The Business Times, 20 September 1996
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Title Section13 1996-09-20 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MTTA (P) 046/12/95 854 SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asifll.com.ag/hi7timps FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20,199613 words
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Article, Illustration558 1996-09-20 1 S N vasuki - Lippo Group owners amend 900b rupiah revamp plan to appease shareholders From S N vasuki in Jakarta STUNG by criticism that they are "cashing out" of Indonesia, the Lippo Group's Riady family yesterday reassured shareholders of their commitment to the country and amendedALLAN - 558 words
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Article, Illustration429 1996-09-20 1 Lee Han Shin - Architect boysl4An new shares, diluting Sokamto's holdings By Lee Han Shin [SINGAPORE] In a deft move, businessman Oei Hong Leong has roped in architect Albert Hong to help weaken his archrival Sukamto Sia's hold on the Hongkong-listed Sum Cheong International. Yesterday,429 words
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135 1996-09-20 1 [SINGAPORE] Institutional money made a surprise comeback on the Singapore market yesterday, sending the Straits Times Industrial Index over the 2,200 mark and providing the only significant gain for blue chips in the region. Sources said there was a clear preference for quality135 words
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313 1996-09-20 1 Vikram Khanna - By' Vikram Khanna [SINGAPORE] The WTO ministerial meeting will not launch a new round of world trade talks, nor will it set a target for achieving global free trade, Acting US Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky has said. In a testimony to313 words
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Article, Illustration281 1996-09-20 1 Genevieve Cua - By{ Genevieve Cua [SINGAPORE] Singapore Telecom shares yesterday rebounded to $3.16 across the board on fairly strong institutional buying, dealers said. Combined volume on SingTel counters was 20.06 million, the heaviest to date since trading on second tranche shares (ST2) began on Tuesday. The main281 words
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Advertisement66 1996-09-20 1 BHUUM Thakral plans to build a $300 m hMsch park in Jtarcog. patriarch Kartar Singh said ytalMilaj, Fgl SwmSa MgT Shi ill"'; rf r In any case, the original paeka«» wouldn't have survived a vote by Itoinortty shareholders, a powerful force in IwOtmmml. conglomerate with hefty c®Jii obcclS but popular66 words
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Advertisement21 1996-09-20 1 Testimony exoerpts, Pg 8 Bergsten urges Apec to take lead on free trade, Pg 3 Taking a long view, Pg 1921 words
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SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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Article, Illustration449 1996-09-20 2 \in<iqpore> Susihess^Awards Ihkto siM ssTimi> JJ* MDaailagfstia complex will be developed oa 500,000 aqftritein Juraag ByComrmAßmj THE Singapore-based Thakral group is planning to redevelop its Lim Manufacturing site in Jurong in a $200 million joint venture project. Disclosing this at the launch ofCHRIS LOH - 449 words
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315 1996-09-20 2 Clarissa Tan - Thakral Brothers has ventured into Romania By Clarissa Tan EASTERN Europe will become a growth area of the future, just as Asia now is, according to Kartar Singh Thakral, Businessman of the Year 1995 and chairman of the Thakral Group. Speaking at the315 words
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Article, Illustration345 1996-09-20 2 Anna Teo - EYE ON THE ECONOMY Commerce By Anna Teo RETAILERS received a boost from the Great Singapore Sale albeit a small one. A* expected, retail sales fared a bit better in July at least in value terms growing 3.5 per cent over the same monthSource:; ALLAN - 345 words
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359 1996-09-20 2 Teh Hooi Ling - By' Teh Hooi Ling DISCOVERY Channel, the documentary-based cable network, has moved its regional headquarters from Hongkong to Singapore in an effort to consolidate its operations and cut costs, company officials said yesterday. Sixteen personnel from its administrative, financial and marketing departments in359 words
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Article, Illustration532 1996-09-20 2 Jenny Lam - DotckreUiferU invest USSSOOm in Asia over next 5 years By, Jenny Lam DUTCH supermarket giant Royal Ahold has set its sights on the Asia-Pacific market with a new chain called Tops, whose first two outlets open in Malaysia today. It also plans toCHRIS LOH - 532 words
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149 1996-09-20 3 SINGAPORE'S new tourism image "New Asia Singapore" will be beamed to millions of television viewers in China this weekend. The new image, launched in January this year, is the theme of the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board's entry in a parade149 words
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NEWS Roundup
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Article74 1996-09-20 3 THE Trade Development Board yesterday reminded companies to submit forms by Sept 30 for its new annual registration exercise. All importers, exporters and common carriers of goods must be registered with the board on an annual basis, effective Sept 1. Companies wishing to register with the74 words
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Article54 1996-09-20 3 SINGAPORE has never had a major fire in high-rise buildings, Ho Peng Kee, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Home Affairs, said yesterday. Associate-Prof Ho told a fire safety management seminar this was due to three factors: rigorous enforcement of fire safety regulations, good fire safety management54 words
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61 1996-09-20 3 THAI-based Scandinavian Leasing (Scan) has tapped US$46 million (Ss6s million) from the Singapore-based Asian dollar market through a two-year syndicated loan. Signed in Singapore yesterday, the loan, with an interest rate 0f0.875 per cent above the Singapore Interbank Offered Rate, was arranged61 words
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Article, Illustration355 1996-09-20 3 Christopher Tan - US car company confident of doable-digit growth in Asian sales Byi Christopher Tan AMERICAN car company Chrysler Corp has set up a regional headquarters here that wUI spearhead its business strategies for 15 Asian markets. Chrysler Southeast Asia, which wUI have355 words
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Article368 1996-09-20 3 Michelle Low - By: Michelle Low INTEREST in shophouse properties is still keen, going by the competitive bidding at yesterday's state auction of five River Valley shophouse sites. The five 99-year-leasehold sites at Kim Yam Road and Mohamed Sultan Road went under the hammer for between $750,000 and $10.05368 words
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304 1996-09-20 3 Anna Teo - Reports by, Anna Teo APEC the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum can and should take the lead in initiating global free trade, and the upcoming World Trade Organisation's first ministerial meeting here in December is an ideal place to get started,304 words
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159 1996-09-20 3 THE inevitable question came. Where does Fred Bergsten see the US dollar going? In the short term, the "dominant fact" is that the US is the only industrialised country growing strongly, he said last night The economy is at full employment, there159 words
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Article641 1996-09-20 5 FTC is taking a new look at questions about whether R J Reynolds' ads encourage vouth smoking Bloomberg Business News o {WASHINGTON] RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co's Joe Camel, the much-criticised cartoon character in advertisements for Camel cigarettes, is back in the sights of federal investigators.Bloomberg Business News - 641 words
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Article226 1996-09-20 5 Audrey Tan - 5,000 trade visitors expected at show with 195 booths By. Audrey Tan [SINGAPORE] The International Textile, Trim and Ready-to-Wear Exhibition, or Intex '96, closes today at Suntec City's Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre. With 195 booths from the 23 participating countries, the three-day show226 words
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Article, Illustration255 1996-09-20 5 Clarissa Tan - Byi Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] IF you're the sort who worries about your business meeting in Bangkok and the market mood in Prague while having a contact lunch in Singapore, this is the watch for you. Known as the Master Banker, it is255 words
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SOUTH – EAST ASIA
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388 1996-09-20 6 JAKARTA But he says country's not ont of the woods, overheating economy still a problem AFX-Asia THE Indonesian central bank governor forecast that annual inflation would be less than 8 per cent in 1996 after falling in the previous two years,AFX-Asia - 388 words
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Article, Illustration258 1996-09-20 6 S N Vasuki - JAKARTA Stocks not affected as market talk surfaced close to end of trading By\ S N Vasuki THE Indonesian government said that President Suharto was in good health and conducting official duties yesterday, following market speculation that he had been admitted toFILE PHOTO - 258 words
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262 1996-09-20 6 TRARM KOK, Cambodia Reuter THE Cambodian government is willing to create a new province around a key town held by Khmer Rouge rebels, but will review their demand for top military and police posts, a national leader said yesterday. First Prime MinisterReuter - 262 words
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NOTE Book
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80 1996-09-20 6 AFP [JAKARTA] An Indonesian state clearing agency said in report yesterday it sought to recover bad loans among staffi banks totalling 4,300 billion rupiah (552.6 billion) in the two years to March 1996. State Accounts Receivable Clearing Agency chief Adolf Warouw said his agencyAFP - 80 words
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138 1996-09-20 6 Bloomberg Business News [MANILA] The Philippine government said it has decided to postpone a tripling of duties on cement imports for at 1 least two years as local production can't meet demand. iW National Economic and Development Authority, the state planning agency, saidBloomberg Business News - 138 words
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143 1996-09-20 6 Reuter [HUONG KHE, Vietnam] Gushing flood waters still submerged villages in central Vietnam yesterday, almost a week after tropical storms lashed the region. The Central. a Committee for Flood and Storm Control said 83 people had v been killed and more than 40,000 homes,Reuter - 143 words
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190 1996-09-20 6 LISBON Bernama MALAYSIA is vying to host Formula One (Fl) motor racing, which has so far been the preserve of the elite among countries. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is scheduled to arrive here today to help boost Malaysia's bidBernama - 190 words
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Article, Illustration456 1996-09-20 7 Loh Hui Yin - THAI KO-COMFIDEIfCE DEBATE Premier denies plagiarism in da lighter rentes cheating allegation From. Loh Hui Yin in Bangkok PARLIAMENT yesterday heard rebuttals from Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa and his daughter Kanchana about their personal affairs, which came under scrutiny by the opposition on theAFP - 456 words
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Article109 1996-09-20 7 KUALA LUMPUR Bernama DOMESTIC Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Hassan Omar said it is impractical for the Malaysian government to ban Singaporeans from taking any food items across the Causeway back to the Republic. Responding to the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association president Hamdan Adnan's callBernama - 109 words
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171 1996-09-20 7 mYANGON AFP MYANMAR has enough hotel rooms to accommodate an expected influx of tourists during the country's much-touted year-long tourism drive, a report said yesterday. A commentary in the official Mirror newspaper said the country now had 8,000 hotel rooms available for tourists, mainlyAFP - 171 words
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Article134 1996-09-20 7 WASHINGTON Reuter THE International Monetary Fund yesterday warned Thailand of potential risks to its banking system. "The ability of the banking system to withstand a more turbulent domestic or foreign environment including reduced access to foreign markets, a sustained increase in domestic interest rates,Reuter - 134 words
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234 1996-09-20 7 JAKARTA Its likely lecal partner will be Astratel Nnsantara AFP STATE-OWNED France Telecom plans to bid for a licence for a mobile telephone service in Indonesia, company executives said yesterday. "Obviously we would be a partner or candidate to be a partnerAFP - 234 words
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Article, Illustration1440 1996-09-20 8 Excerpts from Charlene Barshefsky, Acting US Trade Representative's testimony to the US House of Representatives Ways and Means trade subcommittee last week BEFORE assessing implementation and the status of preparations for the WTO Ministerial, it may be helpful to first address two issuesFILE PHOTO - 1,440 words
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CHINA – HONGKONG – TAIWAN
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SINO Briefs
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56 1996-09-20 9 Reuter [BEIJING] A Chinese spokesman yeetarday said the 4 foreign ministers of China and Japan would discuss their nation's dispute over ownership of a group of islands in the East China Saa during a forthcoming meeting. Spokesman ShanGuofangsaid:"TheDtaoyutaiandawillbaoneoftbe major issues... at a meeting" toReuter - 56 words
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Article65 1996-09-20 9 AFP t [BELJINGI China haa begun tfai annual of destructive summer floods with top leaders again criticising lack of preparation for the widespread toes of fj, life anddamage. Xinhua yesterday reported Vice-Premiar 1| Jiang Chunyun as saying the main obstacles were a lack of m pyschoktglcalAFP - 65 words
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94 1996-09-20 9 Reuter (BEUING] China's southern Guangdong province would ■tart to build a 1,400 nugawatt power plant in Zhtthai city next month, the Xinhua news agency said yesterday. The js first phase oftheZhuhal Power Plant waa due for completion in 1990 and involved an inveetmentReuter - 94 words
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415 1996-09-20 9 UNITED NATIONS Tblwu pwp's M to ianto raslCl4oo to financially-strapped UN tnraed dtwn Reuter CHINA and its supporters blocked, for the fourth consecutive year, an attempt on Wednesday to have the General Assembly consider UN membership for Taiwan. As inReuter - 415 words
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Article, Illustration300 1996-09-20 9 HONGKONG iBBg expected teanwiwetephuu I, in next Jew days AFP SHIPPING tycoon Tung Chee Hwa, widely tipped to become Hongkong's first post-1997 head of government, is set to confirm his nomination after r»4!pnths of speculation, according to reports here yesterday. LocalAFP - 300 words
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236 1996-09-20 9 BEIJING AFP CHINA yesterday threatened Australia with commercial and economic sanctions over meetings between Australian leaders and the Dalai Lama. Foreign ministry spokesman Shen Guofeng said the Tibetan spiritual leader's encounter with Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer "will harm the development of Slno-Australian relations andAFP - 236 words
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159 1996-09-20 9 M SHANGHAI Reuter THE official China Securities newspaper yesterday shrugged off the impact of rising inflation in August, saying that Beijing could control inflation at around 6 per cent for all of this year. "Although overall price levels rose in August, the rangeReuter - 159 words
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253 1996-09-20 9 HONGKONG AFP INTERNATIONAL investment bank Salomon Brothers yesterday forecast Hongkong's gross domestic product (GDP) would grow more than 5 per cent in 1996. The bank's forecast compares with government expectations of 4.7 per cent GDP growth for the year. KevinAFP - 253 words
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ASIA
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Article, Illustration441 1996-09-20 11 NEW DELHI Move follows reports that ex-minister accused of graft had favourite companies AFP FEDERAL detectives may investigate deals in which a former Indian telecommunications minister, accused of corruption, could have favoured certain domestic and global private companies. S M Khan, a spokesmanAFP; FILE PHOTO - 441 words
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ASIA Notes
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79 1996-09-20 11 Reuter [COLOMBO] Sri Lanka plans to sell a 35 per cent stake in state-owned Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) to a strategic investor, officials in charge of the government's privatisation progrfmme said yesterday. "Advertisement will go out locally arid internationally within a week,Reuter - 79 words
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Article, Illustration94 1996-09-20 11 AFP [TOKYOJ Australian Prime Minister John Howard launched yesterday a new Internet site designed to provide Japanese importers with data on 30 sectors in Australia and links to 400 exporters active in Japan. Developed by the local branch of the Australian Trade Commission, the site aims to letAFP - 94 words
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107 1996-09-20 11 AFP [ADELAIDE] Australia's wine exports were expected to almost double over the next five years, the Australian Wine Foundation said here yesterday. Exports would reach AJB96 million (Ss9B6 million) in 2001 compared with As47l million this year, according to the foundation's five-year-plan.AFP - 107 words
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108 1996-09-20 11 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's land prices dropped for the fifth straight. year in the year to July 1, an official report said yesterday. The average price of residential land fell 1.3 per cent in the year to July 1 while that of land forAFP - 108 words
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108 1996-09-20 11 Reuter [TOKYO] India's Finance Secretary Montek Singh Ahluwalia said yesterday he expected foreign investment in India to improve during the rest of this year. Portfolio investment in India's stock market by foreign institutional investors fell in August after strong growth in April, May andReuter - 108 words
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302 1996-09-20 11 KANGNUNG. South Korea Altogether 18 have now been killed; one is still on the loose Reuter SOUTH KOREAN troops killed seven more North Koreans yesterday as one of the deadliest infiltration dramas since the early Cold War drew to a close in aReuter - 302 words
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Article, Illustration254 1996-09-20 12 SEOUL Reuter SOUTH Korean Finance Minister Han Seung Soo said yesterday the country was not expected to meet its 1997 economic targets because of an export slowdown, high costs and low efficiency. "It will be rather difficult to attain the economicReuter - 254 words
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443 1996-09-20 12 TOKYO Hashimoto seen dissolving parliament to call general elections next month Reuter JAPAN'S ruling coalition agreed yesterday to convene an extraordinary session of parliament on Sep 27, a move politicians have predicted will lead to general elections next month. Prime Minister RyutaroReuter - 443 words
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168 1996-09-20 12 NEWDELHI Reuter INDIAN President Shankar Dayal Sharma dismissed the government in Gujarat state yesterday after Hindu legislators pushed through a confidence vote marred by violence, federal officials said. Mr Sharma sacked the government of the western state on the recommendation of Prime Minister HReuter - 168 words
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Advertisement178 1996-09-20 12 NZ EXPATS/ BUSINESS INVESTORS Desmond Trigg, an international tax professional from New Zealand will be in Singapore from September 30 October 2,1996. Des has previously had taxation articles in New Zealand News. He is available to discuss NZ tax implication of investment in New Zealand as well as minimisation of178 words
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THE WORLD
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420 1996-09-20 13 WASHINGTON Global markets have turned more sober, chances of turbulence relatively low Reuter THE International Monetary Fund on Wednesday played down concerns that a modest US interest rate increase would spark a massive, bonejarring sell-off in US stock and bond pricesReuter - 420 words
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Article, Illustration356 1996-09-20 13 NEW YORK Bloomberg Business News THE US has made progress in bringing down the inflation rate and fostering economic growth in the past few years, said Federal Reserve vicechairman Alice Rivlin. "We're certainly doing very well at the moment" with keeping prices stable,Bloomberg Business News - 356 words
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231 1996-09-20 13 WASHINGTON Bloomberg Business News STARTS of new US housing unexpectedly rose in August to the highest level in more than two years as strong labour markets helped bolster consumer confidence, government figures showed yesterday. All regions reported gains except theBloomberg Business News - 231 words
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Article, Illustration697 1996-09-20 14 Kevin Sullivan - EUROPE VIEW In Bosnia whoro elections confirm tho given to othnlc interests By Kevin Sullivan The writer is a Spain-based journalist who contributes to BT THE elections held in Bosnia last weekend are being viewed positively, having passed without an upsurge of ethnic violence. The people have697 words
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Article307 1996-09-20 14 FRANKFURT Bloomberg Business News THE Bundesbank left its full slate of interest rates unchanged as expected, as reports of faster money-supply growth and higher business confidence supported the case for German recovery. The central bank was not expected to make any changes to monetary policy, havingBloomberg Business News - 307 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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Article, Illustration770 1996-09-20 15 Paul Marriage - TBB MTTOMLDVE OPINION By Paul Marriage The writer is a director of Hongkong-based investor relations and corporate affairs consultancy Forrest International CAN Hongkong learn to behave? That was the question Business Week magazine posed in a recent headline. The answer seems to be770 words
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Article118 1996-09-20 15 'She (Britain's Duchess of York) wanted lots of hugs, love and kisses. She'd curl up in my arms and I'd rock her and say: 'It will be all right, my baby'.' -YanoKortesis psychic healer on the duchess, formerly Sarah Ferguson, who unburdened herself to her over a118 words
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Article645 1996-09-20 15 EDITORIAL AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister John Howard's assurance to President Suharto of his government's desire to keep relations on an even keel should have surprised no one, least of all the powerful Maritime Union which launched rolling bans on Indonesian shipping this week. The trade union's645 words
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Article, Illustration1013 1996-09-20 15 WTO would be best place to hammer oat stronger global roles for foreign direct investment The Economist AS A status symbol, the car is hard to beat. From Brasilia to Bangkok, de-veloping-country governments are determined to create strong national car industries. Keenest of all is Indonesia, whoseThe Economist; AFP; Source: - 1,013 words
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Article182 1996-09-20 15 THE idea of dismembering Iraq has gained some recent currency as an option to addressing the threats posed by the Baath regime in Baghdad. The menacing nature of a government is seen by Stephen Rosenfeld in a recent Washington Post commentary as a justification for breaking182 words
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563 1996-09-20 15 Tan Kok Tim - MAILBOX Tan Kok Tim I FIND the article headlined "Importance of learning to eat right" informative and interesting. (BT, Sep 6). My family does not eat many home-cooked meals nowadays. Most of the time we eat out due to time constraint or out563 words
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Miscellaneous36 1996-09-20 15 DOONESBURY By Garry Trudeau MY ABioiumw rone toe I WSSx*SS^sS!!oat% /frZ- rrswwawvßAnoNssrtp istkik£it J «*«> UP TO SUPPORT PUBUC AT- /> WJCHAGCOP wuur S wf JUST LOCK AT r [fnemtcmA S. i "*<*»"**■' <S -> /btinw I Jk J JBi36 words
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Article533 1996-09-20 16 ONG WEE HOCK - SECOND Opinion Not keeping your bowels clean could lead to encounters worse than the Spanish inquisition, says oho wis bock ONG WEE HOCK EVEN among developed countries. Singaporeans can be proud to have a large number of free and accessible public toilets. The critical importance533 words
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Article, Illustration886 1996-09-20 18 Ben Munroe - ART EXHIBITION Iskandar Jafflgfos his students their final lesson in an exhibition By Ben Munroe ON the verandah sit seven bare-footed people, some perched on the exquisite Indonesian furniture, which stands incongruously next to four huge gas canisters, and some on the paper-strewn floor. Everyone886 words
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702 1996-09-20 18 David Gabriel - WINE The fruity and crisply acidic French wines are made to last, unlike most whites By David Gabriel IN RECENT months, several wine makers and owners have visited Singapore evidence of the growing Importance of our market and the competition that exists here. In702 words
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Advertisement1110 1996-09-20 16 I—pppjaMßl Craving for a bowl of Thai-Teochew Shark Fins soup for only Ssl2++ each? Come on down to Siamese Fins restaurants during the month of September 1996 and you can order 12 different dishes at only $12++ each. Available for lunch and dinner at all Siamese Fins outlets except for1,110 words
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Advertisement717 1996-09-20 16 BUSINESS Notices IN THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT AND IN THE MATTER Of NU-GENES (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP) Al an Extraordinary General Meeting of the above-named Company duly convened and held *47. Beach Road.The Kheng Chiu Building. #03-01. Singapore, on 13th September 1996 al 6 00pm the717 words
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Miscellaneous773 1996-09-20 17 TV&RADIO 1 1 Hero (See Our Choke). IL3O TV Innovations. 10.00 Making Escape from L3O AM Close. LOO PM The Winners. LOO Money, Money, Money. 10J0 News sTonight. *fl jH" Management Today. ILOO Friday Super Treat She jxoo NN News 130 TV Innovations. Devil (See Our Choice) t!" UO The773 words
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Miscellaneous246 1996-09-20 17 CKVPTIC CROSSWORD 9 General cash cover (&3) squeeae(B) 13 Mature folk curse such gear (8) 15 Quite a tew part with almost every- IJ|L_ 16 Younc women turning over waste 20 The expectation of a man without £o 21 Risked earnings with an em bar H|j| "Ml ftH| rassed k»k246 words
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Advertisement114 1996-09-20 18 Down to Earth—An Exhibition by Seven Potters is at Art Focus Gallery, *05-07 Centrepoint, until Sep 29. r WE ARE iNVitEvOu >° «»(NsrIRAHOMAI EVENm* p RE ViEW (.AsKrt RUF KEDS coutcran 03-0S SiNfAfORE 2?BW EN iRiEJ CAU 337 8033 MODERN XOiN US ANVNMCrROH^JOrHH>BjOfK I LIVING BY REFRESHMENTS w«u SERVED *Uou*#ouf114 words
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COMPANIES & MARKETS
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419 1996-09-20 19 Lee Han Shih - FCCs compensation for acquired Woodlands site raised by 14.5% By] Lee Han Shih [SINGAPORE] City Developments and Centrepoint Properties Ltd (CPL) may well reap more compensation to the tune of another $55 million from the government's acquisition of their Woodlands sites. On419 words
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452 1996-09-20 19 China Strategic to sell stake in road project to subsidiary Bloomberg Business News [HONGKONG] China Strategic Holdings Ltd of which Oei Hong Leong is chairman is selling its stake in a toll road project in Hangzhou, China, to its subsidiary Regal InternationalBloomberg Business News - 452 words
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260 1996-09-20 19 [SINGAPORE] Hong Leong Holdings has sold all the units offered in the soft launch of the first phase of its Ballota Park. In a statement yesterday, the group said 65 units were taken up during the soft launch and the remaining 150 units will be260 words
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715 1996-09-20 19 Genevieve Cua - HOCK LOCK SIEW Genevieve Cua Securities firms seldom wax lyrical about Singapore Telecom. Those who pan the stock often point to the overhang of shares: the sizeable second tranche which will exceed one billion shares when the loyalty bonuses are counted and the715 words
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Article, Illustration473 1996-09-20 19 Abdul Hadhi - Developer has also revalued three investment properties By. Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE) Developer Lim Kah Ngam is actively looking into the possibility of redeveloping its Hotel Equatorial site and has also decided to revalue its investment properties. In a statement yesterday, chairman and managing473 words
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REGIONAL COMPANIES
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Article, Illustration411 1996-09-20 20 CORPORATE RESULTS Boost from township project; firm also records Msll2Jhn extraordinary |ain RENONG Bhd said fiscal 1996 profit after tax has almost doubled as earnings from land sales and a construction unit offset lower profit from its telecommunications unit and a hotel arm.Source: Bloomberg - 411 words
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Article161 1996-09-20 20 (SINGAPOREJ China-con-trolled Cosco Investment yesterday posted a 23 per cent drop in net profit to $3.1 million for the half year ended June 30 despite a 51 per cent jump in turnover to $184.2 million. At the pre-tax level, the diversified shipping company's profit rose161 words
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300 1996-09-20 20 Siow Li Sen - Group attributes rise to hotel revenue, investment sales By I Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Asset-rich investment group Straits Trading Co yesterday reported a rise of 10.4 per cent to $16.31 million in net interim profit on the back of sharply300 words
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Article131 1996-09-20 20 [SINGAPORE] SMB United yesterday said its initial public offering has been 5.2 times subscribed. All reserved shares were also taken up by SMB's employees and business associates. Chairman and chief executive officer Lee Phuan Weng said: "We are encouraged by the good reponse. It reflects131 words
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Article127 1996-09-20 20 (SINGAPORE] Electrical accessories maker Clipsal Industries Holdings Ltd yesterday announced a 16.5 per cent increase in interim net profit to $10.6 million, boosted by healthy growth in Asia's construction industry. Turnover for the six months ended June 30 rose 14.4 per cent to *80.2 million. Mainboard-listed127 words
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151 1996-09-20 20 [SINGAPORE] Mainboardlisted Fu Yu Manufacturing yesterday reported a 4.3 per cent increase in net interim profit to $6.5 million for the period ended June 30 on sharply higher turnover. Turnover jumped 42 per cent to $106 million. The firm, which listed in151 words
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Article, Illustration68 1996-09-20 20 [JAKARTA] An Indonesian working on an Opel Blazer on the assembly line of General Motors Buana Indonesia (GMBI) yesterday. The local partner of General Motors urged the company to continue investing in Indonesia despite the national car policy that gives special tax breaks to onlyREUTER - 68 words
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371 1996-09-20 20 Plan to form more strategic tie-ups with Chinese partners (SINGAPORE) Automotive electronics company GPE Industries said yesterday it will form more strategic alliances in China to further expand its operations there. Chairman Victor Lo told reporters after the company's annual meeting: "China is still371 words
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166 1996-09-20 20 [SINGAPORE] Singmarine Dockyard and Engineering has embarked on an upgrading programme which includes the acquisition of a US$3 million (554.2 million) dock and other equipment from two of its sister companies. In a statement issued yesterday, it said the upgrading of its main yard166 words
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Article106 1996-09-20 20 [SINGAPORE] Mainboard--1 is ted Roly International is currently negotiating with Walt Disney to extend its Walt Disney licence for China, the Taiwan-controlled company said in a statement yesterday. Roly, a a home decor and craft product company, is the largest distributor of Disney children's products106 words
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265 1996-09-20 20 Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's state oil firm Petroliam Nasional (Petronas) reported a record profit yesterday and said it aims to become a leading global multinational as oil reserves decline at home. Its net profit rose 48.3 per cent to MJ6.76 billionReuter - 265 words
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COMPANY Briefs
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Article69 1996-09-20 20 [SINGAPORE] Yeo Hiap Seng yesterday said it was adding four new agency brands to its range. These are Pepsi Food Snacks, Berri Juice, Oasis beverage and Cottee's, a range of conserves and marmalade. The four new brands are expected to contribute $12 million in69 words
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48 1996-09-20 20 [SINGAPORE] The judicial manager for Amcol Holdings said the company will not be submitting its financial interim report in view of the ongoing investigation into the affairs of the company, judicial manager Yeoh Oon Jin told the stock exchange yesterday.48 words
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42 1996-09-20 20 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] 101 Properties' group pre-tax profit more than doubled for the year ended June 30 to MJ109.67 million (Ss6l million) on the back of a 105-percent jump in turnover to M 1210.59 million. BernamaBernama - 42 words
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Article42 1996-09-20 20 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] 101 Corporation's group pre-tax profit rose 22 per cent for the year ended June 30 to M 1261.14 million (Ssl47 million) on a 4 per cent increase in turnover to M 5675.43 million.—BernamaBernama - 42 words
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46 1996-09-20 20 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Nepline Bhd recorded a group pre-tax operating profit of M 16.15 million (553.4 million) for the six months ended June 30, up 149 per cent from before. Turnover also shot up 176 per cent to M 534.76 million.Bernama - 46 words
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Article40 1996-09-20 20 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Lingui Developments Bhd's group pre-tax operating profit declined to Mil 14.7 million (Ss64 million) for the year ended June 30, from M 5123.6 million. Turnover rose slightly to M 5413.8 million. BernamaBernama - 40 words
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509 1996-09-20 22 Quak Hiang Whai - Chin*, UK endorse deal in which J&rdine-led group gives np CT9 role From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong FOUR years of political wrangling over the Container Terminal Nine (CT9) project finally ended yesterday with the Chinese and British governments endorsing a compromise509 words
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Article, Illustration562 1996-09-20 22 Catherine Ong - Bankers Trust and ÜBS see new pastures in relationship hanking By < Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] It seems every bank that had lost buckets trading currencies and derivatives in recent years now wants to be an investment bank offering a plethora of financialERIC CHU - 562 words
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254 1996-09-20 22 Larry Wee - By Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] Bankers Trust New York Corp said the days of dizzying profits from derivatives trading are over, and it is looking at Asia as the new market to grow its investment banking business. Chairman and chief executive Frank Newman254 words
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Article58 1996-09-20 22 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] Shanghai Industrial Holdings reportedly plans to raise HKS3 billion (***** million) in Deesmbsr to acquire assets from its mainland parsnt company, Stag Too Daily reported. It said the company has invited proposals ftxra 11 brokeragss and diackiMd its intention to acquire sssets suchAFX-Asia - 58 words
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Article62 1996-09-20 22 Henderson China in low cost Reuter [HONGKONG] Henderson China Holdings Ltdhaesigneda letter of intent to invest USgWO million (SsBo7 million) in f, developing subsidised housing unite in the northern Chinese city of TianJin, Sing Too Daily said yesterday. Henderson China, a spinoff of Henderson Land Development Co Ltd, will buildReuter - 62 words
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46 1996-09-20 22 Bloomberg Business News [WELLINGTON] New Zealand diversified manufacturer Ceramco Corp said it expects to report a net km of NZ$l.6 million (5g1.58 million), reflecting continuing probfcms in its lingerie-making division. Its clay promising division Is trading satisfactorily.—Bloomberg Business News JWmBloomberg Business News - 46 words
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Article36 1996-09-20 22 Reuter [SYDNEY] The chief executive of Australian pay TV operator Optus Vision, Geoffrey Cousins, yssteldaj announced he would step down as chisf executive end would soon take up the company's chairmanship.—JteufcrReuter - 36 words
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360 1996-09-20 23 Airline blames fall in passengers after the Jnly flight explosion and rising jet fnel prices Bloomberg Business News [ST LOUIS] Trans World Airlines Inc said it expects thirdquarter, pre-tax earnings to fell short of last year's results, as the July explosion of Flight 800Bloomberg Business News - 360 words
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310 1996-09-20 23 Bloomberg Business News [HOUSTON] Enron Corp says more than 40 companies want to look at confidential data on its natural gas liquids business to possibly prepare offers to buy it. The Houston-based natural gas marketer and transporter opened a data room onBloomberg Business News - 310 words
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182 1996-09-20 23 NYT [NEW YORK] In an unusual move, the head of McDonald's Corp has sent a memorandum to the company's 2,700 US franchisees defending the new Arch Deluxe, saying that the sandwich was "never intended to be a silver bullet". The memo on Wednesday by EdwardNYT - 182 words
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337 1996-09-20 23 It claim* they did not nse USs3sb 'excess' profits to lower bills Bloomberg Business News [WASHINGTON! Regional Baby Bell phone companies earned "excess" profits of US$35 billion (Ss49 billion) in the last 10 years instead of using the money to lower consumers' monthly phoneBloomberg Business News - 337 words
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Article, Illustration386 1996-09-20 23 Reuter [STOCKHOLM] Ikea, Swedish home furnisher to the masses, is moving into China. As the international market for household goods shrinks, the world's biggest furniture retailer is targeting Asia. In its home markets the low cost, no nonsense Ikea hasReuter; FILE PHOTO - 386 words
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FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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Article, Illustration370 1996-09-20 24 copper traitor unauthorised deals through deception AFP Bloomberg Business News [TOKYO] Japan's Sumitomo Corp said yesterday it would press criminal charges against its former chief copper trader over the loss of US$2.6 billion (553.6 billion) in unauthorised copper trades. A Sumitomo official saidAFP; Bloomberg Business News - 370 words
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377 1996-09-20 24 Reuter [LONDON] Deutsche Morgan Grenfell said on Wednesday it had sacked fluid manager Peter Young amid growing speculation that Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) was poised to launch a probe into the activities of three investment ftutiL ranking sources saidReuter - 377 words
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465 1996-09-20 24 Larry Wee - Australian banks in Singapore also shifting focus to regional currencies By\ Larry Wee (SINGAPORE] The Singapore branches of two Australian banks Australia and New Zealand Banking (ANZ) and Westpac Banking Corporation have stopped quoting spot Aussie and Kiwi rates to competitors.465 words
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326 1996-09-20 24 Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] Emerging market debt funds have climbed to the top of the heap In the third quarter, and managers say they could continue to churn out high returns for the rest of the year. The GMO Emerging CountryBloomberg Business News - 326 words
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Article208 1996-09-20 24 SOBOLEeport Reuter [SINGAPORE) Sjmex Euroyen futures ended steady yesterday as the market shed its early gains following an afternoon bounce in the Nikkei. After creeping up to a new contract high of 99.20 in thin early dealings, March Euroyen finished at 99.17 against its CME closeReuter - 208 words
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Article179 1996-09-20 24 Reuter THE dollar continued with an easier bias in quiet trading but just as upturns were sold, dips were bought, dealers said. Many in the market are quite bullish for a near-term dollar upturn but its failure to break higher at the end of last week has disappointedReuter - 179 words
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307 1996-09-20 24 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [SINGAPORE] Asia's oil importers are fretting over increasing crude oil prices as they begin to feel the sting of rising import bills. They are worrying about their balances of payments and are concerned over higher inflation as increasing prices areReuter - 307 words
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Article, Illustration1213 1996-09-20 24 DtTHKEAMK CEOCT RATB8 sepjy ym wrn m yj» J» 3 «g m m*mt g Aastrai* LOU U7I ti» ON U* OM MM *J» 0J43 iW 1972 UK ***** ***** IM 3JM OWf 2UfcaOM MH OJM CMH am fc-oro o.» 3.750 two 5430 ***** *«7 otm oom 1022 i040 27.010 19.1291,213 words
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Article1390 1996-09-20 25 POOM wrum sepw mtcavtMCftSa*** Om mm Opoo mm W» Um Utt 9mm) Wwit MM 132.00 mis *2.50 429 875 ftWW MM.00 2100 fee 9* 185.50 2M0 JM/to 97 109.50 7725 im/jmn i9o.oe mo JavStf 97 190.25 mscaRiMcioKiMM «HM OP* uy| ij| w» Ngag) Mamt Ortw iHIoc «Oo *****1,390 words
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Article1871 1996-09-20 25 I«>n hg A. A. Corp Apr 561/4 ABParts 289 -5 AHly National 626 7 AIM Lyons 4«9 *4 Amoc -I Ar»y6 344 MiCro# KM-200 *1400 •ATM 465.400 7.400 •ICC 317.400 2.400 BOCGrodp <73 *14 BB Potrotaum 646 2 BTW 280.400 *2400 Bank a< Scotland 260 *1.600 Barclays1,871 words
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Article1507 1996-09-20 25 Reuter □NikU22S ♦MUf STOCKS closed higher yesterday, buoyed by technical buying linked with futures trading. Brokers said that the market was off a temporary bottom, but Investors were not confident of the market's energy amid a lack of buying factors. The key Nikkei 225 average powered up 166.10 points,Reuter - 1,507 words
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Article, Illustration1571 1996-09-20 26 Reuter jjHtngSeag -7,36 STOCKS clawed back most of their morning losses but still ended a hair down yesterday on worries over US interest rates and the weakness of US dollar, brokers said. The Hang Seng Index closed down 7.35 points at 11,586.68. Turnover was HK14.81 billion, a hefty dropReuter - 1,571 words
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Article, Illustration590 1996-09-20 26 Reuter Shanghai B Store lain jjj SHANGHAI B shares ended down in slow trading on weak sentiment yesterday but off an intra-day low of 48.959 points due to some bargainhunting, brokers said. The index fell 0.19 point or 0.39 per cent to 49.20 points, on volume of 6.1 millionReuter; Source: Credit Lyonnsis Securities(Asia) Ltd - 590 words
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Article340 1996-09-20 26 AFP flWPlatoi +3157 SHARE prices in Taiwan finished 0.6 per cent higher yesterday as investors hunted for bargains. "Some retail and institutional investors turned to buy low-cost shares of listed firms with land assets," said Blair Shu of Core Pacific Securities Co Ltd. The Taiwan Stock Exchange weighted priceAFP - 340 words
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Article, Illustration744 1996-09-20 26 Bloomberg Business News nOwnpogte hta +&86 STOCKS rose yesterday, led by companies in the Lippo group, after the group announced changes to a controversial restructuring plan. "It's a good sign," said Steven Lim, who manages Daiwa International Capital Management's US$3O million Indonesia Equity Fund. "They're such a big groupBloomberg Business News - 744 words
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Article, Illustration795 1996-09-20 26 Bloomberg Business News P SET Mat THAI stocks yesterday posted their first gain in three days, led by brokerage issues such as Finance One pic and Dhana Siam Finance Securities pic, on expectations that a censure vote against Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa will spark an improvement in government policy.Bloomberg Business News - 795 words
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Article327 1996-09-20 26 AFP Q Manila -UJ6 SHARE prices closed lower yesterday as the market waited for signals on the direction of US interest rates. "Investors are likely to wait for the results of the US Federal Reserve meeting on Tuesday," said a trader. The PSE Composite Index fell 11.56 points toAFP - 327 words
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Article385 1996-09-20 26 AFP DCwpsßteMn -BJ6 SHARE prices closed 1.1 per cent lower on the Korea Stock Exchange yesterday, led by declining blue chips amid increased margin loan-linked selling, dealers said. "Heavily-weighted blue-chip shares fell sharply on increased margin loanlinked sell-ofrs, taking the broader market with them," a Dongwon Securities broker said.AFP - 385 words
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Article575 1996-09-20 26 AFP HmOrthwiM +BJ IMPROVEMENTS in commodity prices together with a recovery by resource stocks helped force up share prices 0.5 per cent yesterday. "The market seems to have found a bit of buying during and after lunch," a broker said. The All Ordinaries Index rose 12.0 points to 2,247.1.AFP - 575 words
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Article270 1996-09-20 26 AFP QWeQingtm +4J6 SHARES closed stronger yesterday in defiance of a fall in the Dow, an impending general election and a stronger New Zealand dollar. The NZSE-40 Capital Index closed 4.65 ahead at 2,239.60. —AFP j*» na *f- mm AKZBankln* 7.75 -0.05 1000 MvantaQM HtdQt US 0.03 H00 A*AFP - 270 words
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Article, Illustration7819 1996-09-20 27 Bloomberg Business News POwnpoafrliiei jjj SHARE prices closed slightly lower yesterday on mild selling amid moderate volumes as investors waited for another rally A rise in shares of investment bank Rashid Hussaln Bhd offset a fall in Hicom Holdings Bhd. Rashid Hussain surged to aBloomberg Business News - 7,819 words
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Article3683 1996-09-20 28 R Sivanithy - WARRANT WATCH By] R Sivanithy THE punting on the KL Second Board has now become so frantic that it is almost impossible to pick which counter will be the next winner. However, there are signs that funds are being channelled out of the Second3,683 words
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Article2067 1996-09-20 28 1 8» r_ L*» V* Bay LM«Mti Ok Dk TN M HC# M* Imm Mm C—mm COOO» MHO Uv •wyw Mir C*vr P/C M 625 360 m SOOC AJS8S0C „412 ♦2 s 412 412 408 412 Si) 4.9 0l3 853 T19 84 m 5001 AM06 50C _K)3 cd2,067 words
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Article1176 1996-09-20 29 TURNOVER COOO) VALUC COOO) gh CI— Tttl 8Hj» OH TXH In4u*tr1«l 4*, 983 9,534 54,519 1*3,573 *.046 20U>9 Flntnct 9,298 2,748 12.044 118,073 4,949 125.042 Hotth 1208 717 3.925 8,042 1,420 9,482 Pro®«rtt»s 8,231 9,n2 ***** 39.972 14.793 54.745 PMntatton 1.031 1.031 2.404 2,604 MMnq 328 328 949 *49 BLW1,176 words
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Article4602 1996-09-20 29 1" er «r H Wt 1996 Last Vel Day Last Ousts Oh Oh W PW Cam A»g High Law StNs Company Sat* COOO) Hl«n Law JNver_$*#af C'vt P/l imk Price INDUSTRIALS 5146 ASE NT$10 200. US- a 214 165 1258 Acsr SOc US177 »5 6 179 177 1774,602 words
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Article998 1996-09-20 29 Cr fir M Wt 1996 Lost V* Oay Lnl OuoU Otv DW YM Not Cap A v« U» Wh Cwpr «0 COOOf MH> U» fcnwr 806ar Cw Wt %mk Ww fftffftQ 289 135 a 2000 ABRHIdosSc 171 *t> 4a 174 167 169 T71 1.0 14.2 ai 106.9 76.1 167998 words
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Article, Illustration69 1996-09-20 30 Paul Leo - Paul Leo KEPPEL CORPORATION broke above its two-month range between $10.10 and $11.00 on Monday and should head towards objective at $11.90 soon. Yesterday's 20 cents rise to $11.30 on strong volume of 1.62 million shares 1.8 times the lOday average 0f887,100 units supports the bullish view. Daily69 words
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Article, Illustration915 1996-09-20 30 R. Sivanithy - STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Clear interest from foreign investors in bank stocks and other quality bine chips; M'sian Second Board saw volatile session HU R. Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Institutional buying of blue chips yesterday pushed the Straits Times Industrials Index through the 2,200 level, but915 words
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Article89 1996-09-20 30 A LOCAL dealer tells us that the best performing fund manager he knows is a hawker at whose stall big market players often go for supper to plan their trading strategy. It seems his customers often ply him with information about the stock they are89 words
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Article60 1996-09-20 30 JOHN Anthony Craven, chairman of Morgan Grenfell Group, was knighted this year by the Queen for services to banking and to the City of London. Sir John received that honour a few months before his merchant bank scandalised the City with revelations that its asset management unit exceeded60 words
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Article32 1996-09-20 30 WHILE interest is still intense ontheKL Second Board, here's one conversation heard in the lift: Question: What do you call a young, upwardly mobile stock market? Answer: A Kluppie.32 words
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Article120 1996-09-20 30 IF THE size of shipping lines is judged by the profit they make, then smallish Pacific Carriers Ltd is actually bigger than national carrier Neptune Orient Line. For the first half, PCL made $13.7 million in net profit, while NOL turned in only $10.2 million.120 words
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Article66 1996-09-20 30 SOME 9 per cent of the Thai population believe that the country's economic troubles are caused by the position of the stars and planets rather than mismanagement. Another 55 per cent say they are unsure why the economy is in bad shape. This was revealed66 words
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Article115 1996-09-20 30 AN ENTREPRENEUR of the old school was heard grumbling about the gutless younger generation. A bank had offered clean (collateral-free) facilities to the entrepreneur's companies to the tune of several million dollars, but his younger brother wrote to the bank to cancel the facility. The older brother remonstrated:115 words
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Article306 1996-09-20 31 Bridge News Reuter TRADING remained dull in most areas of the freight market, but there were very tentative suggestions of a slight change in sentiment for Panamax tonnage in the east, brokers said. The Baltic Freight Index shed another 4 points at 1,011, which did nothing to inspireBridge News; Reuter - 306 words
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Article289 1996-09-20 31 scs too »l» It W CWT OrttrtbuMon LB -0.01 201 CtMMnHup 0.995 *0.005 47 Cosco Invastmant 1.32 *0.01 6 FELS 7.05 *0.05 440 FraMrt Links 0.71 +0.01 13 GBHrtflngs 0.94 -0.005 10 Hal Sun Hup 1.01 *0.01 158 Hitachi ZOMn 0 84 -0.015 72 IMC HoMlo«i HK 5.60289 words
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467 1996-09-20 31 Rahita Elias - MARTECH TO Last chance to avert even more regulation and supervision: Lloyd's official Reports by 3 Rahita Elias [SINGAPORE] The International Safety Management Code may be the last chance by the shipping industry to avert "draconian" regulation and supervision, said Geoff Hunt,467 words
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258 1996-09-20 31 Human error causes most accidents, conference told [SINGAPORE] Training and education are essential elements in improving safety at sea since the majority of marine accidents stem from human error, said Goh Chee Wee, Minister of State for Trade Industry and Communications, at the official258 words
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734 1996-09-20 31 Selva Kumar - ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By\ Selva Kumar THE owners of a Korean-regis-tered vessel have managed to persuade the English Court of Appeal that a smaller vessel it hit in broad daylight should have got out of its way in the first place. Nevertheless, the734 words
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264 1996-09-20 31 Philippine and South Korean ports favoured Bridge News [TAIPEI] The Taiwan government is prepared to allow ports in the Philippines and South Korea to take over from Hongkong as its third-country entrepots for trade with China, the Chinese-language Economic Daily NewsBridge News - 264 words
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165 1996-09-20 31 (SEOUL) South Korea will exempt domestic ship importers from taxation from the end of this year. Under current regulations, importers of commercial or fishing vessels, either new or second-hand, should pay as much as 2.5 per cent of ship prices in165 words
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Article, Illustration406 1996-09-20 31 Yong Mei Fong - By' Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] The United States Coast Guard (USCG) plans to target foreign vessels of certain flags and classification societies and those with records of violations in its implementation of port state control. Speaking at a recent talk organised byALLAN - 406 words
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215 1996-09-20 31 Journal of Commerce. [LONDON] Rotterdam's Europe Combined Terminals, the company that developed the world's first fully automated container terminal, will either be sold or transferred to the new ocean carrier to be formed from the merger of P&O Containers and Nedlloyd Lines. ECT,Journal of Commerce. - 215 words
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103 1996-09-20 31 Reuter [BEIJING] China will invest 110 million yuan (5318.5 million) in building a large mineral fertiliser wharf in the' middle reaches of the Yangtze river in the next five years, the Xinhua news agency said. In Zhicheng city in central Hubei province, the transitReuter - 103 words
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59 1996-09-20 31 [HONGKONG] Taiwan's Wan Hai is studying the potential launch of a container service in the trans-Pacific trade. The service would be in addition to the existing, relatively small-scale Pacific service of Madrigal-Wan Hai, a joint venture established last year which acquired the former ,h«59 words
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71 1996-09-20 31 Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co has held talks with all its rivals about pooling ferry pti services across the English Channel, and hopes to reach an agreement within months. Chairman Lord Sterling said he met last week all ofBloomberg Business News - 71 words
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78 1996-09-20 31 [DALIAN] Two 52,000-tonne multi-purpose ships were o". launched recently at the Dalian New Shipyard, in north-east China's Liaoning Province. Shipyard officials >« say this is the first time a dual launch on the same day has taken place in China, according to78 words
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Article, Illustration1024 1996-09-20 32 SINGAPORE AIRLINES: SPOTLIGHT ON HOME MARKET Sales growth for the national airline's Singapore office has averaged about 10 per cent a year, and is expected to continue at that level if the economies at home and in the region remain strong Ellas > INGAPORE Air-CHRIS LOH - 1,024 words
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414 1996-09-20 32 PAGE Fl-BrigM 7 AEIOcean 16 FMG 15 M Famous 7 AFTShpg 14 Fjrwide M 3 Feedertran 7 Able 16 8 Accord 8 Fro,a Ahrenkiel 4 "J"* ApoenshiD A 2» J Austral 9 14 Avant 6 r4ns 16 B'tang Mas 8 K i 9414 words
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Article10225 1996-09-20 40 EXPORT ETA ETA Adv*rtis*r VMJ»I Voy*j» T*l*pfton* ETA ETA Adv*r«is*f V«»«l Voyage T*l*phon* SIN Odtt'n Now Nam* Nwber NumOvr SIN D*s»'n Nam* Nam* NumMr Numb*r MMBMMBRMBMMMBMMMBBMMHMMHBOMMMNPfcr' A To BOSTON (BOS) 2054 Massachusetts, United States To ADELAIDE (ADL) 2007 I 20/01 M/10 S*a-L*nd KATE MS HOI *5-*****22 South Australia,10,225 words
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Article824 1996-09-20 47 Voy No Barth Arrival D«partur( I Jn|M IMMn H 38 afcxxpda 20.09/2300 KmMK 54 JU «•(Ml 21.09/1500 |f*a 21 ****** J03 atanfwfc 20.09/1*00 Francis Stn6 N3 J17 atoaqs* 20 09/1400 fa 31 i 304 *M«w» 19 09/0559 tra Ohm 1/9* JK hoaqsmM 20 09/0*00 BO 321 jKxhjvO. 20.09/2300824 words
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Article1770 1996-09-20 47 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Boofcint/BtUflct Rstls Ship Voy Ho Etb/Btr Porlod Fro* To From »CI Jf MM 21/BM a B/BM B/l*5* B/BM a b/itm 20/0*5* wow 3 20/0700 20/1B* 20/M00 4 20/1200 20/MS* 2Q/TTO0 Aci if 10*4 22/235* ~24 B/17M 20/0*5* 20/0*00 3 20/07001,770 words
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Article201 1996-09-20 47 mmM Armenia: Independence Day. Bangladesh: Durga Puja (Hindu festival). Malta: Independence Day. B«pt 22 Israel: Yom Kippur Eve. Sept 23 Japan: Autumnal Equinox Day. Israelr Yom Kippur. Bept 24 Sou/A Korea: Heritage Day. B«p<2f Souf/j Korea: Chusok (Korean Thanksgiving). Sri Lanka: Market and Public holiday. Sept 27 Sou/A201 words
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Article914 1996-09-20 47 THIS report, complied by Cockett Marine OU Ltd. shows price range* in US dollars In stead 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 the914 words
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435 1996-09-20 48 Rahita Elias - Strong growth in both business and leisure markets at its S'pore office By: Rahita Elias [SINGAPORE] National carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) is expecting its outbound travel market from Singapore to grow by about 10 per cent this year. SlA's area manager for Singapore435 words
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Article, Illustration87 1996-09-20 48 [TOKYO] Prospective buyers viewing the 1997m0del Bent ley and Rolls-Royce (background) as the new models are launched at the Rolls-Royce Tokyo showroom on Wednesday. Cornes Co Ltd, the sole importer and distributor for Rolls-Royce cars in Japan, said that it hopes to sell aREUTER - 87 words
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278 1996-09-20 48 Bloomberg Business News [WASHINGTON] Both the tfouse and the Senate approved a bill that would provide U5537.9 billion (5553.4 billion) for Department of Transportation programmes in fiscal 1997, a US$l.3 billion Increase over the current year. The measure now goes to president BillBloomberg Business News - 278 words
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187 1996-09-20 48 BernamaXinhua OEIJING] Thirteen European Aid American aerospace companies plan to set up offices in §ASC-Airbus customer services, the training and service &ntre co-established by Airbus Industrie and the China Iviation Supplies Corp £ASC) to accommodate Chinese customers. Some ofBernama- Xinhua - 187 words
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133 1996-09-20 48 Reuter [NEW DELHI] India and South Korea have signed an agreement to expand air services between the two countries, a government statement said on Wednesday. The agreement was made during talks held recently in New Delhi among officials of India's civil aviation ministryReuter - 133 words
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221 1996-09-20 48 AFP [BEIJING] China's car sector is threatened by rampant protectionism from regional manufacturers and excessive taxes imposed by local authorities, a report warned yesterday. "Nationwide, taxes and fees on car purchases are an average one-third of the car's price, while in Shanghai,AFP - 221 words
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366 1996-09-20 48 Agreement to open skies, from Nov 1, their second attempt Bloomberg Business News [CANBERRA! The Australian and New Zealand governments yesterday signed an agreement to set up a single aviation market from Nov 1. It is the second attempt by the twoBloomberg Business News - 366 words
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127 1996-09-20 48 Reuter [TAIPEI] Taiwan's China Airlines will raise a 12-year syndicated loan worth US$72 million (*****.5 million) to finance aircraft purchases, a lead underwriter said yesterday. An executive at the International Commercial Bank of China said by telephone that the bank and Canadian ImperialReuter - 127 words
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155 1996-09-20 48 Reuter [GATWICK] World domestic scheduled passenger traffic is expected to average a 6 per cent annual growth rate in 1996-2000 with a peak of 6.7 per cent in 1997, the International Air Transport Association (lata) forecast. This means that traffic will have grownReuter - 155 words
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113 1996-09-20 48 Reuter [TOKYO] Japanese agents of Peugeot, Porsche and Cadillac cars separately notified the transport ministry of their plans to recall more than 12,000 cars due to defects," ministry officials said. A total 0f6,306 Peugeot 3065, imported between July 1993 and May 1996, will be recalledReuter - 113 words
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65 1996-09-20 48 Bloomberg Business News [JAKARTA] The Indonesian customs office is holding cars imported by PT Timor Putra Nasional because it has not received bank guarantees for import tariffs. The Jakarta Post quoted Soehardjo, the director-general for customs and excise, as saying his office was stillBloomberg Business News - 65 words
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75 1996-09-20 48 Reuter [HONGKONG] Japanese car-maker Suzuki Motor Corp has agreed to buy half of the 250 million B shares issued by China's Chongqing Changan Automobile Co, representing 16.5 per cent of the firm, a newspaper said yesterday. The South China Morning Post said SuzukiReuter - 75 words
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Article84 1996-09-20 48 Reuter [CHICAGO] UAL Corp's United Airlines and Trans World Airlines Inc said they would cut fares an average of 45 per cent, in'an attempt to spur leisure travel during fall and winter months. The moves match a similar price cut announced on Tuesday byReuter - 84 words
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89 1996-09-20 48 Reuter [ZURICH] The pilot of a Swissair jumbo Jet suffered two heart attacks over Russia on Wednesday night, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in Helsinki, the airline said yesterday. The pilot of the Boeing 747 was taken to the Helsinki University CentralReuter - 89 words
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