'RO(l'SS/S$/E). 1083 1.900 YEN 117.8 67.20 RM 3.800 1167 HKS 7.799 4.448 BAHT 4164 24.32 Rl'PlAH 8348 5.103 RENMINBI 8199 4.733 INDIAN Rl'PEE 47.66 27.18 MtlMK RATI* SINGAPORE* Uft Kl ALA U'KPl R «40 HONG
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    MARKETS
    72 1 STI 1,234.42 (-16.46) ST INDEX FUTURES M 25.00 (-29.00) SIMSCI FUTURES 150.40 (-3.60) Monday Change KUSECOMP ***** -5.94 NIKKEI 225 7,871.64 -***** HANG SENG .....8,804.16 -***** SET INDEX 354.61 -3.63 JAKARTA COMP .382.15 -673 MANILA COMP _.999 46 -4.53 TAIPEI WPI 4.357.99 -118.18 SEOUL COMP ***** -22.41 SHENZHEN B
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    US ditches diplomacy, clears way for war
    687 1 Bosh to give Saddam ultimatum: get onto! Iraq or face attack [UNITED NATIONS] The US and its allies yesterday ended diplomatic efforts to win UN approval for an ultimatum to Iraq, clearing the way for them to launch a war without Security Council
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    Oil, US dollar slide as war looms; gold surges
    649 1 Stock markets in Asia also take a beating Bloomberg, AFP, Reuters [LONDON] Crude oil fell yesterday after the White House said George W Bush will deliver an ultimatum to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein that he leave the country or face an
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    • Article
      S'pore pre-listing exchange is on the cards
      355 2  -  OTC market will enable SMEs to raise equity finance easily Byi Andrea Tan [SINGAPORE] Parties from Taiwan and the West have expressed interest in setting up an over-the-counter (OTC) market or pre-listing exchange in Singapore, SME Finance Panel chairman Indeijit Singh said yesterday.
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      US chip firm moves production to S'pore
      374 2  -  Asyst Tech's deal with Solectron to yield USsloom of production initially By I Serena Ng [SINGAPORE) Californiabased semiconductor equipment maker Asyst Technologies Inc has started shifting the bulk of its manufacturing activities to Singapore through its new outsourcing partner Solectron Corp. The move
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Dubious impressions
        94 2 THERE'S a new craze among Singaporeans going to Shanghai buying sets of fake S-Yard, Callaway or other "top-brand" golf clubs from the Trademart there. But at least one Singapore executive shuns the phoney clubs, saying: "What happens when I play with top businessmen and the club head flies
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      • Article
        Cool it, guys
        160 2 IT was OCBC versus DBS at a Spring Singapore event yesterday. Asked by SME Finance Panel chairman Inderjit Singh to talk about the various schemes offered to small and medium enterprises, DBS managing director for enterprise banking Hong Tuck Kun gave a three-minute rundown of the "very,
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      Tour agents report cancellations for Hong Kong trips
      383 2  -  PMEUMOXIA SCARE Many switch destinations after travel advisory By\ Stephanie Yap (SINGAPORE] Singaporeans are scrambling to avoid certain holiday destinations as the number of people here coming down with pneumonia 21 at last count grows. This also follows the Ministry of Health's
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  • CORPORATE earnings
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      Seksun profit up 61%; plans l-for-5 bonus
      655 3  -  It's speeding up plans to list China subsidiary on Shanghai bourse By] Loh Hui Yin SEKSUN Corporation turned in a strong set of results last year net profit was up 61 per cent prompting the metal components manufacturer to reward its shareholders with
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      295 4 OTHER SINGAPORE MINCES Mar 17 VALUE CLOSE WOW -433.00 159.00 ITCOM -*****.00 -113.00 ITlfrdqfH -*****.00 -44.00 iHHMIw 333.73 -3.93 tQI-fMiiniil 113.09 1.73 SOCjiiM11 1025.33 -12.60 «Qf« Jill Flip 305.05 -3.45 watkipiw 151.06 -2.28 MWCiriw 150.40 -3.60 Accord Customer 2.5c *****.000 Chart SemCond 26c.„ *****.000 ASL M*me 10c 14.973.000 L*ongHtfi20c 6,955.000
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      Want Want: a case of glass half-empty or half-full?
      267 4  -  HOT STOW WARRANT By\ R Sivanithy IN the stock market, it's equally possible to view situations positively or negatively. For example, some analysts see a battered stock price as an interesting buying opportunity, while others shun the stock in question. A
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      Field day for short-sellers, traders
      755 4  -  hi fj, '.tj a STOCKS r. sivanithy THERE'S only one type of serious player in the stock market right now and we're not talking about "investors" who "bargainhunt" or "profit-take" when prices go up or down. We're talking about intra day traders who have no
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      US$ whipped around by conflicting war talk
      606 4  -  CURRENCIES Bat sterling suffers even worse relapse dne to Britain's close association with US position larry wee CURRENCY players were whipped around badly between trading last Friday in New York and Asian trading yesterday, after the US dollar gave up a good chunk
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  • Article
    UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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      138 5 H OFFICE MANAGERS AND WORKERS Hi OF SINGAPORE It is time for us to rally together and rid ourselves of workplace inefficiencies. We have a glorious opportunity to abolish mindless, |HH repetitive and costly tasks. ■B|l A new day is coming. But we must first embrace an important new technology.
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  • SINGAPORE companies
    • Article
      CCL wants bigger slice of Astra: sources
      505 6  -  BftSTnTETWa It nps stake from 23J% to 35.1% in three years; more baying expected By l Christopher Tan DIVERSIFIED Cycle Carriage Ltd (CCL), which has been buying shares in Indonesian subsidiary Astra International from the open market, may be eyeing a 50 per
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    • Article
      Chairman sells Sheraton Towers stake to Bonvests
      449 6  -  By. Audrey Tan BONVESTS Holdings chairman and managing director, Henry Ngo, will inject his 70 per cent stake in Sheraton Towers Singapore into the mainboard-listed company, in return for new shares which will increase his holdings of Bonvests from 29.97 per cent to
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      Steeled against vagaries of the market and war
      878 6  -  hockIRWW catherine ong THE new shareholders of Nat Steel Ltd, a consortium led by hotel tycoon Ong Beng Seng, were given a one-day tour of the company's mill not too long ago. It wasn't, of course, as aesthetically delightful as a stroll
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    • Article
      Chartered shares dive 7.3% to new low
      391 6  -  Stock ends at 63J> cents on fears of potential cash call, countdown to Iraq war By\ Michelle Quah SHARES of chip foundry Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing were slammed yesterday by fears of a potential cash call by the company and the countdown to war
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      Shipping counters slide on Iraqi war worries
      552 6 Higher insurance, fnel costs may not be passed to clients Bloomberg SHARES of Neptune Orient Lines Ltd (NOL), Evergreen Marine Corp and other Asian shipping lines fell on concern a war in Iraq may start this week, which would probably result in higher
      Bloomberg  -  552 words
    • Article
      New payment channel for UOB cards
      188 6 UNITED Overseas Bank credit card-holders can use the is-land-wide AXS stations from today to pay their credit card bills. UOB said yesterday its customers can pay credit card bills at more than 180 such stations using their NETS ATM card or Cash card. The
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    • COMPANYBriefs
      • Article
        BNP moves Sydney forex ops here
        50 6 FRENCH banking group BNP Paribas will move its Sydney foreign exchange trading operations to Singapore, so Singapore will become its sole centre for trading during the Asian time zone. But BNP will still maintain foreign exchange sales staff in Sydney, the bank said yesterday.
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      • Article
        Presscrete unit in Indian project
        65 6 PRESSCRETE Holdings's wholly owned subsidiary, Neocorp Innovations, will take a 25 per cent stake in a $70 million township project in Andhra Pradesh, India. The project is led by Cesma International, a subsidiary of the Housing and Development Board. Presscrete said yesterday that the project—due
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      • Article
        Lian Beng unit begs $31m order
        66 6 LIAN Beng Group yesterday said its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lian Beng Construction, has secured a $31.76 million construction contract from the Defence Science Technology Agency. The 16-month contract is to build Block 118 and ancillary works at Changi East The project will not affect earnings
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        Ipoo to buy China Gas stake
        52 6 IPCO International said yesterday it has signed a conditional agreement to buy 320 million shares in China Gas Holdings for HK$304 million (S368.3 million), from Heng Fung Holdings and its subsidiaries. The shares represent 26.4 per cent of the issued capital of Hong Kong-listed
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        Kl investee McMoRan strikes gas
        94 6 K1 Ventures said yesterday that its investee company, McMoRan Exploration Co (MMR), had last week announced a successful production test at the South Marsh Island Block 223 exploratory well In die United States. Analysis of die test results show the well has potential to produce
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      313 7 I SMART WORKERS OF SINGAPORE H UNITE AT THE CANON PRODUCT SHOW AND SEMINAR. MERITUS MANDARIN SINGAPORE, LEVEL 5, SOUTH TOWER, MANDARIN BALLROOM SINGAPORE *****7 MARCH MARCH 10AM 6PM Thursday March 2003 March 2003 llam 11.35 am 1. Achieving Seamless Document Capture, 10.30 am 11.05 am 5. Achieving Seamless Document
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Exec jobs also at risk: minister
      441 8  -  YESTERDAY DV PARLIAMENT Lee Boon Tang sap upscale positions are being lost to low-cost locations Byi Cuang Peck Ming LOW-SKILLED workers will not be the only ones seeing their jobs shifting offshore. Manpower Minister Lee Boon Yang warned yesterday that professionals, managers and executives
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    • Article, Illustration
      Two options were considered for HDB
      388 8  -  Other option would have demoralised staff badly: Mah Vince Chong NATIONAL Development Minister Mah Bow Tan told Parliament yesterday that the government considered two options last year when reviewing the Housing and Development Board's role in the current economic climate. Before the decision was
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    • Article, Illustration
      Retail sales for January up 9.7%
      249 8  -  By. Elgin Toh THE retail sales index grew a strong 9.7 per cent year-on-year in January, according to the Department of Statistics (DOS) yesterday. Motor vehicles sales were especially robust, growing 15.4 per cent from a year ago. Excluding motor vehicles, retailers in general
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    • Article
      Library targets working adults
      193 8 TO encourage professionals, managers, executives and businessmen (PMEBs) to read regularly, the National Library Board (NLB) has launched its new Library(aOffice campaign. Library@Office campaign is a series of roadshows in the central business district and selected suburban office malls, and aims at promoting libraries and its
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    • Article
      Asia General takes stake in China insurer
      407 10  -  It trays 5% of China Minsheng to make it first S'pore firm to enter China By\ Michelle Quah ASIA General Holdings has become the first Singapore insurer to sink its teeth into the burgeoning China market, which has seen explosive growth since China
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    • Article
      JTC eases rental deposit, lease renewal policy
      193 10 JTC Corp has unveiled a two-pronged approach to further help its customers reduce business costs. From next month, rental security deposit for companies on short-term tenancies and temporary occupation licences will be halved to one-month. This will benefit 3,900 customers who are paying
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    • Article
      GIC Real Estate buys 50% interest in Paris building
      259 10  -  By\ Kalpana Rashiwala GIC Real Estate has bought a 50 per cent interest in a prime office building in the Paris CBD 6-8 Boulevard Haussmann. The property's long-term income profile, "excellent building quality" and prominent location in the financial district were
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      HK firm puts up for sale 50 Parkway Centre units
      466 10  -  Office space, said to be worth $26-28 m, is owned by Chin family company By] Kalpana Rashiwala A COMPANY controlled by the family of Hong Kong's Deacon Chiu is selling 50 office units said to be worth about $26 million
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    FINANCE
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      124 9 When beauty and technology meet, a revolution is inevitable. IBM Voted Best Buy by Japan's HiVi, Dec 2002. Best Plasma TV of the Year 2003 by UK's What TV Video Magazine. What's behind it. Igj M One cable is all you Just one cable connects The Plasma TV's unique swivel
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    COMMODITIES
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  • FOCUS property
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      Enterprise home truth
      608 11  -  BiM.ux.mu PROPERTY Pnsh for entrepreneurship is not good for property market in short run lee han shih BAD news for developers the government is making a big push to encourage entrepreneurship in Singapore. Last week it was revealed that Raymond Lim, one of the high-flying new Members
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      419 11 MORTGAGEE'S SALE BY TENDER PROPERTY TYPE TENURE 1) 179 Syed AJwi Road, 4-storey commerical bldg with Freehold off Jin Besar mezzanine floor basement carpark. Land Area: 8,090 sqft appro* Fir Area: 35,700 sqft approx. 2) 1 Harvey Road, 5-storey showroom/office/factory Freehold off Macpherson Rd Land Area: 7,205 sqft approx. Fir
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      575 11 mf Bungalow with swtmnwng pool land/BuH-r 8900 5600 Near American Sch Askng 3.38 mdton j_Current rental $12,500 IN THK MATTKR OF THE COMPANKS ACT, CAR SO AND IN THK MATTKR OK NKXUS GM)BAI SYSTE MS rn: ITU I Incorporated in Singapore) Al an hatraordinary General Meeting of the aho\cnamcd Company
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      284 11 CALROSE GARDENS FOR SALE BY TENDER Address 501 511 Yio Chu Kang Road Land Area 27,996.9 sqm (301,358 sq ft) Tenure Freehold Zoning Residential Plot Ratio 1.4, up to 5 storeys Description Large elevated freehold site within walking distance to Yio Chu Kang MRT Station CHU St Nicholas Girls' School
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Freedom of speech—or of intimidation?
      724 12  -  OPINION m3S3SSES3t shoeb kagda SINCE widespread student demonstrations toppled former president Suharto in 1998, street protests have become a daily feature in Indonesia Under the country's newfound freedoms, people are allowed to express themselves freely in the local media, in seminars and at conferences, where
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      96 12 'In science, there is only a Number One; no Number Two. We'd like to lead in contributing to mankind.' Zhang Hoaying a scientific director of China's space programme, on Beijing's multibillion-dollar programmes to construct a space station and explore the moon and Mars. Trying to figure out
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      War and pessimism
      546 12 EDITORIAL A YEAR ago, attributing the markets' dismal performance to "irrational pessimism" was both catchy and feasible. Not any more. As war drums reach a crescendo, and post-war economic scenarios offer little relief, pessimism now seems to many to be an entirely rational response. It cannot be
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      Japanese banks turn to global capital
      1309 12  -  The threat of nationalisation is driving banks to seek private fnnding-that and the approach of the 'day of reckoning' financial year-end From, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo JAPAN'S leading banks are scrambling to raise a hefty 2 trillion yen (5529.6 billion) of new capital, both
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    • Article
      Forgive failures and support entrepreneurs
      299 12  -  MAiLirsrn Rajesh Chowdhary Singapore MANY a time I have read about how the Singapore government intends to transform the Republic into a Silicon Valley. Whatever the steps that are being taken to achieve this goal, one significant factor concerning the mindset of the people needs
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    • Article
      Keppel has two woman directors
      195 12  -  Wang Look Fung (Ms) General Manager Group Corporate Communications Keppel Corporation Ltd I REFER to your article "Still a man's world in S'pore boardrooms" (BT, March 15). The report carried an erroneous statement quoting Mr John Lim, honorary secretary of The Singapore Institute of Directors,
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Celcom wants Deutsche Telekom dispute heard in Asia
      591 13 KUALA LUMPUR German firm will still seek damages even if outvoted on Thursday: analysts Reuters MALAYSIA'S Celcom wants arbitration of a dispute with shareholder Deutsche Telekom to be held in Asia, to boost its chances of winning a tussle over its merger
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    • Article
      Goldman Sachs misses out on Danamon business – twice
      442 13 Goldman Sachs misses out on Danamon business twice SINGAPORE Bloomberg GOLDMAN Sachs Group Inc, the leading adviser on mergers and acquisitions in Asia outside Japan this year, lost a chance to earn fees handling the sale of Indonesia's fifth largest bank twice in three months. Goldman competed with ÜBS Warburg
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    • Article
      M'sia likely to form giant plantation firm: Jamaludin
      350 13 SEPANG, Malaysia Bernama A GIANT plantation company is expected to be formed in the near term following the government's aim to create at least four additional heavyweights in the capital market by merging gov-ernment-linked companies, Malaysian Second Finance Minister Jamaludin Jarjis said.
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    • NOTEBook
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        KL to supply US$20b of gas to Japan
        64 13 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia will supply US$2O billion worth of gas to two Japanese power companies, national oil company Petronas said yesterday. Petronas' subsidiaries Malaysia LNG Sdn Bhd (MLNG) and MLNG Tiga Sdn Bbd signed two separate agreements to supply liqueflekl natural
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      • Article
        Indon customs dept on reform drive
        57 13 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's customs department named in a survey last year as one of the country's most corrupt institutions, said yesterday it will embark oil a reform programme. The office of customs and excise said in a statement it would set up a working
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      • Article
        SEA ministers to discous looming war
        78 13 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] South-east Asian foreign ministers are expected to voice strong opposition to a looming war in Iraq at an informal meeting beginning today in Malaysia, a senior diplomat said. Ong Keng Yong, secretary-general of the Association of South-east Asian Nations, said the
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      • Article
        Thai economy grew 6.1% in Q4
        62 13 Reuters [BANGKOK] The Thai economy grew 6.1 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 20Q2 and by SJ2 per cent for the whole of last year, beating analysts' expectations, the government's top think tank said yesterday. The state National Economic and Social Development
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  • REGIONAL news
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      PCCW expected to post HK$7.5b loss on one-off charges
      484 15 HONGKONG Reuters HONG Kong's dominant phone company PCCW Ltd, facing a shrinking share of a weak local market, is expected to report a net loss for 2002 on heavy one-off charges, and analysts say prospects are dim for significant near-term revenue
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    • ASIANotes
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        HK may probe Leung's car purchase
        91 15 AFP #6!fcKjsmHong Kong's anti-corruption watchdog Said yesterday it W received several complaints calling for an OTt*tiBßtion into a scandal involving financial Secretary Antony Leung Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) to comment on the nature of the allegations -hiit said "for an v nursuable die
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      • Article
        China's postal service to spin off units
        100 15 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China's State Post Bureau will split its pnrfltable business units from its regulatory role as part of a government plan to restructure and sell shares in the country's monopoly postal service, a spokesman said "We intend to list but the process
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      • Article
        Volkswagen to set up new China plant
        87 15 AFP [BEIJING] German car maker Volkswagen yesterday said it plans to set up a new plant in China to help it achieve a goal of doubling its annual sales in the country to one million vehicles by 2007. The company has not decided
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      • Article
        India's telecoms hearing date set
        68 15 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] An Indian telecommunications tribunal will begin on March 31 the final hearing of a case filed by cellular-phone operators against fixed-line rivals offering limited-range mobile services. The case was delayed after Communications Minister Arun Shourie last month asked fixed-line and cellular companies
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      • Article
        Wal-Mart to open in Shanghai in 2005
        57 15 AFP [SHANGHAI] US retailing giant Wal-Mart will open its first store in Shanghai by early 2005, press reports said yesterday. Wal-Mart late last year inked a deal to open several stores in and around the eastern city of Shanghai with China's largest financial
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      • Article
        China brokers study bond issue rules
        69 15 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China s brokerages are reviewing long-awaited draft regulations allowing them to issue bonds, which will give many struggling securities houses a way to raise much-needed capital, the China Daily said yesterday. Under draft rules being reviewed by brokerages, securities firms would be
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    • Article, Illustration
      HK people hold back on spending
      669 15 HONG KONG Many fear they could lose jobs or be forced to take pay cats Reuters BEFORE he was laid off last year, electronics buff Aaron Chan used to spend freely on the fanciest hi-tech gadgets. Now the father of one says he counts
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  • REGION world
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      China names new economic and trade czars
      857 16 BEIJING Business-trained party veterans to take reins of burgeoning economy Reuters, AFP CHINA'S parliament approved new top economic and trade officials yesterday, putting the finishing touches on a handover of power that puts a younger generation in charge of the world's fastestgrowing major
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      Japan stock market needs govt boost this month
      978 16  -  COMMENTARY It expects some clues from new BOJ chief, says Anthony Rowley Anthony Rowley AFTER Japanese authorities last week unveiled a rather unconvincing set of measures to boost Tokyo stock prices, the market is waiting now for the "other shoe to drop".
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    STOCKS ASIA
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      London markets tumble as UK heads for war
      579 17  -  FTSEIOO down 2% as deadline for attack on Iraq draws nearer From'. Neil Behrmann m London THE London stock market and UK pound tumbled as the deadline for war draws closer, and Prime Minister Tony Blair faces fierce opposition to a US-led
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      S'poreans in Mid-East urged to register
      233 17 SINGAPOREANS travelling overseas on business have been urged to monitor the situation in the Middle East and keep abreast of developments there. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a consular advice issued yesterday, said those living or travelling in that region may wish to
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    • Ford may have to book US$1.7b of off-balance items
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        135 17 Ford uses SPEs when it securitises loans made to customers through Ford Credit, its financing arm. terest" in FCAR was about US$l.7 billion. Ford also signalled that its use of SPEs could be exposed to other risk. Ford Credit also sells receivables to bank-sponsored assetbacked commercial paper issuers. The issuers
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        Japan may merge three oil firms
        99 17 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan's government may decide as early as today to merge three of its biggest oil and gas exploration businesses and disband their parent company after it ran up US$2O billion of debt in more than three decades of drilling. The government may
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        Citigroup to shut branches in Japan
        97 17 Bloomberg (TOKYO] Citigroup Inc, the world's largest financial services company, said it may shut branches and cut jobs in its consumer finance business in Japan, after combining three units with CitiFinancial Japan KK to reduce costs. The reductions are part of an ongoing reorganisation
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        Dresdner chief may quit soon: report
        76 17 AFP I FRANKFURT] Dresdner Bank chairman Bernd Fahrholz could quit next month ahead of the annual shareholders' meeting of its parent company, the insurance giant Allianz, the Financial Times reported yesterday, quoting banking sources. A spokesman for Dresdner Bank declined to comment on the
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        Ex-Eurotunnel chairmen to face trial
        66 17 AFP [PARIS] Two former joint chairmen of Eurotunnel, Andre Benard and Alastair Mortem, will face trial for allegedly providing false information when the company raised capital in 1994, a source said yesterday. Magistrate Dominique de Talance has also ordered that two bank executives, one from
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        Nissan names two co-chairmen
        47 17 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Nissan Motor Co, Japan's third largest automaker, said Yoshikazu Hanawa will resign from the chairman's post to be replaced by chief executive Carlos Ghosn and executive vice-president Itaru Koeda as co-chairmen. Mr Ghosn and Mr Koeda will retain their current positions.—Bloomberg
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        SK Corp not to raise SK Global stake
        84 17 Bloomberg [SEOUL] SK Corp, South Korea's largest oil refiner, said it won't increase its stake in SK Global Co, which last week said it misstated 2001 financial results by more than 1.5 trillion won (Ss2.l billion). SK Corp, the largest shareholder of
        Bloomberg  -  84 words
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        French trial to expose graft in Elf
        72 17 AFP [PARIS] A massive system of government-supported corruption at the formerly state-owned oil company Elf will be exposed when one of the biggest criminal trials in modern France opens in Paris yesterday. After eight years of investigations, the court will hear the case
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      Samsung under pressure to simplify management system
      326 18 Investors unhappy with its dividend policy and lack of transparency Reuters [SEOUL] Investors are getting turned off by Samsung Electronics Co's reluctance to share its wealth with shareholders and are pressing the company to simplify its management structure. "Investors tag a low price
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      Ban auditors from tax work: Volcker
      171 18 Reuters [LONDON] Paul Volcker, former chairman of the US Federal Reserve, has called for the new Wall Street accounting regulator to ban accounting firms from doing tax work for audit clients, the Financial Times reported yesterday. He said the new US Public Company Accounting
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  • KNOWLEDGE economy
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      Maxed emotions
      1840 19  -  THOUGHT LEADERSHIP Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, tells Des Dearlove why managing emotions is vital in business Des Dearlove DANIEL Goleman is among the most influential thinkers to hit the business world in recent years. The bearded psychologist and former journalist has spread the gospel of emotional
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  • THE achievers
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      Allandes sees profits in a war
      1221 20  -  Managing director Desmond Poh tells Chuang Peck Ming why wars, natural disasters and other unpleasant events are good for his business Chuang Peck Ming HERE'S one businessman who stands to gain from a US-Iraq war. Desmond Poh, managing director of Allandes Corporation, made tons
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
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      DAILY FREIGHT
      262 21 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index rose 31 points to 1,833, the Baltic Capes ize Index jumped 43 points to 2,502, the Baltic Panamax Index rose 21 points to 1,772 and the Baltic Handymax Index soared 239 points to 11,011. TXME-CHABTER: Lowlands Rose (built 1996) 171,039 dwt delivery Rotterdam
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      MARITIME STOCKS
      266 21 Source: BRIDGE MX *000 mn <t m CWT Distribution 0.61 unch 0 Oman Hup 0.39 -0.02 1009 CH Offshora 0.18 -0.01 266 Cosco tnvvstmant—0.J9 unch 37 FralgM Links 0.03 -0.01 16 GB Holdings 0.58 unch 0 Jryt Holdings 0.28 unch 877 KappaiCorp 4.02 -0.08 1415 K1 Venture 0.14
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      Gulf may be mined, warns US Navy
      306 21  -  Advisory warns against ftggjgting Iraq in deploying mines By] Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] The US Navy has warned the shipping community that sea lanes near the Persian Gulf may be mined by the Iraqi military or those sympathetic to it. The warning comes as
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      HK's OOCL earnings down just 16%
      279 21  -  Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Hong Kong's Orient Overseas International Line's (OOCL) 2002 results exceeded expectations, recording just a 16 per cent fall in its bottom line profit at US$5l.7 million (5590.5 million). This came despite chairman and chief executive C C Tung's August description of
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      3 die as China ship sinks alter collision
      136 21 AP [TAIPEI] Two mainland Chinese cargo ships collided near an outlying Taiwanese island, causing one vessel to sink and killing at least three of its crewmen, Taiwanese police said on Sunday. The Haugang 508 sank after colliding with the Runda 402 on
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      US Customs screening takes off in S'pore
      501 21  -  By\ Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] A US Cus-toms-driven programme aimed at screening USbound containers and inspecting suspicious cargo in a bid to prevent terrorists from exploiting maritime transport, officially became operational here yesterday. Singapore is the ninth major port in the world, and the
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      War fears spur boom times for oil tankers
      291 21 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] The world's tanker fleet is seeing boom times with limited ship supply and as war in Iraq looms large, allowing ship owners to raise prices. Their rates had already gone up in recent months as the threat of war neared
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      BULLETIN BOARD
      379 21 APPOINTMENTS The Panama Canal Authority has appointed six new members to its advisory board. They come from business, transportation, academia and maritime shipping. The advisory board was founded in 1999 at the time of the transfer of the Canal to Panamanian administration, and it provides strategic counsel to
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    • JUNKED ships
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        Wanted: burial ground for US 'ghost fleet'
        890 22 Bush administration seeks to send toxin-laden, discarded naval vessels abroad for dismantling LAT-WP US OFFICIALS have begun searching the globe for shipyards that would take and break down for disposal the "ghost fleet" the toxin-laden, discarded naval vessels now deteriorating on Virginia's James
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      SHIPPING SCHEDULES INDEX
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      SHIPPING GUIDE
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAYS
        143 29 Martt Malta: Feast of St Joseph liar 21 Japan: Vernal Equinox Day Mar 25 Cyprus: Independence Day Greece: Independence Day Mar 2S Australia: Australia Day Mar 27 Australia: Aust Day Hold Mar 29 Taiwan: Youth Day Mar 31 Malta: Freedom Day Apr 5 Hong Kong: Ching Ming Fest
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        756 29 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma line Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market Prices shown are baaed on averagesized stem Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        VERITAS BUNKER QUALITY REPORT
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        SriLankan Airlines eyes maiden profit
        706 30  -  CEO expects strong profit in FYO4 but small operating loss in cnrrent year By' Vince Chong FRESH from winning a string of international accolades, SriLankan Airlines aims to break even for the first time next year, while expecting a small operational loss for the year
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        Sydney Airport confident of meeting earnings target
        268 30 Reuters [SYDNEY] Sydney Airport, the busiest in Australia, said on Sunday it was on track to meet earnings targets this year despite the threat of less airline passenger numbers if war breaks out in Iraq. Sydney Airport Corp chief executive Max MooreWilton said
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        China Southern Airlines net profit rises 69.2% in '02
        235 30 AFP [HONG KONG] China Southern Airlines Co Ltd, one of China's largest airlines, said yesterday its 2002 net profit rose 69.2 per cent from the year before to 575.76 million yuan (Ssl22 million) on strong passenger and cargo growth. The airline
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        Australia inhuman trial for blood clot test drug
        213 30 AFP [SYDNEY] Australian researchers began the first human tests yesterday of a diagnostic drug aimed at finding potentially fatal blood clots such as those suffered by long-haul airline passengers. The drug, ThromboView, is injected into veins and is designed to attach itself
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        Cathay will not check in travellers with flu symptoms
        205 30 AP [HONG KONG] Cathay Pacific Airways said yesterday it will watch out for passengers showing symptoms of a mystery illness that has killed nine people worldwide, and they will be refused check-in. Cathay said passengers would be referred for medical assessment
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      • Article
        El A1 sees traffic slump, cancels flights
        258 30 Reuters (TEL AVIV] State-owned El A 1 Israel Airlines has cancelled some flights this month anticipating a 40 per cent drop in passenger traffic, the Ha'aretz daily said on Sunday, citing chief executive Amos Shapiro. "There is no market, at least not for
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