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Title Section13 2002-09-09 1 MITA(P)Ol(V03ffl002 85C THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 200213 words
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Article69 2002-09-09 1 OTOC* MAKET INDICES Week Change STI 1,***** -46.92 SIMSCI FOTUR£_17M0 -5J0 KLSECOMP 694.99 -1737 NIKKEI 9,129.07 -***** HANG SENG —9,720J6 -323.01 SET INDEX ***** -7 .61 JAKARTA COMP_427.80 -16S7 MANILA USUI +17.96 TAIPEI WPI 4.***** -***** SEOUL CX)MP 708.73 -2767 SHENZHEN B ***** -612 AUST ALL ORD _3,O411069 words
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Article65 2002-09-09 1 FOBSZ SATES uss St LSS (SS per US$) 1.745 £{l'SS/SS per lJTfl 1739 EUKO(US*/S*/E). 0.996 1.738 YEN 1171 87.30 RM 1800 1178 HKJ 7.800 1470 BAHT 4117 24.17 RUPIAH 8£60 6,072 PMMEUTES SINGAPORE* 6iS KUALA LUMPUR 640 HONG KONG 6.125 JAKARTA 39 00 TAIPEI 6.625 TOKYO IJ75 SEOUL 9J665 words
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666 2002-09-09 1 Angela Tan - l-nexclusive Check with relevant authority before payouts, public officers told By Angela Tan [SINGAPORE] The Ministry of Finance has distributed to all public officers a list of lessons to be learnt from the failed law suit the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) brought against666 words
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Article, Illustration1091 2002-09-09 1 Catherine Ong - They'd rather shortfall from sale come oat of CPF than own pockets By Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] The government's reversal of the first legal claim on properties bought with CPF savings has thrown up unintended benefits for home owners who took up financing beforeARTHUR LEE - 1,091 words
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525 2002-09-09 1 Kalpana Rashiwala - B-i iexclusive 'Selective pretties' of abort 10-20 nnitB will be at average price of $1,380-$!,400 psf By Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE) Marco Polo Developments looks set to release the first units of its longawaited Grange Residences freehold condo possibly within a couple of525 words
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566 2002-09-09 2 The tragedy's memory will linger even as the reality of the slumping US economy presses AP, Reuters [NEW YORK] Wall Street generally looks forward, not back. These days it's doing both as it prepares for Wednesday's anniversary of the Sept 11 airlinerAP,; Reuters - 566 words
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Article, Illustration816 2002-09-09 2 vikram khanna - Klicomment ECONOMICS There are bigger hazards to corporate health vikram khanna IN my e-mail inbox last week, a message with the arresting subject header (and in capital letters to boot): "BUREAUCRATS BIGGER THREAT TO BUSINESS THAN TERRORISTS." The body of the message summarised the results816 words
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Article, Illustration826 2002-09-09 2 Anthony Rowley - Fund likely to urge more action to reform banking system From Anthony Rowley mTokyo wn h the Tokyo stock market at its lowest level in nearly 20 years and con- cerns rising about the dan > gers of a new bankingAFP - 826 words
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SINGAPORE companies
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Article, Illustration553 2002-09-09 4 Kalpana Rashiwala - Edelweiss Park, Belmond Green, Cornwall see decent sales after Ghosts Month Bu Kalpana Rashiwala IT was the first weekend after the Hungry Ghosts Month ended on Friday but yesterday morning's downpour left most developers' showfiats fairly quiet for the greater part of the day—ARTHUR LEE - 553 words
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Article414 2002-09-09 4 Better home sales a boost to developers' cash flow: analysts Bloomberg CAPITALAND Ltd and shares of other Singapore developers may rise because investors expect a pick-up in apartment sales to continue, as homebuyers can start tapping pension savings this month to help make down payments. NewBloomberg - 414 words
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Article750 2002-09-09 4 r sivanithy - lock siew r sivanithy HOTEL Grand Central certainly deserves praise for coming up with a novel way to try and entice its warrant holders to exercise their holdings. The company is offering a paid holiday to warrant holders prepared to fork out the 50<*nt conversion750 words
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Article, Illustration376 2002-09-09 4 Rachel Ong - Bu Rachel Ong ENG Kong Holdings is one company that doesn't complain about anaemic economic activity in fact, it's good for business. The container depot operator has seen an increase in demand for storage as trade between US, Europe and Asia slowedARTHUR LEE - 376 words
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Article, Illustration309 2002-09-09 6 Ven Sreenivasan - HOT STOCK/ WABBAMT By- Ven Sreenivasan GIVEN the current market conditions, where stock prices are dribbling sideways or more often down, investors should be looking to capitalise on generous dividend payouts. One stock which fits the biU is Chuan Hup Holdings. The marine309 words
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Article, Illustration812 2002-09-09 6 r. sivanrthy - I l I comment STOCKS r. sivanrthy THE question of how the local stock market will perform in the weeks ahead essentially boils down to one issue the extent to which US investors in stocks as well as bonds will capitulate if war breaks out812 words
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670 2002-09-09 6 AFP [HONG KONG] Asian currencies slipped against the US dollar last week with the markets cautious ahead of the anniversary of the Sept il attacks on the US and international tensions rising over Iraq. Japanese yen: The yen lost ground lastAFP - 670 words
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Article149 2002-09-09 6 ♦SBS Transit will go ex-dividend (interim dividend of 1 its cents) on Sept 12. Last day for buying-in on a cum basis is Sept 17. Date payable is Oct 1. ♦HUAN Hsin Holdings will go ex-dividend (interim dividend of 0.8 cents tax exempt) on Oct 24. Last day149 words
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Article3222 2002-09-09 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AM Anro Aaeet Mgt (S'porc) Star Europe Eatyi* 0605/ Star Europe Bd 1 08/ Star Europe U 0821/ Star Aaan Tiger Eqty 0 688/ Star Ana Bond 1.275/ Star Ana Balanced 0.821/ Star Global Technology Fund 1 0152/ Star Bhv Finance Japan FtaxH".. 0.652/ Multi Strategy Fd3,222 words
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SINGAPORE news
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Article, Illustration986 2002-09-09 7 Ven Sreenivasan - Eng Wall now seen as front-runner as it tries to build np its leisure arm By Ven Sreenivasan THE exit of what many regarded as the front-runner in the bidding battle for Pinetree Town Country Club has thrown the race wideFILE PHOTO - 986 words
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574 2002-09-09 7 The Straits Times DEPUTY Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday told Singaporeans what they can expect when the US attacks Iraq. He gave two possible outcomes. One is a "happiest scenario" where the war ends quickly and tensions ease. But if things doThe Straits Times - 574 words
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345 2002-09-09 7 Andrea Tan - =W on the economy property By< Andrea Tan GOLDMAN Sachs has downgraded the property sector to underweight on the back of rising office risks. The US investment house has lowered its net asset value (NAV) estimates of listed property groups by 5 to 28 per cent345 words
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265 2002-09-09 8 Teri Tan Teow Tee - Teri Tan Teow Tee Assistant general manager (customer service) Central Provident Fund Board I REFER to the letter "Apply CPF changes to all properties" (BT, Aug 19) by Dennis Yeo, who had asked why the new ruling on the use of CPF savings265 words
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334 2002-09-09 8 Russell Tan - Russell Tan Associate Director Net Research.com Pte Ltd I AM surprised at the widespread dismay evoked by the fact that Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing's rights shares are being priced at $1 compared to the then-last-close price of $2.10. Many observers have construed334 words
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559 2002-09-09 8 Lim Meng Tat - Lim Meng Tat Chief Marketing Officer AXA Singapore I REFER to the article 'To fee or not to fee?" by Genevieve Cua (BT, Sept 4). Ms Cua compared the cost of investing in various investment-linked products. But the cheapest may not necessarily mean the best.559 words
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362 2002-09-09 8 Alex Thim Phin Hock - Alex Thim Phin Hock Research Bioiabs I REFER to "Put your intellectual property to work with Ipos' help" (BT, Sept 2). I must applaud the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore for taking a very proactive approach in helping local companies protect their intellectual362 words
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215 2002-09-09 8 Ang Hao Yao Singapore - Ang Hao Yao Singapore RECENTLY, there has been a lot of discussion on large executive pay packages as well as "nepotism" of directorships. Actually, the two issues are inter-related. The key point here is the lack of true independent directors. A check of the annual215 words
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186 2002-09-09 8 Philip Toh Kee Poon Singapore - Philip Toh Kee Poon Singapore I REFER to the letter "Trading volume has risen: SGX" from Raymond Chow, the Singapore Exchange's Vice-President Head of Corporate Communications (Mailbag, Aug IS). Mr Chow noted that for the period 2000 to 2002 the average daily volume on the186 words
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Article, Illustration972 2002-09-09 9 Rahita Elias - Having steered NOL from a small shipping line to an international megacarrier, former chairman Lua Cheng Eng isn't about to waste his retirement years. He tells why Rahita Elias Neptune orient Line's (NOL) former chairman Lua Cheng Eng*s experience sailing on NOL's first owned vesselFILE PHOTOS - 972 words
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468 2002-09-09 10 KUALA LUMPUR Move meant to boost revenue and should be allowed as it is a legitimate measure, says MD Reuters MALAYSIAN Airline System (MAS) said its move to slash some passenger fares on domestic routes was intended to boost revenue and wasReuters - 468 words
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Article, Illustration387 2002-09-09 10 CYBERJAYA THE Multimedia Super Corridor's International Advisory Panel (LAP) will have a new chairman after Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad steps down from his government posts in October 2003, The Star reported over the weekend. But while he will not remain387 words
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416 2002-09-09 10 KUALA LUMPUR It alleges payment «u withheld en its sab-contract SIEMENS Switzerland Ltd and its local unit are suing EKD Construction Sdn Bhd, the main contractor of the Kuala Lumpur Sentral railway station project, for some RM20.15 million (559.3 million), Malaysian Business Times416 words
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Article70 2002-09-09 10 AP I JAKARTA] Chinese legislature chairman Li Peng was due to arrive in Jakarta late yesterday, three weeks after Taiwan's vice-president visited inAwu^i a —a trip that raised hackles in Beijing. Mr U, who is on a tour of South-east Asia, will holdAP - 70 words
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57 2002-09-09 10 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] A Malaysian court issued an arrest warrant yesterday for an Islamic opposition leader who allegedly made defamatory remarks about Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Bernama reported. But police did not bring Buniyomin Yaaoob of the Party Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) before a judgeAP - 57 words
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62 2002-09-09 10 Reuters [NUNUKAN, Indonesia] This tiny island next to Malaysia's Sabah state is bracing for as many as 80,000 illegal workers still hiding there which may flee or be deported in the coining days or weeks after a temporary amnesty ends on Sept 15, officials saidReuters - 62 words
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Article61 2002-09-09 10 Reuters [PANGKOR, Malaysia] Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday condemned US-British air raids (xi Iraq, warning that they stood to loee support from the Muslim world if they continued. Dr Mahathir, who described the as provocations, slammed the United States and Britain forReuters - 61 words
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Article78 2002-09-09 10 AFP [HANOI] Disgraced Indonesian parliament speaker Akbar Tanjung will be among the South-east Asian politicians who will gatherfor talks today in the V ietnamese capital. A spokesman for Indonesia's Attorney General's Office said on Saturday no travel ban had been imposed on Akbar preventing himAFP - 78 words
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41 2002-09-09 10 Bloomberg IHONO KONO] Hutchison Whampoa Ltd denied reports that it opposes the construction of a HKH5 billion (S98.4 billion) bridge that would link Hong Kong to China "We never objected," said Hutchison managing director Canning Fot—BloombergBloomberg - 41 words
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66 2002-09-09 10 AFP r-r I.II;j I I [MANILA] The Philippines is launching an Initiative to boost its exports of automobile parts to Europe, the Department ofTrade and Industry said on Saturday. 8 As part of this effort, the department is matching local automotive parts and components manufacturers withAFP - 66 words
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917 2002-09-09 10 COMMODITY Weeklyßoundup AFP ILONDON] Oil prices rallied to their highest level In almost a year In London last week on the back of concerns that a US-led attack on Iraq Is drawing closer. Gold prices also gained from jitters over the potential impactAFP - 917 words
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559 2002-09-09 11 NEWDELHI Mm Is a blow to the market and pats at risk govt plan to cut deficit Bloomberg. Reuters INDIA delayed a decision on selling shares in two of the nation's biggest oil refiners after ministers were unable to agreeBloomberg.; Reuters - 559 words
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Article, Illustration558 2002-09-09 11 Reuters [NEW DELHI] An Indian panel recommended on Friday that the government should raise foreign direct investment (FDI) limits in key sectors such as telecoms and insurance in a bid to boost growth. Strong FDI inflows are needed for the economy, which grew atReuters; AFP FILE PHOTO - 558 words
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Article86 2002-09-09 11 AP [TAIPEI] Taiwan's first lady will likely meet some Washington officials during a private visit to the US, an official said yesterday. Wu Shu-chen, who will depart on Sept 19, is expected to meet US officials in Washington during the lfrday visit that willAP - 86 words
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44 2002-09-09 11 AFP [FRANKFURT] The Chinese consumer electronics giant TCL International Holdings is to acquire troubled German firm Schneider Electronics, which halted production in May, Schneider's judicial administrator said on Friday. A contract will be signed within two weeks. —AFPAFP - 44 words
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Article51 2002-09-09 11 Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan's largest microchip packager, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), said yesterday its consolidated August sales were up 42.2 per cent from the same month last year to NT54.021 billion (Ss2o6 million). August sales were also up 4.3 pa* cent from NT53.857 billion inReuters - 51 words
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51 2002-09-09 11 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Nine people were killed and three missing as Typhoon Sinlaku unleashed heavy rains and winds on China's south-east coast, state media said yesterday. The official Xinhua news agency said Sinlaku hit land on Saturday evening near the city of Wenzhou in Zhejiang province.Reuters - 51 words
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Article31 2002-09-09 11 AP [TAIPEI] President Chen Shui-bian yesterday urged China to remove hundreds of missiles targeting Taiwan and instead compete with the island in democratisation and development. APAP - 31 words
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315 2002-09-09 11 BUERGENSTOCK, Switzerland Move aimed at helping it become Asia's top exchange Reuters HONG Kong's bourse could list commodities to build on its position as an entrepot to mainland China as part of an overall strategy to become Asia's biggest exchange, a top official saidReuters - 315 words
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380 2002-09-09 11 LOS CABOS, Mexico AFP EAST Asia's economic growth prospects for 2002 and 2003 are deteriorating because of the faltering US and global recoveries, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said here. By July this year, there had been a growing consensus that theAFP - 380 words
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Article, Illustration679 2002-09-09 11 audrey tan - i comment HK STOCKS Firm needs to shed a lot more workers audrey tan DO large, homegrown corporations have a "duty" to resist retrenching in an economic downturn to keep as many people employed as they can? That's the question being asked of Richard679 words
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Article340 2002-09-09 11 MANILA ItHuktkib man attractive to investors official Reuters THE Philippine central bank has introduced a looser policy on bad loans that should make banks more attractive to investors, a senior central bank official said yesterday. Under the new rules, a bank need not class aReuters - 340 words
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Article, Illustration314 2002-09-09 10 FINANCE COMMODITIES Week ended: Sep 6 gPTOAPORBQOTBEMllBMTgBCOarnBglMPICATIVBPEICBSAMPTlBmi TirTwyw MlliiM, Ml ▼XH T«Ti»» m*m*t CH» TTM 1 7TR -02 WrtSMX LW% 0.836* Ntit ***** 7** 4375 »-0cH>5 R7M0M 17*% 17** W7 75 imjs srt 4.B5 0H«3 mraot mun oui m* m. tooo m iZSk u« Jw 0W% mn mn 2.75* 2.71%314 words
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Article, Illustration665 2002-09-09 12 TOURISM DPS AMD DOWNS But many of them still steer clear of mainland United States AFP [TOKYO] Japanese tourists, traditionally big spenders, have started travelling abroad again, almost as much as they did before the Sept 11 attacks, although many are still steering clear ofAFP - 665 words
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Article, Illustration664 2002-09-09 12 SYDNEY AFP MORE than half of Sydney's harbours ide hotel rooms today stand vacant as Australia's tourism industry endures a As 2 billion (Ssl.9 billion) downturn that experts fear could be permanent. Federal Tourism Minister Joe Hockey cited the empty five-star hotels asAFP; AFP FILE PHOTO - 664 words
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291 2002-09-09 12 Negative impact on production causes 200 m yiian losses annually: data Xinhua [SHENYANG] China's lack of skilled workers is hampering its development as one of the world's manufacturing giants, China's first International Machinery Manufacturing Exposition has heard. Zeng Xiangquan, dean of the SchoolXinhua - 291 words
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370 2002-09-09 12 TOKYO Bloomberg JAPAN may consider higher tax cuts of 2.5 trillion yen (S$37 billion) to five trillion yen as part of reforms to its tax and financial systems to spur growth and ensure the Nikkei 225 Stock Average doesBloomberg - 370 words
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208 2002-09-09 12 BEIJING Xinhua CHINA is trying to create a smooth channel for stockholders of delisted companies to dispose of their stocks. The Securities Association of China (SAC), a self-regulated industrial body, has built a transfer and trading system for delisted stocks to help solve liquidityXinhua - 208 words
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Miscellaneous173 2002-09-09 12 CHVPTIC CROSSWORD form a team (6) 26 Drive off to get English rum (8 > eateries (8) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION 12 Wagnerian-opera principals Ac*** 1 Antarctic, 6 Apr*, 9 DOWN who foment sedttion (11) BewaMs, 10 Censoring. 11 1 Though surrounded by sea 14 Emergency take-off during Stand-in 12 Banshee 13173 words
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WORLD news
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Article, Illustration528 2002-09-09 13 LONDON But they want the broadest international support, says Blair Reuters Bloomberg AFP. NYT BRITAIN and the United States have the "total determination" to deal with Iraq but want the broadest international support, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday. Mr Blair, whoReuters; Bloomberg; AFP.; NYT; REUTERS - 528 words
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Article225 2002-09-09 13 Reuters [KUWAITI Iraq war talk and US military movements in the Gulf triggered sharp drops in stock markets of two countries that share borders with Iraq. The Kuwait bourse, the Arab world's second-largest stock market, saw a 3 per cent drop in two sessions to yesterday.Reuters - 225 words
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248 2002-09-09 13 DETROIT NYT A NEW report by Goldman Sachs is sharply pessimistic about auto sales and the underlying health of the Big Three automakers. The report contends that two niain factors have propped up sales in the shoft term cqsflvincentives and extra consumer cash comingNYT - 248 words
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622 2002-09-09 13 Ravi Kanth - It also took toll on resilient corporate bond market in Q2 By Ravi Kanth in Geneva THE Bank of International Settlements yesterday said the unprecedented financial scandal at leading American telecommunications firm World Com in late June this year plunged global financial622 words
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146 2002-09-09 13 COPENHAGEN AFP THE European Commission warned last Friday that it could slap controls on capital movements on Switzerland if it fails to reach an agreement with Brussels in a row over banking secrecy. EU tax commissioner Frits Bolkestein said talks throughout the summer withAFP - 146 words
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427 2002-09-09 14 NEW YORK De&l with FTC should smoothen path for takeover of Golden State AP, LAT-WP CITIGROUP Inc is close to reaching a US$2OO million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over claims that a company it acquired used deceptive lending practicesAP,; LAT-WP - 427 words
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312 2002-09-09 14 BEAR VIEW Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The manager of the world's largest bond fund says stocks can outperform bonds over a longer period of time based on historical data going back 100 years but before that happens, the Dow Jones Industrial Average needs to fallBloomberg - 312 words
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258 2002-09-09 14 Reuters iiAsrajurij *«e price <* goia couia more tnan treoie to US$l,OOO per ounce if Western stock markets suffer from a 20-year bear market, according to Hugh Hendry, manager of the Odey Continental Europe an Fund. "I think there are some circumstances whereReuters - 258 words
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Article758 2002-09-09 14 Jennifer Lien - Napster lives on in other forms File sharing is getting more sophisticated and harder to detect, says Jennifer Lien from Silicon Valley Jennifer Lien THE kitty has run out of lives. It said so on the Napster website. On Tuesday, the company's home page offered just three words: "Napster was758 words
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Article, Illustration651 2002-09-09 15 WASHINGTON Talk of his accessor intensifies as he heads into the last lap of his 4th term NYT, Bloomberg ALAN Greenspan has just completed 15 years as chairman of the Federal Reserve, and at 76 he is still going strong. His current term, his fourth,NYT,; Bloomberg - 651 words
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Article864 2002-09-09 13 SIGOM FUTURES sep6 ecttt f ifiT""' 4; *o.ot 2 ill i mooo Sftf ISS3(UIMsAq> Mm teg. ■MO ?:j u, (HiM,,) Oct 02 9L50 Q2S ■OV02 So MM OK 02 9U0 2500 *■**03 §325 9150 9150 675 0290 TS»20<US«*/ltf mm, QM gg SI U» ill ft—W) M.00 *****M0340 Pa* 9100864 words
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Article406 2002-09-09 14 Compiled by Thomson Financial I/B/E/S\ SagawSSSSessassr gawi— A^*W,VJ < Abl M» a J Y— —lliglT Bfl"— tfM II l S mm ggg*»» £9 1 iHI m '-ay S 5 i£_i^ II Hill Mr E*JJ t»g? Wi J» J* rS. s a ii aaa* a a a 'i li406 words
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Article574 2002-09-09 14 BONDS WARRANTS U* MCm Eaw 'ST r 'I *m- Cmm—» Htoa —<— U> ASTHM***** 173 1 16 K Iffl 21 AomUdWMMIIM 13 1 SO 692 433 26 Aw»afcW*****0 773 -143 2677 1 33 1 131 33 AmWrong W0WS26 I 1 10 120 SlOO 20 a«rtKSA09O9O1 Kk 10* m»i 70 Iar6574 words
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Article5222 2002-09-09 15 Week ended: Sep 6 tor Hve prices, log onto itwwxuiaonemarketsxorr< r i s£ w- (Si JT* i» cS w» *S T5 «MMnKGHc 9 12 u MM Xi 15 c AO Chramo20c 12 .05 I I] 9 103 U U >11 20 11J 11 Hi 113 c Att*€«ertPchSc B5,222 words
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Article272 2002-09-09 15 sm UN «W *Mt GrtMo 01* CrTH MM MCa t— niiii U* W- 1W li Mg tv m »3 IK JO AV«ra*»A25cA 80S 15 170 89 80 *05 *15 40 34 11 S3 1«U CatfWytacXkMK 720 265 2.1 7.4 6 *****J Chnng KongSOc HK 1780 240 65 *.7272 words
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Article, Illustration666 2002-09-09 16 Loh Hui Yin - Take a tour of the city with Lob Bnl Yin and experience the go-getting culture of a Chinese metropolis flush with entrepreneurs and wealth I Li. 1 I pn?hnn rltw ~_J I_i r I VVM.UJ. Loh Hui Yin Wenzhou city reeks of wealth. On666 words
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Article, Illustration641 2002-09-09 16 RACKS of well-tailored men's suits are on display in the showroom. Giant billboards of international film star Pierce Brosnan aka James Bond and Gong Li, the doe-eyed Chi' nese actress, stare down at the rows of apparel, which include trench coats and polo shirts. The641 words
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Article, Illustration642 2002-09-09 16 LI Ai Lian used to work for other people but the entrepreneurial Wenzhou spirit in her prompted her to strike out on her own. So from a lowly paid supervisor toiling in a shoe factory about 15 years ago, Ms Li is now bossST - 642 words
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Article, Illustration1074 2002-09-09 17 DAVID BOEY - S'pore's Defence Science Technology Agency has a $320 m annual R&D budget to keep its systems at the leading edge, its deputy chief executive (technology) Quek Gim Pew tells divd boet DAVID BOEY SINGAPORE'S secretive battle labs are developing powerful battle management tools thatLIAHHE ZAOBAO - 1,074 words
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Article, Illustration717 2002-09-09 18 Paul Chan - Three firms L-3 Communications, InVision Technologies and Identix Inc have done immensely well, thanks to the US war on terror By Paul Chan WHEN the US markets re-opened after Sept 11, investors scrambled for defence stocks, leading to a surge in theSource: Bloomberg - 717 words
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Article, Illustration351 2002-09-09 18 David Boey - Event at Safti Military Institute will be the largest land forces display held here since 1999 By David Boey THE Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will unveil several new systems this weekend at the Army Open House. This event, to be held atLIANHE ZAOBAO - 351 words
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Article, Illustration568 2002-09-09 18 Angela Tan - The company is also looking at several tie-ups with local IT companies By Angela Tan NYSE-listed EDS Corp previously called Electronic Data Systems Corp—said it is negotiating with several banks in Singapore to offer IT outsourcing solutions. The company now has about568 words
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234 2002-09-09 18 Leo Kee Chye - By Leo Kee Chye ISP Sing Net and Hewlett Packard Singapore last week launched an online photo printing service targeted at Sing Net's dialup and broadband subscribers. Called SingNet Photo sPrint, it lets Sing Net customers order 4R-size printouts of their digital234 words
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Article, Illustration1032 2002-09-09 19 Kenneth James - PBPiTexclusive Using Linux and similar Open Source software undermines efforts to develop an indigenous software industry, M'soft CTO tells Kaaaath James Kenneth James LINUX. It's being hailed as the Windows-buster, the foremost example of Open Source free-to-use software challenging the encroaching dominance of MicrosoftCHRIS LOH - 1,032 words
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Article277 2002-09-09 19 Kenneth James - IT soft's objection Is not to Open Source per se but to software using the GPL By] Kenneth James OPEN Source software is made up of freely available programs whose underlying source code can be viewed and modified by other programmers, under certain conditions. The277 words
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821 2002-09-09 20 Benjamin Fulford - Omron of Japan is spending heavily on a technology that reads people's faces. Soon there will be products applying it in homes and stores By Benjamin Fulford IN FIVE to 10 years, the only thing you'll need to take with you when you leave821 words
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Article631 2002-09-09 20 Raju Chellam - Raju Chellam PACIFIC feternet takl it is offering 10 MB ofamail space and 5 MB in homepage space to its dial-up and broadband consumer customers here. "We're the first S$ ISP in Singapore to offer such a large space," PacNet ,said. This is as part ofour seventh anniversary631 words
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Article, Illustration145 2002-09-09 21 teng weng fai - teng weng fai The writer is a BT Correspondent where. That is true. But then, not all countries have the conditions that make this kind of technology possible or successful. Singapore has certain key advantages: Monopoly: Sing Power is the only consumer power supplierFILE PHOTO - 145 words
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295 2002-09-09 21 Saleofßenefon ends CEO Jorma Nieminen's dream for his company Reuters [SALO, Finland] In the end, the man described by some as the godfather of Finnish mobile phones was given an offer he could not reftise. In July, struggling handset maker Benefon said itReuters - 295 words
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218 2002-09-09 21 Reuters ■Mdteft «ty, ooqftnnlng glum expectations in the technology industry and stoking fears holiday sales The back-to-school shopping season is a short and /tjsually sweet period far PC vendors, and after more than a year of sluggish sales a boost is sorely needed.Reuters - 218 words
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117 2002-09-09 21 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Sony Corp, the world's second largest consumer electronics maker, and Royal Philips Electronics NV, have agreed to jointly develop microchip technology to let devices exchange information over short distances. The new wireless technology dubbed Near Field Communication will enable theBloomberg - 117 words
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Article, Illustration601 2002-09-09 22 francis fong - I I I H E- sourcfng, or paying only for the IT and badness processes yon need, when you need them much p&ylng for power or water is tut g* francis fong The writer is general manager (strategic outsourcing), IBM Singapore. WHEN you're thirsty, you turn601 words
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127 2002-09-09 22 Bloomberg [DELRAY BEACH, Florida] Office Depot Inc, the largest US office-supply retailer, has made an agreement with Amazon.com Inc to sell office products on the world's biggest Internet retailer's website. Terms of the multi-year agreement were not disclosed. Office Depot will offer moreBloomberg - 127 words
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662 2002-09-09 22 Innovations that sound like movie gimmicks are already on the road AFP [DETROIT, Michigan] Mobile control panels that can be operated from the driver's or passenger's seat, steering wheel sensors that activate the brakes and computers that override driver instructions. They sound likeAFP - 662 words
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756 2002-09-09 23 Elinor Mills Abreu - Critics fear technologies would end freewheeling culture of the Net By Elinor Mills Abreu Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] An industry push to tighten security on PCs could be either the salvation of e-commerce or the bane of consumers, who view the Internet as theirReuters - 756 words
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440 2002-09-09 23 Lee Beron - By Lee Beron Lee Berton is a journalist and a consultant to the accounting department of the City University of New York's Baruch College The opinions expressed are his own. Bloomberg [HOBOKEN, New Jersey] Robots searching financial statements for fraud sounds like aBloomberg - 440 words
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212 2002-09-09 23 AP [REDMOND, Washington] Microsoft Corp plans to release today a packet of upgrades for its Windows XP operating system, including changes to satisfy a proposed settlement with the US Justice Department. Its "Service Pack 1" includes the usual software patches to fix securityAP - 212 words
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Article, Illustration401 2002-09-09 23 AFP [NEW YORK] A Harvard University student whose computer program had detected China's blocking of Internet access to search engines Google and AltaVista said on Friday that hundreds more websites had been cut off. Ben Edelman, a first year law student atAFP; REUTERS FILE PHOTO - 401 words
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Article830 2002-09-09 24 HEIDI BROWN - US authorities are cracking down on online gambling by squeezing the payment system. But they're just driving the customers offshore, bhedi shown reports HEIDI BROWN ONLINE gambling sites lost big on Aug 21. The office of the attorney general of the State of New York announced830 words
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176 2002-09-09 24 AP [SAN DIEGO] A Navy submariner pleaded guilty to charges he improperly possessed defence secrets and stole government-owned computer hard drives, which he later sold on the Internet. A military judge on Friday sentenced Petty Officer Ist Class Bryan Moody toAP - 176 words
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ON THE SHELF
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Article, Illustration43 2002-09-09 24 CREATIVE Technology has launched its new digital camera cum Webcamera. Called PC-Cam 750, it costs US$l49, offer 2.1 megapixel resolution, virion and voice recording, and comes with 16 MB RAM, focus-free lens and built-in microphone. For details, visit http://asUuTtattv.com.43 words
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Article43 2002-09-09 24 EASTMAN Kodak has lntrodnced its new digital camera. DX43S0 Zoom. It costs 1009, weighs 210 grains, offers 8.1 megapixel photo resolution, 3x optical and digital zoom, and comes with 16 MB RAM and 1.8-inch LCD display. For details, visit www.kodak.com.sg.43 words
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Article, Illustration130 2002-09-09 24 SONY Singapore has unveiled two PDAs and a new notebook PC. The details: Clie PBG-SJ2O/G: This PDA costs 1380, weighs 128 grams, runs Palm OS 4.1 on s Dragonball VZ processor at 33 MHz, comes with 16 MB RAM, 4 MB ROM. and monochrome display at130 words
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Article44 2002-09-09 24 VERITAS Software, which provides storage management solutions, has launched Bare Metal Restore, a saver recovery sedation. 'It simplifies and streamlines the server recovery process and supports IBM ADC, Sun Solaris, and Microsoft Windows NT/2000 systems," Veritas said. For details, fex *****005.44 words
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Article, Illustration116 2002-09-09 24 Lee Kee Chye - fVwpflelby Lee Kee Chye HEWLETT-PACKARD Singapore has debuted two new InkJet printers. The details: PSC 2110: This all-in-one printer costs $499, comes with 8 MB RAM, offers 1,200 by 1,200 dpi (dots per inch) print resolution, 800 by 1,200 dpi scan resolution, snd UOO by116 words
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338 2002-09-09 24 Tikis Is the fear voiced by 49% of corporate security officers polled Reuters [WASHINGTON] Nearly half of corporate security officers expect terrorists to launch a major strike through computer networks in the next 12 months, a recent poll showed. A total of 49Reuters - 338 words
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Advertisement39 2002-09-09 17 TOP STORIES Niche IT defence firms come into their own *12 No let-up on Linux from Microsoft P*3 Cat and mouse games PfB COMMENTARIES TugWaacFafc Broadband needs to be liberalised next m Francis Pong Technology: the next utility? P*«39 words
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Article284 2002-09-09 25 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young THE dry bulk sector has remained active. Vessels sold for farther trading X7LK CAIUEB& ♦Poros: 62,185 tdw bit 80 Hyundai reported sold region U552,900,000. ♦Cerinthus: 40,009 tdw bit 88 Varna crs 4/25 ts reported sold region U555,900,000 to Greek buyers. ♦♦Stellar Glory: 24,202Contributed by Simpson Spence & Young - 284 words
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Article221 2002-09-09 25 J** a w CWTDteWbuMon—0.74 unch 0 Cmco Invaatmant ..16.18 unch 335 S:S 24 JayaHawng* 0.24 undi 566 KaopalCorp 4.46 -00* 962 KappalMartna 0.19 uncti 456 «W»IT* a* -0.01 If) Laferoy Marina 0.24 -CM 1094 0.32 uncn o jot 0.66 -0.03 47*4 PantMtadCarp —0-29 0.01 23 SMMCorpM U3 -0.02221 words
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Article, Illustration258 2002-09-09 25 Easing of trade restrictions proposed to book business AFP [TAIPEI] Jaiwan plans to open its ports up for the transhipment of aU goods from China to boost business, the Board of Foreign Trade (BOFT) said. The government currently allows a limitedAFP; FILE PHOTO - 258 words
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Article170 2002-09-09 25 Reuters [CANBERRA] A huge South Korean bulk carrier hauling 205,000 tonnes of iron ore for steel giant Posco Co was successfuUy refloated yesterday from a sandbank off Western Australia, with little damage apparent to the vessel. Dampier Port Authority spokesman Roy GiUespie said the attemptReuters - 170 words
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Article, Illustration170 2002-09-09 25 [SINGAPORE] Malaysian International Shipping Corp's (MISC) restructuring efforts have shifted to staff levels, hoping to cut its workforce by 30 per cent with a voluntary redundancy scheme. The shipping line's non- executive staff will be offered a voluntary separation package toFILE PHOTO - 170 words
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503 2002-09-09 25 Beth Jinks - Security Council says it did net meet UN resolution requirements By] Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE) Liberia's ship registry has again come under fire from the United Nations Security Council for reportedly delivering an unsatisfactory government explanation of how revenues are spent. After rejecting Liberia's503 words
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Article, Illustration896 2002-09-09 26 David Hughes - DOCKYARD By\ David Hughes THE traditional general cargo ship of a generation ago was a notably robust piece of engineering. It typically had a good deal of subdivision, relatively small hatches, usually two tweendecks, steel plating worthy of a battleshipFILE PHOTO - 896 words
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Article197 2002-09-09 26 PACE Antf 10 rtangMas S BSA 6 BSC 10 «Tl 10 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 Central Lk 4 Chahaya 10 CMuShpg 5 Confer W Cougar 5 ttcVTGtoMM 6 OHms 4 Dongnama 3 EPCarriers 10 ta 3 tug Let w ESP Lines 9 Evergreen 4 FoongSwi 5 #FrtU*s197 words
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Article16542 2002-09-09 30 thebusinesstimes EXPORT ETA ETA Advarttsar VMM) Voyaoa tMmi SIN Dast'n Nam* Nmw Nuniter Nuiftar jMMMHWMWMWWWMIWWWMMWMWMWWWMMMBMSMWWMSBSBi Ik ABIDJAN <ABJ) 2003 C«to O'lvotra «/0) 25/10 CMACGM ANL INDONESIA MOW (*****7000 K/00 «/T0 CMnaSiipq ASIA R1CKMERS 0045W M— 17/00 WW MOL PtONEDAPAPA SKA IHQMH 17/W KMoHunq KOTAJATI MOW (*****0133 «/#o 00/1016,542 words
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Article503 2002-09-09 35 Voy Wo Mrth Arrival P*p«rturg JURONG PORT ADRASAN C Nov-02 J10 A/SIDE 09*09 1300 DONFRANEBULI V-01 J15/16 A/SIDE 09******0 ER ALBANY N01F J17/18 A/SIDE 09*09 0100 SHANNON EXP 19-Feb J3 A/SIDE 09*09 1100 ASL75 A 7504 J3 09*09 1300 09*09 1730 ATLANTIS 7 A7105 J3 09*09 1800 09*09503 words
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Article1331 2002-09-09 35 CONTAINERS TERMINAL AND VESSEL SCHEP1E VwmI CM In Ml BartMag IM- tar* *>> m fcirlllhn WW OWS Q70S 1 HDWOWMMO lOWOOP-lOeOO WX oon ooa i omana-msa owBommo ro AOtMACHOUA W4N QSjM 1 10W9Q0Cg-2M0 WOO aiwamm qosh cum 1 amam-ona oawoom itao w Mfoma aw flam i flMMQQiP-flfcOD QUoaoocgiMo1,331 words
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Article165 2002-09-09 35 hpll Japan: Respect-for the-Aged Day. Korea: Harvest Day. 8ap2i Korea: Harvest Day. Taiwan: Mid-Autumn Festival. flap 22 Hong Kong: Mid-Autumn Festi vaL Korea: Harvest Day. flap 23 Japan: Autumnal Equinox Day. Ootl China: National Day. Hong Kong: National Day. Oat 2 China: 2 Day of Nat Day. M3165 words
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Article792 2002-09-09 35 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rlne Oil Lid, shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesised stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price chance and the individual changes792 words
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Article393 2002-09-09 35 Cata SS Wr> Mi mm mm* 00/0MC 1Mb IpDS tw LB BO (LB 80 0.10 ae> fw u m u io Mtar> !n*> BO Am *741 OJ B4 0X4 0 041 «o an fn.« io w-» (lot so oxt »*ntC23 1 0 0 0 0 0393 words
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Article, Illustration772 2002-09-09 36 Approval means pilots and attendants become connterterrorism's strike team of last resort LATWP [WASHINGTON] In the airliner of the near future, armed pilots would sit in the cockpit, while flight attendants trained in martial arts provide cabin service and passengers are subject toLATWP; AFP - 772 words
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151 2002-09-09 36 AFP [STOCKHOLM] Scandinavian airline pUots, including those working for Nordic carrier SAS, are opposed to carrying guns in the cockpit as an antiterrorism measure, their representatives said. The statement by the Swedish and Danish pilots' associations on Friday was a reaction to the USAFP - 151 words
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Article, Illustration153 2002-09-09 36 AFP [SYDNEY] Flights at Sydney International Airport were returning to normal after the terminal was evacuated on Friday because of a bomb scare. The airport was shut down for more than four hours on Friday. Bomb squads with sniffer dogs found noAFP; REUTERS - 153 words
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280 2002-09-09 36 Bloomberg [PARIS] Air France reported an increase in the num. ber of European flights taking off as a pilot strike entered its third day. About 60 per cent of those flights are running, compared with 52 per cent on Friday, Europe'sBloomberg - 280 words
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417 2002-09-09 36 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] A year after the Sept 11 attacks that put a chill on the US travel Industry, business travel remains well below year-earlier levels due to the sluggish economy, according to a survey released last Friday. Some 68 per cent of corporateReuters - 417 words
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297 2002-09-09 36 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China plans to spend nearly five billion yuan (511.06 billion) on developing a regional airliner for the booming domestic aviation market and «im« to start test (lights by 2006, a state newspaper said on Friday. The ARJ 21Reuters - 297 words
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163 2002-09-09 36 AFP [BRUSSELS] Five employees at Brussels airport have been arrested on suspicion of stealing diamonds worth some 1.5 million euros (552.6 million) from mailbags at the airport, Belgian federal police said. Three of the five were workers employed on the tarmac, who are suspectedAFP - 163 words
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