The Business Times, 19 November 1996

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    12 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 046/12/95 SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19,1996
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    Lock icon Thai stocks dive 5.8% on concern over poll results
    570 1  -  Brokers say make-up of Chavalit's ecenomic team at heart of concern From Loh Hui Yin in Bangkok THAILAND'S stock market dived 5.8 per cent yesterday to signal its concern over the economic team of former military strongman Chavalit Yongchaiyudh who will
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    Ossia subscribed 15.4 times
    358 1  -  Sate is third highest for mainboard offers this year By Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] Manufacturing and distribution group Ossia International's initial public offering has been 15.4 times subscribed, with an impressive 50,000 or so applicants putting in almost half a billion dollars in application monies. This is
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    Govt will act if growth slows further: PM Goh
    185 1 [SINGAPORE] The government will act decisively if the economy slows further next year. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has said. Speaking at the People's Action Party 24th Ordinary Party Conference on Sunday, he said the current economic slowdown is cyclical. "But
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    Midland refused Proton cheque: Mahathir
    427 1  -  BatfcaaksayiaMfe of payment for Lotus was agreed oa earlier From) Neil Behrmann in London MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has accused Britain's Midland Bank of not accepting a cheque from national car manufacturer Proton and blocking its acquisition of British sports car maker Lotus. But
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      78 1 ui Saaift^lPO Specialist construction firm Wee Poh Holdings yesterday launched its initial public offering of eBCh iUMiiMIB •MtHttMltfVVWth *mMir.anFlQ*, Wspg. An election rally •the stock market could be onthe cards. ■RkfnflMfetatatato Company Ikst replenishing itslandbank. hearting for another record jimu. pgSB. Stock la stiif&ading bekm its IPO price of 57
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      17 1 Major eoomalo reforms on the way, Pg 7 Not all IPOs guarantee windfall for stags, Pg 19
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      14 1 Plus for discounted unit trust shares and bonds PAPpfaus to counter by-election effect, Pg3
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Lock icon Firmenich is more than just flavour of the month
      756 2  -  COMPANY VISIT Firmenich For the Swiss-based mfnpi>ny gnmllg and tastes are part of a serious business Byi Audrey Tan THEY make things irresistible at Firmenich, as the company's tagline proudly proclaims. One of the world's leaders in the fragrance and flavour
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      Major airlines working on hiking fares by 3%
      320 2  -  By, Agnes Wee MAJOR international airlines are working out the details of implementing a proposed 3 per cent hike in fares. The International Air Transport Association (lata) announced over the weekend that its 251 member airlines had proposed a global 3 per
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      Freehold bungalows coming up in Bt Timah
      253 2 PEAK Properties part of banker Wee Cho Yaw's personal investment arm will be developing 10 freehold bungalows in the prime Bukit Timah area. The project is expected to get building plan approval soon and is likely to be marketed at around $6 million
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      Lock icon BHF-Bank's S'pore office to become its Asian HQ
      153 2 Reuter [FRANKFURT] Germany's BHF-Bank AG said it would turn its Singapore office into the headquarters for its Asia business in a reorganisation of its activities in the region. The bank said in a statenent it would move its trading business from Tokyo
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      Lock icon Building progress payments up 18%
      313 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Construction By Diana Oon CERTIFIED progress payments in the construction sector totalled $3.7 billion in the third quarter, according to figures from the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB). The number, which includes preliminary figures for September, is 18 per cent L:n
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      Lock icon BG Lee on first official trip to the UK as DPM
      425 2 He holds talks with top govt members and will visit RAD centres The Straits Times (LONDON] Brigadier-general (NS) Lee Hsien Loong arrived here early yesterday morning for a four-day visit, his first official trip to Britain as Deputy Prime
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      Princeton project may be marketed at $1,300 psf
      209 2 [SINGAPORE] The 36-unit Princeton residential project at Ewe Boon Road in District 10 is expected to be marketed at around $1300 per sq ft (psf) when launched next month. Being developed by Teck Chiang Realty, which is linked to Malaysia's Lion Group,
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    • NEWS Roundup
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        MOU on broadcasting
        61 2 THE Singapore Broadcasting Authority (SBA) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the School of Communication Studies (SCS) of Nanyang Technological University. The MOU will enable SBA and SCS to formulate strategic ideas for Singapore's broadcasting industry. They will also conduct studies on the broadcasting industry,
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        Director of education to retire in Dec
        42 2 THE Ministry of Education said yesterday that its director of education, John Yip, will be retiring next month. Wee Heng Tin, currently director of schools, will replace Dr Yip while continuing in his current post.
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        Bulgarian trade mission to visit S'pore
        49 2 A TRADE mission organised by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be in Singapore from Nov 22 to 26. Led by chamber president Bojidar Bojinov, the delegation is expected to sign a business cooperation agreement with the Singapore Confederation of Industries.
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        TDB and EDB teams to visit Shandong
        61 2 A DELEGATION of officials from the Trade Development Board and the Economic Development Board will visit China's Shandong province to attend the 3rd Singapore-Shandong-Bavaria State of Germany Tripartite Economic Cooperation Meeting tomorrow. The delegation will be led by Tang Guan Seng, political secretary
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      Plans for discounted unit trust shares and bonds
      456 3  -  PAP'S 24th ORDINARY PARTY CONFERENCE Govt looking at ways to share success with singles and very poor; $500 m fond for aged Reports by Chuang Peck Ming FIRST, it was discounted shares. Now, selling savings bonds and unit trust shares at a
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      Proportion of elderly working slips: survey
      439 3  -  By< Chuang Peck Ming A SMALLER proportion of the older population are working today than before, says a justcompleted survey of senior citizens in Singapore. Only 27.4 per cent Singaporeans aged 55 and above were employed last year compared with 34.3 per cent in
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      PAP plan to counter by-election effect
      405 3 Each constituency election to be treated like picking local govt A LOCAL government election strategy will be the answer from the People's Action Party to the opposition's by-election move in the coming general election. Unveiling a three-pronged offensive last Sunday, Prime Minister Goh Chok
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    • IN Brief
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        PAP= Singapore, says PM
        54 3 PAPissynonymous with Singapore, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong told the party's cadres last Sunday. 'The values of Singapore are the values of the PAP. Without the continuous leadership of the PAP since I9se.. .Singapore would certainly not have survived, leave alone enjoyed todays high standard of
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        New candidate makes 3 wishes
        66 3 ca didate D®vid Lim wished for care, adventure and joy to make Singapore "our best home". The caring Singaporean is concerned about how the community grows, he said. The spirit of Adventure of Singapore's ptoneen must also be sustained to energise Singaporeans. Finally, he said,
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        Singapore's people power
        54 3 our tf not only, natural resource," female candidate Lim H wee Hua told PAP cadres. But to stay ahead of the economic race and improve their lives. Singaporeans must also be aware erf where they stand-be flexible to changing demands and explore ways to ease their labour
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      254 2 Push them hard at work. Push them harder at play. .1 A Special laTltatioa Give your valued staff a benefit that boosts more than their morale. To show yon why Plata Fitness Reward their hard work at the office with a gesture that shows the Cl«b is the best la
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      58 3 Tung Centre 745 sf 3,165 sf Parkway Parade 925.36 sf/1,592.48 sf Parkway Parade 15,537.44 sf (enbloc) A-Z Building 1,991 sf to 13,982 sf 174 Paya Lebar Road Short term lease Built-up area: 14,477.58 sf First Capital Property "fr 5_P Management Pte Ltd m: r(A member of Fint Capital Corporation Groap)
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      105 3 The Garden Bar, I Tokyo I Tke garden is a decent size, scattering tie guests I BVr Z' faefy ameng the shrubs, conifers and clambering I I vines. The fead, as yen would expect, is all I sSHB surroundings. After a liberal watering even the I I wst secluded comer
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  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
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      Will SembCorp make billions in property ?
      818 4  - Will SembCorp make billions in property THE PROPERTY COLUMM Or Is Goldman Sachs too bullish about its ahipyarH By Lee Han Shih WHICH property player could soon grow to nearly the size of Far East or City Developments, could secure very high plot ratios and sell condominiums at a margin
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      Dual-function cranes for S'pore
      292 4  -  By Diana Oon LOCAL company Tiong Woon Crane and Transport Pte Ltd (TWC) is introducing a new concept in construction cranes it is importing a machine which can function as either a standard lifting crane or an extended jib crane, without having to dismantle and convert
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      HDB resale volume set to break 1995 record
      333 6  -  First 9 months' figure almost 90% of last year's total number of units sold /fc/. Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] The HDB resale market is poised to overtake last year's record volume, despite the introduction of stiff measures in May to curb speculation, consultants
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      S'pore firm signs lease deal with HMV
      218 6  -  From I Surinder Singh in Sydney SINGAPORE property owner Great Union has just signed a lease agreement with music retailer HMV, which is expected to pay up to As2.l million (552.33 million) a year in rent. THe deal will see HMV, a fully-owned
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      437 4 Xin Cuisine Presents... Mr Halibut Mr Turbot Rolled Up Salmon in Crispy f A «£T !j> _< J -I ■*?Ii •w^ European Fishes ii our Special Healthy B^ among 18 Lifestyle Mean... with the Xia Touch! lucty wnners to get 1 Oct 30 Nov 96 a 6111 reftmd for From
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      128 4 W J 7-storey L industrial bldg area i 7?%? f Rental income j|B k9|| exceeds $2.3 M per annum Reputable Close to MRT, CTE, PIE For details and tender documents, please contact Yong Choon Fah *****27 Dennis Yeo *****20 Karamjit Singh *****29 Wilson Ang *****21 Lint Gnee Kiang *****26 Tan
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      197 4 Prime East Coast Residential Development Site Location The stem prominently located r— at the junction of Fort Road and Mayer Road. Dunman High School is nearby as is the q FORT ROAD Singapore Swimming Club. < q Legal Description Lots 3396,3624,4945,292-6, 0■» < 292-8, 292-3, 292-2, 292-28 jlfl Mukim 25
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      93 5 I N F I N I T I Q_4 5 C^> THE INFINITI IS THi ONE CARYOUVE LONG BEEN WAITING FOR. NOW YOU CAN VIEW THIS EXHILARATING MARQyF, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. AT THE SINGAPORE MOTOR SHOW 1996 OR AT TAN CHONG MOTOR CENTRE, I N F I N
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      444 6 THE BUSINESS TIMES LIFESTYLE EXCLUSIVE CT^S/#vS^TD jjk PiciußE YoußSElf wiih GolFiNq Greats at tlhe 1997 JohiNNiE Wall<er CUssic The seventh Johnnie Walker Classic will be held from 21 26 January 1997 at Hope Island Golf Club on the stunning Gold Coast of Australia. You could be among Johnnie Walker's honoured
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      90 6 I COLLECTIVE SALE I I SHELFORP GARDEN Prime Freehold Land DGP plot ratio of 1.4; Up to 4 storeys Land area: 4,129 sqm(Approx) ESW /i?/ SI cfiiiwi I Exclusive Hilltop Condominium .■■■j,.... °i /j/ jWjJjjjj u Near reputable schools, institutions and amenities unsm 0 15 TOWN 1 ViACC T*nderClosM:s Dm
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      176 6 Y 7 7 Area: 52,434 sq ft I •Redevelopment ANGMOKK? AVE 3 ANGMQKIO AVE 3 potential up tO I plot ratio 25 S > I •60yrHDB o or leasewefl97B 5 2/ tech i o jo/ PLACEI Ground rent 2mm /J 112 J* < amk ino. /s/ 'Existing L5 rk 3-storey
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Major economic reforms on the way: Amnuay
      645 7  -  THAI ELECTIONS Govt also needs to take drastic steps against graft, says man who will head new economic team From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong THAILAND'S Deputy- Prime Minister in the outgoing government, Amnuay Viravan, yesterday flagged major political and economic reforms, including
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      Lock icon No change in Thai central bank policies
      121 7 Reuter [BANGKOK] Bank of Thailand (BOT) governor Rerngchai Marakanond said yesterday there would be no change in the central bank's monetary policies, even though a new government is set to take office. "The BOT will continue our current monetary poli- cies, there will
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      Lock icon Viet resident tired, needs rest: Hanoi
      238 7 HANOI AFP VIETNAMESE President Le Due Anh, said to be ailing in hospital after a stroke, is tired and "needs some rest", a foreign ministry spokesman said yesterday. Mr Anh, 76, is believed to be in a military hospital in Hanoi in critical condition
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      Lock icon Cambodia's first environment law seen as too weak
      229 10 PHNOMPENH Reuter PARLIAMENT passed Cambodia's first environmental law yesterday, but analysts said the legislation was too weak to tackle the country's environmental problems. "This law won't make any difference. It is so weak, I have trouble thinking it even has symbolic significance,"
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      Lock icon Reject EU pact on investment urges Mahathir
      295 10 KUALA LUMPUR He says agreement seeks to make developing countries colonies of the West Reuter MALAYSIA is urging developing countries to reject a multilateral investment agreement that is being pushed by the European Union (EU), Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said. Speaking late on
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      Globe Telecom's US$66m plan
      220 10  -  MANILA By. Al Labita A LISTED unit of Singapore Telecom has earmarked US$66 million (5592.4 million) for its expansion to Mindanao island in the south, the company said yesterday. Globe Telecom said the move calls for installing 56,000 digital lines in five provinces Lanao del Norte,
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      Lock icon Visit Myanmar Year launched despite boycott calls
      125 10 ■YANGON Reuter Myanmar's military government, ignoring foreign criticism and calls for boycotts, launched its official tourism year yesterday with ceremonies featuring dancing, music and traditional costumes. The inauguration of Visit Myanmar Year the government's strongest effort ever to open the once-isolated country to
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      514 7 lixpene/ice the (Teatamfui& cui&uwofthe oled Jwm/tAiitfiKdicb. Ex P erience distinctive flavours brought to you [They I by Andrew Fielke, owner cum master chef of the renowned Red Ochre Grill, Adelaide and Cairns. A culinary wizard for turning the ordinary into OYSTER.BAR the extraordinary. Savour his original, creative touches in dishes
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      222 9 —=====Zl=ZZZZZ=Z=lZZ=Z==ZZZ=ZZ====Z=Z==l=l=ZZ=ZZ=Z=Z===Z====— rttJJCf iflit% i l|l F my Singapore REGIONAL INDEX M^d^und Br M'jT JBir *>*' r iIHSf Invest in the Growth of Asia ogether, they have 38 component stocks of companies with exposure to Asia, currently one of the world's fastest growing regions. The fund will also be the first
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      23 10 Ladies' choice! 1 i tm Rado 'DiaQueen'. Scratchproof high-tech ceramics, solid 18-carat gold and nearly diamond-hard sapphire crystal in perfect harmony. RADO Switzerland
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      6 10 Challenge for multilateral trade, Pg 13
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      476 10 I PERTH# BEST YEAR-END BUY I YOUR BEST BONUS! i^NDURAH 16 v»Mo» priced from A$ 180,000, fully completed, ready to move in. Villas include: 2-storey 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms. I II Single Storey 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms. Single storey 2 1^ bedrooms 2 bathrooms. The WaHrfront also offers mooring iUIA
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Taiwan Aerospace will join China aircraft project
      368 11  -  SINGAPORE It's said to be buying 5% stake from S'pore Technologies which holds 15% in project By Lu Ning TAIWAN Aerospace Co (TAC) will "definitely" be part of the consortium that will co-devel-op a 100-seat passenger airplane with Chinese and European aircraft makers
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      Lock icon Rush to file papers for HK assembly
      374 11 HONGKONG Legco members and Chinese parliament deputies sign np AFP CANDIDATES yesterday rushed to put themselves forward for the controversial legislature China has said will take over Hongkong's assembly after the July 1 handover. 1 China, overriding Western has set aside four weeks
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      Lock icon HK denying visas to Taiwan officials: report
      184 11 9 TAIPEI Reuter HONGKONG, under pressure from China, has rejected several visa applications from Taiwan officials to visit the litish colony, Taiwan's offiil Central News Agency reported yesterday. "Communist China recently has pressured the Hongkong and British governments restrict visits by Taiwan officials
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    • SINO Briefs
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        Lock icon Jiang to visit Russia next April
        81 11 AFP [BEIJING] Chinese President Jiang Zemin will pay a state visit to Russia in April next year to sign an agreement on border troop reductions, Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen announced here yesterday. In a joint press conference with his visiting Russian counterpart Yevgeni
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        Lock icon Problems masked by rosy economy: paper
        68 11 AFP [BEIJING] One of China's leading financial newspapers warned yesterday of deep-rooted problems hidden under the nation's rosy economic situation. "Attention must be paid to the slowing down of economic reforms," the Economic Daily said. "Some state-owned enterprises are facing greater difficulties, profits are
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        Lock icon Taiwan may lower growth forecast
        73 11 Bloomberg Business News [TAIPEI] The Taiwan government may lower its forecast for 1996 economic growth, already at a six-year low, citing lower-than-expected investment and personal spending. The Economic Daily News, Taiwan's top-circulation business daily newspaper, reported yesterday the cabinet's budget, accounting and statistics directorate will
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      Lock icon China's WTO entry will be good but it will take some tough talk: Brittan
      298 11 HONGKONG Reuter EUROPEAN Commission vice-president Leon Brittan yesterday said China's entry into the World Trade Organisation still required tough negotiations but added it would be "good for the world". "The Chinese will have to accept the
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      Lock icon Many Taiwan deputies had gang links
      168 11 TAIPEI AFP TAIWAN'S justice minister yesterday surprised lawmakers here by revealing that a number of elected deputies had previous connections with organised crime groups. "More than a fourth (40) of the provincial and city councillors previously had links with criminal gangs," Liao Cheng-hao told
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      Lock icon Taiwan's ruling party releases draft China peace pact
      249 11 TAIPEI AFP TAIWAN'S ruling Kuomintang (KMT, or Nationalist Party) yesterday released a draft peace treaty with mainland China, and called for the swapping of representative offices between the two rivals. The draft peace treaty was prepared by the director of the diplomacy
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Investment houses expand Tokyo offices
      494 12  -  TOKYO They believe Japanese investors are looking to invest in other markets Reports by Anthony Rowley EUROPEAN and Asian investment houses have been expanding their Tokyo operations ahead of deregulation in financial markets. Leading the way, the HSBC group recently broke ground on building its
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      Greenspan backs more independent BOJ
      316 12 US FEDERAL Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan yesterday threw his weight behind proposals to grant increased independence to the Bank of Japan as part of an overall restructuring of the Japanese financial system. He also urged Japan to accelerate its proposed "big bang" under which
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      Lock icon Struggle for Congress (I) leadership
      152 12 NEWDELHI AFP A POWER struggle has broken out in the Congress (I) over who should control the country's oldest political party, sources said yesterday. Former premier P V Narasimha Rao. who quit as party president after corruption allegations but has refused to abandon control of
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      Lock icon Japan-US trade surplus up for 1st time in 20 months
      301 12 TOKYO Brisk car exports boost Oct surplus by 31% to 354b yen AFP JAPAN'S trade surplus with the US rose for the first time in 20 months in October on brisk auto exports, although its surplus with the world continued
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      Lock icon Ministers in Seoul face axe if economy falters
      175 12 ■SEOUL AFP SOUTH Korean President Kim Young Sam said yesterday he was determined to beef up the nation's flagging economy, and warned that cabinet ministers face being fired if that "historic duty" is not fulfilled. "The prime minister and all ministers should
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    • ASIA Notes
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        Lock icon Major Japanese realtor goes bust
        72 12 Reuter [TOKYO] A major Japanese realtor with debts of more than US$6 billion (SsB.4 billion), Sueno Kosan, has been declared bankrupt by a court, the semi-government Housing Loan Administration Corp said yesterday. Private credit research agency Teikoku Databank Ltd said, meanwhile, that the failure of
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        Lock icon 961 held in Korean graft crackdown
        57 12 AFP (SEOUL) South Korean prosecutors said yesterday that 961 government officials and civilians were arrested for corruption between May and early November in a crackdown. Those arrested included 265 government officials accused of receiving bribes or kickbacks over construction projects, tax breaks, weapons deals,
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        Lock icon Russian space probe lands in ocean
        63 12 Bloomberg Business News [MELBOURNE] A seven-tonne Russian Mars space probe carrying four plutonium canisters landed in the ocean south of New Zealand at about 12.20 pm, a spokesman for the Australian Defence Department said. United States officials said earlier that if the Russian probe
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      273 12 i ROBINSON POINT. IT'S THE SMARTER BUSINESS ADDRESS. Robinson Point presents discerning businesses a rare privilege to be at one BUSINESS 0 f? adjacent to Raffles Place and just a few HH steps to the Raffles Place MRT station. r*a j j I I 0 There easy access to the
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon Challenge for multilateral trade
      1498 13  -  WTO MINISTERIAL MEETING Regionalism, liberalisation fatigue and cynicism threaten free trade Reports by, Anthony Rowley NO ONE should underestimate the importance of the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to be held in Singapore from Dec 9-13 when ministers of trade, commerce and economics
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      Cutting through that jungle of arbitrary trade rules
      936 13 ATTEMPTS will be made at the Singapore ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation to cut through what has become a jungle of arbitrary national rules linking trade and investment, especially in developing countries. But WTO officials admit that the obstacles to
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      149 13 fit' '-j v. v Presenting the e f 5 °I r 'P^ e We know they might not look Every month you can feast on different like chefs but believe us, they are dishes in a buffet that combines the grace of dressed appropriately. Rembrandt, the originality of Picasso and
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Labour issue no big deal: Ruggiero
      456 14 GENEVA S'pore conference may see pact on scrapping by 2000 of customs duties on IT equipment AFP WORLD Trade Organisation chief Renato Ruggiero does not expect any "big clash" on the vexed issue of labour standards at the agency's December conference in Singapore, he
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      372 14 BRUSSELS 31,000-strong force will continue peacekeeping efforts AFP NATO ambassadors yesterday issued a green light for the creation of a 31,000-strong "stabilisation force" to continue peacekeeping in Bosnia next year, an alliance spokesman announced. The ambassadors called for "detailed contingency planning for
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      197 14 WASHINGTON Reuter THE Democratic National Committee (DNC) has laid off fundraiser John Huang, who solicited several controversial campaign contributions from foreign interests. The Washington Post yesterday quoted Amy Weiss Tobe as saying Mr Huang was among 50 DNC employees let go last Friday as the
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      324 14 BRUSSELS Reuter EUROPEAN Union budget ministers will attempt today to hold the line on a 1997 budget plan which achieves zero growth, an unprecedented attempt at spending restraint within the 15-nation bloc, diplomats said yesterday. Although the EU's budget is
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      Habibie might not care for vice-presidency
      735 15  -  THE BOTTOM LDVE OPINION By S N Vasuki The writer is BT's Jakarta correspondent INDONESIA'S technology czar B J Habibie has traditionally figured in every political analyst's shortlist of vice-presidential candidates. But recent comments made by the high-profile Mr Habibie have led some analysts
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      129 15 'We never even thought about the ramifications of it Actually, we liked the toe polish.' Sarah Ferguson disgraced British royal on the infamous photographs showing her topless and her former business manager, Texan John Bryan, appearing to suck her bare toes. There's a natural attraction between men
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      Apec must be role model for WTO
      653 15 EDITORIAL POR a number of reasons, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum will take on added significance when the group's 18 leaders meet for their fourth summit next week at Subic Bay in the Philippines. The first reason is that the Nov 25
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      1080 15 US economist offers the "fundamental asset risk" or FAE approach to valuing investments The Economist INVESTORS are rarely praised for their good sense. But for the past two decades, a growing number of firms have based their decisions on a model which assumes that people
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      Competitors for satellite venture
      216 15  -  MAILBOX Shae Hung Yee manager marketing communications/ corporate affairs Singapore Technologies Tele media Singapore I REFER to the letter by Augustine Chong Yean Joo headlined "Competing satellite systems for Sing Tel" (BT, Nov 7). In his letter, Mr Chong made reference to a report which was
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      No taxi shortage
      155 15  -  Sarah Koh public relations manager Comfort Transportation Pte Ltd Singapore I WOULD like to respond to the article, "Taxis and The WTO", published in The Busi ness Times on Nov 7. It is an exaggeration to say that there would be a shortage in the supply of
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      394 15 Tobacco's horrffle toll TOBACCO takes a toll that is so great it is hard to comprehend. More than a million boys use smokeless tobacco. According to Consumer Reports, "half of the teenage smokeless tobacco users already have precancerous white patches in their mouths. With continued tobacco
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      875 16  -  Actors, artists and other celebrities are increasingly being sought to narrate audiotours for American museum exhibitions and the visitors are just lapping it up, says carol vogel CAROL VOGEL NYT IN A darkened room at the American Museum of Natural History, visitors exploring "Leonardo's
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        88 16 Reuter [LOS ANGELES] Actor Sylvester Stallone has been beaten up frequently in the movies and will soon take more lickings. To mark the 20th anniversary of his movie Rocky, five nations Gambia, Ghana, Uganda, St Vincent and Grenada—will unveil on Thursday Ave postage stamps at
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        Lock icon Teddy's worth a lot more than a penny
        73 16 AFP [BAYREUTH, Germany] "Tiny" believed to be the world's smallest teddy bear with moveable head, arms and legs, sitting next to a German penny coin during an exhibition at the Thietfgarten Castle here on Sunday. The 16mm-tall Tiny" is stuffed with wool
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        Lock icon Salmon company gets all steamed up
        79 16 Reuter [LONDON] A small Scottish smoked salmon company has dropped Pope John Paul as a customer because it was fed up with being paid late, the Sunday Telegraph reported. "Getting paid from the Vatican proved as much a miracle as feeding the 5,000," John
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        Baby boy for Imran, Jemima
        60 16 [LONDON] Jemima Khan, wife of former Pakistan test cricketeer turned politician Imran Khan, gave birth to a baby boy on Sunday, a hospital spokeswoman said here. The 3 kg boy is the first child for the couple, who married in June 1996. Khan and Jemima's
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        Three Bonds salute producer
        66 16 [LONDON] His name was Broccoli. "Chubby" Broccoli And on Sunday, three actors who played James Bond were on hand for a posthumous homage to the uniQuely-named producer who brought lan Fleming's novels to the silver screen. Albert "Chubby" Broccoli, who died in June at 87, was
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      1729 18  -  The Legends Golf course showcases the designs of golfing greats, says mickXiAUS d'CRUZ NICKLAUS D'CRUZ The writer is editottf The Asian Golf Reom. This review and fiatker information about golfing in Asia art available on the Internet at the BT-Asian OoJf Review &e (http://www.asial.cqpi. sg/bizcentre/golf)
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      Lock icon Wee Poh offers 18m shares at 45 cts each
      438 19  -  Specialist contractor sets historical PE ratio at about 9.9 times; Sesdaq offer will dose on Nov 28 By] Michelle Low [SINGAPORE] Specialist construction firm Wee Poh Holdings yesterday launched its initial public offering (IPO) of 24.8 million Sesdaq shares at 45
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      Lock icon SingTel falls on MSCI news but later ends unchanged
      341 19  -  By I Genevieve Cua [SINGAPORE] Singapore Telecom fell to a low of $3.26 yesterday a 3.5 per cent drop from Friday's close of $3.38 on news that the counter did not merit a heavier weighting in Morgan Stanley Capital International's two
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      Not all IPOs guarantee windfall for stags
      649 19  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Clarissa Tan IPO fever is not only back, it is raging. A month ago, successful initial public offerings by Delifrance and Labroy Marine broke a worrying spell of IPO gloom. Now, with the red-hot debuts of Kian Ann Engineering and
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      Local banks launch BT-SRI fund
      446 19  -  Unit trust will be first to be listed on Singapore stock exchange By\ Siow Li Sen (SINGAPORE) Six local banks yesterday banded together to launch the Singapore Regional Index Fund, which will be listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES). The fund, an open-ended
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      MCL in talks to buy another Grange Garden site for $85m
      306 19  -  By Michelle Low (SINGAPORE) Fresh from its $94 million purchase of five bungalows at Grange Garden, Malayan Credit is now negotiating to buy a neighbouring condominium for about $85 million to combine the sites, according to sources. The 20-unit
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        Lock icon SIA equipped to face competition: Salomon
        230 20 Reuter [HONGKONG] Singapore Airlines Ltd's strong balance sheet and management should allow it to cope with rising competition and a strong Singapore dollar, although 1997 and 1998 earnings are set to lag the market. In a statement issued in Hongkong yesterday following the release
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        Berjaya Sports' gain up 77.6%
        312 20  -  Firm looks set to beat forecasts with interim profit growing to MsloB.4m From, Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur GAMING-based Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd is poised to beat market forecasts when it reported yesterday a sharp 77.6 per cent rise in group net profit to M
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        Tokyo Stock Exchange setting up office in S'pore
        287 20  -  By< Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Singapore's growing importance as a financial centre has won another admirer in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which is setting up a representative office here next month. The office will be the exchange's first in Asia outside of Japan
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        Pacific Andes' profit up
        141 20 [SINGAPORE] Frozen seafood trader Pacific Andes, which listed on Singapore's mainboard last month, has reported a 22.6 per cent jump in interim net profit to HK$2B.l million ($5.1 million). Turnover for the six-month period, ended Sep 30, was up 26.8 per cent to HK5448.8 million. Interest
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        Jurong Cement posts 18% profit rise
        178 20 [SINGAPORE] Jurong Cement yesterday posted an 18 per cent rise in interim net group profit to $11.78 million. Turnover also went up, by 24 per cent to $72.13 million, for the half-year to Sep 30. Earnings per share inched upwards to 27 cents from
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          HSBC unit to issue Keppel warrants
          85 20 [SINGAPORE]HSBC Investment Bank pk is proposing to issue up to 3 million call warrants relating to the issued shares of Keppel Corporation. The issue price of each warrant is $2.49 and every warrant will initially entitle the holder to purchase one share at an
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          GE Life in Indon insurance venture
          105 20 [SINGAPORE] Great Eastern Life Assurance has been given the green light by Indonesian authorities to start a joint venture in Jakarta. Its Indonesian partner is Asuransi Jiwa Bumi Ashih Jaya. The joint-venture company, known as Asuransi Jiwa Great Eastern, has a paid-up capital of
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          Pengkalen Inv loss swells 26%
          45 20 (SINGAPORE] Main board-listed Pengkalen Investments yesterday said its interim losses for the period ended Sep 30 jumped 26 per cent to $6.2 million. Turnover fell 13.8 per cent to $35.3 million. Prospects for the second half "remain depressed", it said.
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          SATS sets up subsidiary
          35 20 [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines subsidiary Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) has incorporated a new private company called Servair-SATS Holding Company. It is a 51:49 venture with Compagnie d'Exploitation des Services Auxiliaries Aeriens.
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          FairPrice CEO joins Kian Ann board
          72 20 [SINGAPORE] THE directors of newly-listed Kian Ann Engineering announced yesterday the appointment of Lim Ho Seng as an independent director and a member of the company's audit committee. Mr Lim, who is chief executive officer of NTUC Fair Price, took up his new appointment
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        Fels ups stake in Keppel firm to 20%
        169 20 [SINGAPORE] Far East Levingston Shipbuilding Ltd (Fels), the rigbuilding arm of listed Keppel Group, yesterday increased its shareholding in Keppel Integrated Engineering Ltd (KIE) from 6.7 to 20 per cent. This was part of the Keppel Group's rational- isation of its industrial
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        Lock icon Hyundai unit IPO offers cheap entry to chip market
        369 21 World's 7th-largest chip producer to sell 10m shares at 20,000 won each Bloomberg Business News [SEOUL] Hyundai Electronics Industries Co opens its US$24O million (***** million) initial public share sale today offering local investors a cut-price stake in the banged-up computer
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        Lock icon Sony acts to boost struggling film unit: report
        186 21 AFP [WASHINGTON] Sony, faced with huge losses from its Hollywood studios, has abandoned its hand-off policy that gave the division creative autonomy. A report in the Nov 25 edition of The New Yorker said the Japanese firm's decision was confirmed by its
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        Lock icon Aussie firm Boral's 4-month operating profit down 20%
        389 21 Bloomberg Business News [SYDNEY] Boral Ltd, under fire from shareholders for its poor performance, has promised a better performance after operating profit in the first four months of its financial year plunged 20 per cent. The Australian energy and building products company
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        Lock icon President unlikely to meet '96 profit forecast
        300 21 Slack consumer spending adds to food firm's woes Bloomberg Business News (TAIPEI] President Enterprises Corp, Taiwan's largest food and beverage company, yesterday said it probably would not meet its 1996 profit forecast, due to slack consumer spending and the delay in the share
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          Lock icon Chinese firm's London float delayed
          96 21 Reuter [LONDON] An argument over pricing has delayed the listing of the first-ever Chinese company to be traded on London's stock exchange, the Financial Times reported yesterday. It said Beij ing Datang Power Generation was scheduled to float simultaneously in London and Hongkong this month
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          Lock icon Guangdong Tannery to sell stock
          83 21 Bloomberg Business News {HONGKONGJ Guangdong Tannery Ltd, a leather manufacturer owned by Guangdong Investment Ltd, plans to raise HK$lOO million ($lB.l million) by selling stock In a statement, Guangdong Investment said it will retain 75 per lucent of the company after the spin-off and sale
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          Lock icon Tele-Communications Inc head dies
          61 21 Reuter [ENGLEWOOD, Colorado] Tele-Communications Inc America's largest cable telecommunications company .t said over the weekend its chairman Bob Magness died on i Friday night of cancer. Mr Magness, 72, had been ill for a short while, said a company spokesman. John Malone president and chief executive
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          Lock icon China aviation firm to be listed in HK
          81 21 Reuter [HONGKONG] Aviation Industries of China (Avic) Dlans to raise US$5OO million (Ss7oo million) through Hongkong listings of its car, motorcycle and civilian business operations next year, the South China Morning Post reported yesterday. The daily quoted Avic's chief economist Du Jinling
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        Lock icon Deutsche Telekom IPO grabs German imagination
        511 22 Its shares dose at 33J narks on debut weQ above issue price of 2&5 marks Reuter [FRANKFURT] Shares in Deutsche Telekom traded at 33.9 marks, just off their dayhigh, by the end of bourse trade on their market debut on Monday. The shares had
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        Lock icon Microsoft ready to lose US$1b to conquer Internet
        388 22 It expects to break even on Net services only after 3 years Bloomberg Business News (NEW YORK] Microsoft Corp is putting its money where its mouth is to conquer the Internet. The company said that it will probably lose more than US$l
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        Lock icon Thorn operating profit up 11%
        163 22 Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] Thorn pic, a UK consumer goods rental company, said first-half operating profit before one-time items rose 11 per cent and warned competition in the US would pare future earnings. Operating profit rose to £79.3 million (*****.4 million) in the six months
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        Lock icon Coca-Cola Amatil shares fall 11.6% on lower profit warning
        359 22 Bloomberg Business News [SYDNEY] Shares in CocaCola Amatil Ltd dropped 11.6 per cent yesterday, wiping ASl.ll billion (5J1.22 billion) off its market value, after it shocked investors by warning its net profit in 1996 will be as much as 20 per
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        First Chicago NBD back with offshore branch
        477 23  -  Bank wound down offices here in 1987, but returning now as its customers find the region attractive By I Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE) American bank First Chicago NBD Corporation is back in Singapore with an offshore branch because an increasing number of its customers
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        Lock icon China plans to issue more corporate bonds next year
        428 23 Reuter [SHANGHAI] China is expected to shift the focus of debt issue next year to corporate bonds after three record years of Treasury bond releases have brought outstanding state debt to its highest level, analysts said yesterday. Beijing is telling firms
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        Hainan firm gets better loan deal
        332 23  -  Terms for USs3sm facility beat those for Thai, Indon firms By* Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] A US$35 million (Ss49 million) syndicated term loan facility for China's Hainan Beihai Gas Co was arranged at terms better than those obtained recently by Thai and Indonesian borrowers. Although
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        Lock icon HK fund manager bullish on Asian markets
        216 23 Reuter [MELBOURNE] Australian institutional investor National Mutual Holdings yesterday sketched a bullish short-term investment outlook for most of Asia's tiger economies, but sounded caution on Thailand and South Korea. The group's Hongkongbased Asian funds management arm outlined its investment assumptions at a func-
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        Lock icon HSBC chief refutes rumours about Westpac acquisition
        343 23  -  From Surinder Singh in Sydney HONGKONG and Shanghai Banking Corp chief executive David Eldon has been reported as saying that the group does not have plans for any immediate acquisitions in Australia. This follows intense rumours in the market that HSBC is interested
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        Lock icon Sumitomo shareholder to sue over copper losses
        336 24 Not yet decided whether suit will request compensation for entire USs2.6b loss Reuter [TOKYO) A Sumitomo Corp shareholder notified the company yesterday he will sue its directors for compensation because of the company's massive copper trading losses, one of his lawyers said. In
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        Major reinsurer opens Singapore branch
        301 24  -  fhj Soh Tiang Keng [SINGAPORE] Mid Ocean Reinsurance, a big reinsurance company set up in Bermuda four years ago in the wake of Hurricane Andrew, opened its Singapore branch yesterday. The Singapore office, the company's second overseas branch after London, will serve as the regional
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        ASIA to guarantee US$500m note
        192 24 [SINGAPORE] Singaporebased Asia Securitisation and Infrastructure Assurance (ASIA) will guarantee a US$5OO million (Ss7oo million) medium-term note (MTN) issued by a Cayman Islands financial company. The company, Securitisation and Infrastructure Funding Corporation (Sifco), has received approval-in-principle to list the note on the stock exchanges of
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        Lock icon ABN Amro to buy Lloyas Bank in Australia
        237 24 AFP, AFX-Asia [AMSTERDAM] The Dutch bank ABN Amro has agreed to buy Lloyds Bank in Australia from National Bank of New Zealand, the Dutch company said yesterday. ABN Amro said that the acquisition would be made by its Australian unit, ABN Amro
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        Lock icon Euroyen, JGBs up in thin trade
        226 24 STMTfIE Report Reuter (SINGAPORE) Simex Euroyen futures gained from a rise in Japanese government bond (JGB) futures yesterday but dealers said activity was largely technically driven in the absence of fresh fundamental factors. "There was no interest in the trade figures whatsoever." said a
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        173 24 Reuter, AFP London THE dollar remained firm against the yen early yesterday despite a widening of Japan's trade surplus with the United States for first time for 20 months. Dealers warned that US industrialists would press for a fall in the value of the dollar. At 1455 GMT,
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        Lock icon Opec crude oil output lower in October
        299 24 ENERGY REPORT AFP [NICOSIA] Opec crude oil output fell by 260,000 barrels a day to 25.64 million barrels a day in October, mostly because of a sharp drop in Iran's crude production, the Middle East Economic Survey (Mees) reported yesterday. It said that
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      1794 25 SICOM FUTURES \or is RUBBER (futures dosing as «t 5.30pm) RSS1 CONTRACTS cwitsAq) Close Volume Open Month Hiqh Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Dec 96 181.25 950 Jan 97 184.50 850 Feb 97 186.25 1575 Mar 97 188.00 900 Apr/Jon 97 189.50 3600 Jul/Sep 97 188.75 188.50 190.00 300
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      2365 25 LONDON Mistrials «<W t« Ptatt *h AB Ports 271.400 -4 Abbey National 642 -5 Allied Domecq 452.400 -2 AmK 97 -1 As da Croup 119 -.400 BAT ind 436 .9 BICC 283.400 -1 BOC Group 836 -1 BR Petroleum 676 6 BTR 238 400 unch Bank of
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      1659 25 Reuter D Nikkei 225 -***** STOCKS closed weaker yesterday, as participants hugged the sidelines due to an unclear outlook over Japan's financial reform plans and its economic recovery, brokers said. Trading was extremely thin, marking its smallest volume for the year. The 225-share Nikkei Average was down 133.36 points
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      780 26 AFP Composite Index +197 SHARE prices closed 0.6 per cent higher yesterday on continued strong inflow of foreign funds, dealers said. "The market was strong today. A lot of interest on Sampoerna and Astra. Foreign funds are coming into Indonesia in a big way," a trader said. The Composite
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      1680 26 AFX-Asia £1 Hang Seng +153.43 SHARE prices closed up sharply and at a record high yesterday on strong gains in the property sector led by Sun Hung Kai Properties. The Hang Seng Index closed up 153.43 points at 13,042.80 on turnover of HK$B.25 billion. Dealers said the rally on
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      670 26 Reuter F1 Shenzhen B Share Index +539 THE Shenzhen B market surged 5.51 per cent yesterday on active buying triggered by rumours that securities regulators were considering marketboosting measures. The B Index surged 5.39 points to 96.56, with turnover soaring to HK557.79 million from Friday's HK525.85 million. The surge
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      409 26 AFP QWP Index SHARE prices finished 1.1 per cent higher yesterday as investors pursued large-capital-isation issues. "Encouraged by robust performance of the Formosa Plastics Group shares from the opening of trading, investors rushed to pick up blue chips," said a trader. The TSE Weighted Price Index rose 63.62 points
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      867 26 AFP □set Infer -5a3» SHARE prices plunged 5.8 per cent yesterday following election returns that gave a major partner in the outgoing ruling coalition a chance to form a new government. Prices were, however, stable in afternoon trading after heavy losses in the morning. Sentiment was boosted after the
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      358 26 AFP P Manila *32.76 PRICES rose yesterday due to optimism in the economy ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings and summit to be held here. The PSE Composite Index rose 32.76 points to 3,105.55. The PSE said the increase was based on a revised figure of 3,072.79 points
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      433 26 AFP CI Composite Index -5J85 SHARE prices closed lower yesterday, with investors losing confidence amid the lack of government measures to support the market. The Composite Index fell 5.85 points to 750.82. Turnover was 22.5 million shares worth 347.1 billion won. Falls beat risers 619 to 254. Blue chips
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      624 26 AFP DAnOrimariM -3j5 SHARE prices closed down yesterday after a slump in Coca Cola Amatil's shares. The All Ordinaries Index fell 3.5 points to 2,383.8. Turnover was 426.4 million shares worth A 5746.8 million. BHP jumped 32 cents to A 517.84 while RTZ-CRA rose 26 to A 519.60, on
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      Lock icon WELLINGTON
      275 26 Bloomberg Business News FlWeflmgtop *0.42 SHARES were mixed as paper stocks fell amid concerns pulp inventories are higher than expected. The NZSE Top 40 Index rose 0.42 point to 2,352.36. Rises beat falls 20 to 12. M$ (000) ANZ Banking 8 35 015 124)8 AtfvOfit*}#! Htdqs 1.27 0.02 *****
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        Lock icon Shares mixed on lack of news
        8216 27 AFX-Asia Composite Index +124 SHARE prices closed mixed in the absence of fresh news, but with Telekom Malaysia helping to push the composite index higher. The second board, which rose over the previous week, saw profit-taking, dealers said. The KLSE Composite Index closed up
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        Wing Tiek wrts are worth a punt
        3828 28  -  WARRANT WATCH By Ven Sreenivasan THE warrants of steel-pipe maker, Wing Tiek Holdings, came alive again yesterday, rising 70 sen to Ms 7 on a volume of 1.6 million shares. The rally is due mainly to speculation that Wing Tiek could benefit from
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        4862 29 Or Gr M W« 1996 List Vol Day Last Ouote 01* Wv YW Met Cap A«g Hiqh Law st so Company Sai* COOP) Hlflt L— Buyer Mhr Cw P/t $mil Prlct INDUSTRIALS 1- 5146 ASENT$10 200 US- 1000 900 ASF US$0.***** US900 885 90. 0 214 165 1258
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        1018 29 High Low StNe Cempany Sale COOP) HUti"** Lew •wy"' °sSi1c Cwr W/l *5 Price SCSOAQ 289 135 e 2000 ABR Hldqs 5c 192 *7 289 194 185 t91 192 3.0 14.2 01 120 0 85 4 186 136 68 2049 ASAutofoc 132 -2 277 134 130 132 133 ,370
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        58 30  -  bf 1 Ven Sreenivasan KLSE -listed property construction specialist, Farlim Group, surged M 51.05 yesterday on takeover rumours. However, at yesterday's close at M 56.90, the RSI shows that the counter is deep into overbought territory. Though the momentum indicator suggests further upside, punters should take profit before
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        Stocks succumb to profit taking after last week's rally
        867 30  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Analysts expect the fall to but market watchers point out that after a six-month decline, prices on the local bourse are looking attractive By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Stocks fell yesterday as investors took profit following last week's gains.
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          The cheque's in the mail
          142 30 NM ROTHSCHILD SONS, which underwrote FJ Benjamin's IPO, yesterday said it had done its best to speed up refunds to unsuccessful applicants. It was responding to an item in this column on Saturday about the frustrations of an applicant who had to pay interest on
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          When it pours, some get washed out
          122 30 FOR the once-mighty Palang Dharma Party (PDP) in Thailand, it was a case of "It never rains but it pours". At its election rally in Bangkok last Friday, a giant billboard collapsed behind the stage, hurting an actress who was roped in to
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          Rooms with a view
          78 30 COULD it be that local property giant Pidemco Land doesn't find its own properties good enough for its corporate headquarters? It recently leased 22,000 sq ft of office space at Millenia Tower developed by Pontiac Land at Marina Square. Pidemco, now the property arm of the
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          Rising to the occasion
          95 30 OVERHEARD at yesterday's launch of the Singapore Regional Index Fund when the MC asked guests to rise when the heads of the six local banks walked in: "Why should we stand up, isn't Singapore a democracy?" But few shared those sentiments and the bankers were duly
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          Asset inflation in Sarawak?
          88 30 SARAWAKIANS are baulking at the prices foreigners are willing to pay to live in flats, which one Kuching friend of ours says are Spartan but command monthly rentals as high as M 55,000 (552,770) similar to KL condominiums. Many of the foreigners are contract staff working
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      254 21 Seminar on ISES Rules for I I Audit Committees I The Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) has issued new guidelines on corporate governance that will bolsterthe Independence of audit committees and extend their functions. Directors of SES-listed companies, especially those who serve on the audit committee, will want to know
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      257 30 THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 5« EMMA PAGE JEWELLERY PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Wlnding-l p) At an Extra-Ordinary General Meeting of the Company held at 30-32 Glenferrie Road. Malvern. Victoria 3144. Australia on 12th November, 1996 the following special resolutions were passed (i) that the Company be wound up voluntarily
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      28 30 For real-time stock information, call Quickstock on 1900-913-0003 at 30 cents a minute. Stock numbers are available in the stock pages of The Business Times and Lianhe Zaobao.
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      112 30 real time stock information, call Quickstock on 1900 91 UXX)3at 30 cents a minute. Stock numbers are available in the stock pages of The Business l imes nnil Lianhe Xaobao. y' Us 'song'? PL Kua gets Asian buyers 9 s timing right BUB beat path to London fl hUllMltt I
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      283 31 Bridge News, Reuter. TRADING was quieter than expected on the freight market, and rates for Panamaxes appear to be on the slide while rates of Capesize vessel appear to be still holding firm, brokers said. With yesterday witnessing last week's bullish sentiment the rest of the week has
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      266 31 a w CWTOMrftutton 1.18 -0.02 70 ChuanHup 0.99 *0.005 18 Coko Invastmant —1.48 rtu 7.30 -aos 824 FraipMLMu 0.65 -0.02 2 MHeMnqt 0.99 -0.01 19 Hal Sun Hup L02 uncti 108 Wtac« Zomti 0.82 -0.02 87 IMC HaMnqs HK5.60 JayaHeMlngs L09 -0.01 29 Jurena Shipyard —7.00 *0.05 1859
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      Lock icon Yokohama plans to be first Japan port to cut charges
      468 31  -  It also aims to maintain its position as Japan's busiest port ahead of Kobe Reports by' Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] Japan's busiest port, Yokohama, plans to be the first in Japan to reduce port charges, while at the same time
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      238 31 [SINGAPORE] Yokohama is aiming to be a transhipment hub to other ports on the east coast of Japan, despite the increased use of non-main ports in the country which are drawing more direct shipments. Director general Hiroshi Koike conceded that Yokohama was currently
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      Manila amending marine officers law
      218 31  -  From, Alec Almazan in Manila A DRAFT bill has been completed amending the Philippine Merchant Marine Officers Law to conform with the provisions of the 1978 Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) convention and its 1995 amendments. The proposed bill is intended to update
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      243 31 Reuter [ROTTERDAM] Bunker players in Rotterdam have formed a working group aimed at maintaining the port's position among the top flight of bunker suppliers with stress on reliability of supply, the port authority said. "There are no specific problems, but it's a
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      Fall in crude output may hit Mumbai port earnings
      163 31 [MUMBAI] The decline in crude oil production at Bombay High may make a dent in the year-end revenues of the country's biggest port, Mumbai Port Trust (MPT), reports Business Line. Also affected by the production dip are estimates of oil traffic
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      Lock icon Cosco sues 2 domestic shipping firms
      160 31 Reuter [BEIJING] China Ocean Shipping Co (Cosco), the mainland's biggest shipping line, has sued two domestic shipping firms in a dispute over a crew labour contract, the Business Weekly said on Sunday. Cosco Qingdao Manning Cooperation Ltd brought a suit against Hainan Antaeus Shipping
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      Four NOL vessels christened
      147 31 [SINGAPORE] Four vessels belonging to national carrier Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) were christened yesterday at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea. The newbuildings are two 73,000-dwt panamax bulk carriers, NOL Sirius and NOL Schedar, and two 99,300-dwt crude oil tankers, the Eagle Beaumont and
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      1204 32  -  AUSTRALIA TO SOUTH-EAST ASIA SHIPPING ROOTS: SHIFTING ALLIANCES Anro, given an extra boost by NYK joining its Grand Alliance partners in Australia, is reasserting what it regards as its rightful position as the oldest and biggest carrier on the trade By I KEVIN CHINNERY Lloyd's
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      260 32 PACE 8 DraftCargo n ACL H Eastmal 2 Aeiocean 13 ECL 6 AMI 5 EES Able J3 Ethiopian 6 Accord 12 Eurohans 6 Ahrenkiel 4 Evergreen 6 Appenship 4 f »**h Astro 5 Fl-Bright tl Austral ti EooogSon 12 Avant 6 12 BSA
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        227 45 N*v II Brunei: Meraj. Indonesia: Ascent of The Prophet Muhammad. Oman: Market and Public holiday. NotM Germany: Day of Penance. Mexico: Revolution Day. Not 23 Lebanon: Independence day. Not Japan: Labour Thankgiving Day. NotM Sri Lanka: Market and Public holiday. Not SB Iran (tentative) Birth of First Imam.
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        750 45 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges In US dollars Instead of ilngle prices for a more comprehensive description of the market Prtcae shown are baaed on wp Hied stem Market movement* are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Prlc* Indei change and the
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        394 45 9 mm 5"*" BOBm *24 IS 174 0.8 55 o.ofl fSLI T rnm >mfm AM ttmk+m S—Met He Mm* £25 1 0 3 0 0 1 %iM M0*w 906.7 OJ 134 0.07 3) C.Of ■w »MW mm JSB ?ic35 "f °q *J °°J wwtl^u-b 2 S
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        Lock icon UK sees revamp among partners in fighter jet deal
        382 46 Minister hints British firms will be asked to join the winning consortia in the USSIOOb deal Bloomberg Business News fLONDON] The UK expects the US companies vying for a US$lOO billion (Ssl4o billion) fighter jet contract to invite more British companies
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        Lock icon Portugal gaining in appeal as gateway for car exports
        247 46 Reuter [LISBON] Car and component manufacturers are expanding production in Portugal which they are using as a gateway for exports to Europe and the Americas. Manufacturers setting up in Portugal benefit from generous state incentives, a skilled work force, strategic location
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        Lock icon French airline AOM may get new MD: report
        226 46 Reuter [PARIS] French private airline AOM, owned by the statebacked CDR holding company, appeared likely to get a managing director in the near future, to prepare the sale of the company, newspaper Le Monde reported. "A compromise solution gpems to have been
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        Lock icon Kabul's few buses
        68 46 [KABUL] Two passengers on the doorstep of an overcrowded bus waiting for it to depart Kabul, the Afghan capital yesterday. Once equipped with a modern network of electric buses, the public transportation system of the Afghan capital, after four years of factional fighting which destroyed most of
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        Lock icon Valujet crash enquiry to scrutinise industry
        262 46 NYT [WASHINGTON] Top executives of Valujet Airlines and Sabretech, the two companies that blame each other for the crash of a Valujet DC-9 in the Everglades last May, are testifying this week at hearings by the National Transportation Safety Board that are expected to
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        Lock icon Air NZ adds to Aussie competition: BA
        170 46 Reuter [SYDNEY] British Airways pic chairman Colin Marshall said yesterday that the entry of Air New Zealand Ltd into the Australian domestic market in alliance with Ansett Australia Ltd would obviously intensify competition with Qantas Airways Ltd. Mr Marshall said BA, which owns
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        Lock icon BA may not increase fares by full 3%
        233 46 Bloomberg Business News [SYDNEY] British Airways chairman Colin Marshall says the strong U K currency means it is likely the airline won't have to increase fares by the full 3 per cent as agreed by more than 100 airlines. The airlines agreed
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        Lock icon Anti-air collision device coming to Europe
        297 46 Experts say the nse of it will become mandatory in Europe soon like US AFP [PARIS] Anti-collision devices that alert pilots when another airplane is approaching are currently only mandatory in the United States but should become so in Europe by 2000, aviation experts
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        Lock icon China needs to expand air cargo fleet, says expert
        313 46 Reuter [HONGKONG] China should expand its air freighter fleet to provide both civilian and military uplift capability, possibly through the acquisition of used aircraft, Indoswiss Aviation managing director Jim Eckes told an air cargo conference yesterday. "China has the smallest fleet
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          Lock icon Firms to bid for British traffic control
          94 46 Reuter [LONDON] The British government was to announce plans yesterday to let private companies bid to operate three to five national traffic control centres, the Financial Times newspaper reported. It said the centres would take over strategic control of traffic from police and
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          Lock icon China firm to get Korean car technology
          73 46 Reuter [SEOUL] South Korea's Kia Motors Corp said yesterday it had agreed with China's Yue Fa Automobile Co Ltd to supply technical assistance in manufacturing key components for passenger cars. Yue Fa, based in Jiangsu province, will pay Kia US$3 million (554.2 million)
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          500 hit by food poisoning on flights
          82 46 [BRISBANE] About 500 tourists to Australia suffered food poisoning after eating chocolate sauce served on flights between Cairns and Asia, health authorities said yesterday. Queensland state Health Minister Mike Horan said the salmonella outbreak had affected passengers on Qantas Airways flights out of
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          Lock icon Pilots at Japan's 3 airlines to strike today
          76 46 Bloomberg Business News [TOKYO] Pilots at Japan Airlines Co, All Nippon Airways Co and Japan Air System Co plan to strike today demanding better treatment, the Asahi newspaper's wire service reported. If they strike, 70 per cent of ANA's domestic flights and
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        Lock icon China's car output up by 2.4%
        102 46 Reuter [BEIJING] China produced 1.21 million automobiles in the first 10 months of 1996, up 2.42 per cent from the same 1995 period, the overseas edition of the People's Daily said yesterday. Sales between January and October totaUed 1.17 miUion units, up 1.32 per
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      16 31 Alliances shift on Australia to S E Asia route Anro moves to reclaim trade. Page 2
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      287 31 UK sees revamp among partners in i filter jet deal British firms may get to join I winners. Baok Ps«e PEOPLE Co-chairman of P&O Nedlloyd Container Line, LnWtrmiamk, is now responsible for the group's European transport latftMatoftMlt and distribution activities. J This follows the retirement of 1. M Jochem Helb
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