The Business Times, 21 November 1996

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 046/12/95 85f SINGAPORE Internet- http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21,1996
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Creative, Aztech wow the crowds at Comdex
    498 1  -  Demand for 3D Blaster so good that Creative expects supply shortfall From Jennifer Lien in Las Vegas HOMEGROWN multimedia rivals Creative Technology and Aztech Systems have both won enthusiastic response to their new products at the giant Comdex Fall '96 computer show being
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    Aztech may be in contempt as case not over: lawyers
    440 1  -  Company prints opinion of its Queen's Cotmsel in newspaper By i Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Aztech Systems could be cited for contempt for discussing in public the question of its liability for copyright infringement while the matter is still with the
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    Lock icon Tourism board cuts visitor growth forecast to 2%
    422 1  -  By< Agnes Wee (SINGAPORE] The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board has cut its visitor arrival growth projection for this year to 2 per cent down from its earlier 3 to 5 per cent estimate. The board said this was based on visitor arrivals
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    Key exports crept up 1% in October
    509 1  -  Worst may be over but economists cautious on whether a turnaround is on the cards By i Genevieve Cua (SINGAPORE! Non-oil domestic exports rose a marginal 1.1 per cent in October after shrinking by over 6 per cent for two straight months, leading
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      107 1 IHHIIkH i hfcprwarinbe PoMlbiliUes include ft ftm carpriced lower than Bolster and an aH-terrain vehicle, P* 18 dww, thisfig. Investor caution weighs heavy as Creative was ooce a >35 stock. STFBcatSftafor vriml pwtfc prqfati*, thispg. No surprise. fcf jrlee prmtm, pg 19. Lots of stags out there, considering that the
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      6 1 Aacteoh share trading triples, Pg 19
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      73 1 U. M m L fcg H• Mi ma Hg i§j» fcr twt mj mm But market watchers note an enoourt£ng«fepe&t tabfcfr for the Anson, Robinson Road oommerctal afyifcffcS Bma&mtmdelay reopening Of woodlands plant, Pg 3 AT HOME ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD Ermenegilclo Zegna Singapore Ngee Ann Isetan 735 0539 Raffles
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      No bids from heavyweights for two CBD sites in govt tender
      611 2  -  Absence of'big boys' such &8 CityDev, SSL points to caation in prime office market By Abdul Hadhi CAUTION prevails in the prime office market, judging from the absence of heavyweights in the bids for two commercial sites within the
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      URA offering 2 residential, 2 industrial sites
      355 2  -  BafriMreVwwsfte likely to attract nuyar property players By, Agnes Wee THE Urban Redevelopment Authority is offering two residential and two industrial sites in its latest public tender. The two residential parcels are at Bayshore View on the East Coast and Saraca Terrace in
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      Lock icon Non-gazetted hotel rooms up 51%
      351 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Commerce By, Agnes Wee THE number of rooms in non-gazetted hotels at the end of June was up 51 per cent to 2,982 rooms, over June last year, according to statistics from the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB). According to the
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      Most older S'poreans are not alone
      258 2 OLDER Singaporeans generally keep in touch with their children 86.2 per cent of them in 1995 lived with their offspring, says a recent national survey of senior citizens. Nearly all (97.4%) senior citizens were in contact with their children who lived apart. They call
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      My job to lead new generation into 21st Century: PM
      625 3  -  PAP team has good young and able new faces, he says By i Chuang Peck Ming WHILE Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew led the pre-indepen-dence generation and built today's Singapore, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong says his job is to
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      Delayed: reopening of Seagate's Woodlands plant
      267 3  -  Jamuuy date for restart but no production delays FYorn. Jennifer Lien in Las Vegas SEAGATE Technology's Woodlands disk media plant, Which was closed earlier this month due to a contamination problem, will re-open in January instead of in December, chief executive officer Alan Shugart
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    • NEWS Roundup
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        Chile leader's visit set to cement ties
        60 3 SINGAPORE and Chile will sign a string of cooperation agreements when Chilean President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle begins his visit to the Republic from today. During Mr Frei's three-day trip, the two countries will sign memos of understanding on port training, trade development cooperation,
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        Ministries to ensure 2000 bugs lack byte
        104 3 GOVERNMENT agencies are taking steps to ensure that their computer systems will not be bitten by two bugs triggered by the year 2000. The National Computer Board said yesterday all government systems will complete conversions to new codes by the end 0f1906 to
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        Poly opens $5.4m digital effects facility
        93 3 NGEE ANN Polytechnic's Department of Film and Media Studies now houses South-east Asia's most advanced training facility for film and television special effects, computer animation and post-production work. The $5.4 million digital effects studio is a joint project of the polytechnic, the Economic Development
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        Corrections and clarifications
        115 3 YESTERDAY'S story "Cyberway launches new lines to US, HK" contained several errors. Cyberway's new line to Hongkong will cost $10,000 a month to run, not $10,000 a year. We also gave the wrong effective date for the new charges for a user logging into Cyberway from any
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      Matsushita Electric moving sales group to Singapore
      305 3  -  It plans to invest $5-10 m in product development, services By. Audrey Tan JAPANESE giant Matsushita Electric Works (MEW) will shift its Asian Sales Group to Singapore, Tatsuya Teraoka, the deputy managing director of its subsidiary here, announced yesterday. The Asian Sales Group
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      95 2 Thu announcement appears as a matter of record only. October 1996 U.S. $369,951,750 o State Bank of India (Constituted under State of India Act, 1955) 26,145,000 Global Depositary Receipts Representing 52,290,000 Equity Shares Joint Global Coordinators Lehman Brothers Merrill Lynch Far East Limited Joint Bookrunners Merrill Lynch Far East Limited
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  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
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      Launching new condo in Phuket
      357 4  -  Wah Chang's 126-nnit Laguna Royale is 4th such project at its Thai resort complex By. Ang Wan May SINGAPORE-BASED Wah Chang group is launching the latest condominium project in its Laguna Phuket resort complex here this weekend. The 126-unit Laguna Royale is the fourth such
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      Perth apartments up for sale
      165 4  -  Ghn&n Hup associate selling units at prices np to A 5210,000 By, Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] Finbar International, an associated company of mainboard-listed Chuan Hup Holdings, is launching its Perth residential project in Singapore this weekend. The freehold project, Pad- dington Place, is in Northbridge, a
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      House Hunt
      1118 5 Property transactions for districts 15 and 16 (sectors 42 to 4tiand 46 to 48) lodged between Oct 14,1996 and Nov 16, 1996. Project Name/. Prop Contract Tenure Butt-in/ Price Psf Street Name Type Date Land Area* ftgft) gyeoo) tss) District 15 Non-Landed Amberg lades Apt 16/7/96 FH 1249
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      Land bids reflect weak market
      549 5  -  Last week's tenders for two mixed-landed housing sites in Tanah Merah were below analysts' expectations By Diana Oon [SINGAPORE] BIDS for three government land sale sites in the East Coast last week reflected developers' expectations of a weaker property market in the coming months. Bids
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      Posh Clayton Lodge – yours for up to $1,300 psf
      159 5 Posh Clayton Lodge yours for up to $1,300 psf (SINGAPORE] The upmarket 10-unit Clayton Lodge residential project at Ewe Boon Road in District 10 will be marketed at $1,200-11,300 per sq ft (psf) at its soft launch today. Marketing agent Jones Lang Wootton (JLW) said yesterday the 11-storey freehold development
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      603 4 Prime East Coast Residential Development Site Location The site is prominently located at the junction of Fort Road and Meyer Road. Dunman chdt onin High School is nearby as is the 0 rUHT ROAD Singapore Swimming Club. < mm q Legal Description Lots 3396,3624,4945,292-6, OKB < 292-8, 292-3, 292-2, 292-28
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      418 4 For Sale By Tender Prime Shop Space At Marine Parade Central Strata area: 26,189 sq ft 83 years leasehold wef 1993 Tender Closing: 18 December 1996 at 4 pm FOR SALE BY TENDER Residential Sites at AMBER ROAD Parcel A Parcel B JP\ site 12,033 sq ft Site 28,048 sq
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon Apec as pace-setter
      1012 6  -  APEC AMD THE WTO Summit ponders leadership role at WTO meeting in Singapore next month Reports by Yang Razali Kassim [MANILA] By coincidence or by design, Apec, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, has pre-posi-tioned itself as a major influencing force at next month's key ministerial conference
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      New divisive issues in run-up to WTO meet
      734 6 W«t and TUrd W«ld ctahmr whether WTOistherigrt fomm te discuss them EARLIER this week, World Trade Organisation chief Renato Ruggiero warned against expecting any "dramatic decisions" at the Singapore Ministerial Conference of the WTO. Speaking in an interview in Geneva, he said
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Amnuay to join govt only if he can be economy czar
      445 7  -  BANGKOK Thr-bmknr >h> hbm high-powered advisory team of'capable and honest'people By] Loh Hui Yin RESPECTED former banker Amnuay Viravan said yesterday he would join the new government only if he gets a free hand to oversee Thailand's economic affairs
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      Lock icon Lawyer counter-sues Vincent Tan over libel suit
      162 7 KUALA LUMPUR AFP A TOP Malaysian lawyer has counter-sued a local tycoon for allegedly harming the legal expert's reputation by launching a MSIOO million (5555.6 million) law suit against him, reports said yesterday. The move by Bar Council secretary Tommy Thomas came after
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      Lock icon Viet PM warns of chaos from dividing provinces
      181 7 HANOI AFP f VIETNAMESE Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet has warned of chaos and corruption emerging from the recent decision to divide several of the country's provinces. The Vietnam News yesterday quoted Mr Kiet as warning officials against trying to grab public
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    • NOTE Book
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        Lock icon Korean firm at impasse with Viet govt
        79 8 Bloomberg Business News [HANOI] The Korea Land Development Corp (Koland) Is at an impasse with the V ietnamese government over a U5542.5 million (5159.5 million) industrial park outside Hanoi, the Yonhap News Agency reported. Vietnam is asking for a share of the project,
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        Lock icon Korean president in first visit to Hanoi
        70 8 AFP [HANOI] President Kim Young Sam arrived in Hanoi yesterday on the first visit by a South Korean head of state to Vietnam during which he will hold talks on boosting economic links between the former rivals. The visit completes a series of
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        Lock icon Peru's Fujimori in KL to boost ties
        72 8 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori arrived in Malaysia yesterday for a three-day visit aimed at boosting economic links. Mr Fujimori, accompanied by several cabinet ministers and businessmen, was met at Kuala Lumpur airport by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. He is scheduled
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      Asean-related issues feature in talks
      539 8  -  APBC SUMMIT MANILA Grtrap signs dispute settlement pact, grapples with Vietnam's Apec bid By Yang Razali Kassim ASEAN interests have featured prominently in the runup to the fourth informal summit of Apec leaders in Manila. The Apec summit, which will take place at Subic Bay,
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      Lock icon Asean in no hurry to admit Myanmar: Alatas
      189 8 MANILA AFP ASEAN decided here yesterday that it will not rush into admitting Myanmar as a member, Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas said. The seven-nation grouping made the decision at an informal meeting of its foreign ministers here ahead of the Apec
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      Lock icon Expect many millionaires when KUB fists: official
      113 8 KUALA LUMPUR AFP SHAREHOLDERS of the mul-ti-million-dollar cooperative arm of Malaysia's ruling party can expect hefty gains when it is listed in March next year, an official said yesterday. "Shareholders can expect a 600 per cent increase in capital appreciation (after the listing),"
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      412 8 Apec mm pace-setter, Pg 6 IPCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT The Directors of Ipco International Limited (the "Company") wish to Inform shareholders of the Company that Oversea Chinese Banking Corporation Limited fOCBC") has on 10th November, 1996 announced on behalf of Oradaa Pie Lid (the
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Mah hails extent of S'pore telecoms deregulation
      363 9  -  piONGKONG »iblic has moved as as it could; teller mom at this mge impossible 4 Quak Hiang Whai SmGAPORE has done more tIM what was "reasonably exof it in the area of telecaßmunications deregulation, Minister of Cttnmunications Mah Bow T|m said yesterday. I
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      Lock icon Patten's daughter in China property ad
      150 9 HONGKONG AFP ALICE Patten, the youngest daughter of Governor Chris Patten, has appeared In a television advertisement to promote property sales in China, it was reported yesterday. However, the Chinese property developers decided not to rebroadcast the commercial in order to avoid any "political
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      Lock icon HK pro-democracy leaders sign up to run
      230 9 ■{HONGKONG AFP LIADERS of a pro-democracy pfrty that split over China's pdltlral vision for Hongkong sfped up yesterday to rim for a controversial assembly that will legislate after the territorjreturns to Chinese rule. 'The Association for Deufccracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) had initially
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      Lock icon Rubin puts positive spin on relations with Beijing
      358 10 WASHINGTON Differences shouldn't be allowed to colour ties, he ays ahead of leaders'meeting Reuter THE United States on Tuesday talked up cooperation with China and played down confrontation ahead of a meeting of leaders of the two countries next week. Treasury Secretary
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      Lock icon US won't cut sales of arms to Taiwan
      312 10 BEIJING AFP THE US yesterday dismissed a Chinese demand that it cut arms sales to Taiwan as US Secretary of State Warren Christopher held talks with his counterpart Qian Qichen and Premier Li Peng. "China is most concerned about massive sales of
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      Lock icon China ready to speed up work to gain WTO entry
      199 10 BEIJING Reuter CHINA'S Foreign Minister Qian Qichen said yesterday that China is ready to speed up work on its accession to membership in the World Trade Organisation. "Recently the US side has stated that it would like to see the
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      When big is beautiful
      664 10  -  CUM A WATCH SnuUl investors may have to hraiifl fcw «tnigt. By Lu Ning WITH the US presidential elections over, China's prospects for a seat in the World Trade Organisation are suddenly looking up again with a flurry of statements in recent weeks by its Western
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      354 10 ninton rnaffli iw commitment to Asia, Pg 11 Two N©w Asian Opportunities Invest in Korea's Financial Future Share in Asia's Growth Rccent financial reform in Korea has lowered the barriers to foreign Many investors find the Asia region an attractive investment investment. Templeton Investment Funds Korean Fund lets you because,
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  • ASIA
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        Lock icon Seoul may enter into repo pacts
        75 11 Reuter [HONGKONG] South Korea may enter into bilateral repurchase pacts with other Asian countries to help maintain monetary stability in the region, said Lee Kyung Shik, governor of the Bank of Korea, who was speaking at a World Economic Forum meeting in Hongkong. Several
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        Lock icon Burning threat
        73 11 AFP (BANGALORE] A radical Hindu feminist has warned that her threat to burn herself alive in protect at the Mias World beauty contest is not a bluff. K N Shashikala, a businesswoman, saidonTuesdsy. "Fifteen women, including myself, will try to burn ourselves slive. This is not s stunt—l
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        Lock icon India plans to reform judical system
        65 11 AFP [NKW DELHI] The Indian government plans to rsform the country's judicial system in an attempt to deal with a backlog of millions of untried cases, ths law minister ssid yeeterdsy. The announcement came amid media reports that parliament's winter session, which reeumed yesterday,
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      Lock icon Ex-minister on graft charge faces US$6m tax bill
      210 11 NEW DELHI AFP A FORMER Indian minister being tried for corruption could face a US$6 million (518.4 million) bill in unpaid taxes, the United News of India (UNI) reported yesterday. Income tax investigators sifting through diaries seized from former telecommunications minister Sukh
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      Lock icon Clinton reaffirms commitment to Asia
      414 11 CANBERRA He says US future net secure if Asia's future is in doubt Bloomberg Business News AFP PRESIDENT Clinton assured lawmakers in Australia yesterday that the US won't choose between Asia and Europe in the 21st century and intends instead to "look to the East
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      Australia to toughen Apec trade stance: paper
      321 11  -  SYDNEY By\ Surinder Singh AUSTRALIA has toughened its trade liberalisation stance and is seeking reciprocity from its trading partners in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, the Australian Financial Review reported yesterday. The paper said Australia's individual action plan, which it will present
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      Lock icon China tells N Korea to follow right road to reforms
      247 11 BEIJING AFP CHINA is urging North Korea to bite the bullet and follow the "correct" socialist path to market reforms, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. "China has embarked on the correct road to development after it introduced reform and opening
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      Lock icon BOJ survey likely to show business more upbeat
      450 12 TOKYO Bnt cheerier outlook unlikely to prompt central bank to tighten easy credit Reuter A KEY Bank of Japan survey to be released next week is expected to show big companies growing cheerier about future business, but not enough to prompt the
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      Lock icon Japan accused of forex manipulation
      366 12 WASHINGTON US manufacturers say yen's drop wfll slow economic growth Reuter AMERICAN manufacturing companies on Tuesday accused Japan of manipulating currency markets for its own ends and warned that the result will be slower economic growth in the United States. "The Japanese, and to some
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US September trade deficit widened 10.1%
      436 13 WASHINGTON Shortfall with China up, but deficit with Japan lower; overall figure at US&L34b Bloomberg Business News THE US trade deficit in goods and services unexpectedly widened in September as exports fell and imports edged higher, Commerce Department figures showed yesterday. The shortfall with
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      Lock icon Jail, fine for Orange County ex-treasurer
      230 13 SANTA ANA, California AFP THE central person in the securities fraud that left the once prosperous Orange County bankrupt in 1994 was ordered on Tuesday by a judge to spend one year in jail. Superior Court Judge Stephen Czuleger ordered former Orange County treasurer
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      Lock icon EU, US face off over Cuba at world body
      274 13 GENEVA Reuter THE European Union, brushing aside objections from the United States, yesterday won agreement in the World Trade Organisation for a dispute panel to decide if the US Helms-Burton law on Cuba ran against open trade rules. US officials immediately
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    • WORLD Watch
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        Lock icon Boutros-Ghali admits he is powerless
        61 13 AFP [WASHINGTON] UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, stung by a US veto blocking his re-election, has all but conceded defeat in his bid to secure a second five-year term, recognising that Washington's opposition will be too much to overcome. In interviews published yesterday, he admitted that
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        Lock icon 14 die as planes collide at airport
        56 13 AFP [CHICAGO] Federal investigators sifted through the charred wreckage of two planes outside Quincy, Illinois, yesterday to determine why they collided at the local airport, killing all 14 people aboard, officials said. A United Air commuter plane arriving from Burlington, lowa, crashed with
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        Lock icon Deficit will be below EMU ceiling: Waigel
        68 13 Reuter [BONN] German Finance Minister Theo Waigel said yesterday that combined federal, state and municipal budget deficits in 1997 would be lower than the ceiling set in the Maastricht Treaty on European economic and monetary union. He said the states and local authorities
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      Lock icon Fed seen unlikely to cut rates as Dow hurtles on
      415 13 NEW YORK Bloomberg Business News Reuter THE Federal Reserve probably will leave interest rates unchanged through the middle of next year, said Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at PNC Bank Corp in Pittsburgh. "We're having modest economic growth," Mr Hoffman told
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      Lock icon Tracing bank accounts of Holocaust victims
      422 14 NEW YORK Three audit firms named to ran through 450 Swiss banks FT THREE international accountancy firms, Arthur Andersen, KPMG Peat Marwick and Price Waterhouse, have been selected to search for dormant accounts and other assets deposited in Swiss banks by victims of the
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Lock icon Missing: will to makepeace work in Bosnia
      698 15  -  THE BOTTOM LDVB OPINION By Anthony Lewis The writer is a columnist for The New York Times NYT US PRESIDENT Clinton said last week: "Ifor has succeeded beyond our expectations." He was announcing that US troops will remain in Bosnia for a year
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      165 15 'Friends come to me and say, 'Don't be passive. You are in America; they like fighters. You look like a lame duck. You have to act' But how can I fight Goliath? Come on! Who am I to fight a superpower? I cannot' Bootros Boutros-Ghali on the
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      Thailand's new unwieldy coalition
      622 15 EDITORIAL IF Chavalit Yongchaiyudh seems unable to wait any longer to pop that bottle of champagne to celebrate his victory in Sunday's general election, his eagerness is entirely understandable. He has waited a long time for this moment His New Aspiration Party (NAP) won the largest
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      Lock icon Asia-Pacific defence forum in low-key start
      865 15  -  Japanese initiative could become basis of more formal regional security alliances By. Anthony Rowley The writer is BT's Tokyo correspondent THE recent launch in Tokyo of a Japanese initiative aimed at improving security in the Asia-Pacific region went largely unnoticed by the world's press.
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      874 15 Man, power and women US President Clinton exudes so much power and charisma that women are willing to ignore domestic flaws in the White House that would detonate a divorce in their own homes. What women see or choose to ignore in powerful men is filled
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      Haunting melodies of rural life
      818 16  -  Four artists paint verses for a poem on Vietnam, reports -"hhob BEN MUNROE THE title Rural Poetry is an apt description of the latest exhibition at Cicada Gallery. Over 40 paintings by four contemporary Vietnamese artists carry strong images of rural life, transmitted like a
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      Lock icon Film on prodigy bags awards
      298 16 FILM Hicks went for a muac concert and from there emerged Shine NYT [HOLLYWOOD] Ten years ago, Scott Hicks, an Australian documentary film maker living in Adelaide, noticed a brief newspaper article about a onetime child prodigy and classical pianist named David Helfgott who was
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      Lock icon Flowery farewell from Graf and Seles
      92 18 [NEW YORK] Argentina's Gabriela Sabatini (right) receives flowersfrom Germany's Steffi Graf as the USA's Monica Seles (left) watches during Sabatini's retirement ceremonies at the Chase Championships on Monday at New York's Madison Square Garden Sabatini announced her retirement last month after a 12-year career.
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      Bigger wardrobe for Porsche
      513 18  -  MOTORING PimffflrilitMw tnrhulf fan car priced lower thaw all-terrain vehicle By I Christopher Tan (SINGAPORE) In the run-up to the third millennium, car makers have been waking up with an urge to change their wardrobes. Mercedes-Benz wanted a couple of minis, so it made the A-class
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        Toyota concert raises $40,000
        53 18 THE Toyota Classics concert held last Wednesday raised i 140,000 for the Singapore Children's Society. The Century II Orchestra Osaka played at the community event the seventh in a series which began in 1990. Previous beneficiaries included the National Arts Council, the < Community Chest, and
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        Porsche tops F-1 race in China
        84 18 PORSCHE won China's first international F-l race in the special economic zone of Zhuhai early this month. The carl that beat the field, which included McLarens and Ftorrarlsi. was the awesome 911GT1, which had earlier swept to victory in Le Mans and Brands Hatch
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        Daewoo aims for 50% foreign output
        74 18 DAEWOO, which aims to churn out one million cars a yea*, by 2000, will produce half its output outside Korea, said SP Ulrich Bex, its head of design who was in Singapore recently. The manufacturer has invested heavily in foreign facilities, including US$l.46 billion
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        BMW is world's 7th most respected firm
        92 18 BMW ranked seventh in an annual sunrey by the Fincmctd* Times and Price Waterhouae cm the moet respected companies in the world. The German car maker shared position with Procter and Gamble, behind Nestle, I Coca-Cola, British Airways, Microsoft, ABB and General fm
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        Saab concept car here by 1996
        63 18  -  Christopher Tan POSSIBLY by 1966, Saab fans here will see a high-performance series from Saab. The Swedish. J manufacturer is working on two concept vehicles with an indicative maximum output 0f250 horsepower and a torque of36onewton-metre.Theee will not only take on Volvo's 860 Turbo
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      Trade in Aztech shares triples amid uncertainty
      410 19  -  Counter weathers early morning scare to close 4% lower Byl Kenneth James [SINGAPORE] Heavy trading in shares of Aztech Systems, active again after a suspension a week ago, reflects uncertainty over the fate of the troubled multimedia company, analysts said. 2 Aztech shares
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      Comfort posts 23% rise in interim net operating profit
      352 19  -  Christopher Tan (SINGAPORE] Transportbiased Comfort Group posted a 28.2 per cent rise in net operating profit to $16 million for the interim ended Sep 30 from lpf.9 million previously. Turnover rose 38.8 per cent to $107.4 million from $77.4 million previously,
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      Happy days are here again for Taiwan's stock market
      649 19  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Bruce Cheesman TAIWAN'S stock market has undergone a stunning recovery since March when the missile crisis with China led to foreign investors shunning the Taipei bourse. It has risen from a low of around 5,000 points in March,
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      Lock icon Resistor maker ASJ plans to increase plant capacity
      422 19  -  It wants to raise flOm through Sesdaq IPO expected next month By, Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] Local resistor maker and Sesdaq aspirant ASJ Holdings plans to raise capacity at its Jurong plant by some 50 per cent next year and build up a
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      Lock icon Ossia closes 12% above offer price, tops trading
      322 19  -  By, Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] Distributor and manufacturer Ossia International topped the active list yesterday, with over 29.9 million shares changing hands on its first day of trading. Its share price surged 31 per cent over its issue price to 80 cents in
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        Petronas Dagangan interim profit down 8%
        269 20  -  Pall blamed on high product costs, operating expenses From Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur PETRONAS Dagangan Bhd, weighed down by higher costs, posted an 8.3 per cent decline in earnings in the first six months ended Sep 30 to M 180.06 million (5544.5 million)
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        Ipco shares up on news of Promet's aim to raise stake
        268 20 [SINGAPORE] Shares in Ipco International hit an intra-day high of U552.59 here yesterday on news that Promet Bhd aims to buy a further 29.6 per cent stake in the infrastructure developer at US$2.4O a share, triggering a general offer.
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        Ming Wah buys 2 oil ships
        99 20 [SINGAPORE] Ming Wah Universal (Bermuda) Co Ltd, which listed on the main board in June, is buying two crude oil carriers worth about US$B6 million (*****.4 million). The company said yesterday the acquisition was part of its fleet expansion plan and would help it
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        E-payment for shares: details soon
        126 20 [SINGAPORE] Details of the recenUy launched electronic payment scheme for share transactions will be sent to clients of participating stockbroking companies soon. The SES said yesterday that all stockbroking firms except international members of the SES and GK Goh Stockbrokers will have the Electronic Payment
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        Sungei Way to raise US$100m through bond issue
        287 20  -  By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Kuala Lumpurlisted Infrastructure and construction conglomerate Sungel Way Holdings is raising US$lOO million (SII4O million) through a bond issue to finance a Malaysian road project and its Vietnam-based businesses. Sungei Way will use US$7O million of the fUnds
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          Scotts açepts Ameerali's resignation
          48 20 [SINGAPORE] Scotts Holdings announced yesterday that Ameerali Rajabali Jumabhoy's duties as executive chairman ceased as of yesterday as the board had accepted his resignation on Tuesday. It also said he confirmed that his notice of resignation as executive chairman took effect from April 30,1906.
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          FCC board changes
          57 20 [SINGAPORE] First Capital Corporation yesterday that executive director Lay Kok Weng has been appointed group managing director with effect from yesterday. It also said Billy Lee Beng Cheng has resigned as a director of the company. Following his resignation, the board's nominees from Sembawang Corp will comprise
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          Easyknit buys investment firm
          43 20 [SINGAPORE] Hongkong manufacturer Easyknlt International, which was listed on the local bourse recently, is acquiring Investment company Target for HK136.4 million (516.6 million). Through Target, Easyknit will also acquire two retail shops in Hongkong to sell Its Library brand.
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          GKG sells GK Goh shares,warrants
          55 20 [SINGAPORE] GK Goh Holdings substantial shareholder GKG Investment Holdings has sold 358,000 shares at an average price of $1.76 per share and 237,000 warrants at an average price of over 80 cents. After the sale, GKG holds 60.03 per cent of GKGoh's shares and 50.74
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          HTP Holdings chairman retires
          57 20 [SINGAPORE] HTP Holdings announced yesterday that Qiu Qing has retired as company chairman and director on Nov 14. Zhu Xiao Hua will take her place. He also succeeded Madam Qiu as chairman of f.hina E verbright Group Ltd (PRC) and China Everbright Holdings Co Ltd (Hongkong)
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        Directors prodded on new SES rules
        320 20  -  By\ Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Directors of listed companies were urged yesterday to get cracking on the action they need to take to comply with new rules by the Stock Exchange of Singapore to promote corporate governance. The rules increasing the role and responsibilities
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          Lock icon China Strategic now holds 96% of Tricom
          74 21 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] China Strategic Holdings Ltd said it acquired a further 41.39 million shares, or 18.1 per cent, of Tricom Holdings Ltd at the close of its unconditional cash offer. It added that its interest in Tricom now stands at 96 per cent.
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          Lock icon Intel CEO sold US$48.4m of stock
          86 21 Bloomberg Business News [SANTA CLARA, California] Intel Corp President and Chief Executive Andrew Grove sold as much as US$4B.4 million (5167.8 million) of company stock in a single day last month as shares of the leading chipmaker hovered around their then-record high. Mr Grove
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          Lock icon Two China firms fined for illegal credit
          60 21 AFX-Asia [SHANGHAI] China Securities Regulatory Commission found Haitong Securities in Beijing and Shenzhen Development Bank guilty of illegally providing credit, major financial newspapers reported. The Shanghai Securities News said the CSRC issued fines of 5 per cent of the credit amount, along with
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          Lock icon BHP, Esso to receive A$1b tax settlement
          58 21 AFX-Asia [MELBOURNE] BHP Petroleum Ltd and its Bass Strait joint venture partner Esso Australia Resources Ltd have been awarded a lump sum of Asl billion (Ssl.l billion) in a settlement with the Victorian state government over petroleum resource rent tax, BHP Petroleum said.
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        Lock icon ANZ earnings up 6% to A$1.1b
        412 21 It expects subdued growth in current year's first half due to stiff competition Bloomberg Business News [MELBOURNE] Australia New Zealand Banking Group said its profit growth slowed to 6 per cent in the year ended Sep 30 and warned that growth is unlikely to
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        Lock icon US energy group ends talks with UK firm
        157 21 Reuter [LONDON] US energy group Entergy said yesterday that exploratory discussions with Britain's London Electricity pic had taken place but "have now been discontinued". Responding to recent newspaper speculation that the company might be considering a bid for the British regional electricity
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        Lock icon Fuel costs, strong A$ put pressure on Qantas profit
        317 21 Airline to cat costs to meet earnings expectations Reuter [MELBOURNE) Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways said yesterday higher jet-fuel prices and a strong Australian dollar had had a negative impact on profitability, but it still expected to boost returns this financial
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        Lock icon Sony may float movie and music business
        284 21 NYT [LOS ANGELES] After five years of financial chaos and mismanagement at the deeply troubled Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Corp's president, Nobuyuki Idei, said yesterday that a newly completed overhaul at the entertainment company marked a turning point that could eventually lead to
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        Lock icon C&W posts higherthan-expected 9% rise in profit
        256 22 C&W posts higher-than-expected 9% rise in profit Gost-cotting, growth inN America and HE among reasons Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] Cable Wireless pic said first-half pre-tax profit excluding items rose a higher-than-expected 9 per cent, driven by cost-cutting and growth mainly in Hongkong, the Caribbean and North America. First-half pre-tax profit
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        Lock icon Music group EMI's interim profit up 9.4% on strong sales
        314 22 Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] EMI Group pic, a British music firm, said firsthalf pre-tax profit before onetime items rose 9.4 per cent, boosted by strong sales of releases from artists such as George Michael. Pre-tax profit before items at EMI,
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        Lock icon Rising capital flows pose challenge for Asian bourses
        293 23 Bat markets can cnrb impact by boasting domestic investment, say experts at WEF Reuter [HONGKONG] Large international capital flows are giving rise to increased volatility in Asian stock markets, and local bourses could limit the impact by promoting domestic investment, experts told
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        Banque Indosuez arm to beef up presence in S'pore
        305 23  -  By I Shiv Taneja [SINGAPORE] Banque Indosuez's fund management arm is taking steps to beef up its presence in Singapore and its office here would coordinate investmenfs in Asia "for its worldwide private client operations, senior officials said. While Indosuez Asset
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        Lock icon BankAm to give stock options to 91% of its staff
        267 24 Bloomberg Business News [SAN FRANCISCO] Bank merica Corp said it will award stock options to 91 per cent of its employees during the next three years as an incentive to increase productivity and improve customer service. Under the plan, 85,000
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        Lock icon London is leading centre for credit derivatives
        378 24 It has outstanding contracts on USs2ob of loans FT [LONDON] London has overtaken New York as the leading centre for the fast growing market in credit derivatives, which allow banks to insure against the risk that their borrowers will not repay them. The
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        Lock icon Tight liquidity seen hitting China bond
        361 24 T-bond to be listed today likely to trade below issue price Reuter [SHANGHAI] Demand for tighter liquidity as year-end approaches and a bull run on China's bourses will depress the price of its first seven-year treasury bond, to be listed today, analysts said. The
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        Lock icon Tokyo mulls independent financial watchdog
        110 24 Bloomberg Business News [TOKYO] Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party may create an agency to oversee the financial industry that will be run by a cabinet minister and report directly to the prime minister's office, the Nihon Keizai newspaper said in its early evening edition. The
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        Lock icon Euroyen, JGBs close easier
        228 24 STmrm Report Reuter (SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen and Japanese government bond (JGB) futures were bruised yesterday after a flurry of apparently contradictory comments by Japanese government officials left the market without any clear signals. December JGBs fell to a low of 124.68 earlier in the day on
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        162 24 Reuter, AFP THE dollar was hovering below the key 1.50 mark level at after being pushed beneath it following a robust rise in the German research institute IFO's business climate index for October. The IFO report, which showed its main index of business activity jumped to 97.4 from
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        Lock icon US firm to start exploration drills in UAE in '97
        274 24 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [DUBAI] American company Ras Al-Khaimah Oil and Gas Co Ltd will drill two exploration oil wells in the Gulf Arab emirate in the first quarter of next year, Felix Molloy, general manager of the firm said yesterday.
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      2291 25 AS Ports 281 AMtay National 645 uncfi AModDomocq 449.400 -4 Amoc 96.400 unch Aidi Group 119.400 unch BAT tad 435 -3 MCC 281.400 -1 BOC Group 879.400 -1 BR Patrolaum 685.400 -.600 BTR 243 -3 San* of Scotland 282.400 2.400 Barclays 984.400 8.400 Bass T92 -5 BtuaCircIa
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      1634 25 AFX-Asia Q Nikkei 225 *233.78 SHARE prices closed broadly higher yesterday, supported by revived institutional buying and renewed gains in futures, brokers said. The 225-share Nikkei Average closed up 233.78 points at 21,189.96. December futures gained 230 to 21,220. Trading was moderately active, with an estimated 360 million shares.
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      1688 26 Reuter Q Hang Sag +110.23 STOCKS marched to a record close for the third consecutive day yesterday, boosted by a positive outlook for lending rates and the potential impact of that scenario on the market's chief sectors. "We haven't seen any visible signs of inflation, any sign of a
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      681 26 Reuter Pi Shenzhen B Share Index +8.49 THE Shenzhen B market soared 8.3 per cent in heavy trading yesterday, with more and more institutions scrambling to build positions on expectations Beijing will announce market-boosting policies. The index surged 8.49 points to close at its intraday high of 111.35, with
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      Lock icon TAIPEI
      400 26 AFP Qwrinfax +U. 48 SHARE prices finished higher yesterday to hit a 22-month high in active trading with investors bullish about the market's prospects. "Investors, encouraged by the robust performance of the plastics sector, rushed to buy shares," said a trader. The TSE Weighted Price Index rose 41.48 points
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      Lock icon WELLINGTON
      267 26 Reuter P| Wellington +&i>o SHARES ended yesterday's trade on a stronger note, led by Telecom and a strong performance in energy stocks. The NZSE-40 Capital Index ended 9.50 points higher at 2,351.84. Reuter mj rtoo) AN2 Banking 8 45 0.15 7953 Atfventeges Miaqs 1.25 unch ***** Air New Zeelend
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      Lock icon BANGKOK
      822 26 AFP SET Index +124 SHARES closed up yesterday on late bargain-hunting after heavy profit-taking due to continued uncertainty over the make-up of an expected government economic team. "Investors remain anxious and will continue to sell shares on any rebound until the new cabinet is announced," said a dealer, adding
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      428 26 AFP kl Composite Index -191 SHARE prices closed lower yesterday, as the market remained dull in the absence of fresh incentives, dealers said. The Composite Index lost 2.91 points to 744.14. Turnover was 25.1 million shares worth 378.8 billion won. Falls beat rises 574 to 268, with 155 stocks
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      635 26 AFP Fl AD Ordinaries +26.1 SHARE prices charged up 1.1 per cent yesterday, spurred by powerful gains in the resource sector, brokers said. The All Ordinaries Index rose 26.7 points to 2,392.7. Turnover was 453.6 million shares worth A 5870.1 million. Resource giant BHP surged 55 cents to A
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      Lock icon JAKARTA
      768 26 AFP n Composite Index -8.45 SHARE prices closed 1.4 per cent lower yesterday on profit taking in blue chips led by market bellwether PT Telkom. "Most local investors were taking profit. This has something to do with BNl's listing on Monday," said a dealer. The JSE Composite Index fell
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      Lock icon MANILA
      363 26 AFP fl Manila +8.60 SHARE prices rose yesterday, with signs that foreign investors were trickling back in. The PSE Composite Index gained 8.60 points to 3,117.62. Turnover was 9.3 billion shares worth 3.5 billion pesos. Philippine National Bank rose 7.50 pesos to 320 while PLDT gained five at 1,600.
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        Lock icon KLCI tops 1,200-point level
        7961 27 AFX-Asia nCompoßteladg *101 SHARE prices closed higher, breaching the psychological 1,200-point barrier on foreign buying interest, with the market up in line with other regional bourses. Dealers said the index would have risen even higher if index-linked stocks like Maybank and DCB Holdings had been trading.
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        MPHB warrants worth a look
        3854 28  -  WARRANT WATCH By\ R Sivanithy OVER the past two days, there seems to have been a shift of speculative money out of the KLSE Second Board into the KLSE main board. The Second Board Index has dropped on both occasions while the UOB OTC Index
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        HOT STOCK
        66 30  -  -If I Shiv Taneja INVESTORS should start buying Fu Yu MfB on weakness. Monthly RSI is well below 25, while weekly Stochastics also signals a buy. However, investors should begin to take profit if the stock hits 70 cents. There is strong support at around 55 cents. Yesterday,
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        Market surges on better than expected trade data
        863 30  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Interest in KL switches to m&inbo&rd m benchmark index crosses 1,200; second board declines By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] A solid Tuesday rally in US stocks and bonds together with better than expected October trade figures yesterday combined to send
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          Tale of two rivals
          114 30 HONGKONG and Singapore have been traditional rivals and things can become touchy at times. But Chief Executive candidate Tung Chee Hwa is not taking any chances. In his speech at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday, Mr Tung listed his vision for Hongkong in the 21st
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      298 31 Bridge News, Reuter THE easing in rates continued for Panamax loaders in the US Gulf with the key US Gulf-Japan rate now at U5523.00 without combination ports, brokers said. The 1985-built, 65,782-dwt Min Noble was set for a north Pacific round voyage at a steady to slightly easier
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      400 31  -  It will boy 10 fast ferries to be bnilt by sister firm FBM-Aboitiz Shipbuilders From, Alec Almazan in Manila UNIVERSAL Aboitiz Inc (UAI), the biggest operator of fast ferries in the Philippines, has embarked on a US$75 million (Sslos million) fleet expansion programme
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      148 31 [SINGAPORE! Philippine ferry operator Negros Navigation Company has taken delivery of its second 40m Flying Cat aluminium catamaran from Kvaerner Fjellstrand's yard in Tuas. The 312-seat 35-knot passenger vessel, Angel of Hope, is the second of a series of four Flying Cats ordered by
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      588 31  -  WBWBUILDS By. David Hughes THE past fortnight has been relatively quiet on the newbuilding scene although shipyards in Korea and Japan will have had attention drawn by Yangming's newbuilding plans. The Taipei-based carrier has said it intends to build a series of five
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      294 31 Official says half of it will come from state private sector Reuter {BOMBAY] Indian ports need US$l4 billion (Ss2o billion) to be invested in the next 15 years to set up facilities to handle anticipated cargo traffic of 850 million tonnes by year 2002, a
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      234 31 [HONGKONG] Rotterdam port, Schipol Airport, KLM airline, oil storage firm Pakhoed and university academics are carrying out a study of China's ports, transport system and infrastructure. The first phase of the study which is separate from the Yangtze River container transport study being conducted by
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      177 31 AFP IHANOI] South Korea's Hyundai Group has begun work on a US$95 million (Ssl33 million) project to build a massive shipyard in southern Vietnam capable of building large tankers and cargo vessels, a report said yesterday. The project, to build what the company
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        81 31 Reuter [BEIJING] Beijing has issued new regulations aimed at tightening the supervision of taxes levied on foreign shipping companies operating out of China, the Xinhua 1 Daily Telegraph said on Tuesday. The new rules would adjust tax regulations, increase transparency and clarify the
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        74 31 AFX-Asia [TOKYO] November export shipbuilding contracts feu to 335,799 gross tonnes from 1.48 million in Nov 1966, the Japan Ship Exporters Association said. In the month, orders for eight freighters totalling *****0 tonnes and six j bulk carriers totalUag 143,929 tonnes were received. 0?
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        85 31 Reuter [SEOUL] Daewoo Heavy Industries Co, a unit Korea's Daewoo Group, said yesterday it had won two- European orders totalling US$2BO million (5J392 million) to build four crude carriers. Daewoo said in a statement one of the orders, to build two 300,000 gross-tonne carriers, vfas from
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      1154 32  -  AMERICAN PORTS: VYING FOR ASIAN CARGO East Coast port officials hope increased routing of S-E Asian cargo through the Suez Canal and across the Atlantic, and higher labour costs on the West Coast will bring more Asian cargo their way but West Coast officials doubt
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      278 32 PAGE 9 DraftCargo 11 ACL 11 Eastmal 2 Aetocean 13 ECl 6 ANL 3 EES 13 Able 13 Ethiopian 6 i Accord 12 Eurohani 6 Ahrenkiel 4 Evergreen 6 Appenstup 4 I*? 0 1 Astro 3 AustrK 11 EoongSon 12 *»»t 6 BSA
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      14 31 American ports are vying for Asian cargo East Coast versus West Coast. Page 2
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      426 46 If placed, the order will be a setback to McDonnell Douglas, longtime supplier of American Air NYT [NEW YORK] American Airlines plans to announce today an order for several hundred new Boeing jets, worth close to US$6 billion (SsB.4 billion), to be
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      295 46 The USs3om partnership will produce components for aircraft engines Xinhua, Bloomberg Business News [BEIJING] Rolls-Royce International has set up a US$3O million (Ss42 million) joint venture with Xi'an Aircraft Engine Co in northwest China's Shaanxi province to manufacture components for aircraft Xi'an XR Aero Components
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        83 46 Reuter [MELBOURNE] Qantas Airways Ltd, placing less emphasis on market share than cost management, said yesterday that it would take delivery of only four new planes in the current financial year. "In the 1996/97 year, Qantas will be coming off two-year
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