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Title Section12 2004-10-27 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA(P) 023/03/2004 SINGAPORE 85 cent Wednesday October 27,2004 http^/business-times^slal.com.sg12 words
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Article, Illustration625 2004-10-27 1 DANIEL BUENAS - But most economists say S'pore should remain largely unaffected By DANIEL BUENAS [SINGAPORE] The weakening US dollar could spell trouble for companies that deal largely with the American market but it may also help ease the effects of the latest oil price shock625 words
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Article, Illustration801 2004-10-27 1 LARRY WEE - LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent THE US dollar is teetering on the edge of what looks like a steep cliff and there's a growing worry that it may not take much to tip it over the edge. Already, storm clouds are gathering. The Swiss francSource: Reuters - 801 words
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Article135 2004-10-27 1 Stl 1,***** (+3.97) ST INDEX FUTURES 1.960.00 (-11.00) siMsa 234.88 (+0.64) SIMSQ FUTURES 234.50 (+0.70) MARKETS Tuesday Change KLSECOMP 851.55 -fQ.60 NIKKEI 225 10.672.46 +13.31 HANG SENG 12.852.35 +34.25 SET INDEX 648.38 -10.67 JAKARTA COMP 841.35 -5.28 MANILA COMP 1,768.78 +33.09 SEOUL COMP 813.70 +5.56 SHENZHEN B 231.73135 words
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Article47 2004-10-27 1 TOP STORIES ...PG 2,3 COMPANIES... PG 4-7 MARKETS PG 8 SINGAPORE PG 9 ECONOMY PG 10 M'SIA PG 11-12 INDONESIA PG 12 CHINA/INDIA... PG 13 ASIA PACIFIC ...PG 14 WORLD PGIS AVIATION PG 18 SHIPPING PG 19 EDITORIAL ..PG 20-21 STOCKS PG 22-23 MOTORING PG 2947 words
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Advertisement14 2004-10-27 1 BLAND HOMES Ho Bee is sole bidder for Sentosa Cove's Coral Island: sources pg914 words
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Advertisement14 2004-10-27 1 MORE JOBS Hitachi to hire 400 more for S'pore plant pg3 ill! 8 'SS/ISV'sooock14 words
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TOP STORIES
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556 2004-10-27 2 ANNA TEO - Also, declining chip demand points to cyclical downturn and slow Q4 growth By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] The volatility of the biomedicals industry reared its head again last month, adding to the impact of slowing global electronics demand. And with industry surveys pointing to declining556 words
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Article736 2004-10-27 2 SPC shares hit new peak on report of oil find SHARES of Singapore Petroleum Company shot to an intra-day record of $4.04 yesterday almost triple their price earlier this year as the market reacted enthusiastically to Monday's news of its Vietnam oil find. But "it's still early days,"736 words
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Article, Illustration484 2004-10-27 3 RAJU CHELLAM - BT exclusive It plans to ramp up production of highest-performing hard-disk drives By RAJU CHELLAM [SINGAPORE] Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST) is likely to hire about 400 people in Singapore, where it makes highend hard-disk drives for the likes of Hewlett-Packard,484 words
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Article, Illustration435 2004-10-27 3 LARRY WEE - What a weaker US$ means for Sing By LARRY WEE [SINGAPORE] The Singapore dollar's fortunes are linked inextricably to those of the US dollar by virtue of the fact that the American currency is believed to have the biggest single weighting in the tradeweighted value of the local unit. AsAFP - 435 words
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300 2004-10-27 3 LATEST US DATA Bloomberg [NEW YORK] US consumer confidence fell for a third straight month in October, a private survey showed, suggesting rising voter discontent with the economy a week before President George W Bush seeks reelection. The Conference Board's consumer confidenceBloomberg - 300 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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697 2004-10-27 4 R SIVANITHY - HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY THE relentless upward march of oil prices over the past three months has been well documented and is now beginning to make stock markets a tad uncomfortable. Certainly, as far as Wall Street is concerned,697 words
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427 2004-10-27 4 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING OIL prices are hitting new highs but the shocks have not awaken inflation from its slumber to rise in tandem, as it once would have. "Inflation remains remarkably weak," Stephen King, HSBC Bank's global head of427 words
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Article, Illustration533 2004-10-27 4 RONNIE LIM - But caution urged as recoverable quantity is still being determined By RONNIE LIM SHARES of Singapore Petroleum Company shot to an intra-day record of $4.04 yesterday almost triple their price earlier this year as the market reacted enthusiastically to Monday'sFILE PHOTO - 533 words
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271 2004-10-27 4 CHINA Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp (CAO), whose shares plummeted last week after its parent sold a 15 per cent stake in the company, could see a spike up in earnings, thanks to its stake in Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC). DBS Vickers271 words
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207 2004-10-27 4 Kuehne Nagel disposes of stake in SembLog Both companies have been selling shares in each other to unwind alliance Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Kuehne Nagel International AG, the world's biggest sea-freight shipper, raised $96.1 million selling its remaining stake in Singapore-based SembCorp Logistics Ltd, the sale's arranger JPMorgan Chase Co said.Bloomberg - 207 words
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Article, Illustration318 2004-10-27 5 VEN SREENIVASAN - IBM will manage airline's IT infrastructure for seven years By VEN SREENIVASAN SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has confirmed that it is outsourcing its IT infrastructure functions to IBM in a seven-year contract valued at around $300 million. Under the deal signed yesterday, IBM willAFP - 318 words
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747 2004-10-27 5 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines Ltd, Asia's most profitable carrier, may report an 18 per cent drop in second quarter profit as fuel prices rose and competition increased. Net income in the three months ended Sept 30 probably fellBloomberg - 747 words
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Article, Illustration771 2004-10-27 6 WONG WEI KONG - Its Q3 profit is up 14.8% thanks to oil and gas, property and telecom arms By WONG WEI KONG IN a development that could lead to a shift in its divestment strategy, Keppel Corp yesterday indicated that it is reviewing its oil andFILE PHOTO - 771 words
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364 2004-10-27 6 ANDREA TAN - By ANDREA TAN SERVICED residence provider Ascott's third-quarter net earnings quadrupled year-on-year to $28.9 million, boosted by a net oneoff gain of $24 million. For the three months to Sept 30, the group booked a $30.9 million gain from the sale of Scotts Shopping364 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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42 2004-10-27 6 SIA Engineering Co has sold its 5 per cent equity stake in Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering Co to Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co for US$7.5 million. The sale resulted in a gain of US$5.5 million.42 words
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41 2004-10-27 6 LABROY Marine said its Singapore subsidiary Labroy Shipbuilding and Engineering Pte Ltd yesterday signed four shipbuilding contracts worth about US$44 million to build four 63m anchor handling tug supply vessels for delivery in 2006.41 words
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82 2004-10-27 6 SM Summit Holdings said its wholly-owned subsidiary Summit Technology Australia Pty has agreed with EMI Music and Warner Music Australia (the vendors) to buy their jointly owned CD manufacturing business in Sydney. The vendors will transfer the manufacturing facility Digital Audio Technologies82 words
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Article108 2004-10-27 6 IN yesterday's Trades to Watch column, we wrongly said Raymond Ng Ah Hua had until the end of the week to complete his purchase of a 19.568 per cent stake in Leong Hin Holdings under an option agreement. Mr Ng has six months to exercise his 1 option to108 words
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482 2004-10-27 6 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Property and hotel group posts 22% Q3 rise in net earnings to $25.6m By KALPANA RASHIWALA UNITED Overseas Land (UOL) yesterday said it has been in further discussion with a number of investment banks on how and when to482 words
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355 2004-10-27 6 JOYCE KOH - By JOYCE KOH MAINBOARD-LISTED FibreChem Technologies' strong achievements have caught the eye of an overseas asset management firm who has decided to take a strategic stake in it just six months after it launched its initial public offering in April. FibreChem yesterday said it has355 words
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Article, Illustration583 2004-10-27 7 KENNETH LIM - They are seeking to recover their share of what was left of investment By KENNETH LIM THREE retail investors, who together with 11 others had allegedly parted with $250,000 under a joint-investment scheme, have turned to the Securities Investors Association (Sias)583 words
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Article253 2004-10-27 7 KENNETH LIM - By KENNETH LIM MODIFIED starch producer China Sun Bio-chem Technology is raising about $35.5 million in an initial public offering (IPO) to boost its production capacity and add a new ethanol production plant. China Sun is offering 160.1 million shares at 38 cents253 words
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507 2004-10-27 7 AL LABITA - Int'l Exchange Bank offer is first and only one this year By AL LABITA in Manila A UNIT of Singapore-listed Kim Eng Holdings is betting on the initial public offer (IPO) of a medium-sized commercial bank to help perk up the sluggish Philippine507 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration660 2004-10-27 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS The top gainers were SPC and water-treatment company Hyflux Ltd R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent OIL and water aren't supposed to mix but in yesterday's trading session in the local market, both substances featured prominently the top gainers were Singapore Petroleum Co (SPC)FILE PHOTO - 660 words
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Article, Illustration493 2004-10-27 8 KENNETH LIM - Compiled by KENNETH LIM Stats ChipPAC Oct 26 dose: $IJt CMgroup Smith Barney, Oct 26 UPGRADE to "Hold" from "Sell", raising target to US$7.4O/ADS (551.25/ local) from USSS.SO/ADS (550.95/ local) driven by our more positive view of the global semiconductor sector. We expect the stock to range-trade betweenSource: Bloomberg - 493 words
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Article443 2004-10-27 8 CURRENCIES Reuters. Bloomberg [MUMBAI] THE Indian rupee sidestepped an increase in the overnight repo rate to end off four-month highs yesterday, the first day in seven, as state-owned oil refiners and other oil companies stepped up dollar purchases to cover the increasing cost of crudeReuters.; Bloomberg - 443 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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75 2004-10-27 8 UNITED Food Holdings executive director Wang Wenguang has just 112 shares left in the China-based pork supplier after selling 92,000 shares, or a 0.01 per cent stake, on the open market on Monday at about 37 cents apiece. Mr Wang has been actively divesting his75 words
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Article60 2004-10-27 8 VIBROPOWER Corp executive director Freddie Fong Chee Eng sold 3 million shares on the open market on Monday, paring his shareholding to 14.39 per cent from 17.48 per cent. The shares were sold at about 38.1 cents on average. Vibropower is a supplier of power generators.60 words
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140 2004-10-27 8 A FAMILY trust bought 1.6 million shares of Cheung Woh Technologies, or a 0.61 per cent stake, on Friday last week, raising the deemed shareholding of three Cheung Woh directors to 4.76 per cent from 4.15 per cent. The Cheung Woh Trust No 1, which140 words
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93 2004-10-27 8 KENNETH LIM - Urn Tan Securities raises Darco stake Compiled by KENNETH LIM LIM 8t Tan Securities has bought some 1.8 million shares of Darco Water Technologies on Friday last week through open market purchases. Pricing details were not disclosed. Lim 8i Tan now has a 13 per cent stake in Darco, a93 words
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Article, Illustration332 2004-10-27 8 LIM SAY BOON - CHART POINT By LIM SAY BOON OCBC Investment Research THERE have been and will continue to be flght-backs by the bulls along the way, and there will be considerable "noise" from hopeful, countervailing indicators. But the bottom-line is that the STI332 words
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Article, Illustration416 2004-10-27 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Oct 26 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -350.00 +235.00 BTCADI -*****.00 +24.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -35.00 All-SG Equities 510.72 +0.96 SG Equities Elect 154.20 -1 29 SG Equities Fin 1567.96 +3.43 SG Equities Prop 473.78 +3.63 SIMSCI 234.88 JjW SiMSCI Futures 234.50 +0.70 Clob MOST ACTIVE STOCKS416 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration555 2004-10-27 9 DANIEL BUENAS - S'poreans need to apply knowledge creatively: says HDB Corp chairman By DANIEL BUENAS SINGAPORE must strive towards a more holistic education system and teach Singaporeans how to apply knowledge creatively in order to remain globally competitive, HDB Corporation's chairman Ngiam Tong Dow said yesterday555 words
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Article, Illustration429 2004-10-27 9 VINCE CHONG - By VINCE CHONG SINGAPORE'S largest industrial landlord saw quarterly net allocation of its ready-built properties soar to a new four-year high in Q3 in line with rising macroeconomic indicators. However, in a report yesterday, JTC Corporation also noted that customer sentiment onSource: ITC - 429 words
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175 2004-10-27 9 NEW biometric passports are expected to be available for Singaporeans by the end of next year in time to meet new US immigration rules that will come into force in October 2005. The government will call tenders for the new biometric passport soon,175 words
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464 2004-10-27 9 RAJU CHELLAM - By RAJU CHELLAM THE world's largest contract chip manufacturer, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has reported the slowest pace of profit growth since the second quarter of 2003 due to rising inventories and falling demand for semicon chips. TSMC holds a464 words
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Article, Illustration547 2004-10-27 9 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Market estimates $200-220 psf bid for bungalow plot By KALPANA RASHIWALA THE latest tender on Sentosa Cove closed yesterday with Ho Bee understood to have emerged as the sole bidder for the en bloc sale of an island plot that can be subdivided547 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration777 2004-10-27 10 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Agency warns that oil prices will continue to soar without new global energy policy By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo HIGH oil prices that are currently threatening the global economy "do not reflect market fundamentals" but are a result of "bottlenecks" caused by problems inREUTERS - 777 words
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Article1011 2004-10-27 10 NYT [YORK, Pennsylvania] It has become much easier to find a job here in the past year, but few people are feeling flush. George Firestone, who locates underground cables for telephone repair crews, recently learned that he will not be getting the US$l.5O- wage increaseNYT - 1,011 words
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MALAYSIA COMPANIES
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Article, Illustration387 2004-10-27 11 Etika Strategi to start talks to buy 9.5% stake from chairman and three other shareholders Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] DRB-Hi-com Bhd, a Malaysian company that sells cars, real estate and insurance, said tycoon Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary is its "preferred bidder" for buying part of theBloomberg - 387 words
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310 2004-10-27 11 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Public Bank Bhd said third-quar-ter profit rose by almost a fifth after it expanded loans to consumers and small businesses. Net income in the three months ended Sept 30 rose to RM32I million (*****.5 million), or 9.95 senBloomberg - 310 words
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Article2312 2004-10-27 11 VOl FS8M 1.05 unch 0 Oct» H *i- C»>q FTEC Resources .0.50 -0.01 414 Furqan Bus. Org .0.34 0.01 556 ASM Realty 125 -0.05 9 Gadang 1.46 unch 1387 A 1 1 -0-50 -0.01 41 Gamuda .4.98 -0.02 226 ACP Industries 1.38 unch 0 General Corp2,312 words
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Article417 2004-10-27 11 Immediate focus is on overseas expansion IKUALA LUMPUR] PECD Rhd, which made its stock market debut on Monday, is bidding for almost RMI billion (Ss43B million) worth of projects locally and abroad, says a report in The Star, quoting group managing director Ramli Ahmad. He417 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration620 2004-10-27 12 Better economic strategies, political reform give them an edge over China Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] British and European investors consider Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines as the preferred emerging markets in Asia rather than China, given Beijing's uncertain economic growth, international investment advisers Morgan StanleyBernama; AFP - 620 words
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274 2004-10-27 12 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia and Pakistan agreed yesterday to take the first step towards a free trade pact and look at cutting import duties on some of each other's exports. Foreign ministers from the two Muslim nations said after a meeting here thatReuters - 274 words
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343 2004-10-27 12 Bloomberg, Reuters [JAKARTA] PT Bank Niaga, an Indonesian lender partly owned by Malaysia's Commerce Asset-Holding Bhd, said profit in the first nine months of the year rose 32 per cent after interest income increased. Net income rose to 435 billion rupiah (5579.6 million), orBloomberg,; Reuters - 343 words
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419 2004-10-27 12 Bloomberg (KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Federal Development Authority, or Felda, is considering using Sri Lanka as a base to export palm oil to India, Asia's fourth-big-gest economy, Sri Lankan Finance Minister Sarath Amunugama said. "Felda is considering a palm-oil refinery here with aBloomberg - 419 words
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Article, Illustration289 2004-10-27 12 AP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's new president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, said yesterday that rampant corruption and poor law-enforcement were scaring off much needed foreign investors. Mr Yudhoyono told prosecutors at the Attorney General's Office itself a notoriously graft-ridden institution he would be "watching themAP; REUTERS - 289 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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482 2004-10-27 13 Accord to be signed next month on removing tariffs by 2010 AP. AFP [SHANGHAI] China has reached agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), on completely removing tariffs on merchandise goods by 2010 as part of a proposed freeAP.; AFP - 482 words
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Article, Illustration335 2004-10-27 13 Govt says it has 99 hectares of land available for devt Reuters [HONG KONG] The Hong Kong government, in a bid to soothe market fears of a property bubble and possible housing shortage, said it has 99 hectares of land available forReuters; REUTERS - 335 words
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371 2004-10-27 13 Reuters [BEIJING] China's booming economy is driving demand for coal, oil, power and transport that far outstrips national supplies, potentially leaving millions nationwide in the cold, the China Daily said yesterday. National authorities had warned that shortages of resources could trigger power cutsReuters - 371 words
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Article, Illustration491 2004-10-27 13 Reuters [MUMBAI] Senior Indian bankers ruled out an immediate rise in their interest rates after the central bank raised its benchmark shortterm rate yesterday in a policy review. The rate rise was a short-term move, aimed at draining liquidity from the moneyReuters; REUTERS - 491 words
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221 2004-10-27 13 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India's central bank asked commercial lenders to increase the capital they set aside to cover the risk on mortgages, credit-card loans and other forms of consumer finance. The Reserve Bank of India, in its credit policy, raised theBloomberg - 221 words
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200 2004-10-27 13 Shanghai govt auctions off attempted bribes AFP [BEIJING] A Rolex watch and a collection of Mao Zedong poems were among items that went under the hammer when the Shanghai government sold off presents given to officials in attempts to bribe them, state mediaAFP - 200 words
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485 2004-10-27 14 It also tightens rules on hedge funds to protect small investors AP [WASHINGTON] Federal regulators are proposing to loosen restrictions on executives' utterances in the weeks before their company goes public in a stock sale, a move that could bring the firstAP - 485 words
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349 2004-10-27 14 AFP [PATTATfI] At least 84 Thai Muslims died mainly from suffocation in the back of security force trucks after police and troops broke up a violent demonstration in the kingdom's troubled south, Thai officials said yesterday. Most of the victims died whileAFP - 349 words
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Article, Illustration434 2004-10-27 14 Reuters [ADELAIDE] Rupert Murdoch won shareholder approval yesterday to move the corporate headquarters of his US$4B billion News Corp Ltd media empire to the United States and sever its Australian roots. The 73-year-old media baron, who has US citizenship and has lived thereReuters; AFP - 434 words
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Article, Illustration630 2004-10-27 14 Bloomberg [LONDON] Lakshmi Mittal, the UK billionaire who made a fortune buying mills from Algeria to Mexico, agreed to acquire Wilbur Ross's International Steel Group Inc (ISG) for about US$4.5 billion to form the world's biggest steelmaker. The resulting group, the MittalBloomberg - 630 words
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WORLD WATCH
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Article104 2004-10-27 14 Bloomberg AUSTRALIA New Zealand Banking Group Ltd's second-half profit rose 17 per cent to a record after it bought New Zealand's biggest bank and boosted lending to businesses as they increased investment. Net income rose to A 51.42 billion (Ssl .76 billion) in theBloomberg - 104 words
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81 2004-10-27 14 Bloomberg TSINGTAO Brewery Co, China's biggest brewer by output, said third quarter profit fell 3.7 per cent as an increase in production costs eroded gains from higher sales. Net income fell to 138.3 million yuan (5527.8 million), or 0.1305 yuan a share, fromBloomberg - 81 words
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Article98 2004-10-27 14 Reuters [CHICAGO] Shares of Google Inc hit a new high on Monday as traders who had shorted the stock scrambled to buy back scarce shares after the Web search leader's better-than-expected quarterly results last week. Google's stock peaked at U*****.43 on Nasdaq during Monday tradeReuters - 98 words
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Article87 2004-10-27 14 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's smallest mobile phone firm by subscriber base, DiGi.Com Bhd, said yesterday its quarterly earnings more than doubled from a year ago, helped by an increase in customers. DiGi, 61 per cent controlled by Norway's Telenor, said its net profit forReuters - 87 words
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Article81 2004-10-27 14 Bloomberg BRITISH American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd, Malaysia's largest cigarette maker, said third quarter profit rose 10 per cent as smokers bought more cigarettes before an expected increase in tobacco taxes. Net income rose to RM234.6 million (Sslo3 million) in the three months ended SeptBloomberg - 81 words
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Article98 2004-10-27 14 AFP [TOKAMACHI] The death toll from Japan's worst earthquake in nearly a decade rose to 31 after six more people were confirmed dead yesterday, with 2,530 people injured and three others missing, police said. The toll from the earthquake has been rising as residentsAFP - 98 words
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89 2004-10-27 14 Bloomberg DAIWA Securities Group Inc, Japan's second-largest brokerage by revenue, said second quarter profit rose 20 per cent, beating expectations, as Japanese companies sold more shares to expand their businesses. Net income for Daiwa, based in Tokyo, in the three months ended Sept 30Bloomberg - 89 words
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Article86 2004-10-27 14 Bloomberg HALLIBURTON Co, the world's largest oilfield-services company, had a US$44 million third quarter loss on costs stemming from a settlement of asbestos lawsuits. Halliburton had a US$23O million loss from discontinued operations as a gain in the company's stock price boosted the value ofBloomberg - 86 words
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Article, Illustration517 2004-10-27 15 Move prompts Mr Spitzer not to press criminal charges against the firm Reuters [NEW YORK] Marsh McLennan chairman and chief executive Jeffrey Greenberg resigned on Monday, 11 days after New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer accused the world's biggest insurance broker of rigging bids. AtReuters; BLOOMBERG - 517 words
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258 2004-10-27 15 Also boosted by strong refining and chemicals margins Reuters. Bloomberg [LONDON] BP Pic, the world's second largest oil company, beat analysts' expectations to report bumper third-quarter earnings yesterday on the back of high oil prices and strong refining and chemicalsReuters.; Bloomberg - 258 words
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236 2004-10-27 15 Reuters [NEW YORK] The NASD on Monday censured Citigroup Global Markets Inc and fined it U*****,000 for distributing misleading hedge fund sales literature, the latest regulatory mishap for the world's largest financial services company. The penalty is the regulator's largest involving hedge fundReuters - 236 words
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BULL RUN 2004
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Article, Illustration549 2004-10-27 16/17 JOYCE KOH - By JOYCE KOH LAST Friday, the shimmer of peak-hour traffic along Shenton Way and the placid green at the Padang were transformed into a heart-warming spectacle of pounding feet, energetic dancing and stirring music. It was The Bull Run 2004, the inaugural charity fun run through thePHOTOS BY CHRIS LOH, ARTHUR LEE. KUA CHEE SIONG/TNP, ABDUL AZIZ HUSSIN/ST - 549 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration767 2004-10-27 18 India could be adding 200 aircraft in 5-6 years to meet demand: analyst AFP [NEW DELHI] Global aircraft makers battling for business are likely to get billions of dollars of passenger aircraft orders from India where air travel is poised for massiveAFP; AFP FILE PHOTO - 767 words
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Article1804 2004-10-27 18 CITY RIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD EK6174 1430 UL2349 0030 UL312 1430 EK6173 1530 AdalaMa BA7381 1840 LH9770 2300 I lgl2 L" 977 ***** 2300 SQ402 2240 S0230 1840 ClMlhlll SQ351 0530 SK972 2155 v SK973 1900 Ahmpdlbld SQ461 1400 SQ462 0200 r Amsterdam SQ323 0615 KL8381,804 words
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104 2004-10-27 18 AP [SYDNEY] Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways Ltd plans to spend US$4 billion replacing its ageing fleet of Boeing 747 jets with more modem planes, a newspaper reported yesterday, citing the airline's chief financial officer. The Australian Financial Review said the move was intended toAP - 104 words
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98 2004-10-27 18 AFP {TAIPEI! Taiwan's leading carrier, China Airlines, said yesterday it is launching twice-weekly scheduled cargo services to Prague on the back of strong demands, beginning mid-November. The new Prague route will add another city to the airline's extensive European cargo network, which already includesAFP - 98 words
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88 2004-10-27 18 AFP [BEIJING] China's Hainan Airlines, partly owned by Hungarian-born billionaire George Soros, said yesterday it has given up plans to bid for its loss-making code-share partner Malev Hungarian Airlines. Hainan said it had carried out a feasibility study but had decided against theAFP - 88 words
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96 2004-10-27 18 Bernama [KUCHING] The redevelopment of Kuching International Airport at a cost of RM62O million (*****.5 million) is expected to be completed by March 1,2008, Deputy Transport Minister Douglas Uggah Embas said yesterday. "The work done so far is slightly ahead of schedule," he told reporters. TheBernama - 96 words
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477 2004-10-27 18 AP [ATIANTA] A unit of American Express agreed to provide Delta Air Lines with up to US$6OO million in financing if the cashstrapped airline persuades its reluctant pilots to accept US$l billion in concessions. Delta shares soared 17 per cent on Monday. The deal withAP - 477 words
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Article, Illustration46 2004-10-27 18 [NEW YORK]A man stands in a new explosives detection walk-through device at a passenger security checkpoint at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York City. The Sentinel II scanner is part of a government programme to detect explosive materials on air passengers APOAPO - 46 words
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Article306 2004-10-27 18 NYT [NEW YORK] US Airways' chief financial officer resigned on Monday and was succeeded by a board member, six weeks after the airline filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in two years. David M Davis, the departing chief financial officer, joined theNYT - 306 words
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343 2004-10-27 19 Reuters [BERLIN] Germany believes it is too early to consider an alliance of German and French shipyards, a government spokeswoman said yesterday, hours before Economy Minister Wolfgang Clement was due to discuss industrial policy with his French counterpart. "The German shipyards haveReuters - 343 words
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Article289 2004-10-27 19 Source: Moneyline Telerate SGX '000 Oct 26 SS *1- Vol CH Offshore 0.41 0.01 1589 ChuanHup 0.67 unch 2731 Cosco Investment 1.04 unch 5185 CWT Distribution 0.56 unch 34 Ezra Hldgs 1.16 0.01 322 Freight unks 0.10 -0.01 121 Grand Banks Yacht 0.83 unch 26 Jaya Holdings 1.03Source: Moneyline Telerate - 289 words
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Article, Illustration560 2004-10-27 19 DONALD URQUHART - Campaign also aims to woo students, professionals to maritime careers Reports by DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] In a bid to elevate the profile of Singapore's maritime industry and attract people to maritime careers, the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) is set to embark on560 words
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277 2004-10-27 19 [SINGAPORE] Singapore'needs to develop a more "creative" ship financing sector if It is to succeed in attracting more shipowners and realise its International Maritime Centre (IMC) ambition, Singapore Maritime Foundation chairman Teo Siong Seng said yesterday. Despite Singapore's strong banking sector, the277 words
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356 2004-10-27 19 Reuters [SINGAPORE] At least two tankers, loaded with fuel oil, are sitting in Singapore waters, unable to discharge their cargoes due to the current oversupply, according to industry sources. The cargoes havjß been committed but the storage tanks into which they areReuters - 356 words
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306 2004-10-27 19 Bloomberg [LONDON] Crude oil futures fell for a second day after Norway's government intervened to end a labour conflict that threatened output from the world's thirdbiggest exporter. The government ended a 16-week dispute over benefits between the OFS labour union and Norwegian Shipowners Association, LabourBloomberg - 306 words
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872 2004-10-27 19 DAVID HUGHES - STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES MANY in the shipping would say that the industry has had its fair share of attention from environmentalists in recent years. A look at the area covered recently by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the872 words
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Article549 2004-10-27 20 EDITORIAL ALMOST a year has passed since China's government started to impose administrative curbs on lending to slow down the economy's runaway growth. But the results have been minimal at best, which suggests that China will have to do more to avert a hard-landing scenario for its549 words
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Article, Illustration1325 2004-10-27 20 RICHARD ROUNTREE - Markets are betting that Japan will finally cross the line into structural recovery By RICHARD ROUNTREE INVESTORS and economists are waiting with baited breath. After a decade of arguing "It is different this time", Japan's much sought-after economic recovery really seems to be underway. The confidenceAP - 1,325 words
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Article, Illustration766 2004-10-27 20 LEON HADAR - THE BOTTOM LINE LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent MOST public opinions polls are suggesting that the race for the White House is virtually deadlocked. American voters have been polled to death but pollsters and pundits are still hesitating to predict who is going to766 words
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Article, Illustration869 2004-10-27 21 ANDY MUKHERJEE - Thanks to a new law, US stock brokers have been sending equity research jobs over to India ANDY MUKHERJEE Bloomberg SHANE Smith found his big break in Wall Street's moment of shame. Just as Mr Smith was trying last year to steer his lossmaking Internet financialBloomberg; REUTERS - 869 words
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Article, Illustration791 2004-10-27 21 Ee Teck Siew Singapore - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Ee Teck Siew Singapore ACCORDING to the Department of Statistics, credit and charge card debt ballooned to $2.46 billion in 2003, up from $1.54 billion in 2000. As a percentage of total consumer credit, it has increased 37.4FILE PHOTO - 791 words
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317 2004-10-27 21 Lee Boon Hong Singapore - Lee Boon Hong Singapore THANK you for your report, "Housing glut lowest in nearly 8 years" (BT, 23 Oct). Activity seems to have picked up but on closer examination, you can see most of the projects are below the $1 million and often317 words
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Article132 2004-10-27 21 Chua Swee Kiat - Chua Swee Kiat General Manager Corporate Communications M1 I REFER to the article "Ml plans 7% share buyback" (BT, Oct 26). We wish to clarify that the Extraordinary General Meeting held yesterday was to allow Ml shareholders to approve a capital reduction exercise, not132 words
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385 2004-10-27 21 Kenny Yap Kim Lee - Kenny Yap Kim Lee Executive Chairman and Managing Director Qian Hu Corporation Limited I REFER to "Why the late profit warning, Qian Hu?" (Hock Lock Siew by Wong Wei Kong, Oct 26) Your commentary enquired whether Qian Hu could have known of its third385 words
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Miscellaneous192 2004-10-27 21 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 2 Reading about a shrub (8) o T n he removed from 16 Made material incorporated Across: 1 Parterre, 5 Tip-off, 9 6) (8) Spare rib, 10 Stater, 12 Lottie, 13 4 Comfortable reception (2-4) 17 Did some agricultural work Worthing, 15 Tel Aviv, 16 Shun, 20 5192 words
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Article9424 2004-10-27 22 STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS Stock mm m Oo« Change Stotfcmmt Wt Close Change Allgreen 50c 0.30 1.030 +0 020 NOL 2.19 2.970 +0020 Bit IntJ US20C 0.47 0.980 OCBC 10.57 13.600 +0.100 CapitaLand 1.30 1.880 +0040 Partway H 25c 0.70 1.460 +0.020 Chart SemiCond 26c 0.81 1.040 -0.0109,424 words
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Article5731 2004-10-27 23 FINANCE COMMODITIES MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES l»lac*OT h» L»S» %y. %dy V OQ25 tod— Q>— 9* Cf"— QtHf Oilt» Otang* Ovny Wort) md« Prefcwn»y 7*94 03_ 31 -0? -13 -OA U lEARlRMgLl 7IU *15 15 <| M 41 hmMWMWT 9883 1.5 2.1 33 10 -05 43 Paofic 6174 135,731 words
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Article, Illustration667 2004-10-27 29 SAMUEL EE - The Malaysian budget carrier has awarded the S'pore listed company its first commercial aircraft refurbishment contract, reports SAMUEL EE SAMUEL EE JACKSPEED Corporation Ltd is taking off with Air Asia after the Malaysian budget carrier awarded the listed company its first commercial aircraft refurbishment contract. JackspeedFILE PHOTO - 667 words
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Article, Illustration577 2004-10-27 29 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE TWO brands better known for their passenger cars have quietly entered the more than $12 million pick-up market. Ssangyong Motors Singapore and Proton Singapore recently launched their Musso and Arena models respectively, and are pitching the lifestyle and leisure aspects of theseARTHUR LEE - 577 words
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Article, Illustration599 2004-10-27 30 GENEVIEVE CUA - Independent adviser Providend offers help and not hard-sell. GENEVIEVE CUA finds out more GENEVIEVE CUA IF you think you may need more insurance cover but are reluctant to call an adviser for fear of being subject to hardsell, independent adviser Providend has a possible answer. ItSource: Providend - 599 words
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Article, Illustration407 2004-10-27 30 Chua Boon Lee - A weekly highlight of the top fund sectors over a 12-month period. Data from Standard Poor's Fund Services. By Chua Boon Lee The Ngh yWd global bonds sector has been attracting a growing fan base lately as investors spread out in search of higher returns in407 words
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1211 2004-10-27 30 HOW many of us take the time to read the terms and conditions that come along with a brand new credit card? Generally, most of us don't read the fine print. It is only when we come across an unexpected charge or encounter1,211 words
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388 2004-10-27 31 By GENEVIEVE CUA HOW can you tell if an adviser has advised you to switch policies or funds unnecessarily? The Monetary Authority of Singapore yesterday issued a consumer alert and a set of guidelines on switching, in an effort to388 words
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Article, Illustration1070 2004-10-27 31 WINNIE LIEW, RUSSELL AUBREY - YOU AND THE TAXMAN Should Singapore switch to taxing current rather than preceding year income? A look at the issues By WINNIE LIEW, RUSSELL AUBREY LAST month, the Ministry of Finance lauhched a public consultation on its website asking whether we should switch to taxing current income.1,070 words
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Article4158 2004-10-27 31 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ■VnffXniRmBHHHBB shenton lncome(USD) 0 884/0 911 ■MILuIeMHBHH Shenton Asia Pacific!** 0 796/0 828 Shenton Gb Opportunities/** 0.633/0 658 W* n mi Shenton Dynamic Bond/* 1381/1422 sS&JJK&Srf r ~"?Shenton Greater China 1091/1135 S Mendaki Global/** 0656/0 676 Star Europe Bal 1 058/ Shenton Global Advantage 1 ifc/1 9244,158 words
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Article1255 2004-10-27 32 GENEVIEVE CUA - Penetration among taxpayers remains low as tax disadvantages and alternative savings plans leave the retirement scheme looking unattractive. GENEVIEVE CUA reports GENEVIEVE CUA IT IS the fourth year running for the Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS), but even as concern over the dearth of retirement savings1,255 words
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626 2004-10-27 32 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA THE retail funds administration space is hotting up, as Navigator, owned by the Aviva group, has begun to offer cash payouts to financial advisers who move clients' accounts from rival administrator iFast Financial. The cash payout offered is626 words
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Article, Illustration754 2004-10-27 32 MATTHEW LYNN - By MATTHEW LYNN Bloomberg OF all the markets you could have invested in during the past 18 months, you would have done best in commodities. Oil has hogged most of the attention, yet the price of just about every raw material has been soaring.Bloomberg - 754 words
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