Today, 13 December 2012, Afternoon Edition

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    5 12 TODAY THURSDAY 13 DECEMBER 2012
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  • comment &analysis
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      Lock icon The changing face of China’s media
      1522 12  -  CENSORSHIP, THE PRESS AND SOCIAL MEDIA VENESSA LEE venessa@mediacorp.com.sg Venessa Lee is Deputy Foreign Editor at TO DAY. American Doug Young, 48, spent almost a decade working in the media in China and recently published a book, The Party Line: How The Media Dictates
      PHOTO DON WONG  -  1,522 words
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      Lock icon Will Apple spark US manufacturing renaissance?
      867 16  -  MAKING MACS IN AMERICA GARY P PISANO Gary P Pisano is the Harry E Figgie Jr Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and a member of its US Competitiveness Project. Apple’s thing. 2012 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORP. Today, the only American-made
      Apple’s thing. © 2012 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORP.  -  867 words
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      Lock icon The IMF’s half step
      895 18  -  EMERGING MARKETS, CAPITAL CONTROLS KEVIN P GALLAGHER Kevin P Gallagher is a professor at Boston University and Co-Chair of the Pardee Task Force on Regulating Global Capital Flows for Development. PROJECT SYNDICATE “What used to be heresy is now endorsed as orthodox,” John Maynard Keynes remarked
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      125 12 Should Americans care that Apple plans to source a relatively small volume of its products in their country? And does this auger a ‘return to American manufacturing’, as some have suggested? GARY P PISANO 16 m ii Pf i ®ap^ n I isPi= SC/fl-flOS^ Ris j y.:- :V.JIL V Enjoy
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  • china&india
    • Article
      Lock icon China’s ‘little emperors’ face greater academic expectations
      585 34 Three-quarters of middle-class parents expect their children to pursue post-graduate degrees HIGHER EDUCATION DOW JONES BEIJING The children of China’s mid-dle-class families are facing increasing expectations from their parents, three-quarters of whom expect their child to earn a postgraduate degree, while only 32
      DOW JONES  -  585 words
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      Beijing stresses policy of peaceful development following US report
      366 34 BEIJING China yesterday stressed its adherence to peaceful development in response to a United States intelligence report which predicted that China will surpass the US to become the world’s largest economy before 2030, the official Xinhua news agency reported. “China will
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      Lock icon China’s Xinhua irks local bloggers by using Twitter
      603 36 Use of banned platform sparks call to dismantle Great Firewall SOCIAL MEDIA THE DAILY TELEGRAPH SHANGHAI China’s leading news agency has landed itself in hot water with local bloggers for using Twitter to promote its stories even though the social networking site
      THE DAILY TELEGRAPH  -  603 words
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  • business
    • STOCK CALLS
      • Article
        DISCLAIMER
        27 48 Readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. TODAY cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information.
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      • Article
        COMFORTDELGRO
        58 48 BUY (S$1.735) Recent comments by the Transport Minister have pushed OCBC to revisit its conservative growth assumptions for ComfortDelgro. As a result, OCBC increases its fair value to S$1.90 from S$1.60 and raises rating to Buy from Hold. The onset of the Bus Services Enhancement Programme and associated subsidies
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      • Article
        YANGZIJIANG SHIPBUILDING
        66 48 HOLD (S$0.955) OCBC notes the reduced new order flow for bulk carriers and containerships Chinese yards such as YZJ have been reliant on have forced them to seek new grounds. Time will be needed for significant earnings contribution from YZJ’s offshore division. OCBC expects 2H13 and 1H14 to
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      • Article
        NOBLE GROUP
        56 48 HOLD (S$1.115) OCBC drops its fair value rating to S$1.12 from S$1.28 but maintains its Hold rating, noting that valuations are not pricey following a 29-per-cent tumble from the 52-week high. OCBC notes that investor sentiment has been affected by the share sale of 225 million shares at
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        STARHILL GLOBAL REIT
        90 48 BUY (S$0.75) Maybank Kim Eng keeps target price at S$0.85 with Buy call, noting that indicators still show a general positive tone in the retail market despite the gloom over the world economy. It says the REIT’s key assets are in the coveted Orchard Road area, where
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      Lock icon ECB backing a boon for Italy, Spain bond auctions
      474 48 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS MIL AN The European Central Bank’s pledge to stand by vulnerable euro zone members will be enough to en­sure Italy and Spain find buyers for their bonds at parallel auctions today, analysts say. In Italy, the ECB’s bond­buying
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      Lock icon Nasdaq to buy Thomson Reuters units for S$476m
      314 48 REUTERS NEW YORK Nasdaq OMX Group said yesterday that it agreed to buy Tho­mson Reuters’ investor relations, public relations and multimedia services units for US$390 million (S$476 million), as the exchange operator builds business­es that do not depend on trading. The all­cash
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      Lock icon Investors not too excited by SI A’s sale of Virgin Atlantic stake
      263 50 AGENCIES S I N G A P O R E Shares of Singapore Airlines (SIA) gained slightly yesterday following the news that the company is selling its 49-per-cent stake in Virgin Atlantic for US$360 million (S$440 million), with
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      Lock icon Property sector poses severe risk to HK economy
      358 50 IMF REVIEW DOW JONES HONG KONG The International Monetary Fund has warned that the sharp run-up in Hong Kong’s home prices raises the likelihood of an abrupt price correction, and that could pose a severe risk to the domestic economy. “The property
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      165 48 LCCI (UK) Level 3 Preparatory Courses: 1) Diploma in Business Administration 2) Private Secretary’s Diploma 3) Group Diploma in Accounting 4) Diploma in Marketing Level 2 Preparatory Courses: 5) Certificate in Book-Keeping Accounts 6) Certificate in English for Business 7) Cambridge International Diploma in Business (Awarded by University of Cambridge
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      502 49 Fair Price y(tra THE BOYS BRIGADE Low Prices More CELEBRaie BECAUSE XT'S GHRISTMA5 SHARE-A-GIFT 2012 Have a Heart. Share a Gift! This festive season, let's brighten up the lives of the less fortunate. From now till 19 December 2012, you can support The Boys' Brigade Share-a-Gift project by donating non-perishable
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  • marketbuzz
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      SPEAK UP
      59 54 They may look like toys, but they are actually portable USB speakers. These Monskey Speakers are compatible with all audio and music gadgets, including iPods and Android phones. Each comes with a built-in lithium ion battery for three to four hours of play time. Pick from eight designs
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      PRINCESSES AND HEROES
      122 54 Give your children a treat by bringing them to Disney On Ice. Celebrating its 20th anniversary in Singapore, Disney On Ice presents Princesses and Heroes. Explore the world above the waves with Ariel and cheer Prince Eric on as he tries to break Ursula’s spell to reclaim
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      FINDING THE PERFECT BALANCE
      62 54 Marigold received an overwhelming number of entries for its Marigold HL Perfect Balance Photo Contest. It was a tough decision but the judges finally picked five winners, who impressed them with their creative entries based on the theme “Perfect Balance”. Each winner took home S$1,000 in
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      LARGER THAN LIFE
      112 54 This school holiday, take your children to Sentosa for some fun and activities. Until Dec 30, look out for a range of exciting programmes at Sentosa. Grab your camera for a photo with the live-sized Playmobil mascots or the huge figurines of knights, pirates, Santa Claus and
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      FISHY BUSINESS
      197 54 Crunch into Long John Silver’s first Fish Burger. Named after its iconic fish mascot Silver’s, the Silver’s Fish Supreme burger is designed by students from Nanyang Polytechnic and is targeted at youths and the young at heart. Customers will be able to enjoy an exciting line-up of seafood
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      DECADENT GOODIES AND TREATS
      162 54 Celebrate Christmas with your loved ones at Mandarin Orchard’s Triple Three buffet restaurant. Indulge in a gastronomic journey of yuletide goodies, such as roasted US turkey, Japanese Wagyu beef, and signature premium honey-glazed gammon ham drizzled with pineapple honey. Add to the Christmas cheer with a
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  • travel
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      Year-end trips
      219 8 Mayan prophecy driving up one-way flight searches to safe villages LONDON The Mayan calendar comes to an end on Dec 21 but, while many in Mexico will be celebrating a new start, some spiritualists believe the occasion will herald the apocalypse. Bugarach in the south of France and
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      Lock icon Sapporo
      514 8  -  How to spend S$101 (you big spender, you) in a day in a winter wonderland Sapporo is beautiful in winter, with its powder snow and scenic landscape. The capital of Hokkaido is one of Japan’s youngest cities so it doesn’t have the traditional Japanese architecture found elsewhere but this
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  • culture&lifestyle
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      Memory lane
      345 10  -  Old Places docu sequel returns to forgotten places OLD ROMANCES FARAH DALEY SINGAPORE So often, when we travel through this city state of ours, we’ll notice an old haunt from our childhood that’s been completely transformed, usually into the form of a glossy, skyhigh building. We realise we’ll
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