The Business Times, 7 January 2004

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    16 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES I nttp://business-times.asial com.sg SINGA PORE WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 7. 2004 MTTA (P) 024/03/2003 ASft
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    Lock icon Temasek to divest significant SingTel stake
    776 1  -  Expected US$1.2b share-cum-bond deal S'pore's biggest in recent years By Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] Even as it makes headlines with its overseas acquisitions, Temasek Holdings said yesterday it will sell shares in its biggest listed domestic holding, Singapore Telecommunications. Market sources said a deal
    Source: Bloomberg  -  776 words
  • Article
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    Lock icon CPF private pension plans will have no sales charge
    822 1  -  Board also proposes lock-in period with early withdrawal penalty By Genevieve Cua [SINGAPORE] The Central Provident Fund Board yesterday unveiled its muchawaited proposal for privately managed pension plans (PPPs), which it hopes will give members a better chance of higher long-term
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    Lock icon BP to exit petrol retail business in S'pore, M'sia
    678 1  -  It will sell its 30 petrol stations here By Joyce Koh [SINGAPORE] BP, Europe's largest oil company, is throwing in the towel on the never-ending petrol price war in Singapore the company yesterday announced its decision to divest its entire Singapore
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      Lock icon CPF investors sit out last year's stock market rally
      584 2  -  Only one in 10 reaped gains from investments, down from 22% in 2002 By Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] The stock market may have performed better last year, but not Central Provident Fund investors. Only one in 10 who put CPF money
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    • Article
      Lock icon Police probe death of DBS Vickers Indonesia head
      285 2  -  Peter Soh found dead outside his Jakarta apartment block; collea gues shocked By Vince Chong [SINGAPORE] THE head of DBS Vickers Indonesia was found dead outside his high-rise apartment block in Jakarta on Monday night. Police are investigating whether the death of
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      Lock icon Petronas to bid for 270 BP outlets in M'sia, S'pore
      385 2 Sime Darby also said to be eyeing chain of stations [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's national oil corporation Petronas is set to emerge as the country's largest operator of petrol stations should it succeed in buying BP'S entire chain of outlets in
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      62 2 Correction 4 IN the "In Brief' column* published on Jan 3, we said| the China National Tourism* Administration has in-1 creased the number of ChiJ na-based authorised trave£ agents for visa to Singapore from three tcf 43. This is incorrect. It wajl the Singapore Tourisrag Board and the Immigration Checkpoints
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  • SINGAPORE companies
    • Article
      Lock icon STE's Q4 net seen down, outlook upbeat
      154 4 Reuters SOUTH-EAST Asia's largest defence group, ST Engineering Ltd (STE), is expected to report a lower quarterly profit due to losses at recently bought US firms, but analysts expect earnings to grow in 2004 after two stagnant years. Key to the upbeat outlook
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      Lock icon STI's boost backed by heavy trade
      378 4  -  Rally expected to continue despite news of Temasek's plans to sell SingTel stake By Kenneth Lim THE local bourse got an expected boost in the first three trading days of 2004, with the Straits Times Index spurred by trading activity not seen since October
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      Lock icon Temasek's overseas links pave the way
      684 4  -  HOCK lock siew loh hui yin ONCE media-shy, Temasek Holdings has been in the limelight quite a bit lately. The Singapore investment agency's name inevitably crops up every time a regional bank is up for sale. That shouldn't be surprising, since some of the
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon BROKERS' TAKE
      582 6  -  Compiled by KENNETH LIM Tott Automation TOTAL Automation's major shareholder, Velosi (M) Sdn Bhd, proposes to transfer its 54.5 per cent stake to Trenergy Equity Sdn Bhd. Both Velosi and Trenergy Equity are 70 per cent held by KLSE-listed Trenergy (M) Bhd. We understand that this move is
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      Lock icon STI reversal pattern calls for continued caution
      392 6  -  CHART POINT By Lim Say Boon K Ajith OCBC Investment Research NEVER been to Pamplona, Spain, for the annual running of the bulls? Never mind the stock markets have been looking much the same almost as soon as the strains of auld lang
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      Lock icon Pencil in another 10% fall for the US$?
      842 6  -  A longer view CURRENCIES larry wee IF YOU think the US dollar has fallen too fast and too far, think again, currency traders warn. It could easily fall a further 10 per cent in 2004. In other words, don't be too surprised
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      Lock icon The STI and 1,850 — some lessons from history
      539 6  - The STI and 1,850 some lessons from history BT comment STOCKS r. sivanithy HISTORY has a funny way of repeating itself. It also provides useful pointers when trying to divine where stocks are headed. As far as the current market is concerned, this refers to the next psychological barrier of
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      424 6 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Jan 6 VALUE CLOSE WOMtt 777.00 -95.00 1TCHPI -*****.00 -127.00 HHqrMA -*****.00 +78.00 M-SCririUn 490.40 -0.94 Ikct 181.44 -t-2.47 SSCmMIIFIB 1522.00 +3.80 IQCjNMiiPWp 457.24 +0.80 WOflHipiw 222.99 +0.03 swar«hiii 220.20 -3.10 Stock* Vohww Htf»5c 139.030,000 Eagle Brand HK75c 63,893,000 HesheHMgs25c 61.473,000 Reed Grp 5c 59,248,000 FU Yu
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    • TRADES TO WATCH
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        Lock icon Thai Village substantial owner sells out
        139 6 SUBSTANTIAL shareholder On Ngio's entire 11.26 per cent deemed stake in restaurant operator Thai Village Holdings was sold over Jan 2 and 5. Filings posted yesterday show the shareholder sold 1.1 million shares or a 0.76 per cent stake in the open market on
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        Lock icon Beauty China director sells all his shares
        108 6 ONE of Beauty China Holdings' independent directors, Low Wai Cheong, on Jan 5 sold all his shares in the Hong Kong-based cosmetics company in the open market. Mr Low sold 120,000 shares at 59.5 cents each, and 180,000 shares at 60.5 cents each.
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        Lock icon Wee Poh shareholder cuts stake
        66 6 ONE of Wee Poh Holdings' substantial shareholders, Michael Lim Chun Leng, on Jan 2 and 5 sold 56 million shares and eight million shares respectively in the construction company. The share sales reduced Mr Lim's direct shareholding to 5.6 per cent from 9.4 per cent
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        Lock icon Cerebos CEO trims holding
        63 6  -  Compiled by SERENA NG HEALTH tonics and supplements company Cerebos Pacific said its chief executive officer, Eiji Koike, on Jan 5 sold 3,000 shares at $3.38 apiece. The open market sale reduced Mr Koike's direct shareholding in the company to 427,000 shares, or a 0.14 per
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Hi-P's 7th straight hike gives a leg up to Fu Yu
      471 7  -  Plastics maker closes 10% higher at 94.5¢, Nomura sees fair value at $1.15 By Serena Ng RECENTLY-LISTED plastics maker Hi-P International's shares yesterday leapt for a seventh straight trading session. And its hefty gains spilled over to the shares
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      Lock icon Heshe's white knight rescues its share price too
      357 7  -  By Joyce Koh THE entry of a white knight has given Heshe Holdings' shares a new lease of life. Just a week after Eddie Chng said he plans to take a 40 per cent stake for $9.6 million in the garment company,
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    • COMPANYBriefs
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        Lock icon Excelpoint IPO 9 times subscribed
        67 7 OCBC Bank, the lead manager for Excelpoint Technology's initial public offer, yesterday said the public tranche of 14.7 million shares was about 82.4 times subscribed. Based on the total issue size of around 147 million shares, which were priced at 26 cents each, the offer
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        Lock icon Acma cuts Enersave stake
        76 7 SESDAQ-LISTED Enersave Holdings has ceased to be an associate of Acma Ltd after the latter sold 15 million shares in Enersave at 15 cents each on Jan 5 and Jan 6. The sale was effected following the exercise of call options which Acma earlier granted to
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        Lock icon Hiap Seng gets $10m of contracts
        60 7 MAINBO ARD-LISTED mechanical engineering services firm Hiap Seng Engineering yesterday announced that it had been awarded two contracts worth approximately $10 million by Voltas Ltd, a Tata enterprise. The contracts, for the supply, fabrication and installation of process piping for the water reclamation plant
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        Lock icon See Hup Seng names new CFO
        36 7 SESDAQ-LISTED See Hup Seng yesterday announced the appointment ofKhor Un-Hun as chief financial officer of the company. Mr Khor was formerly general manager of corporate planning at Pan United Corporation.
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        Lock icon Food Junction funds expansion plan
        63 7 FOOD Junction Holdings has pumped In $400,000 into its wholly owned subsidiary, Food Junction International "The investment is in line with the company's direction to expand overseas business," the company said. The investment, flinded by internal resources, is not expected to have any material impact
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        Lock icon Design Studio has $56m order book
        50 7 MAINBO ARD-LISTED Design Studio Furniture Manufacturer yesterday said that it has been awarded contracts worth $32 million since listing In January last year. "With the newly attained sales, the order book as at Nov 30 last year stands at $56 million," the company said.
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      Lock icon Court rejects Econ Corp's liquidation bid
      376 8  -  Interim judicial manager appointed, keeping alive hope it can be kept going By Kenneth Lim THE High Court threw out Econ Corp's voluntary liquidation attempt yesterday and appointed an interim judicial manager instead, keeping alive the possibility that the wholly-owned construction subsidiary of mainboard-listed
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      Lock icon Chartered lands primary foundry deal
      372 8  -  It will supply China's Fudan Micro with chips for smartcards, power meters By Tang Weng Fai A WEEK after announcing a deal with top Chinese telecoms equipment maker ZTE Corp, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing yesterday unveiled a similar arrangement with Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Company. Under the
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  • EXECUTIVEmoney
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      Lock icon Reflection of property's worth
      1053 9  -  Property with its illiquid nature has stumped many a wealth adviser but Citigroup's new proprietary tool looks set to facilitate real estate's inclusion in an asset allocation portfolio. Genevieve Cua reports Genevieve Cua HOW much of an exposure to property should you take on, and how
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      Lock icon Changing views on fixed income assets
      388 9 EQUITY markets are on the upswing, but has the recent bear market left any lasting impact on asset allocation advisory? Michael Even, Citigroup Private Bank's managing director and chief investment officer, believes it has. Apart from the fact that expectations of returns overall are
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Demand for executives surged in December
      381 10  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Hiring for finance, management posts fuelled by gains in stock market By Chen Huifen EXECUTIVE recruitment appears to be gaining momentum, going by last month's hiring indications. According to EL Consult Singapore, the executive demand national index stood at 144
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      Lock icon S'pore-Indon greens processing centre opens
      533 10  -  From Shoeb Kagda in Pekanbaru SINGAPORE and Indonesia's Riau province yesterday launched a joint vegeta-ble-processing centre that could see the province grow into a major source of fruit and vegetables for the island nation. The centre is the second phase of the Riau Vegetable Project
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      Lock icon HDB has no plans to review loan policy
      320 10  -  IN PARLIAMENT Of 400 appeals for concessionary loan rates, 51 approved By Andrea Tan THE Housing and Development Board does not plan to relax its concessionary mortgage loan policy even though there have been hundreds of appeals for such loans in the
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      Lock icon Siemens to invest $50m here, boost staff by 10%
      360 10  -  By Tang Weng Fai GERMAN engineering conglomerate Siemens offlcially opened its consolidated headquarters here yesterday and announced plans to spend more than $50 million and boost its local headcount almost 10 per cent from the present 2,000 employees. Siemens president and
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon HL stalwart's shock resignation
      599 11 KUALA LUMPUR Roger Tan gives no reason for terminating contract early THE last of the Hong Leong conglomerate's old guard, Roger Tan reputedly the most trusted aide to its executive chairman, Quek Leng Chan resigned unexpectedly as president and chief executive officer of Hong Leong Credit
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      Lock icon Senai ropes in Boston firm to compete with Changi
      426 11  -  From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur SENAI Airport in Johor has roped in Boston-based software and food service firm Crunch Time to help set up a duty-free zone and worldclass shopping facilities. This is the fast-growing airport's bid to catch up
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      Lock icon Abdullah set to name Najib DPM
      385 11 KUALA LUMPUR AP DEFENCE Minister Najib Razak will be named today as Malaysia's new deputy leader, government officials told The Associated Press, filling a key post in the fledgling administration of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi after months of speculation. Mr Nsuib's appointment as
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        Lock icon India, Pakistan agree to hold talks
        123 11 AP [ISLAMABAD] India and Pakistan took a giant leap to put more than a half-century of bloodshed behind them, agreeing yesterday to start talks next month on core disputes of nationalism and religion that have taken the nuclear-armed nations into three wars. The talks
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        Lock icon South Asian states free op trade
        70 11 Bloomberg [ISLAMABAD] Leaders of India, Pakistan and five other South Asian nations signed a draft agreement to slash trade barriers starting January 2006, to boost economic growth in a region that is home to half the world's poor. South Asian Association 6m- Regional Cooperation
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        Lock icon 7-Eleven wins nod to open in Beijing
        75 11 Reuters [HONG KONG/ATLANTA] Convenience store king 7-Eleven Inc said it won approval from China to develop outlets in Beijing and surrounding provinces in a move that boosts its access to China's increasingly wealthy consumers. 7-Eleven, which owns or franchises 25,200 stores worldwide, said
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon China getting more candid on healthcare
      702 12  -  THE bottom line OPINION frank ching LAST year, after China was caught suppressing information about the deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) disease, it dismissed the minister for health and the mayor of Beijing and dramatically opened its healthcare system up to international scrutiny.
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      Lock icon Regulate thyself?
      632 12 EDITORIAL ITS highly unfortunate that the Law Society should remain mired in an internal dispute over plans mooted some nine months ago to tighten accounting rules for law firms. The lawyers have now earned themselves a New Year lashing from none other than the Chief Justice who, in
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      Lock icon It's high time that Asia got its act together
      961 12  -  A plethora of sub-regional cooperation pacts cannot hide the glaring absence of a broad overall strategy for a regional economic union like the EU From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo TWENTY years ago, the Far Eastern Economic Review published a cover story
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      Lock icon Cry for us, Argentina
      489 12  -  COMMENTARY The US may be headed down the same economic road By Paul Kingman NYT ARGENTINA retained the confidence of international investors almost to the end of the *****. Analysts shrugged off its large budget and trade deficits; business-friendly, freemarket policies would, they insisted, allow the
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      107 12 MOTHER WORDS 'Men wear their watch every day, and it's always there, full of the status of the brand. When you go into a restaurant and the maitre d' sees it, maybe he'll give you a better table.' immni a US watch dealer, on why American men are going for
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
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      274 12 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 7 Exultant mate joins a arete 8 Hangs on until the carollers ■V j|H 10 Progressively in favour of electoral divisions (8) 1 Their vocal renditions are so rich in variety (6) H 12 Vessels for the Navy in America (4) ■HHHH■■H| scoptc lens (4,4) 15 Talk with
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  • REGION world
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      Lock icon China's US$45b bank bailout a shot in the arm
      596 13 SHANGHAI/BEIJING Fund injection into Bank of China and China Construction Bank paves way for eventual listings Reuters CHINA has injected US$45 billion into two big state banks in a long-awaited bailout of the debt-ridden industry, a major step towards strengthening the
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      Lock icon Traders bet on yuan appreciation
      150 13 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Traders increased bets China will let the yuan strengthen after the country approved a US$45 billion bailout of two banks, leading to speculation it is promoting banking sector reforms needed for a more flexible currency policy. China, which has come under international
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        Lock icon Probe finds Grasso overpaid: report
        86 13 Reuters [NEW YORK] Richard Grasso, the former chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, inappropriately received about US$l5O million in compensation between 1996 and 2003, according to a report on an internal investigation, the Wall Street Journal said yesterday. The report on the NYSE's internal
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        Lock icon Google picks bankers for US$4b IPO
        85 13 Bloomberg {NEW YORK] Google Inc hired Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group to arrange its initial public offering, a sale that may raise as much as US$4 billion, a banker said. The sale of the world's most used Internet search engine would be the
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        Lock icon Korea's foreign investment plunges
        51 13 Reuters [SEOUL] Foreign direct investment in South Korea plunged by almost a third in 2003, the commerce ministry said yesterday. Foreign direct investment, in terms of investment plans received, dropped 29 per cent in 2003 to U556.47 billion from US$9.lO billion in 2002, the ministry said.
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        Lock icon 1.4% growth forecast for Germany
        64 13 Reuters [BERLIN] German economic growth will accelerate to 1.4 per cent this year as Europe's biggest economy benefits from demand for its goods from the US and Asia, the DIW research institute predicted yesterday. However, the euro's appreciation is threatening a recovery in the 12-nation
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        Lock icon Hedge funds fees ahead of results
        77 13 Reuters [LONDON] Hedge funds are charging investors an average 80 per cent higher annual fees than offshore equity fUnds despite failing to beat the stock market last year, research showed on Monday. Investors in some 420 hedge funds surveyed by London-based financial research firm
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        Lock icon Commerzbank ends pension schemes
        73 13 Reuters [FRANKFURT] Commerzbank is cancelling employee pension schemes for its 26,000 staff in Germany from 2005 to trim costs. It is the first German bank to take such a step, and banking sources said it would generate savings of 20 to 30 million euros (Ss43-65 million)
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      Lock icon Services industry grows again in Dec
      466 13 LATEST US DATA But factory orders slip 1.3% in Nov, its biggest setback in 7 months Reuters AP [NEW YORK] The huge US services sector grew for the ninth month in a row in December, but at a much slower pace than analysts were
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      Lock icon China finds forex violations
      285 13 BEIJING Four-month probe finds some banks made illegal loans Reuters SOME Chinese banks and firms have violated foreign exchange rules amid speculation of a revaluation of China's currency, the country's foreign exchange watchdog said on Monday. The findings were released after a four-month inspection of foreign
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      446 15 LONDON Increase from 56.8 to 58.1 shows strong demand for manufactured goods Reuters DEMAND for manufactured goods grew strongly around the world in December, signalling a powerful recovery in the sector, according to a global indicator based on national surveys of manufacturing companies. _>
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      236 15 NEW YORK Reuters US consumer electronics sales are set to pick up this year following a lacklustre 2003. Gadgets ranging from camera phones to crystal-clear TVs failed to offset declines in audio and car electronics sales last year. The Consumer Electronics Association
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      912 16  -  The Japanese make saw sales jump 32% last year thanks to 3 key models, but distributor C&C reckons 2004 will be tough, Samuel Ee writes Samuel Ee MITSUBISHI powered ahead last year, selling 32 per cent more cars than in 2002 because of three key models
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      503 16  -  By Samuel Ee MERCEDES-BENZ remained the top luxury brand in 2003, thanks to the sterling performance of its mid-sized executive sedan, the E-Class. Authorised distributor Cycle and Carriage sold a total of 3,254 Mercs, of which 1,773 units, or 54 per cent, were the
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      239 17 Reuters Baltic Dry Index »ttfl 4 points to 4757. the Otitic Capesize Index j%se 6 points to 6825, the JBfcltic Panamax Index *4&115 points to 4442 and )4se Baltic Handymax 4 tydex fell 38 points to S4&A Altius (built 2001) 14j1480 dwt delivery Rotterdam 5/10 January trip via
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      608 17  -  Industry surprised by John Anderson's remarks it may not meet IMO's July 1 deadline From Evelyn Duffy in Perth AUSTRALIA'S ports and shipping groups are dismayed at suggestions by Acting Prime Minister John Anderson that the country may fail to meet the
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      346 17 More than 650 passengers had to disembark from Triton: reports Anderimar Shipping News [LONDON] Greek cruise company Royal Olympia Cruises' 14,000 gross tonne (gt) ship Triton was embroiled in a dispute between its parent, Royal Olympic Cruise Lines, and German banks over
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      233 17 [LONDON] The 30 million gross tonne London P&I Club says the increasing amount of new tonnage being ordered by its members, and entered with the Club for P&I and FD&D risks, is confirmation of the current healthy state of the shipping industry, as well
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      390 17  -  By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Malaysia's busiest port, Klang, could still face resistance over its decision to consolidate and hike marine charges, after the Port Klang Shipping Agencies (PKSA) demanded a review. PKSA president M Gopal Krishnan said the increase from RM1.901 (SsB49)
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      108 17 [TOKYO] Mitsui OSK Lines has secured a third long-term contract from China's largest iron and steel group, Baoshan Iron and Steel Co, for a capesize bulk carrier newbuilding. This is in addition to a two-vessel contract announced by the Japanese based shipping company in November. The new
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      660 18  -  STRAIT TALK By David Hughes FOR a year that saw a war in the Middle East, serious falling out among the major economically developed countries and a wide ranging outbreak of particularly nasty and contagious virus, 2003
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      198 18 PAGE Austral Al 5 Avant 6 Bank Line 4 B'tang Mas S BSA 4 BSC 6 BTL 6 Cargoways 6 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 China Shpg S Confer 6 Crocodile Line ....4 CWT Globelink ...4 Del mas 4 Dongnama 3 EP Carriers 6 ECL 3 Eng Lee
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        771 25 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        599 26 FLIGHT SECURITY They're acting without big picture amid fears of terror attack Reuters [BERLIN] It has become an agonising daily judgment call: whether to cancel international flights on the basis of fragmentary intelligence warning of a Sept 11style attack. Flights from
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        373 26 Operators should insist on safety audits: Iata official Reuters [GENEVA] Tour operators should demand proof of safety audits from charter airlines after an Egyptian plane crashed, killing 148 people, most of them French holidaymakers, the International Air Transport Association said yesterday. An
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        199 26 AFP [PARIS] Teams of specially trained and armed French police will continue to travel on board flights deemed to be at risk, a top French police official said. "Monitoring will continue on flights flagged as sensitive by our partners," Michel Gaudin, the director
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        304 26 Reuters [LONDON] Thomas Cook Airlines, the charter flight arm of Europe's biggest travel firm, said yesterday it would cancel any flights on which it was required to carry an armed air marshal on board. The German-owned carrier flies to Orlando in the
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        178 26 AFP AP [SYDNEY] Qantas Airways would put armed air marshals on US-bound flights if the Australian and American governments requested it. The airline's security chief Geoff Askew said yesterday that Qantas would always comply with any regulatory requirements of a foreign government. "And should
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        341 26 25% growth in passengers seen boosting sector Anex/Antara [JAKARTA] Four new airlines will be ready to begin operation this year to take advantage of the favourable conditions in the domestic air transportation sector and a 25 per cent growth in passenger numbers.
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        184 26 Reuters [RIYADH] Saudi Arabia said yesterday it would for the first time allow foreign airlines to fly to the Muslim holy city of Medina during the annual haj pilgrimage in early February. The move comes despite increased security warnings that have prompted
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