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Title Section13 2004-07-28 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.con Wednesday > July 28, 2004 MITA (P) 103/07/200413 words
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AFTERNOON EDITION
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Article, Illustration612 2004-07-28 1 SM Lee will be 'engaged in S'pore', as long as he is able IN AN exclusive interview with news agency Reuters on Monday, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said that he would remain in Cabinet in an advisory role when612 words
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Article79 2004-07-28 1 Reuters NEW YORK US stocks rallied yesterday, snapping back from two straight sessions of decline as higher earnings at Verizon Communications and data showing an increase in consumer confidence encouraged investors to buy some battered shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 123.22 pointsReuters - 79 words
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Miscellaneous11 2004-07-28 1 NEWSX^/IEWS Battle for souls Muslim humanitarian aid is best for Iraq/311 words
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Miscellaneous9 2004-07-28 1 NEW CABINET WILL SEE MAJOR CHANGES HOT NEWS 29 words
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Miscellaneous29 2004-07-28 1 BRITISH FORCES FACE PROBLEMS JACKSON HELD TEEN, FAMILY AS VIRTUAL PRISONERS' NEW CHINESE SPACE MISSION CHARITY IN U.S. 'FUNDED HAMAS' WORLD 20 REAL MAKE MOVE FOR VIEIRA SPORTS 3129 words
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HOT NEWS
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839 2004-07-28 2 Lee Ching Wern - Lee Ching Wern chingwern@newstoday.com.sg AS THE big day draws nearer, more pieces of the jigsaw are starting to fall into place. On Monday, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew revealed that when Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong hands over the top job on Aug 12,839 words
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Article, Illustration813 2004-07-28 3 N EWSSSDUDSD^ Kalinga Seneviratne THE invasion of Iraq has been followed quietly by another invasion that of Christian missionaries, mainly from the United States and South Korea, who often disguise themselves as civilian contractors, aid workers or businessmen. Their main objective is to spreadAFP - 813 words
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Home News
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Article, Illustration578 2004-07-28 4 Clement Mesenas - Clement Mesenas Monarchy links people to their roots, says Raja Nazrin Shah HE'S urbane, articulate and gracious. Princely perfect, you might say. And why not Raja Nazrin Shah (picture) is used tc being addressed as His Royal Highness. As the Crown Prince of Perak,TREVOR TAN - 578 words
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Article426 2004-07-28 6 Lee Ching Wern - Lee Ching Wern NTUC chief says change needed to create more jobs for Singaporeans NATIONAL Trades Union Congress' (NTUC) Secretary-General Lim Boon Heng has suggested to the Manpower Ministry (MOM) that it tweak its foreign worker dependency ratio in some domestic services so that more jobs426 words
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249 2004-07-28 6 Tan Hui Leng SINGAPORE saw a 26-per-cent increase in dengue cases from last month to this month, adding up to 2,992 dengue cases in the first seven months of this year. Both Ang Mo Kio and Yishun have emerged as Singapore's dengue hotspots with 302Tan Hui Leng - 249 words
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Article349 2004-07-28 6 Singapore, Malaysia to up counter-terror measures Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to find new ways to check the threat of terrorism over and above the coordinated sea patrols in the Malacca Strait announced earlier this month. The two have also agreed to step up the sharing of military intelligence.349 words
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Article, Illustration415 2004-07-28 8 Derrick A Paulo - Derrick A Paulo Survey shows cost not a top concern in firms' buying decisions IN THE competitive world of business, being big and selling cheap may not necessarily be better. The findings of a recent global sales survey suggest that the importance415 words
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217 2004-07-28 8 Yong Shu Chiang TOUGH talk is one of the features of a new campaign against movie piracy, a problem that cost the local film industry US$B million ($13.8 million) last year. Using words such as "crime", "stealing" and "theft" to describe such piracy, film and– Yong Shu Chiang - 217 words
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Letters
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295 2004-07-28 10 Leong Sze Hian - Leong Sze Hian Find other ways to keep S&C fees down THE chairman of the Pasir RisPunggol town council explained that its service and conservancy (S&C) charges had to go up as it faces a $500,000 deficit for the year. I would like to ask295 words
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146 2004-07-28 10 Tan Kok Tim - Tan Kok Tim DESPITE the Second Link, many motorists driving to Johor Baru on day-trips prefer to use the Causeway. We can expect to see heavier traffic and longer queues during the coming long National Day weekend. One solution to this could be146 words
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204 2004-07-28 10 Lem Kok Chan - Lem Kok Chan I REFER to the letter, "Policy-mak-ing and the inequality gap" (July 26). Singapore's economic paradigm has always been based on efficiency, not equity. The focus is on enhancing the size of the pie, rather than on its distribution. Too much concern204 words
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Article, Illustration193 2004-07-28 10 WE REFER to the letter from Mr Chong Chan Meng (July 23) regarding unauthorised bank debits. Mr Chong asked: "What are DBS' policies and criteria for accepting verbal authorisations for direct debit or interbank giro?" At DBS, verbal direct debit authorisation is193 words
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711 2004-07-28 11 Investors like their diverse holdings and monthly dividends, as well as lower volatility compared to equity funds ONCE avoided by US investors in the 1 980s for their shaky fundamentals and "junk" image, high-yield bonds made a comeback in the 1990s and are now711 words
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Business News
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Market WATCH
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Article57 2004-07-28 12 By volume Chattel ed Bio-Treat Intend Piogen Kl Ventui Capitaland GuangzhaolFB NOL China Paper Techcomp Close 1.050 0.820 0.165 0.190 0.290 1.530 0.245 2.290 0.335 0.360 Change +0.020 +0.010 +0.020 +0.030 +0.010 -0.040 +0.005 -0.035 +1.9 +1.2 +11.8 +2.0 +4.3 -1.7 +1.5 -8.9 'OOO 27,030 13,664 12,96357 words
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Article60 2004-07-28 12 Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.54 Pis -128.01 Change -1.15 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd *****.32 3489.70 5398.61 -18.51 +4.00 +66.90 -0.15 +0.12 +1.25 Korea Comp 738.51 +2.30 +0.31 KLCI 836.15 -2.34 -0.28 SET Index 633.21 -0.21 -0.03 Jakarta Comp 759.27 -2.52 -0.33 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1560.9060 words
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Article26 2004-07-28 12 Information provided by SGX, Bloomberg Gold us$/oi 392.000 Silver us$/oi 6.245 Platinum us$/oi 805.500 Rubber cents/kg 236.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1437 Brent crude us$/borrel 38.1126 words
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Article36 2004-07-28 12 US$ 0.5807 UK£ 0.3155 Yen 63.854 HK$ 4.5293 RM 2.2067 Euro 0.4783 Rupiah Baht 5301.83 23.9337 Peso 32.5658 A$ 0.8188 Indian Rs 26.8749 Won 674.458 C$ 0.7741 Yuan 4.8062 NZ$ 0.9129 NTS 19.80136 words
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Article51 2004-07-28 12 Share prices closed higher as investors bought property and bank stocks on signs of a nascent recovery in the property market. The ST Index rose 13.10 points, or 0.7 per cent, to close at 1,869.08. Advancers outpaced decliners by 210 to 117 as 463.4 million shares were traded. Dow51 words
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Article76 2004-07-28 12 By Close Change DBS 15.300 +0.300 By percentage OKP Close Change 0.200 +100.0 CITYDEV 6.050 +0.250 SinSoonH W*****9 0.080 +60.0 CITYDEV W*****0 3.480 +0.200 El-Nets 0.015 +50.0 F&N 13.800 +0.200 Semitech 0.170 +25.9 JMH400USS 12.200 +0.200 CiiPlusW*****7 0.050 +25.0 Venture 16.100 +0.200 JKTech 0.160 +23.1 STIETF100 18.77076 words
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Article78 2004-07-28 12 By$ Creative 50 Bukil Sem Close 16.800 13.100 Change -0.200 -0.100 By percentage Yongnam MediaS Close Ch 0.015 0.010 hange -40.0 -33.3 Jul dine C&C 6.200 -0.100 PNEIndW*****8 0.020 -33.3 JSH 500USS KepCoip WBLCoip 5.400 7.250 3.020 -0.100 -0.100 -0.060 Easycall BBR Buiwill 2k 0.115 0.020 0.14078 words
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Article, Illustration214 2004-07-28 12 -Dow Jones GROWING shipping volume and higher freight rates pushed up the second-quarter net profit of Neptune Orient Lines to US$lB6 million ($320 million) a near three-fold on-year rise in earnings for the period ended June 25. The world's seventh-largest shipping company earned US$6B.5-Dow Jones - 214 words
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Article133 2004-07-28 14 Bloomberg itiiL second-quarter pront 01 United Overseas Land (UOL) rose 47 per cent, boosted by higher profit from its hotels. Profit for the quarter ended March 31 rose to $34.9 millior or 4.94 cents, from $23.7 million, or 3.72 cents, a year earlier. Sales roseBloomberg - 133 words
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Article, Illustration65 2004-07-28 14 Keppel FELS will build a US$l26-million ($2l Z-million) rig for Norway's Sinvest for its deep-sea gas drilling activities. The rig is expected to be completed in 26 months. Raffles Holdings said secondquarter profit fell 73 per cent to $9.5 million, as the company did not benefit from the one-off65 words
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Article, Illustration371 2004-07-28 14 Val Chua - Val Chua Enjoying 29% of the pie, it places second after leader OCBC ONE-and-a-half-years after the Housing and Development Board (HDB) home loan market was liberalised, POSB the "people's bank" has narrowed the gap with market leader OCBC in capturing a slice371 words
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251 2004-07-28 15 ucr v 11 riime mmisitu Lee Hsien Loong and Vietnam's Pei manent Deputy Prime Minister Mr Nguyen Tan Dung, met in Singapore yesterday to explore new ways to boost economic ties between the two countries. The two leaders "discussed proposals for both countries251 words
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Article69 2004-07-28 15 SINGAPORE Petroleum Company (SPC) has reported a 46-fold surge in net profit for the second quarter after benefiting from high oil prices and demand for energy. Net profit for the three montns enaea June csv was $26.1 million, while sales rose 42 per cent to69 words
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Article, Illustration141 2004-07-28 15 THE Singapore Technologies group has returned to profit after two years of losses, boosted by its semiconductor business and the sale of assets. The group's profit last year was $101.1 million, from a loss of $697.2 million the previous year, Singapore Technologies141 words
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Article, Illustration173 2004-07-28 16 AFP KUALA LUMPUR National flag carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS) plans to launch a no-frills carrier in six months but it will not rush into the budget sector as its current operation is still competitive. The airline has submitted a preliminary proposal toAFP - 173 words
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Article220 2004-07-28 16 -AFP Members still split over agricultural trade policies GENEVA Rich and poor countries in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) were still at odds yesterday as the 147 member states prepared to make a final drive to revive talks on dismantling global trade barriers. About-AFP - 220 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article, Illustration348 2004-07-28 20 Reuters Many projects will suffer long delays and huge cost overruns: Panel LONDON Major British defence projects face long delays and huge cost overruns because of failings in defence procurement that are leaving the armed forces without vital equipment, a parliamentary committee said yesterday. In 2002-03,Reuters; AFP - 348 words
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Article135 2004-07-28 20 AFP BEIJING China is expected to launch its second manned spacecraft, Shenzhou VI, on a five-day mission in the second half of next year, state media quoted a Chinese space expert as saying yesterday. Mr Huang Chunping, chief of the China Manned Space Programme's rocket carrierAFP - 135 words
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190 2004-07-28 20 Reuters SANTA MARIA California) Pop superstar Michael Jackson held a young teenage boy and his family virtual prisoners at his Neverland ranch as he conducted a campaign to seduce the youth, prosecutors said yesterday as they fought a bid to have the childReuters - 190 words
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GLOBALroundup
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Article53 2004-07-28 20 Reuters US President George W Bush, for the second time in two months, fell off his bike while riding at his Texas ranch, a White House spokeswoman said on Monday. The incident left him with a scraped knee, unlike the previous accident, where he suffered minorReuters - 53 words
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58 2004-07-28 20 Reuters South Africa is urging women to check their marital status after thousands discovered that corrupt officials had "married" them to foreign husbands without their knowledge. The scam allows foreign men to get South African citizenship by marrying women whose identity cards have been stolenReuters - 58 words
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Article52 2004-07-28 20 AFP British scientists will create a "Frozen Ark" of preserved DNA from endangered animals and birds in hopes that species that go extinct in the future could be resurrected through cloning, project organisers announced yesterday. But they dismissea the idea of bringing back longextinct species suchAFP - 52 words
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Article132 2004-07-28 20 Reuters WASHINGTON A Texasbased Muslim charity and seven of its directors and fundraisers have been charged with supporting the militant Palestinian group, Hamas, and with money laundering and conspiracy. A federal grand jury in Dallas returned the 42 charges against the Holy Land Foundation forReuters - 132 words
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Article, Illustration336 2004-07-28 22 ANDY Lav. Hong Kong's "Heavenly King" and media-sawy charmer blessed with the gift of the gab. Naturally, he's a dream-come-true for journalists. Takeshi Kaneshiro. Temperamental Japanese heartthrob of extremely few quoteworthy quips. Quite a nightmare, really. Zhang Ziyi. Talented actress who rose to prominence in Crouching336 words
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Article, Illustration380 2004-07-28 22 Huang Yida now the prince, but once the pauper -Jeanine Tan WHEN this reporter first met Huang Yida, he said in Mandarin: "You're the Englishspeaking sort, aren't you?" How did you know, I asked, somewhat bewildered because I had hardly said anything up to that point. His reply: "I can-Jeanine Tan; DAVID YEO - 380 words
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Article, Illustration942 2004-07-28 23 Karman Tse in Beijing - Karman Tse in Beijing House of Flying Daggers' three stars defy the reputations that preceded them uieany, ne naa a great aeai 10 say about Daggers, expounding generously his theories on the film and offering insights into the experience of making it, peppering the interview942 words
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Article97 2004-07-28 24 Yong Shu Chiang - Yong Shu Chiang MATT Damon's sequel to 2002's The Bourne Identity was warmly welcomed by filmgoers, debuting at No 1 at the North American box office. The most successful opening of Damon's career, the film raked in U5552.5 million ($90.4 million), nearly doubling The Bourne Identity's opening.97 words
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Article124 2004-07-28 24 Jeanine Tan - Jeanine Tan AMERICAN screenwriter-director Graham Streeter was intrigued by the picture he saw in a Singapore tourism book: Birdcages in the Tiong Bahru area, where songbird competitions are common. That was four years ago, on his first visit here. Now, he's set to make124 words
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Miscellaneous177 2004-07-28 24 BOX OFFICE TOP 10 In the US (July 23 25) In Singapore (July 23 25) ranking movie jssm IK MS ™mm MOVIE 1 The Bourne Supremacy 52.52 m 52.52 m 1 1 Robot 1 2 1) I, Robot 21.73 m 95.12 m 2 2 (1) King Arthur 2 3 Catwoman177 words
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Article, Illustration609 2004-07-28 26 Educators must be consistent in living the values they impart to students Kqnq Gopal WE LIVE in a world of para- dox. Against an unprecedented growth in technology, knowledge and creativity, we face a tense and restless world afflicted by poverty, violence, injustice, ill-health, illiteracy,609 words
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360 2004-07-28 27 HERE'S something for gamers who are shopping for the perfect degree, which can marry their interest with a quality education. Education provider FTMS Global launched a degree programme in computer games technology recently in which students can learn about computer360 words
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Article, Illustration558 2004-07-28 31 Agencies Real Madrid have agreed terms with A Vieira, says report MADRID Real Madrid have agreed personal terms with Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira over a potential move to the Spanish club, newspaper Marca reported on their website yesterday. Real, who confirmed their interest in VieiraAgencies; GETTY IMAGES - 558 words
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Article, Illustration313 2004-07-28 31 ASIAN YOUTH NETBALL Sri Lanka 33 Singapore 43 HAVING lost to Malaysia last week, the Singapore under-21 team rebounded on Monday, guaranteeing themselves a place in the semi-finals of the 4th Asian Youth Netball Championships, by beating Thailand.313 words
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Article, Illustration518 2004-07-28 32 STANLEY HO - SNOC presidentTeo announces revised cash awards programme STANLEY HO stanley@newstoday.com.sg WINNING medals at major Games has always been about achieving glory, both for the successful athlete and the country. In the era of professional sport, successful athletes have become used to monetary rewards accompanying their gloriousTREVOR TAN - 518 words
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Article176 2004-07-28 32 Olympics: Individual (Gold $1 million, Silver- $500,000, Bronze $250,000] Team Events (Gold $I.smillion, Silver $750,000, Bronze $375,000) Team Sports (Gold $2million, Silver $1 million, Bronze $500,000) Asian Games: Individual (Gold $175,000, second gold $87,500, Silver $125,000, Bronze $62,500) Team Events (Gold $250,000, Silver $200,000, Bronze $100,000) Team176 words
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Article, Illustration285 2004-07-28 32 SINGAPORE'S swim queen Joscelin Yeo is all keyed up, as she prepares to head for Athens and the Olympic Games next month (Aug 13-29). The 24-year-old, who will compete in the 100 m butterfly and 200 m individual medley events, wants to give itTREVOR TAN - 285 words
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Article85 2004-07-28 32 BALESTIER Khalsa's woeful run in the NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League continued last night In front of their own fans at Toa Payoh Stadium, the hapless Tigers went down 2-0 to four-time champions SAFFC. The Warriors' young striker Ashrin Shariff was the hero of the night, scoring a brace to85 words
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Article, Illustration440 2004-07-28 33 -AFP PARIS For many it's a dash for cash, for some it's politics. Whatever the reason, the Athens Olympics are about to see a bewildering collection of athletes who have turned their backs on their homelands to compete under another flag. The latest-AFP; AFP - 440 words
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Article, Illustration583 2004-07-28 33 -AFP lOC chief looks to be winning war against drug cheats as Olympics looms PARIS He promised to tackle what he called the scum of sports and he has not disappointed, which can only be good news for next month's Olympic Games in Athens (Aug 13-29)-AFP; AFP - 583 words
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201 2004-07-28 33 -AFP JINAN, China South Korea finally hit form in the Asian Cup yesterday, demolishing Kuwait 4-0 to confirm their place in the quarter-finals. The 2002 World Cup semi-finalists, needing to finish top of Group B to avoid a likely clash with Japan in-AFP - 201 words
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Page 33 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous34 2004-07-28 33 7.00 am Tennis Tennis Masters Series Canada, Ch24 6pm Football Asian Cup 2004: Oman v Thailand, Ch24 6.10pm Football Asia Cup 2004: Japan v Iran, Ch23 11 pm Tennis Tennis Masters Series, onwards Ch2434 words
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