The Business Times, 10 November 2010
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Title Section23 2010-11-10 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|£l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 138/08/2010 Wednesday, November 10,201023 words
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Article, Illustration745 2010-11-10 1 JOYCE HOOI - It crosses US$1,400 per ounce, driven by Zoellick’s gold standard proposal and inflation fears By JOYCE HOOI [SINGAPORE] The shovels and pickaxes of the last gold rush might have vanished, but prospectors were back in full force as gold brokeSource: Bloomberg - 745 words
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Article145 2010-11-10 1 G ST INDEX 3,313.61 (+13.21) G ST INDEX FUTURES 3,310 (+14) G SIMSCI 390.81 (+2.68) G SIMSCI FUTURES 390.00 (+2.50) FOREX US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.287 (US$/S$ per 1.610 2.072 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.385 1.782 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 80.80 62.80 RM 3.097 2.406 HK$145 words
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Article297 2010-11-10 1 JOHN FOLEY - fiS REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS By JOHN FOLEY CHINA yesterday gave its trade partners a taste of what they want. But it was only an amuse bouche. The yuan strengthened by the largest one-day amount against the US dollar since market-based reform was announced in June. The timing looks297 words
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570 2010-11-10 1 MICHELLE QUAH - Court partially unfreezes assets sealed by CAD, awards costs By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] The ongoing saga that has seen disgruntled investors of Profitable Plots pit themselves against its equally indignant owners continues to bubble and boil. Yesterday the High570 words
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Advertisement178 2010-11-10 1 OPINION A currency war the US cannot win G-20 SUMMIT World economic order in transition: PM Lee CORPORATE EARNINGS SIA bounces back with $380m Q2 profit PAGE 3 TRANSPORT HUB Audi eyes lead in premium electric car market PAGE 21 PAGE 23 PAGE Safe spreads the way to go Asia178 words
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TOP STORIES
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616 2010-11-10 2 It hikes bill yield at auction and unveils new rules to curb hot money inflows Reuters [BEIJING] China yesterday signalled its intention to drain excess cash from its financial system by unexpectedly raising the yield on bills at a central bank auctionReuters - 616 words
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545 2010-11-10 2 JAMIE LEE - Syariah-compliant Reit prices units at $1-1.10 By JAMIE LEE [SINGAPORE] Sabana real estate investment trust (Reit) Singapore’s first syari-ah-compliant Reit is set to offer a rich distribution yield and raise as much as $554 million from its initial public offering, its preliminary545 words
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389 2010-11-10 2 VEN SREENIVASAN - Source says local management staff unhappy By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Tiger Airways Singapore would neither confirm nor deny talk yesterday that its managing director Rosalynn Tay had quit. Sources close to the company told The Business Times that Ms Tay had tendered her389 words
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Article449 2010-11-10 2 Gold flies to new high on uncertainty PROSPECTORS were back in full force as gold broke through the US$1,400-an-ounce barrier yesterday for the first time ever and they are here to stay. The gold spot price, which hit a record high of US$1,421.83 per ounce at one point449 words
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Article, Illustration510 2010-11-10 3 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Landmark 12-storey building’s $139m price works out to about $1,381 psf By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] A unit of Malaysia’s IOI Properties Bhd is understood to have sold IOI Plaza, a landmark 12-storey granite office block at the corner of Middle Road and Prinsep Street,YEN MENG JIIN - 510 words
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708 2010-11-10 3 VEN SREENIVASAN - Revenue up 18% as load factors, yields keep improving By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Strong loads and yields enabled Singapore Airlines (SIA) to bounce back into the black to the tune of $380 million for the July-September second quarter, reversing a $159 million708 words
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Advertisement170 2010-11-10 3 We have the largest number of Southeast Asian brokers with their ears to the ground. And twice as many eyes. More than 1,000 brokers in 50 branches and 60 research analysts across 5 countries, in fact. So what, you ask. So that's more analysts researching the best possible investment opportunities170 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration481 2010-11-10 4 TEH SHI NING - Turnover up 10% to $1.49b; all core divisions post improved results By TEH SHI NING SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering yesterday said its third-quarter net profit rose 8 per cent to $130.2 million from a year ago. Higher sales from all four arms aerospace,FILE PHOTO - 481 words
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363 2010-11-10 4 FELDA CHAY - Revenue jumps 79% to record US$14.9b; energy arm shines By FELDA CHAY COMMODITIES supply chain manager Noble Group bounced back in the third quarter, as earnings rose 19 per cent from a year back on a strong performance from its energy business.363 words
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397 2010-11-10 4 JAMIE LEE - By JAMIE LEE UNITED Industrial Corporation (UIC) has posted a 24 per cent fall in its third-quarter net profit, dragged down by lower sale of trading properties. For the three months ended Sept 30, the property developer registered a net397 words
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555 2010-11-10 6 WINSTON CHAI - Higher phone subsidies continue to erode telco’s bottom line By WINSTON CHAI HIGHER phone subsidies continue to dent StarHub’s bottom line but the company managed to narrow the margin of decline for the third quarter following a sharp reduction in pay-tele-vision content cost.555 words
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706 2010-11-10 6 LYNN KAN - HOCK LOCK SIEW By LYNN KAN DOES one march to the drumbeat of the market or heed the advice of research analysts when investing? This dilemma is thrown into sharp relief when the two views diverge, as with the curious case of the two706 words
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487 2010-11-10 7 LYNETTE KHOO - But higher inflation, asset prices pose major downside risk to Asian, EM equities BY LYNETTE KHOO MORGAN Stanley is looking at another 10-15 per cent upside in Asia and emerging market (EM) equities over the next 12 months, but is scaling back its487 words
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316 2010-11-10 7 LYNN KAN - By LYNN KAN BIOSENSORS International Group has recorded a net profit of US$8.46 million for its second quarter ended Sept 30, a 32 per cent increase. Revenue was up 34 per cent at US$36.4 million. Product gross margins on interventional cardiology products improved316 words
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215 2010-11-10 7 THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) is consulting the public on proposed rule amendments to introduce callable bull/bear contracts (CBBC) on the exchange. A CBBC is a leveraged financial product issued by a third-party financial institution, which tracks the performance of an underlying instrument such as215 words
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229 2010-11-10 7 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - FUND RAISING By NISHA RAMCHANDANI FIRST Real Estate Investment Trust (First Reit) plans to make a renounceable rights issue to raise $172.8 million to acquire two healthcare properties in Indonesia. A total of 345.66 million new rights units will be offered to existing229 words
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Article202 2010-11-10 7 LINETTE LIM - By LINETTE LIM PROPERTY developer Keppel Land said yesterday that it will issue $500 million in unsecured convertible bonds. The five-year bonds will bear interest at the rate of 1.875 per cent per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears. The bonds will be convertible into202 words
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226 2010-11-10 7 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN A SURGE in visitorship and better yields enabled Straco Corporation, the main-board-listed developer and operator of tourism-related attractions, to more than double its third quarter net profit to $11.51 million, from $5.2 million a year earlier. Group revenue for226 words
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290 2010-11-10 9 RONNIE LIM - Revenue for the oil-and-gas services provider fell 30.5% y-o-y to $103.4m By RONNIE LIM LOWER demand for parts and rig use resulted in oil-and-gas services provider KS Energy (KSE) suffering a third quarter net loss of $11.6 million as revenue fell 30.5 per290 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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Article40 2010-11-10 9 WHEELOCK Properties (Singapore) has reported an after-tax profit of $74.5 million for the third quarter ended Sept 30, up 37 per cent from a year ago. Revenue jumped 21 per cent to $161.6 million.40 words
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44 2010-11-10 9 CHIP Eng Seng Corporation has posted a net profit of $23.7 million for the third quarter ended Sept 30, up 37 per cent from a year ago. Revenue rose 9.8 per cent to $115.2 million.44 words
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34 2010-11-10 9 PAN-UNITED Corporation’s net attributable profit has fallen 46 per cent to $4 million for the three months ended Sept 30. Revenue fell 23 per cent to $91 million.34 words
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Article48 2010-11-10 9 STRAITS Trading’s third-quarter revenue rose 21.1 per cent to $359.3 million, but impairment provisions of $43.2 million, in line with the group’s review of investments and non-tin assets, led to a net loss of $31.3 million for the three months ended Sept 30.48 words
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37 2010-11-10 9 RH Energy has reported a third-quarter net profit of US$2.96 million, up from just US$188,000 a year ago. Revenue for the three months ended Sept 30 almost doubled to US$13.7 million.37 words
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Article35 2010-11-10 9 THIRD-QUARTER net profit at UOB-Kay Hian Holdings has fallen 21 per cent to $33.71 million. Revenue for the three months ended Sept 30 fell 24 per cent to $85.78 million.35 words
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Article41 2010-11-10 9 CHINA Dairy Group has posted a third-quarter loss of $9.8 million, against a net profit of $3.5 million a year ago. Revenue for the period ended Sept 30 fell 8 per cent to $85 million.41 words
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318 2010-11-10 9 FELDA CHAY - Sales for the fiscal year 2010 edged up 4.3% to $2.1 b By FELDA CHAY WBL Corporation Ltd yesterday said that attributable profit for its fourth quarter fell 9.6 per cent to $17 million on losses across most of its business divisions.318 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration576 2010-11-10 8 R SIVANITHY - Index gains 13.21 points at closing; turnover remains elevated and concentrated in low priced stocks STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent AFTER shooting up 60 points on Monday, the Straits Times Index yesterday underwent a more sedate session, trading within a narrow band beforeSource: Bloomberg - 576 words
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Article66 2010-11-10 8 Nov 9 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 221.00 +2.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +20.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +22.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 823.48 +2.78 FTSE ST Small Cap 598.73 +1.20 FTSE ST All Share 818.96 +3.09 FTSE ST China Top 309.46 +1.72 FTSE ST China 350.14 +1.00 FTSE66 words
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Article186 2010-11-10 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 8 6 3 0 0 0 8 6 3 Manufacturing 61 58 78 3 2 19 64 60 97 Commerce 24 18 30 3 7 7 27 25 37 Tpt/Stor/Comms 19 12 13186 words
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BROKERS’ TAKE
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Article267 2010-11-10 8 Nov 9 close: $0.99 DMG PARTNERS SECURITIES, Nov 9 CWT’s Q3 2010 earnings of $5.5 million disappointed street estimates, with startup costs being one of the chief culprits. While we remain positive over its long term prospects with new offices set up for its Freight Logistics, new warehouses267 words
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Article, Illustration654 2010-11-10 8 JAMIE LEE - Nov 9 close: $1.54 CIMB RESEARCH, Nov 9 Compiled by JAMIE LEE SUNTEC REIT has released a circular on its acquisition of a one-third stake in Phase 1 of Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC 1). We reduce our FY2011-FY2012 DPU estimates after factoring in the acquisition, partially offset654 words
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Article123 2010-11-10 8 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 50,027 50,027 191,432 191,432 Manufacturing 434,186 13,308 447,494 476,938 675 477,614 Commerce 119,306 11,791 131,097 166,011 1,815 167,827 Tpt/Stor/Comms 200,598 110 200,708 309,918 17 309,934 Finance 34,912 2,402 37,314 329,970 260 330,230 Construction 98,885 576,089123 words
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Article110 2010-11-10 8 Stock name Close Change Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.180 +0.040 CapitaLand 3.940 CapitaMall 2.000 CityDev 13.300 -0.180 ComfortDelGro 1.490 +0.010 DBS Grp 14.120 F&N 6.800 +0.050 Genting SP 2.350 +0.010 Golden Agri 0.770 -0.010 HK Land 7.110 -0.160 JMH 48.100 +0.100 JSH 27.900 -1.020 Jardine110 words
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Article, Illustration486 2010-11-10 8 CURRENCIES Reuters [LONDON] The euro erased early losses against the US dollar yesterday as Asian accounts bought on dips and caught speculative players by surprise, but the shared currency was weighed by peripheral eurozone debt concerns. The euro initially fell to its lowestReuters; AFP - 486 words
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Article59 2010-11-10 8 VOLUME TopGlobal 541,853,000 *Genting HK US$ 243,741,000 Genting SP 135,922,000 Golden Agri 89,276,000 BerlianLaju 67,133,000 TopGlobal W*****9 45,988,000 MDR 44,347,000 Cosco Corp 38,885,000 ChinaNTown 38,785,000 UniFiber 36,860,000 VALUE($) Genting SP 317,308,050 *Genting HK US$ 154,844,903 Wilmar 134,428,365 Keppel Corp 125,787,012 DBS Grp 121,378,809 CapitaLand 118,356,340 SingTel 97,569,26059 words
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Article110 2010-11-10 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP GLD 10US$ ***** 263.8 1.5 DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 3830 115.8 2.4 Jardine C&C 3880 54.0 1.4 SembMar.ES.1011 510 34.0 7.1 Lyxor US DJIA 10 US$ 1142 33.5 2.3 STXPO 100 1532 32.0 2.1 Pru 500US$ 1028 28.3 2.2 Keppel Corp 1078 28.0 2.7 IS MSCI110 words
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Article119 2010-11-10 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN JSH 2790-131.2 -3.5 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 3582-114.5 -2.4 DBXT MSEurope 10US$ 4601 -43.7 -0.7 HK Land 711 -20.6 -2.2 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1816 -20.6 -0.9 Asia Pac Brew 1810 -20.0 -1.1 KepLand.ES.1011 488 -19.0 -3.7 CityDev 1330 -18.0 -1.3 Keppel Land 492 -13.0 -2.6119 words
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Advertisement195 2010-11-10 9 Gold breached the US$1,400 mark. Will Gold bulls continue to run? GOLD THE ULTIMATE ASSET Volatile market conditions have increased the appeal of gold as the safe haven asset. GOLD prices have crossed the US$1,400 mark this year. Will it hit a higher milestone? Let Phillip Futures help you discover195 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration529 2010-11-10 10 TEH SHI NING - Winners lauded; Lim Hwee Hua also announces new initiatives for SMEs BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS By TEH SHI NING PURSUING business excellence is a key first step for organisations to raise productivity, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Lim Hwee Hua said last night. Speaking at529 words
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Article, Illustration323 2010-11-10 10 TEH SHI NING - By TEH SHI NING AN EXPANDED understanding of “business excellence” has become crucial for various institutions in healthcare, education and government. Curt Reimann, keynote speaker at the 2010 Business Excellence Global Conference, explained yesterday that he had witnessed massive changes in theYEN MENG JIIN - 323 words
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477 2010-11-10 10 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Frasers CentrepointFar East-Sekisui bid leads in 4-horse race By KALPANA RASHIWALA THE more sober bidding mood continued at a state tender for a 99-year leasehold private condominium site at Upper Serangoon View in the Hougang area yesterday, as developers remained mindful of477 words
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402 2010-11-10 10 LYNN KAN - Ernst Young sets up virtual Asia-Pac tax hub Centre has more than 100 specialists from 20 countries By LYNN KAN ERNST Young (E&Y) has established a borderless virtual tax service hub for the Asia-Pacific, to cater to businesses expanding amid the region’s rapidly changing tax climate. The new Ernst Young402 words
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Article357 2010-11-10 10 MICHELLE QUAH - By MICHELLE QUAH FIVE more individuals have been charged in connection with the alleged $12 million fraud that took place at the Singapore Land Authority (SLA). All five are accused of conspiring with two former senior executives of SLA to cheat the statutory board357 words
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386 2010-11-10 11 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - The two hospitals are scheduled to open in 2014 and early 2015 By NISHA RAMCHANDANI THE government is channelling some $1 billion towards Jurong General Hospital (JGH) and Jurong Community Hospital (JCH), which will open in 2014 and early 2015386 words
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Article, Illustration402 2010-11-10 11 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN LOCAL enterprises are becoming more aware about branding, going by the quality of submissions at this year’s Singapore Prestige Brand Awards (SPBA). According to one of the judges, most of the applicants have gone beyond the basic concept of improving402 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration436 2010-11-10 12 AFP [DUBLIN] Ireland’s decision to frontload a fouryear 15 billion euro (S$26.8 billion) deficit correction in next month’s budget was endorsed on Monday by EU economic commissioner Olli Rehn. At a press conference in Dublin, he said all-party support for the programme ofAFP; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 436 words
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509 2010-11-10 12 Strong A$ eats into tax revenue but economic growth expected to pick up AFP [SYDNEY] Australia’s min-ing-powered economy is on track for 3.25 per cent growth this year and a return to budget surplus by 2012-2013, making it the “envy of theAFP - 509 words
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337 2010-11-10 12 Agreement seen to be reached on key outstanding issues AFP [SEOUL] Top US and South Korean trade officials have completed talks yesterday on sealing a sweeping free trade agreement ahead of this week’s Group of 20 (G-20) summit in Seoul, a report said. TradeAFP - 337 words
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Article, Illustration463 2010-11-10 13 Paul Volcker expects slow economic growth for the next year AP [BEIJING] Paul Volcker, a top economic adviser to President Barack Obama, said yesterday he sees no short-term way to reduce high US unemployment and expects slow growth for the next yearAP - 463 words
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397 2010-11-10 13 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Global trade transactions settled in yuan will total about $2 trillion annually within five years, making up half of China’s total trade flows with emerging markets, compared with less than 3 per cent now, according to a reportBloomberg - 397 words
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483 2010-11-10 13 Global monetary arrangements dysfunctional: don Reuters [SEOUL] World Bank president Robert Zoellick may have hit it on the nail with his proposal for a new “cooperative” monetary system, with a role for the yuan, that might also refer to gold to gauge market expectationsReuters - 483 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration526 2010-11-10 14 Obama says America will be doing everything it can to increase trade AFP AP Reuters Bloomberg [JAKARTA] The United States and Indonesia yesterday sealed a “comprehensive partnership” agreement designed to boost ties across economic and other fields. “We agreed to improve cooperationAFP; AP; Reuters; Bloomberg - 526 words
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409 2010-11-10 14 PAULINE NG - By PAULINE NG SELANGOR Chief Minister Khalid Ibrahim has indicated that Permodalan Nasional Bhd’s (PNB) proposal for a 100-storey skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur ought to be debated. The federal opposition politician yesterday said he supported the notion of Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley as409 words
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Article559 2010-11-10 14 S JAYASANKARAN - By S JAYASANKARAN THE recent RM1.3 billion (S$540 million) acquisition of media company Star Publications by the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) from a related MCA business unit was done mainly for tax purposes, executives familiar with the transaction said. Last Friday, the MCA the559 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration366 2010-11-10 15 This is to improve R&D and to fund new joint ventures AFP [BEIJING] US conglomerate General Electric (GE) said yesterday that it plans to invest more than US$2 billion over two years to improve research and development in China and to fundAFP; AP - 366 words
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Article, Illustration539 2010-11-10 15 NEIL BEHRMANN - British premier aims to double bilateral trade to more than £100b in 15 years By NEIL NEIL BEHRMANN INTENSE three-day negotiations are under way to boost two way trade between Britain and China. The largest British delegation to go to China in more539 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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250 2010-11-10 16 Reuters [BEIJING] China said yesterday it understood India’s desire to gain a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, where China is the only Asian member. US President Barack Obama on Monday endorsed New Delhi’s demand for a permanent seat as part of aReuters - 250 words
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Article, Illustration504 2010-11-10 16 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India’s ruling Congress party has sacked two powerful members over corruption allegations in a bid to repair the party’s image ahead of a series of state elections critical to the coalition’s strength. The resignations came just as the governmentReuters; AFP - 504 words
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228 2010-11-10 16 A group of private equity firms said to be behind the move Reuters [HONG KONG] Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group, has been approached by a group of private equity investors to gauge his interest in taking part in a bid to buyReuters - 228 words
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435 2010-11-10 16 Overseas bond-rush helps sustain 21% jump in lending in the year to Oct 22 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] India banks are selling the most dol-lar-denominated debt in at least a decade, taking advantage of near-zero US benchmark rates after Reserve Bank ofBloomberg - 435 words
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346 2010-11-10 16 Reuters [NEW YORK] China is set to overtake Japan as the world’s second-biggest pharmaceuticals market after the United States in 2015, a leading industry expert said on Monday. The new forecast reflects rapid economic growth and Beijing’s commitment to continued healthcareReuters - 346 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration759 2010-11-10 18/19 US quantitative easing risks spurring asset bubbles in region’s markets Bloomberg Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Asian economies may need to turn to capital controls as quantitative easing by the US threatens to spur asset bubbles in the region’s stock, currency and property markets, theBloomberg; Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 759 words
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Article, Illustration587 2010-11-10 18/19 Shares surge despite investment banking arm’s weak results Reuters [LONDON] Barclays’s income from its key investment banking arm stayed weak in the past four months amid tough capital markets, but it expects bad debts across the bank to fall 30 per cent this yearReuters; BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 587 words
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314 2010-11-10 18/19 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Hedge funds assets exceeded US$1.6 trillion, reaching the highest in more than two years, as managers returned 2.3 per cent last month helped by gains in global markets, according to Eurekahedge Pte Ltd. Hedge funds posted positive returns forBloomberg - 314 words
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717 2010-11-10 18/19 AFP [WASHINGTON] A US presidential panel probing the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster examined yesterday the oil industry’s safety culture, after its lead investigator said he found no evidence BP and its partners had sacrificed safety for profits. “To date, we haveAFP - 717 words
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Article, Illustration346 2010-11-10 18/19 But it leaves outlook unchanged due to impact of strong yen [TOKYO] Japanese electronics giant Toshiba said yesterday that its net profit surged in the three months ended September from a year earlier but left its profit outlook unchanged on uncertainties caused byAFP - 346 words
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Article, Illustration590 2010-11-10 18/19 Firm on track to meet or exceed Ebitda estimate for 2011 of US$3b: CEO AFP [HONG KONG] Las Vegas Sands’ Macau unit said yesterday that it more than doubled quarterly profit to nearly US$200 million, after the world’s most lucrative gambling hub postedAFP; REUTERS - 590 words
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Article, Illustration332 2010-11-10 18/19 AFP [SYDNEY] Australia’s Woodside Petroleum yesterday said it could be in the sights of mining giant BHP Billiton following Royal Dutch Shell’s sale of a US$3.3 billion stake that sent its shares diving. Shell said the 78.34 million shares, one-third of itsAFP; BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 332 words
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Article, Illustration454 2010-11-10 18/19 AFP [WASHINGTON] George W Bush, all but invisible since he left the White House nearly two years ago, reclaimed the spotlight yesterday with the release of a new memoir defending his “war on terror” and the Iraq invasion. Decision Points appears a weekAFP; AP - 454 words
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312 2010-11-10 18/19 AFP [HANOI] Urgent action is needed to reverse inefficient farming methods and boost the world’s supply of rice in order to prevent rising poverty and hunger, experts told a major world rice congress yesterday. “We must take action now, not nextAFP - 312 words
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465 2010-11-10 20 Former Musharraf govt gave PSA control of Gwadar port in 2007 Reuters [ISLAMABAD] The head of Pakistan’s Baluchistan province pledged yesterday to challenge in the courts what he said was a “one-sided” deal with a Singapore company to run a strategicReuters - 465 words
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Article, Illustration487 2010-11-10 20 It will dispose of more assets not under its control; raises profit outlook Reuters [LONDON] Vodafone, the world’s largest mobile operator by revenue, raised its full-year profit outlook and said that it had agreed to sell its interests in Japanese carrier SoftBank for £3.1Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 487 words
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438 2010-11-10 20 LEE U-WEN - By LEE U-WEN [SINGAPORE] Former US president Bill Clinton will personally lobby for his country to again host football’s most glamorous event, the World Cup, in 2022. Mr Clinton, an ardent fan of the sport, will take part in the final438 words
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561 2010-11-10 21 EMILYN YAP - All countries have to work together to manage the change to multipolar regime By EMILYN YAP [SINGAPORE] The transition to a multipolar world economic order is underway and countries have to work together to manage this change. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong561 words
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Article, Illustration442 2010-11-10 21 AFP [SEOUL] Beaming radiantly, a giant portrait of Olympic women’s figure skating champion Kim Yu-Na overlooks a plaza in the South Korean capital under a banner heralding this week’s Group of 20 (G-20) summit. “G20 Seoul Summit 2010 opens the future of SouthAFP; BLOOMBERG - 442 words
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378 2010-11-10 21 AFP [SEOUL] Group of 20 leaders will fail to agree on detailed guidelines on shrinking the world’s trade imbalances when they meet this week in Seoul, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak was quoted yesterday as saying. It will “take months” to agree on specificAFP - 378 words
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502 2010-11-10 22 Imperfect ranking but still nice to be tops EDITORIAL EVEN for an economy accustomed to top placings in various global rankings, it’s heartening for Singapore that the latest World Bank Doing Business report still sees for the fifth year running the Republic as the easiest place to do business. The502 words
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Article, Illustration1133 2010-11-10 22 ANTHONY ROWLEY - It has to accept a lower living standard while paying down individual and collective debts ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent IT’S the economy, stupid. This seems to be the message that those who thrashed the Democrats in last week’s US mid-term elections seemedAFP - 1,133 words
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Article, Illustration1641 2010-11-10 23 YIPING HUANG - G-20 should focus on a comprehensive package centred on structural reforms in both surplus and deficit countries By YIPING HUANG The author is professor of economics at the China Centre for Economic Research, Peking University ANEW currency war is looming. The US CongressAFP - 1,641 words
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346 2010-11-10 24 Reuters [GUANGZHOU] The global shipping market will recover in 3-5 years, led by the container industry, which has already started to return to profit, a top executive said yesterday. The shipping industry is seen to be returning to pre-crisis levels with theReuters - 346 words
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823 2010-11-10 24 DAVID HUGHES - Military personnel should be routinely deployed to protect far more ships STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES YETagain,I’mafraid, the subject this week is piracy. And there is good news and bad news. There was some good news last weekend. The 14,445 dwt823 words
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Article, Illustration447 2010-11-10 25 It says its engines have slightly higher level of power than those in SIA’s planes Reuters [SYDNEY] Qantas Airways is reviewing the way it operates its A3 80 planes after last week’s engine blowout, a source said yesterday, amid reports that itReuters; REUTERS - 447 words
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356 2010-11-10 25 ROBERT COLE - &SS REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS By ROBERT COLE AS Benjamin Franklin observed, reputation is like glass or fine porcelain. Once cracked, delicate things are devilishly hard to mend. The engine failure on the Qantas superjumbo taking off from Singapore has created, as yet, no more than hairline fractures356 words
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435 2010-11-10 25 AP [WASHINGTON] Despite knowing for decades that terrorists could sneak bombs onto planes, the US government failed to close obvious security gaps amid pressure from shipping companies fearful that tighter controls would cost too much and delay deliveries. Intelligence officials aroundAP - 435 words
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419 2010-11-10 25 Reuters [BRUSSELS] European Union member countries agreed on Monday to tighten aviation security measures after bombs were found in air cargo bound for the US. Home affairs ministers meeting in Brussels set up a specialist group to prepare specific recommendations that mayReuters - 419 words
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Article, Illustration554 2010-11-10 26 SAMUEL EE - It will launch A1 e-tron, the electric version of Audi A1 super-mini, in 2011 By SAMUEL EE [SINGAPORE] Audi aims to lead the premium electric car market 10 years from now. And to get things started, the German marque will554 words
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Article372 2010-11-10 26 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] A collaboration between Proton Bhd and an Australian motor counterpart may be established to produce Malay-sia-Australia cars, Proton Vendor Association (PVA) president Wan Mohamed Wan Embong said yesterday. “I’m encouraging Proton and Australia to look into this. We could also establish Malaysia-AustraliaBernama - 372 words
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278 2010-11-10 26 Reuters [TOKYO] Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp and electronics retailer Bic Camera Inc joined hands yesterday to promote the spread of electric cars in Japan, with a view to eventually selling the zero-emission cars alongside household electronics. In the first tie-up of its kindReuters - 278 words
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Article, Illustration359 2010-11-10 26 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE [SINGAPORE] Volvo will remain an independent Swedish company despite the recent purchase by Chinese manufacturer Geely, with the famous Volvo brand DNA to be further developed and strengthened. “We have every confidence that both the Volvo brand and its products will359 words
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138 2010-11-10 26 AFP [SINGAPORE] A passenger train derailed in Singapore yesterday during a routine service but nobody was injured, the Straits Times reported on its website. A spokeswoman from Malaysian rail operator Keretapi Tanah Melayu, which operates the service between Singapore and Malaysia, confirmed the incident.AFP - 138 words
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610 2010-11-10 26 Q3 loss narrows, full-year operating profit set to surge AP [DETROIT] A year-and-a-half ago, Chrysler almost went under. Now, a new version of the Jeep Grand Cherokee is helping turn its fortunes around by narrowing its third-quarter loss and raising its confidence as it rollsAP - 610 words
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Article9133 2010-11-10 27 Transaction date: Nov 9 52-wks Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 21 14.5 3148 8Telecom 18 17.5 18.5 1.7 10.1 5.8 86.2 12 5 5834 A-Sonic 6 unch 3939,133 words
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374 2010-11-10 29 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Nov 8 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 878.3 -0.2 5.5 -0.3 -1.1 -0.4 7.8 EAFE Preliminary 793.2 0.0 1.1 -0.4 -3.5 -0.5 5.3 Europe Preliminary 1169.3 -0.2374 words
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Article184 2010-11-10 29 Nov 9 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.03 0.02 1-month 5/16 1/16 2-months 3/8 1/8 3-months 7/16 3/16 Overnight mode: 0.10 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.35 0.25 1 month 0.37 0.27 2 months 0.42 0.32 3 months 0.45 0.35 6 months 0.55 0.45 9 months 0.75 0.55 12184 words
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Article22 2010-11-10 29 Nov 9 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2866 1.2870 2-months 1.2865 1.2869 3-months 1.2865 1.2870 6-months 1.2867 1.2872 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article151 2010-11-10 29 Nov 9 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Dec 10 440.0 433.0 440.0 18 Jan 11 442.0 Feb 11 437.0 437.0 442.0 14 Mar 11 442.5 Apr 11 443.5 4 May 11 443.5 4 Jun 11 443.5151 words
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Article121 2010-11-10 29 Nov 09 As at 9am Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.344 1.268 Can dollar 1.307 1.257 Euro 1.82 1.75 Sterling pound 2.112 2.031 NZ dollar 1.041 0.992 US dollar 1.309 1.259 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign121 words
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Article105 2010-11-10 29 Nov 8 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Nov 10 1264.50 1273.50 1278.50 1263.75 Jan 11 1274.75 1284.00 1289.50 1274.00 Mar 11 1283.25 1292.50 1298.00 1282.50 May 11 1286.50 1295.25 1300.75 1285.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Dec 10 52.01 52.22 52.85105 words
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Article77 2010-11-10 29 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Nov 8 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 87.96 0.19 WTI (Near Mth) 87.02 0.09 Dubai (1-Mth F) 85.01 -0.30 Tapis blend 91.50 -0.55 Minas 87.10 -0.30 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 86.55 0.36 Jet Kerosene 99.55 1.85 US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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Article464 2010-11-10 29 Nov 9 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.015 6.743 0.728 7.820 44.789 89.804 0.815 11.224 3.124 1.288 86.147 43.694 1.298 6.930 0.973 30.457 29.793 0.626 1.009 Canada 0.985 6.645464 words
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Article138 2010-11-10 29 Nov 9 GOLD (US$/oz) Nov 09 Nov 08 Hong Kong 1409.00 1389.50 Nov 08 Nov 05 London 1393.84 1388.40 1394.61 1389.40 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Nov 09 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar 62,567.18 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 140 58 5gm 398 292 10gm 711138 words
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Article69 2010-11-10 29 Nov 8 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2404.00 2424.00 3 months 2430.00 2452.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 8665.00 8652.50 3 months 8660.00 8655.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2482.50 2485.00 3 months 2505.00 2506.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.0069 words
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Article154 2010-11-10 29 Nov 9 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2975 1.2986 1.0085 1.0090 Canadian dollar 1.2785 1.2796 0.9937 0.9942 Euro 1.7816 1.7825 1.3847 1.3850 NZ dollar 1.0073 1.0089 0.7829 0.7839 Sterling pound 2.0714 2.0726 1.6100 1.6104154 words
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Article427 2010-11-10 29 Nov 9 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Dec10 99.6700 0 9883 Mar11 99.5800 0 2257 Jun11 99.5100 0 2154 Sep11 99.4450 0 2056 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Dec10 99.6725 0 3248 Mar11 99.6725 99.6725 99.6725 99.6825 0 1549 Jun11 99.6950 1 1437 Sep11 99.6800 99.6800427 words
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