The Business Times, 27 December 1999
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Title Section14 1999-12-27 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 035/12/1999 85C SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ MONDAY, DECEMBER 27,199914 words
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Article61 1999-12-27 1 STOCK MARKET INDICES W*k Change STI 2.446.57 +74.10 SIMSCI FUTURES....338.70 +11.00 BTSRI 949.54. +40.63 KLSE OOMP. 783.10 +4.84 NIKKEI 18.584.95 +489.86 HANG SENG 16.***** +846.93 SET INDEX. 461.29 +21.92 JAKARTA OOMP 666.13 +27.31 MANILA OOMP. 2,090.48 +92.60 TAIPEI WP1 8,219.45. .+421.58 SEOUL COUP. 991.63—+42.37 CLSA CHINA B ,.*****61 words
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Article79 1999-12-27 1 FOBEX BATES LSI S$ USS 1.664 £(l S$/S$ per 1608 2.677 El.HO(HSS/S$/E) 1.010 1680 DM 1537 0.869 YEN 1015 1.639 RM 3.860 0.438 HKS 7.771 0314 BAHT 37.56 0.044 RUP1AH 7.090 0.023 SS to 100 unite Average of 10 banks. Float Central bank discount rates PRIME SATES SINGAPORE*... 5.8079 words
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Article, Illustration725 1999-12-27 1 Conrad Raj - •i I exclusive Group set to launch new core business, buy back 10% of its shares Ryy Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Keppel Corporation. responding to investor concerns that it has become a mere holding company since it disposed of its shipyard business early this year,725 words
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457 1999-12-27 1 [SINGAPORE] Keppel Corporation's profit from its massive Keppel Harbour waterfront housing project could top $800 million, double the $400 million indicated earlier. Executive chairman-desig-nate, Lim Chee Onn, answering investor concern that the high differential premium levied by the government to convert the457 words
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988 1999-12-27 1 Strategist who predicted the 1987 crash says market has been fairly valued since March NYT [NEW YORKj Abby Cohen, for a long time the diva of the current US bull market, doesn't think American equities are cheap anymore. AsNYT - 988 words
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1005 1999-12-27 1 Shoeb Kagda - They fear vested interests blocking sale of plum assets From I Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta DESPITE President Abdurrahman Wahid's globe-trot-ting efforts to restore confidence and attract foreign private capital to Indonesia, international investors of late are increasingly concerned that domestic political and1,005 words
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Advertisement90 1999-12-27 1 DfSIPE BizlT Home-grown start-up Bex.com to spend $100 m for expansion. Pg 17 Top Stories I* I I ■L r Creative Tech chairman Sim Wong Hoo shares his thoughts in a book. Pgs *w MCL Land bows to homebuyers' layout preferences. Pg 5 Singapore's industrial output grew a slower 18.2%90 words
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Advertisement15 1999-12-27 1 Quiet week likely in S'pore market, Pg 4 S'pore shares set to fly, Pg 515 words
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606 1999-12-27 2 Bering's WTO bid seen influencing FDI trends, says Perc AFP [SINGAPORE] Post-crisis Asian economies face stiff challenges in securing foreign direct investments as China pursues its membership bid in the World Trade Organization (WTO), an independent think-tank said in aAFP - 606 words
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Article, Illustration819 1999-12-27 2 Conrad Raj - It has never been first-time lncky for SlA'sbidstotienp with other airlines By Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Singsypore Airlines has tried long and hard. After a string of unsuccessful attempts over the years to secure a stake in various airlines, SIA has finallyFILE PHOTO - 819 words
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MOBILE communications
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Article, Illustration1295 1999-12-27 3 Catherine Ong - Mobile users can expect to stay always online but not yet Reports by Catherine Ong THE übiquitous mobile phone is now used mainly for voice conversations. If the telecoms industry hype is to be believed, it will soon be turned into an Internet machineARTHUR LEE - 1,295 words
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Article366 1999-12-27 3 SINGAPORE'S two cellular phone operators are plugging the gap between the present GSM network and the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) which can offer data speed up to 10 times faster with a technology called High Speed Circuit Switched Data (HSCSD). HSCSD essentially involves the366 words
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SINGAPORE markets
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Article, Illustration432 1999-12-27 4 •Dec 9 Source: JM Sassoon Stocks Volume OUBCLeCW*****5 85.916.000 L&M 50c 60,547,000 Benefun HK10c 47,970.000 MediaRing 10c 47,155,000 EconWtOO 43.618.000 ChuanHup 20c 34,151,000 MIT 10c 33,195.000 Asia Dekor HK15c 30,286,000 SIA CL eCW*****8 28.496,000 'Genting Int 26,921,000 Stocks PacrficCentury 268.003,089 DBS Grp 207,699,971 SIA 199.380,562 OUB 112,774,260 Keppe) Corp 76,865,830Source: JM Sassoon - 432 words
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Article, Illustration581 1999-12-27 4 ven sreenivasan - I :j comment STOCKS ven sreenivasan THERE was plenty of Christmas cheer in the Singapore stockmarket as the benchmark Straits Times index surged to record highs on two consecutive days last week. And the "Santa Claus rally" also swept through581 words
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Article, Illustration193 1999-12-27 4 Ven Sreenivasan - WARRANT WATCH By' Ven Sreenivasan ELECTRONIC and dot com stocks, which have recently become the rage with both punters and retail investors, are expected to remain in the limelight during the first quarter of next year. While many of these counters have already193 words
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Article, Illustration297 1999-12-27 4 Wong Wei Kong - HOT STOCK By' Wong Wei Kong SHARES of Goldtron Ltd rose sharply in heavy trading last Friday, following news that creditors had accepted its debt resolution plan. The stock finished up 1.5 cents, or 6.4 per cent, at 25 cents, having opened at its297 words
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Article91 1999-12-27 4 Seoul Finance Ministry to release information about meeting between Korean and Chinese finance ministers scheduled for today in Beijing. Taipei Council for Economic Planning and Development releases the index of leading econmic indicators and related figures for November. Tokyo The Ministry of International Trade91 words
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453 1999-12-27 4 FIRST Capital Corp's (FCC) stock has tumbled 25 per cent in the last six months. But IDEAglobal.com thinks the stock looks set to head higher, as FCC benefits from the local economic recovery. The local property developer said on Tuesday that453 words
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SINGAPORE companies
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Article, Illustration508 1999-12-27 5 Kalpana Rashiwala - exclusive It's cleared reserve price of abont $120 m, say sources; freehold site expected to be awarded next month "!t Kalpana Rashiwala KEPPEL Land has emerged as the highest bidder for Viewpoint Condominium on Meyer Road, outbidding three other contenders includingCHEW SENG KIM/ST - 508 words
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477 1999-12-27 5 Eugene Low - Eugene Low COMPARED to other Asian countries, the volume of mergers and acquisitions in Singapore showed the highest growth this year, according to preliminary data compiled by Thomson Financial Securities Data. The volume of transactions in Sin gapore surged 110 per477 words
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Article, Illustration363 1999-12-27 5 Chuang Peck Ming - Sim Wong Hoo shares his thoughts in a book PEOPLE By* Chuang Peck Ming CREATIVE Technology chairman Sim Wong Hoo's latest venture has taken him back to the start of the information revolution the printing press. The man behind Singapore's homegrown multinational corporation that offers a wide array of multimediaFILE PHOTO - 363 words
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303 1999-12-27 5 Reuters THK rise in Singapore shares which saw market value double during the year to half a trillion Singapore dollars is likely to continue into 2000. Analysts say the outlook is bright for stocks next year, the year of the Dragon,Reuters - 303 words
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Article, Illustration545 1999-12-27 5 Carol Eng - It's adding bedrooms to some, but anit sizes unchanged Ihj I Carol Eng FOR listed property developer MCL Land, its buyers' wishes are its commands. The developer has found that prospective buyers did not like the internal layout of its apartments at545 words
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SINGAPORE news
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Article, Illustration252 1999-12-27 6 Audrey Tan - l=H=l on the economy outlook By. Audrey Tan MANUFACTURING production here may see slower growth next year due to keener competition and the effect of a strong Singapore dollar, says London-based Consensus Economics. The consultancy's latest poll of financial institutions found that on average, the 13Source: EDB - 252 words
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352 1999-12-27 6 Marissa Chew - Main drivers are the electronics, chemicals clusters, up 25.5% and 21% Hy\ Marissa Chew THE Christmas break was well-deserved for Singapore's manufacturers, who worked hard last month as production continued to increase, although at a slower pace compared to October. Figures released by352 words
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Article, Illustration321 1999-12-27 6 Marissa Chew - By Marissa Chew FOR a nation which has always looked to the government to take the first step. Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hopes that Singapore society will become more self-reliant and civic-minded in the new millennium. "That's one of the problemsGEORGE GASCON/ST - 321 words
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309 1999-12-27 6 Jai Tan Singapore via Internet - Jai Tan Singapore via Internet WHERE is the Dow Jones headed? This must be the most asked question in financial circles. Some highly paid analysts stare at charts. Others study the economic numbers and scrutinise every word uttered by Alan Greenspan. But309 words
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168 1999-12-27 6 Jeffrey Tan Singapore - Jeffrey Tan Singapore I REFER to Ang Hwee Suan and Tan Heng Huay's letter, 'Why no cheap Saturday parking' (BT, Dec 20). HDB (Housing Development Board) has introduced free parking on Sundays and public holidays from 7am to 10pm in most of its estates, and168 words
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253 1999-12-27 6 Denis Distant Singapore via Internet - MAILISTTH Denis Distant Singapore via Internet I WONDER just how "free", "free surfing" on the Internet is? If it is just for e-mail then I agree that it's "free". But if one is a "heavy" surfer then SingTel's phone toll charges make whatever253 words
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440 1999-12-27 6 Eugene Low - -it exclusive It will boost brand image, speed np new product launches Ity Eugene Low TO boost its market share in the Asia Pacific, Philips Consumer Electronics is investing heavily in its brand image and also increasing the pace at which it440 words
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Article143 1999-12-27 6 Y. Woozeer Singapore - Y. Woozeer Singapore MY letter on Jade Technologies (BT, Dec 18) needs a quick rejoinder following some official information disclosed by US Industries (USD to the US Securities Exchange Commission. The raw filings are available on the Net. By virtue of a spin-off to be143 words
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MALAYSIA news
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Article, Illustration715 1999-12-27 7 eddie toh - -ii comment KL STOCKS Upbeat economic scenario, expected reinstatement In the MSC1 stock market Indices brighten prospects eddie toh THE Malaysian stock market has managed to weather the regional financial storm but will it perform better next year? Unlike the uncertainties in the715 words
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Article, Illustration51 1999-12-27 7 [KUALA LUMPUR) Hongkong singer Emil Chau waving to Malaysian fans upon arriving for an autograph signing session at a shopping complex yesterday in Kuala Lumpur. Well known in the Chinese pop world, Chau is on a three-day visit to Malaysia to promote his new album "NowAFP - 51 words
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527 1999-12-27 7 KUALA LUMPUR Several ports say they will shut down during critical hoars of crossover Reuters MALAYSIA said it is ready to face any possible disruptions arising from the millennium computer bug, but the country's transport sector appears not to be takingReuters - 527 words
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Article, Illustration397 1999-12-27 7 KUALA LUMPUR AFP A TOP official of Malaysia's ruling party has supported calls for an early meeting which will elect a likely successor to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Khalil Yaakob, information minister and secretarygeneral of the United Malays National Organisation (Umno),AFP - 397 words
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Article308 1999-12-27 7 KUALA LUMPUR THE Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) has imposed trading curbs on Aokam Perdana Bhd, the Star newspaper reported last Saturday. Shares of Aokam, which opened last Friday at RM 18.30, closed at RM13.10 after the shares were declared "designated securities", the Star said. The308 words
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Advertisement1078 1999-12-27 7 flh HUA NAN COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD. (incorporated with limited liability in Taipei, Taiwan, R. O. C) ASSETS 1996 Jul. 1 to Jul., ***** to December 31 June 30 Dec. 31 1996 Jun. *****6 CURRENT ASSETS OPERATING REVENUES Cash NT 54.424,250 NT 26,924,325 interest 29,474,877 57,894,747 Due from other banks 46,039,0721,078 words
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SOUTH east asia
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392 1999-12-27 8 SINGAPORE AFP SALES of automobiles in South-east Asia jumped 46.2 per cent in the first 10 months of 1999 compared to the same period last year, experts say. A total of 519,039 vehicles were sold during the 10 months of 1999AFP - 392 words
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287 1999-12-27 8 PHNOMPENH Reuters CAMBODIA'S most prominent tycoon hopes to issue the country's first credit cards next year and is also making new investments in the construction materials and the agro-industrial sectors. Theng Bunma told Reuters in a weekend interview that his Cambodia Mekong Bank wasReuters - 287 words
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Article, Illustration421 1999-12-27 8 SINGAPORE Financial reforms will be a key factor in driving sustainable growth, say economists AFP "THE next century will be the Asian century" that proud boast by Asian leaders is no longer heard, but analysts say steady reform and restructuring following a financial crisis couldAFP; FILE PHOTO - 421 words
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349 1999-12-27 8 JAKARTA Bloomberg NIKE Inc, the world's top maker of athletic shoes and clothing, said last Friday that a protest by 6,000 workers at two Indonesian factories ended after the factories boosted year-end bonuses. The factories near Jakarta, run by an Astra GroupBloomberg - 349 words
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WORLD news
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360 1999-12-27 9 BEIJING Part of efforts to protect average investors and tap citizens' savings AP CHINA'S legislature last Saturday toughened laws to counter insider trading, market manipulation and other crimes in stock and futures exchanges. The legislature's amendments to the Criminal Law made usingAP - 360 words
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425 1999-12-27 9 MADRID Reuters BRITISH Telecommunications pic has trumped a £4.5 billion (Ssl2 billion) bid by arch-rival Vodafone AirTouch pic in a battle for a key stake in Spain's No 2 cellphone group Airtel, a source said on Friday. A source at Spain's biggest bankReuters - 425 words
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Article, Illustration420 1999-12-27 9 TOKYO AFP JAPAN'S Eisuke Sakakibara, formerly nicknamed "Mr Yen" for his sway over foreign exchange trading, yesterday urged central bank intervention to reverse the yen's recent appreciation. The former vice-finance minister said Japan's monetary authorities should take advantage of thin trading conditions beforeAFP; FILE PHOTO - 420 words
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418 1999-12-27 9 NEW YORK NYT THE state treasurer of California said Friday that he would press the state's two big public employees pension funds to sell off their large holdings of tobacco company stocks. The official, Phil Angelides, said the holdings have lost more than US$5OONYT - 418 words
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Article, Illustration460 1999-12-27 9 HONGKONG AFP HONGKONG, famous as a shopping enclave, is feeling the pinch as once freespending consumers again cut back on their Christmas cheer. "I don't know today what is going to happen tomorrow and I have cut my Christmas spendingAFP - 460 words
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230 1999-12-27 9 NEWDELHI Reuters INDIA plans to raise import duty on sugar and edible oils to restrict a flood of imports, according to a senior government official. "The decision to raise import duties on sugar and edible oils has been in principle approved,"Reuters - 230 words
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457 1999-12-27 9 MEXICO CITY Investment grade rating likely next year, say analysts Bloomberg KNOCKED down by the 1995 peso devaluation, Mexico is back on its feet and may soon get a seal of approval that could spur stock prices beyond this year's record rally: an investmentBloomberg - 457 words
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WORLD Watch
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56 1999-12-27 9 AFP [TOKYO] Japan is to review its low-interest loans to developing countries amid calls to streamline its foreign aid programme, a news agency reported on Saturday. The foreign ministry is planning to set up an expert panel as early as January to review theAFP - 56 words
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59 1999-12-27 9 AFP [BEIJING] China Petrochemical Corp, Sinopec, reported 1999 profits had doubled to 7.3 billion yuan (Ssl.6 billion) from 3.4 billion yuan a year ago, the official media reported on Saturday. The oil giant was aiming for profits of 10 billion yuan in 2000, the ChinaAFP - 59 words
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59 1999-12-27 9 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's Sumitomo Corp will unwind part of its cross-shareholdings and sell 100 billion yen (Ssl.6 billion) worth of shares by March 2001, Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported yesterday. The trading house will sell shares held in financial institutions and business partners toAFP - 59 words
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66 1999-12-27 9 Bloomberg [LONDON] European share sales in the new year look set to beat 1999's record US$l7B billion (*****.7 billion), driven by corporate restructurings in a borderless Europe and a growing demand for equities by individual investors, say bankers. Share sales in EuropeBloomberg - 66 words
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355 1999-12-27 10 WASHINGTON Sharp rise in short-term rates could discourage investment, spending AFP THE US economy in 2000 should hum along at roughly the same impressive pace it did in 1999. but analysts warn that just about everything depends on the Federal Reserve and itsAFP - 355 words
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196 1999-12-27 10 NEW DELHI AP, Reuters, AFP INDIA is examining the demands of the hijackers holding an Indian Airlines aircraft with 160 people on board in Afghanistan, and will "exercise every option" for their release, Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh said yesterday. But he didAP,; Reuters,; AFP - 196 words
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263 1999-12-27 10 LONDON Bloomberg STANDARD Chartered pic, a UK-based bank that has twothirds of its assets in Asia, plans to make a US$4OO million (Ss66B million) bid for Taiwan's ChinFon banking group, the Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday, citing unidentified bankers. Standard Chartered, which is being advisedBloomberg - 263 words
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COMMODITIES & futures
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Article, Illustration609 1999-12-27 11 COMMODITY Weeklyßoundup (LONDON) Oil prices slipped lower last week after a smaller-than-expected fall in US crude reserves, while coffee cooled amid expectations of a bumper harvest in Brazil. GOLD: Gold prices rose sharply on technical and speculative trades. The spot priceAFP - 609 words
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Article, Illustration1433 1999-12-27 11 SDIQAPORE OOYERllMBilT SECURITIES IMPICATIYE PRICES AMP YIELDS Week ended Dec 23 TAX-FREE BONDS Yield to Grossed Grossed 15.06.2001 4v»* 103.30 103.40 2.21 na n< Maturity/ up up 01.09.2001 2v<* 100.10 100.15 2.19 na m Met Discount** (13* (26% 01.09.2001 2H* 100.25 100.35 2.22 na n a liitt isnm fill—rn. THW1,433 words
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Article1927 1999-12-27 11 8IC0M FUTURES Dec 23 RUBBER (futures closing «s it 5.30pm) RSS1 CONTRACTU cMts/kq) Close VoHnm Open Month Hlqh Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Jan 00 106.00 Feb 00 107.75 107.75 107.50 300 900 Mar 00 H0.50 100 Apr/Jun 00 117.00 RSS 3 CONTRACT (US cwtsAq) Volume Open Month Htyh Low Sttt1,927 words
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MARKET outlook
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Article, Illustration608 1999-12-27 12 NEW YORK Fed likely to raise rates to slow stockmarket ran, inflation pressures Bloomberg LINDA Ray, a portfolio manager at Northstar Group Inc, has been buying shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and Johnson Johnson. The attraction? "These companies have strong fundamentals," MsBloomberg; AFP - 608 words
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547 1999-12-27 12 LONDON Internet interest will take euphoria in equities into the new year, say analysts AFP THE European stock markets rang in the Christmas holidays with Champagne and record highs last Friday, leading analysts to predicted that the euphoric run would continue into the newAFP - 547 words
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378 1999-12-27 12 TOKYO Investors say Y2K bog won't hart major world markets AFP TOKYO share prices will extend their gains in the final week of the year on hopes for a further advance by informa-tion-technology stocks, analysts said last Friday. DespiteAFP - 378 words
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125 1999-12-27 12 HONGKONG AFP HONGKONG markets are expected to trade cautiously in the week ahead after surging 5.3 per cent over last week to Friday, dealers said. "The market has moved pretty fast. It will take a breather at one point," said Howard Gorges, vice-presi-dent at SouthAFP - 125 words
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Article890 1999-12-27 12 n Sydney -18 THERE will be few incentives for the domestic financial markets over the shortened Christmas week with thin trading expected as investors sit on the sidelines, brokers said last Friday. "Expectations of weaker trading activity have only been partly realised with technology issues continuing to890 words
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Article1819 1999-12-27 12 □Piria +350J THE Paris Bourse retained its bullish momentum last Friday as the CAC-40 blue-chip index ended with strong gains for its 37th fresh record close of 1999. The CAC-40 ended up at 5,852.5 points, gaining 350.1 points or 6.36 per cent, during the week. The index1,819 words
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STOCKS klse
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Article9142 1999-12-27 13 INDUSTRIALS Consumer products 1999 Last Vol Week Net Cap High Low Company Sale OOO High Low P/C Smll 440 255 Ajinomoto 320 t8 2 320 320 20.3 129.7 174 46 Anqkasa 90 -3 121 92 07.5 132.7 404 220 Apollo Food Hlq 344 14 25 348 330 8.2 137.6 32009,142 words
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456 1999-12-27 13 AFP Q Composite Index +4JJ4 MALAYSIA'S stock market is expected to rise this week with local funds possibly trying to push up the index before the new year, analysts said last Friday. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Rxchange composite index ended Friday at 783.10, upAFP - 456 words
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Article, Illustration578 1999-12-27 14 SGX Derivatives Trading Weekly Roundup [SINGAPORE) The alreadythin foreign exchange market will dry further in the run-up to the new millennium. So currency trade will become virtually non-existent. Last week, the Federal Reserve decided to leave the interest rate unchanged while somehow unexpectedlySource: Simex - 578 words
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BUSINESS IT
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Article, Illustration552 1999-12-27 17 Toh Han Shih - I exclusive Home-grown e-commerce firm plans on rapid infrastructure expansion and tie-ups to grow big fast By' Toh Han Shih Home-grown Net startup Bex.com, which provides business-to-busi-ness e-commerce, will willingly sustain big losses to expand globally, and like a typical Internet company, aims to552 words
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Article, Illustration412 1999-12-27 17 Andrew Wee - Ton can order groceries online and get them shipped by air or sea n.'h Andrew Wee SINGAPOREANS (and Asians) living in the US will be able to buy grass jelly and chrysanthemum tea online, thanks to Singapore-based Global Grocer.com Pte Ltd, once it launches next month.ARTHUR LEE - 412 words
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564 1999-12-27 18 toh han shih - we see IT toh han shih The writer is a BT journalist IN THE past few months, there seems to be a surge in the number of Net startups in Singapore. This has led to a corollary market of incubator companies that are also564 words
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Article, Illustration188 1999-12-27 18 Raju Chellam - By] Raju Chellam A 170-PAGE handbook on why, when and how the year 2000 (Y2K) bug became a critical issue for businesses will be commercially available in a week's time. Titled "Why 2K? A Chronological Study of the Millennium Bug", it188 words
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Article183 1999-12-27 18 AP |MOSCOW) Russia's nuclear facilities will not be affected by the year 2000 computer bug, thanks to two years of tests and the replacement of thousands of computers, the Atomic Energy Minister said. Some 24,000 glitch-prone computers have been replaced and the rest aren't susceptibleAP - 183 words
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Article109 1999-12-27 18 Bloomberg [TOKYO] The Bank of Japan will have 600 officials on standby on New Year's Eve to cope with any computer problems linked to the year 2000, the bank said in a statement. The central bank is scheduled to check its internal computer system onBloomberg - 109 words
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Article, Illustration83 1999-12-27 19 BARGAIN-HyNTERS seem to be getting a good deal from www.CollectiveJuice.com, a "reverse-auction" Web site that sells everything from MP3 players to mobile phones and DVD players. Launched a couple of months ago, the company lets buyers post their intent to buy a certain product for which83 words
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Article49 1999-12-27 19 HOME-GROWN 2bSURE.com, that offers free e-mail, voicemail and faxes, launched its Greater China service last week through a tie-up with China's Field Force Group. The company said its unified messaging tool will be used by the 100,000-plus members and associates within the Field Force community.49 words
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Article58 1999-12-27 19 SMART card-based technology maker Gemplus said its year-old smart card manufacturing plant in Singapore has produced its 100 millionth smart chip, and has achieved the target six months ahead of schedule. Gemplus Microelectronic Asia (GMA) is Singapore's only smart card manufacturing plant, employs about 20058 words
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Article70 1999-12-27 19 CREATIVE Technology has announced broad support for the Macintosh platform. Creative's line of Soundßlaster Live! audio solutions and Personal Digital Entertainment (PDE) Internet Solutions which include the Nomad line of portable audio devices, and the Web Cam Go line of portable PC cameras will be the70 words
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Article66 1999-12-27 19 PROGRAMMABLE logic solutions provider, Xilinx Inc, has donated U*****,000 worth of hardware and software design tools to the National University of Singapore's Centre for Wireless Communication (CWC). Xilinx will collaborate with the CWC over three years for R&D on telecom design technology. Xilinx said it will66 words
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Article52 1999-12-27 19 MAINBOARD listed retailer FJ Benjamin Holdings Ltd has appointed Lee Seng Chee as CEO of FJB Multimedia (Asia) Pte Ltd, from Jan 1. The new firm is a joint venture between FJ Benjamin Holdings and Next Media Pte Ltd. Mr Lee earlier founded Media City, a TCS52 words
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Article47 1999-12-27 19 Raju Chellam - Compiled by Raju Chellam EC WORKS Pte Ltd will hold a seminar on 'The likely winners and losers of e-commerce in Asia' on Jan 18. The seminar will have a presentation by Michael Cannon, a US legal expert, on venture financing. For details, fax *****88.47 words
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Article, Illustration68 1999-12-27 19 SHARP-ROXY Sales Singapore has introduced the LL-TISSA, its 15-inch XGA-resolution (1,024 by 768 pixel) LCD monitor. It has a display area equivalent to a 17-inch CRT (cathode ray tube) monitor, takes up a quarter of the desk space, uses 40 per cent of the power that68 words
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Article65 1999-12-27 19 BRIO Technology's Brio.Report 5.2 enterprise reporting solution is now available. It offers expanded support for Unix platforms including Sun's Solaris, IBM's AIX, and HP-UX; as well as Windows NT. Brio said it provides the performance power and flexibility to transform data from disparate sources throughout the e*enterprise65 words
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Article55 1999-12-27 19 MICROSOFT will keep its phone lines open 24 hours throughout the new year period to solve any product-related problems. Here are some emergency numbers: Y2K hotline *****05,*****346,*****188; product support *****00; Microsoft Careline *****55, *****721,*****971. The lines will be open from Dec 30 to Jan 4; and again55 words
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Article66 1999-12-27 19 Raju Chellam - Compiled by Raju Chellam INFOCUS Systems has launched the LP77O conference room data-projector, targeted at corporate users. It ships with InFocus Light Port software that let users manage the projectors over a corporate LAN, like a network printer. The LP77O offers 2,000 lumens' brightness at XGA resolution66 words
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494 1999-12-27 19 charles cousins - SAY IH charles cousins The author is regional manager, Psion Asia -Pacific THERE has been a lot of talk about the wireless Internet, but the day you can take a single device anywhere in the world and easily log on is still not yet494 words
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Article, Illustration457 1999-12-27 19 Andrew Wee - Online e-rewards site targeting Asian e-businesses and expects to gross US$l.5 million in revenues next year By, Andrew Wee SURFGOLD.COM, an online e-rewards site developed by home-grown Blue Skies Technologies Pte Ltd, is targeting Asian e-businesses and expects to gross US$l.5 million (552.5 million) inARTHUR LEE - 457 words
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230 1999-12-27 19 Toh Han Shih - The US-based giant will offer ISP services to the corporate sector only By' Toh Han Shih A MAJOR US-based ISP (Internet Service Provider), Uunet, which is part of telco giant MCI Worldcom, will begin operations in Singapore in Ql next year. Uunet230 words
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231 1999-12-27 19 Bloomberg [BOSTON) Ask Jeeves Inc, the company that lets questioners use conversational English to request answers over its Web site, was sued for alleged patent violations by two scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The scientists, Patrick Winston and Boris Katz, contend thatBloomberg - 231 words
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Article, Illustration662 1999-12-27 20 ANDREW WEE - Commerce Net chief Toh See Kiat tells amdrew web that Asian businesses will largely buy from trusted parties only ANDREW WEE BUSINESSES in Asia, including Singapore, will conduct the bulk of their ebusiness with trusted parties, and put more importance on familiarity and trust, Commerce Net SingaporeARTHUR LEE; Source: Nov - 662 words
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402 1999-12-27 20 Toh Han Shih - Coming soon an e-book shop for pros Singaporean entrepreneur launching site commercially in February Toh Han Shih A SINGAPOREAN technopreneur, is setting up an online bookstore to cater to professionals, at: www.oneknowledge.com. It had a trial launch on Dec 14, and will be commercially launched in February. "Physical goods are402 words
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Article, Illustration73 1999-12-27 20 HOME-GROWN iDesk Pte Ltd has announed an online business dining reservation service for members to make e-reservations at select restaurants in Singapore. "Unlike other Web portals that merely provide a listing of restaurants to online users, we act as an intermediary and offer instant two-way communications73 words
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Article114 1999-12-27 20 NIELSEN/NETRATINGS said eToys enjoyed the biggest growth in Net traffic in the US, up 82 per cent between the first and last weeks of November. eToys has a secure online transaction facility that is guaranteed by AltaVista and America Online. "Our findings in the US are indicative of114 words
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Article104 1999-12-27 20 HANDHELD companions continue to be a driving force in the worldwide smart handheld device (SHD) market, says International Data Corp (IDC). Personal companions make up 65 per cent of the entire handheld-companion segment. IDC expects handheld companions to grow 22.5 per cent to 5.4 million units worldwide104 words
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Article80 1999-12-27 20 A NEW study by Jupiter Communications Inc says US ad revenue, which currently comprises only 14 per cent of online ad-spend, or US$466 million, will grow to 24 per cent, or US$2.7 billion, by 2003. This means almost one in every four ad dollars will be spent80 words
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Article123 1999-12-27 20 Raju Chellam - Compiled by Raju Chellam SECURITIES traded online by private investors in the Asia-Pacific region will account for at least 20 per cent of all retail equity market transaction volume by 2003, says Dataquest, a unit of GartnerGroup Inc. About 70 per cent of retail brokerages headquartered in123 words
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Advertisement13 1999-12-27 20 business on the net ♦Sun microsystems We are the dot in .Com www.sun.com.sg13 words
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Article262 1999-12-27 21 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young AS the holiday season approaches, activity is waning. However, there has still been sufficient movement for a couple of handy bulkers and a few tankers to be reported sold. Vessels sold for further trading WTTT.jr r*BBTEBft ♦Sea Harmony: 38,888 tdw bit 85IHI crsContributed by Simpson Spence & Young - 262 words
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Article315 1999-12-27 21 SES *000 owzi H w CWT Distribution 1.20 unch 13 Chuan Hup 0.40 unch 5600 Cosco Investment 1.10 unch 64 Freight Links 0.29 0.01 393 GB Holdings 0.85 0.02 13 Hal Sun Hup 0.79 0.02 315 IMC Hotdings-HK ..._5.60 unch 0 Jaya Holdings 1.13 0.02 112 Jurong Shipyard315 words
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605 1999-12-27 21 Most shipping channels will remain open with extra tags on dnty Reuters [LONDON] Ports and terminals worldwide have set oil loading and vessel movement bans of between four and 24 hours to cover the millennium turnover period, but most shipping channels willReuters - 605 words
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Article, Illustration342 1999-12-27 21 Reuters [NANTES, France] Sticky fuel oil from a sunken tanker washed up at dozens of points along France's Atlantic coast on Saturday, as stormy seas kept authorities guessing where the rest of the slick would head. "It's coming in big pools and completely devastating theReuters; AFP - 342 words
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Article534 1999-12-27 21 David Hughes - LINER SCENE By David Hughes TFOR liner shipping, 1999 has been dominated by consolidation. The big story was July's Maersk Line takeover of Sea-Land, a deal which was finally completed just a few weeks a go. Now, right at the end of the year, comes534 words
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213 1999-12-27 21 AFP (SINGAPORE] The Asian Shipowners' Forum (ASF) has welcomed the death penalty meted out by China on 13 pirates as it renewed its appeal for governments to deal more effectively with piracy. The Singapore-based Safe Navigation Committee of the ASF said itAFP - 213 words
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170 1999-12-27 21 [SINGAPORE] The Port of Los Angeles beat the traditional year-end blues to hit record cargo volumes last month, the seventh straight month that cargo volumes surged past 300,000 TEUs (20-ft equivalent units). Despite the end of the holiday shipping season in170 words
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Article, Illustration320 1999-12-27 22 David Hughes - Tanker in SE Asia said to be waiting to take palm oil cargo HepttrLs by] David Hughes in London THE International Maritime Bureau (1MB) has issued a warning to traders dealing in palm oil that there is a small tanker "lurking" in Southeast320 words
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280 1999-12-27 22 A PROSECUTOR for the port of Antwerp in Belgium has detained, then released a ship following an accusation from environmental pressure group Greenpeace that it was going to be scrapped in India, in breach of the Basle convention on toxic waste. The 1973-built, 15,216280 words
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Article244 1999-12-27 22 A REPORT commissioned by German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has found that sabotage may have contributed to the 1994 sinking of the ferry Estonia with 852 lives. The Group of Experts was set up in 1995 by Meyer Werft as the yard fought claims that design244 words
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Article139 1999-12-27 22 CANADIAN Pacific (CP) has bought out Mexican firm TMM's 50 per cent stake in their joint venture Americana Ships for an undisclosed sum. The deal for the US$l billion (551.67 billion) a year liner operation will see all the container services of Lykes Lines,139 words
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67 1999-12-27 22 ONE crew member is missing and two are known to have died following the sinking of the Maltese-flag 2,261 dwt bulker Donal Paraic 72km north-west of the Spanish port of Corunna. Three of the six crew of the 1985-built ship were rescued by67 words
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61 1999-12-27 22 SEVENTEEN crew had to be rescued after a collision between the 1,805 dwt reefer ship Ducado and a trawler 80 km off the coast of Mauritania. The men were picked up by the 1968-built Belize-flag reefer vessel and other ships in the area and have61 words
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148 1999-12-27 22 AN angry mob of around a hundred seafarers in the Philippines seized the head of a crewing agency and dragged him to a police barracks demanding his arrest. Triple Star International Shipping Lines president Eugene Huang was hauled to Camp Crame police headquarters in Quezon148 words
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142 1999-12-27 22 AT LEAST 63 people are believed dead after a ferry accident in the Meghna river in Bangladesh. The M L Falguni was 16km into the 24-km wide river crossing, part of the Mouths of the Ganges, when it capsized after running aground. Around 150 people142 words
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Article19242 1999-12-27 29 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Ovstn Name Mem* Number Number SIN Oest'n Name Name Number Number 12/01 22/01 NVK P 0 NEDLLOYD NAP 0205 65-2****** To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cote D'lvolre 12/01 01/02 Austral cape york v.2iS919,242 words
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Article573 1999-12-27 35 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Jwonq Part 8t Afrual *****9 JOI 26/12/8:40 26/12/23 00 Bt Seiat. '24m J01 26/12/11:00 26/12/23:00 8t Mustika *****9 J01 26/12/8:35 26/12/23:00 Bulk Orion 19A J23 26/12/13:00 31/12/23:59 Marcopolo 22 Prw162 J16 27/12/7:00 28/12/6:00 Aomoriwillow 26 JI1 27/12/7:00 31/12/23:59 Bt Y 2K1 2573 words
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Article1992 1999-12-27 35 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERSANDLCL CARGO Booklnq/Bjlance Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period Fron To From MI JAM MS 27/23 10 II 2VBOO 25/1659 25/1900 2a n/iroo 24/0459 24/0900 ?i 25/1700 24/0459 it/ofoo J 24/0700 26/1159 26/M00 4_ 24/1200 24/1459 26/1700 ACX LILAC 00 M 28/12 00 25/15001,992 words
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Article185 1999-12-27 35 Deo 27 United Kingdom: Bank Holiday. Hong Kong. The first week-day after Christmas Day. Deo 30 Philippines: Rizal Day. Japan: Bank Holiday. Deo 31 Thailand: New Year's Eve. Germany: New Year's Eve. Japan: New Year's Eve. Jan 1 Malaysia: New Year Day. South Korea: New Year Day. Taiwan:185 words
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Article817 1999-12-27 35 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the mar ket. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and817 words
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Article516 1999-12-27 35 Carbon IN Mai 992.1 2.3 18.1 0.09 68 0.09 OK 23 DMltT Water RmMm Ash Aluminium Sediment No above £25 6 I 21 0 1 rrrr 380 A* 983.8 0.5 12.4 0.06 32 0.02 380 Mai 990.7 14 15J 0.08 67 0.04 K6/IT3 in M/M M/M516 words
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669 1999-12-27 36 Earnings likely to plnnge 52% for major carriers except Air France Bloomberg [LONDON) European airlines will be glad to forget 1999, a year in which Air France SA alone flew unscathed through a price war thrashing earnings. Europe's biggest carriers are likely toBloomberg - 669 words
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422 1999-12-27 36 KOREAN AIR CRASH Oneofthefonrjet engines was on fire before plane crashed Bloomberg [LONDON] Korean Air pilots on board the Boeing 747-200 cargo jet that crashed last Tuesday near London's Stansted Airport, killing the crew of four, were experiencing problems with their flight instruments, investigatorsBloomberg - 422 words
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293 1999-12-27 36 AFP [SEOUL] Accident-prone Korean Air Sunday revealed plans to buy 27 new cargo and passenger planes as part of a restructuring programme aimed at improving safety. "Next year we plan to buy 17 new planes including three Boeing 7775, four A-3305, eight 8737-800SAFP - 293 words
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Article, Illustration75 1999-12-27 36 [NARITA] Passengers wait in line in front of a check in counter at the Narita International Airport, suburb of Tokyo, on Christmas Day. The number of Japanese travellers during the year-end and New Year holidays is expected to drop by 5.5 per cent forAFP - 75 words
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165 1999-12-27 36 AFP [BEIJING] The number of people travelling within China grew by nearly 8.0 per cent in the first nine months of this year, official figures showed. Freight traffic also increased slightly. Passengers on planes, trains, road vehicles and ships between JanuaryAFP - 165 words
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Article110 1999-12-27 36 Reuters [MINNEAPOLIS] Northwest Airlines will begin charging a 10 US cent (550.16) per kg cargo fuel surcharge on transatlantic freight shipments, beginning Feb 1, the carrier said in a statement. "We have resisted adding a fuel surcharge for as long as possible, but the current situationReuters - 110 words
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Article1915 1999-12-27 36 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD OFM 2150 C2353 2045 CZ3S2 0835 AimtrrMm 5023 0650 KL0838 2335 741 1310 N***** 0750 AM328 2345 SO327 0750 $0328 2345 1 I GA975 1210 M*l TG407 645 MM WO KL0837 1535 j —W «6 WW IM5 Ancflttrtft FI15S 0500 HotataAi1,915 words
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Article, Illustration39 1999-12-27 36 [TAIPEI] Models dance in front of the French-made Renault concept car in the 2000 Taipei Auto Show which kicked off on Saturday and will last for nine days. The show includes cars from 22 companies.39 words
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196 1999-12-27 36 Reuters [HONGKONGJ Cathay Pacif ic Airways said it has agreed to give pay rises of 1-2 per cent to some management staff in 2000. Cathay spokeswoman Quince Chong said about 1,200 supervisors, managers and assistant managers out of the airline's 13.000 staff wouldReuters - 196 words
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