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Title Section15 2005-05-23 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Monday, May 23,2005 SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/200515 words
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850 2005-05-23 1 CHEN HUIFEN - They benefited from economic rebound in 2004, rising interest rates, higher freight charges By CHEN HUIFEN (SINGAPORE] Rising interest rates, high freight charges and a recovery in the global economy were the main themes underscoring the performance of Singapore's billion-dollar companies last850 words
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746 2005-05-23 1 ANDREW MARKS - WALL STREET INSIGHT By ANDREW MARKS in New York WALL Street finally got it right. After ignoring solid economic data and a hefty drop in oil prices in the previous week, investors woke up on the right side of the bed, threw746 words
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Advertisement132 2005-05-23 1 BizlT Asia now a hotbed for infotech services PG 26 HOCK LOCK SIEW Why are IPOs flopping? Because they are overpriced PG3 Hjll RICHARDS How one man his head up in the face of business failure and colon cancer pg a joHHBm^HNIHI MANUFACTURE DE HAUTE HORLOGERIE I Francis Ford Coppola,132 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration798 2005-05-23 2 JEAN CHUA - Mid-East countries' diversification puts Asia on their radar: SM Goh By JEAN CHUA in Jerusalem THE Middle East can play an important role in the economy of Singapore as the region undergoes economic and political changes of its own, and Asia should aimLIANHE ZAOBAO - 798 words
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Article, Illustration1007 2005-05-23 2 LISA TAN - By LISA TAN [SINGAPORE] If you've had two feet of your colon removed, followed by chemotherapy and unhappy customers hounding you for $600,000 in compensation, can you find that silver lining? Richard Tan, managing director of Success Resources, did. Soaring fromARTHUR LEE - 1,007 words
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Article398 2005-05-23 2 Ban Leong Technologies going for SGX listing AT home-grown company Ban Leong Technologies, revenue is soaring, not very long after its humble start as a husband and wife team. It has achieved much success as a leading distributor of computer peripherals including monitors, storage drives and MP3 players398 words
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Article62 2005-05-23 2 MARKETS Week Chge STI .2173.77 +2.10 KLSECOMP 883.17 -8.19 NIKKEI 225 *****79 -11.82 HANG SENG *****.42 -149.39 SET INDEX 670.65 -8.46 JAKARTA COMP ...1048.11 -11.16 MANILA COMP ....1886.73 +4.34 TAIPEI TAIEX 5954.69.. -26.79 SEOUL COMP 952.19 +29.00 SHENZHEN B .233.01 -0.25 AUSTALLORD 3990.80 +25.40 DOW JONES *****.91 ....+331.7962 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration541 2005-05-23 3 CAROLYN QUEK - IPO WATCH Plans are also in the works for the firm to branch out into the region as well By CAROLYN QUEK WHITE multimedia speakers may be commonplace today, but when it first came onto the market back in 1993, it was not anCHRIS LOH - 541 words
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261 2005-05-23 3 CLOSED-CIRCUIT television (CCTV) maker Yaan Security Technology which was listed this month has announced a 23 per cent increase in net earnings to 10.6 million renminbi (552.13 million) for the year ended Dec 31, 2004. Turnover grew 27 per cent to 51.4261 words
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471 2005-05-23 3 TEH HOOI LING - Sector is at the beginning of an upturn, it says By TEH HOOI LING THE upturn in the offshore market, which has sent prices of many stocks in the industry doubling or even tripling in the last two to three years, will471 words
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665 2005-05-23 3 R SIVANITHY - HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY THE controversy surrounding the initial public offer (IPO) of China-based Longcheer Holdings over the past week has diverted attention from an important issue that underwriters and retail investors should take note of: that IPOs are665 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration651 2005-05-23 4 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent IF you were searching for a suitable epithet for the current market, "a narrowing and ageing bull" might fit. Certainly, the narrowness of the gains in the broad market and the unrepresentativeness of the Straits Times Index of what lies beneath651 words
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495 2005-05-23 4 CURRENCIES AFP [HONG KONG] Asian currencies mostly ended the week lower against the US dollar on the back of continued confidence in the greenback, buoyed by solid US economic data. Japanese yen: The yen slipped to a one-month low against the USAFP - 495 words
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924 2005-05-23 4 COMMODITIES: WEEKLY ROUNDUP AFP [LONDON] WORLD oil prices fell sharply on global markets after official data showed crude inventories in the US at their highest level for six years, allaying concerns over supply shortages. The Commodities Research Bureau's index of 17AFP - 924 words
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Article, Illustration425 2005-05-23 4 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES May 20 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -312.00 -59.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -31.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -31.00 All-SG Equities 556.46 +2.07 SG Equities Elect 133.66 -0.45 SG Equities Fin 1630.26 +3.05 SG Equities Prop 543.43 +0.48 SIMSCI 257.50 +0.85 SiMSCI Futures 258.20 +1.50 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME425 words
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Article55 2005-05-23 4 Legend (TE) Tax Exempt (N) Net Of Tax (TA) Tax Not Applicable; (F) Final; (I)Interim; (S) Special; (b)First and Final(c)Second and First;(g)Third Interim;(r) Final with Scrip Div Option(v)Special Tax Exempt (One Tier) (w)Interim Tax Exempt (One Tier) (x) Final Tax Exempt (One Tier);(y)First and Final Tax Exempt (One55 words
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Article182 2005-05-23 4 New listing of FM Hldgs, May 24 Bonus Issue of Noble Grp, Exdate, May 24 OUE's dividend payment, May 24 Fuji Offset's dividend payment. May 24 Keppel 'Land's dividend payment, May 24 Lafe Tech's dividend payment, May 24 GK Goh's dividend payment, May 25 Capita Land's dividend payment182 words
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Article, Illustration1208 2005-05-23 5 TEH HOOI UNG - TEH HOOI UNG Senior Correspondent IT was a week of minor turbulences new listings tanked while interest returned to semiconductor stocks. But in the end, these minor turbulences did not rock the boat too much. The Straits Times Index ended the week1,208 words
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Article, Illustration1206 2005-05-23 5 ROBERT HALILI - INSIDE MARKETS Some notable trades involve IPC, Boardroom, Fung Choi Printing and Keppel Corp, reports ROBERT HALILI ROBERT HALILI BUYERS outweighed sellers last week in every trading category with 21 firms that recorded 37 acquisitions worth $10.5 million versus nine companies, 10 disposals, and sales worth1,206 words
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VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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Article, Illustration1157 2005-05-23 6 NEIGHBOURS PARTNERS THIS WEEK'S TOPIC Do you see an improvement in people-to-people ties across the Causeway? How can we improve this, with respect to business in particular? MALAYSIA and Singapore have had close ties for as long as anyone can remember. Our people share a great deal historically and culturally.1,157 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article229 2005-05-23 7 DATE/ TIME EVENT VENUE 24 May ISEAS Seminar on Changing ISEAS, Seminar Room 3.30pm Landscapes in Energy I!, 30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Pasir Panjang 24 May WOW! 3G Seminar to Dis- Meritus Mandarin 1.30pm cuss Next Phase of 3G Developments in Singapore 24-27 May Fund of Funds229 words
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408 2005-05-23 7 CHEN HUIFEN - Cooperation may be in areas like air links, tourism By CHEN HUIFEN in Helsinki ACCESS to Santa Claus may soon become easier for Singaporeans as Finland has expressed that is is keen to strengthen economic relations with Singapore, including in areas such as air408 words
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Article, Illustration104 2005-05-23 7 THE biggest walking event in Singapore The New Paper Big Walk— marked its 15th year with the participation of 45.000 people yesterday. Besides individuals, there were 93 corporate teams and 36 school contingents. The guest-of-honour this year was Raymond Lint, Minister at theCAROLINE CIRA/ST - 104 words
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Article, Illustration541 2005-05-23 8 LIZA LIN - Company behind Fish Co to launch new concepts It will open an Asian cuisine outlet and a restaurant offering global dining experience By LIZA LIN THE company which made seafood synonymous with a platter is now aiming to make waves with two new food and beverage concepts. OB Singapore Operations,FILE PHOTO - 541 words
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Article, Illustration655 2005-05-23 8 CHUANG PECK MING - But Jasmine Audemars is not bothered by the strong male presence By CHUANG PECK MING JASMINE Audemars is often asked: What was it like to move from journalism to the watch-making business? Most people would say the two are as differentCHRIS LOH - 655 words
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Article, Illustration571 2005-05-23 9 LISA TAN - CAMPUS LIFE LISA TAN celebrates an NUS Business School international competition LISA TAN CEREBRATION (n): The power to reason and think. Formed from a fusion of the words "cerebrum" (largest part of the brain) and "celebration", Cerebration is a challenging masters-level business competition thatFILE PHOTO - 571 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration436 2005-05-23 10 It will pave way for comprehensive economic agreement AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia and Japan agreed yesterday to set up a free trade area as part of a comprehensive economic relationship after resolving the last remaining differences in emergency high-level talks. "WeAP; REUTERS - 436 words
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Article, Illustration691 2005-05-23 10 Energy intensity of US economy will be reduced eventually Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Businesses and consumers are already changing investment and purchasing plans to adapt to higher energy prices, eventually reducing the energy intensity of the US economy, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said. "With energy pricesBloomberg; AFP - 691 words
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219 2005-05-23 10 AFP INEW YORK] Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said on Friday he expects a revaluation "at some point" of the Chinese yuan, but noted that the move could impact inflation in the United States. "I will accept the premise that the (yuan) will beAFP - 219 words
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Article, Illustration683 2005-05-23 10 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] China's decision to raise textile export tariffs is unlikely to have much effect in stemming the surge in trade or dampening calls by foreign producers to cap clothing imports from China, US and European businesses said. "We are past the pointBloomberg; AP - 683 words
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423 2005-05-23 10 Study found 2004 porn revenues reached 1.1b euros Reuters [ROME] Italy may be in recession but the pornography industry in the traditionally Roman Catholic country is booming and growing more high-tech savvy by the day, a new study co-sponsored by the VaticanReuters - 423 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration625 2005-05-23 11 S JAYASANKARAN - MALAYSIA INSIGHT Malaysia doesn't need foreign help to solve Selangor's water woes S JAYASANKARAN KL Correspondent A DEBATE has broken out over a RMIO billion (554.33 billion) inter-state water transfer project in Malaysia. If awarded, it will be the biggest infrastructure job handed625 words
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652 2005-05-23 11 Reuters [JAKARTA] An aggressive graft probe into the Indonesian election commission could succeed in doing what no anti-corruption campaign has done before make people fear the consequences before they start greasing palms. In a country where bribes and kickbacks are so common itReuters - 652 words
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Article26 2005-05-23 11 Transaction date: May 20 For a full listing of the closing prices, log on to BT Online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg after 11.30pm every trading day26 words
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Article, Illustration63 2005-05-23 11 [KUALA LUMPUR]A Malaysian Buddhist devotee lighting oil lamps during Vesak Day. also known as Buddha's birthday, at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, yesterday. Vesak Day is one of the holiest days for Buddhists across the world, an opportunity for all followers to come together and celebrate notAP - 63 words
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592 2005-05-23 11 Analysts see silver lining in possible tie-up with Kim Eng [KUALA LUMPUR] It's been a long time coming, but has it been worth the wait? One of the worst kept secrets in the industry was the fact that Avenue Capital Resource Bhd (Avenue)592 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration524 2005-05-23 12 Scandals reflect 'historic burden of poor legal system', says regulator [BEIJING] China is studying a substantial increase in criminal penalties for financial fraud following the recent revelations about a wave of large-scale thefts from Chinese state banks, the Financial Times reported the topBLOOMBERG - 524 words
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337 2005-05-23 12 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Moet Hennessy, purveyor of wines and spirits majority-owned by fashion powerhouse LVMH, expects China to become one of its top five markets in half a decade, as the country's increasingly affluent middle class sample champagne and cognac. Mark Bedingham, MoetReuters - 337 words
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Article, Illustration861 2005-05-23 12 Shanghai: bright future or start of a huge bubble waiting to burst? Bloomberg [HONG KONG] On a Sunday in April, British banker Ray Li climbed into a white Porsche 911 and sped off in pursuit of a trophy on the world's newest and most expensive Formula One raceway: the ShanghaiBloomberg; REUTERS - 861 words
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Article, Illustration486 2005-05-23 12 AP [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's stock exchange has been the most active in the greater China region in hosting initial public offerings (IPO) in recent years. Now, average deal sizes are fast nearing levels of US listings, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) says. It isAP; Source: Bloomberg - 486 words
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170 2005-05-23 12 Reuters [TAIPEI] A legislative committee in Taiwan has given initial approval to a plan to add NT$l25 billion (556.5 billion) to a nearly depleted bank rescue fund, a regulatory official said last Friday. The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) official, who declined to beReuters - 170 words
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INDIA
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626 2005-05-23 13 12 months after 'Black Monday', Mumbai stocks have rocketed 44% AFP [NEW DELHI] Twelve months ago, after India's Congress party backed by its communist allies scored a surprise election win, the Mumbai stock market dived 11 per cent as rattled investors raced forAFP - 626 words
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231 2005-05-23 13 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Nortel Networks Corp, the biggest North American telephoneequipment maker, will start manufacturing phone equipment in India, Telecommunications Minister Dayanidhi Maran said. Nortel chief executive William Owens, on a visit to India on May 17, had said he is readyBloomberg - 231 words
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179 2005-05-23 13 Reuters [NEW DELHI] A joint venture of Indian Oil Corp and Malaysia's Petronas plans to import liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in southern India and is keen to expand business in South Asia, the company said on Saturday. Indianoil Petronas, a 50:50 joint venture which beganReuters - 179 words
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305 2005-05-23 13 Reuters [MUMBAI/CALCUTTA] State Bank of India topped forecasts on Friday with a 22 per cent rise in fourth quarter profit as India's biggest bank enjoyed voracious demand for loans in Asia's fourth-largest economy. Outstanding loans rose 27 per cent on theReuters - 305 words
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414 2005-05-23 13 Reconstruction projects worth US$100b at stake [NEW DELHI] With a new government in Baghdad ready to roll out the red carpet for Indian businessmen, India's once thriving economic ties with Iraq, which took a hit after the US-led invasion in414 words
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277 2005-05-23 13 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] India's capital market regulator approved a plan by the Mumbai stock exchange, Asia's oldest, to turn itself into a company in line with government recommendations aimed at improving accountability at bourses. The Securities Exchange Board of India also approved the plan for theBloomberg - 277 words
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Article, Illustration463 2005-05-23 13 Trend to discard traditional dress is boosting market AFP i j [NEW DELHI] Indian women are spurning traditional saris and turning to Western attire, pushing up sales of trousers and skirts by 27 per cent a year, according to a survey of India's top clothingAFP; PHOTOS: AFP - 463 words
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Miscellaneous200 2005-05-23 13 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 A woman 2 Arrest in case is not ordered (10) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION (9) 16 Refuse to dim the lights (4,4) Across: 1 Purple patch, 9 Afro, 10 3 Fruit porter admits double 18 Using radar, Cuba finds vora- Millionaire, 11 Liar, 14 Unnerve, 16 parking (5) ciousfish(9)200 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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566 2005-05-23 14 ANTHONY ROWLEY - But Nissan says governments here must create right conditions first By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo ASEAN, along with China, has the potential to become the fastest-growing market in the world for passenger cars and other motor vehicles according to Japan's second largest maker, Nissan566 words
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Article, Illustration434 2005-05-23 14 AFP [VIENNA] Dancers of the Vienna State Opera Ballet performed for tens of thousands of people in front of Vienna's City Hall during a charity Life Ball night to benefit Aids victims here on Saturday. Stars Sir Elton John and DonatellaAFP - 434 words
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Article447 2005-05-23 14 He warns against easing curbs on research funding AFP. AP [WASHINGTON] US President George Bush on Friday threatened to veto any legislation that eases restrictions on federal funding for stem cell research in the United States. "I'm a strong supporter of adult stem cell research,"AFP.; AP - 447 words
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384 2005-05-23 14 GULF CALLING It is the fastest growing economy in the Arab world Reuters [DEAD SEA] Qatar foresees up to US$l2O billion of investments in the next five to eight years as it continues to diversify its fast growing energy-based economy, its economy minister said onReuters - 384 words
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149 2005-05-23 14 Reuters [DUBAI] Thousands of new hotel rooms are needed in the United Arab Emirates to meet ambitious targets of at least 18 million visitors to the Gulf Arab state by 2015, industry experts said. They said the emirate of Dubai alone, whichReuters - 149 words
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WORLD
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585 2005-05-23 15 Only weeks remain before firm is possibly fined up to US$5m a day Reuters, Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] Microsoft Corp now has only weeks left until the European Commission decides whether to take steps towards fining it up to US$5 million a day,Reuters,; Bloomberg - 585 words
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Article324 2005-05-23 15 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the world's biggest stock market, may consider expanding in Europe, said Gerald Putnam, whose Archipelago Holdings Inc is being acquired by the NYSE. "I am acquisition riiinded," Mr Putnam, Archipelago's chief executive officer, said on FridayBloomberg - 324 words
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Article, Illustration295 2005-05-23 15 AFP [LOS ANGELES] More than 70,000 people participated in the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the world's largest electronic games industry fair, organisers said on closing day on Friday. The industry professionals from 79 countries gathered for "E3" from last Tuesday, the Entertainment Software Association saidAFP; REUTERS - 295 words
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563 2005-05-23 15 This in wake of trailing analysts' estimates for Q1 Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] IBM Corp chief executive Sam Palmisano said there will be "bumps along the way" as the company seeks to recover after first-quarter profit trailed analysts' estimates. "We hit a bump inBloomberg - 563 words
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Article, Illustration601 2005-05-23 15 They find it tough learning to play by corporate rules AFP [STOCKHOLM] While a hacker may sound like the perfect person to hire to spot flaws in a company's network security system, these computer whizzes do not actually makeAFP - 601 words
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FOCUS: EU CHARTER
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Article, Illustration1254 2005-05-23 16 Some members fear the adoption of a European constitution could lead to a loss of their identity and sovereignty to a faceless superstate AP [VIENNA] IT'S designed to help 25 nations set aside ancient divisions, forge a common destiny and transform a Tower of Babel intoAP - 1,254 words
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814 2005-05-23 16 MATTHEW LYNN - By MATTHEW LYNN Bloomberg LOOKING for a bet on Europe's most unexpected economic event of the next decade? How about a wager on Italy leaving the euro area? Who knows, you might even be able to collect your winningsBloomberg - 814 words
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TRANSPORT
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Article, Illustration589 2005-05-23 17 It will undercut bigger rival Qantas to help stem its declining earnings Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Virgin Blue, Australia's second-biggest airline, is targeting a 30 per cent share of the nation's business and government passengers by undercutting bigger rival Qantas Ltd to help stem declining earnings.Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 589 words
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Article, Illustration745 2005-05-23 17 New York Chinatown businesswoman turned human smuggling into a multi-million-dollar enterprise, says prosecutor NYT EVER since the rusted freighter Golden Venture grounded off Queens in 1993, US Federal prosecutors have had their sights on the Chinatown businesswoman known as Sister Ping. Now 56,NYT; AP - 745 words
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612 2005-05-23 17 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] America West Holdings Corp has agreed to merge with US Airways Inc in a deal designed to create a rival to discount carrier Southwest Airlines Co and save US$6OO million a year. The merger was aided by US$l.5 billion inBloomberg - 612 words
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181 2005-05-23 17 Bernama [JOHOR BARU] Senai Airport Terminal Services, which manages the rapidly-ex-panding Senai International Airport, confirmed that it has signed a letter of mandate with Dubai-based financial institution to arrange a US$26O million loan for the company. A senior official of Senai ATS, confirmed this butBernama - 181 words
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Article385 2005-05-23 17 AIRLINE CODES: AA: American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), AI: Air India (AK), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ: Alitalia Airlines (AZA),BA: British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), BI: Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR EVA385 words
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Article, Illustration581 2005-05-23 25 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - Firm will work with IDA on IT security-related initiatives By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY PATCHLINK Corporation, a leading provider of security patch, vulnerability and compliancy management solutions, last week launched its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore as part of its expansion and investment plan for the581 words
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404 2005-05-23 25 AFP [LONDON] Death could become a thing of the past by the mid-21 st century as computer technology becomes sophisticated enough for the contents of a brain to be "downloaded" onto a supercomputer, according to a leading British futurologist. However, he told theAFP - 404 words
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Article, Illustration509 2005-05-23 25 AFP [LOS ANGELES] "You exercise different muscles, you use muscles that you don't normally use," raves Jay Lynch. No, he's not rolling out a new exercise video: he just played a video game said to help its fans stay fit.AFP - 509 words
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335 2005-05-23 25 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM HANDHELD-DEVICE leader palm One is aiming to give the jaded PDA market a shot in the arm with its new Life Drive a PDA on steroids. "The market for handholds has been flat," acknowledged Peter Mah, sales director for335 words
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288 2005-05-23 25 Bloomberg [LOS ANGELES] IBM Corp, the world's largest comput-er-services company, and Nortel Networks Corp have formed an alliance to jointly develop products and reduce research costs. Nortel, the largest North American maker of telephone equipment, wants IBM's expertise in new fields such as Voice-over-InternetBloomberg - 288 words
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Article106 2005-05-23 25 LG has launched three new DVD recorders that are capable of dual-layer recording, allowing up to about BGB of storage.on a single recordable DVD disc. The new players also support the Digital Internet Video Express (DivX) compression format commonly used on the Internet. The RH-7521106 words
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Article82 2005-05-23 25 YAHOO! has released a beta version of its latest Yahoo! Messenger instant messenger client. New voice-related features include the ability to leave voicemail and the ability to customise ringtones for different friends. Photo sharing is improved: users just drag and drop photos into a window to share82 words
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Article, Illustration106 2005-05-23 25 SONY Ericsson has released a new 3G handset —the clamshell ZBooi. Featuring a 1.3 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom, the ZBooi also features an integrated photo light to illuminate the subject for better photos and video. It comes with a 64M8 Memory Stick Duo106 words
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Article87 2005-05-23 25 ACER has unveiled its thinnest and lightest Travel Mate notebook yet—the Travel Mate 3002WTCi. Clocking in at 1.4 kg, the Travel Mate 3002WTCi has a 12.1-inch display, 512 MB of RAM and a 60GB hard disk. For connectivity, it ofFers built-in wireless 802.11 b/g87 words
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Article, Illustration139 2005-05-23 25 ROLAND LIM - Compiled by ROLAND LIM EPSON has released the Stylus Photo R1800, its latest photo printer targeted at advanced and professional digital photographers. The R1800 comes with a Micro Piezo print head which is able to control the size of ink droplets depending on the type of139 words
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698 2005-05-23 26 RAJU CHELLAM - Spending on IT services grew 12.4% to US$31.3b in the region last year and may see robust growth this year. RAJU CHELLAM has the details RAJU CHELLAM THE United States and Europe have been fertile ground for a range of infotech services, notably698 words
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82 2005-05-23 26 BUSINESS intelligence solutions provider Business Objects has appointed Chris Elsmore as its director of alliances in the Asia-Pacific. Mr Elsmore, who was previously with i 2 Technologies, is responsible for driving sales and alliances in the region. The firm also announced the appointment of Frederic82 words
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Article85 2005-05-23 26 ENTERPRISE software provider BEA Systems has confirmed Manish Sharma as managing director of its Asean operations. He was previously director of business development for BEA's Australia and New Zealand operations. It also appointed George Wong as director of channels and alliances for its Asean operations. Mr Wong85 words
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Article59 2005-05-23 26 ROLAND LIM - Compiled by ROLAND LIM GARTNER will hold its 11th Annual Semiconductor Roadshow on May 26 at the Four Seasons Hotel here. Topics covered will include changes taking place in the semiconductor manufacturing environment, and the region's semiconductor application markets that will drive growth in the next five59 words
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482 2005-05-23 26 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY SINGAPORE-BASED Fact Software International last week announced that it had recruited 19 interns from the Singapore Management University (SMU) under a special programme. The programme will see the students taking on major roles in marketing Fact's accounting software in482 words
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217 2005-05-23 26 RAJU CHELLAM - By RAJU CHELLAM MORE than US$lOO million worth of orders for precision engineering and other equipment were signed at the five day Metal-Asia exposition that ended last fortnight. The event, called MTA2OOS-MetalAsia, was organised by Singapore Exhibition Services and attracted more than 900217 words
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Article, Illustration299 2005-05-23 26 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM COMBATTING the barrage of digital music players flooding the market, Creative Technology's latest offering, the Zen Neeon, aims to stick out from the pack with its Stik-On "skins". The skins, purchased as an option, are re-usable stickers which wrapLIANHE ZAOBAO - 299 words
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