The Business Times, 11 December 2001

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    11 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 107/03/2001 SINGAPORE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2001
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    74 1 □sn you* (-12.44) niT-su mm mun (-4.27) □STnDßxnmnkßs ÜBMO (-18.00) soDxa nmnss 20L10 (-3.00) STOCK MAXKET INDICES Monday Chanjre KLSE COMP .667.11 +&M NIKKEI 225 —18*71.01 -22L88 HA>'0 SENG _JL784Jt 47J6 SET INDEX doted JAKARTA COMP -J7136 -3J6 MANILA COMP -1,120a -9J7 TAIPHWPI &321J8 -It# seoul oomp m.n
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    69 1 FOSEX BATES US* ss CSS (SS par OSS) 1.834 £(USS/S€ per 1.433 U27 EUBO(US$/SS/E). 0.892 1.636 DM 2.194 1.196 YEN 1218 68.60 RM 1800 1072 ffiB 7.799 4163 BABT 4189 2194 8UPIAH 10J60 INK FUBEE BATES SINGAPORE* 6i6 KUALA LUMPUR 6.40 HONG KONG 126 JAKASTA 39.00 TAIPEI 179 TOKYO
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  • Article
    Lock icon CAD launches probe into Asia Pulp & Paper
    906 1  - CAD launches probe into Asia Pulp Paper rTTexciusiv^^ Its S'pore-listed sister companies AFP and Golden Agri also being investigated By Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] The Commercial Affairs Department has launched a probe into Asia Pulp Paper (APP) one of the world's largest and most heavily indebted pulp and paper companies with
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    Lock icon Home prices seen holding at present levels
    878 1  -  But some see 5-7% upside for low-end leasehold suburban homes next year By Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] Private home prices are likely to hover around current levels next year, say property consultants, with some even projecting a 5 to 7 per cent upside for
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    Lock icon Dovechem deal now hangs in the balance
    749 1  -  Surprise rethink by founder could derail partial offer bid By Serena Ng [SINGAPORE] Just one day before what looks like a done deal for the partial offer for Dovechem Terminal, the company said yesterday that its founder and major shareholder Ng Joo Soon
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      163 1 DHBPE Top Stories COEs go up by 10-14% despite quota increase. Mmxt Pag* B 'Inchcape Motors MD to quit at end of the month. Pg 3 Twinwood buys 98% of Edgematrix for $1. Pg 3 Developers see steady take-up, Pg 6 Bix additional reserve sale sites, Pg 7 III *£&Bfr
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      35 1 lr H Li in Chee Onn explains Keppe! strategy PAGE 3 hep pel announces new residential project in Kunming PAGE 3 BT COMMENT Lee Han Shih: Ascendas not a truly commercial entity yet PAGE 6
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      Lock icon Tycoons voice support for second term for Tung
      632 2  -  But he ranks poorly in popularity polls, faces widespread dissatisfaction From, Audrey Tan in Hong Kong HONG Kong's Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa is seen as a shoo-in for next year's March elections, but analysts say he faces the enormous task of re-building
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      Lock icon COEs go up by 10-14% despite quota increase
      447 2  -  Ye&r-end rash to fulfil targets s&id to fuel bidding fervour By* Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] COE prices for cars and trucks rose by 10-14 per cent for the December tender despite a substantial increase in the supply of certificates for three categories. In
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Saved by the bell
        90 2 ONE banker related how his bank managed to escape being caught up in the Enron collapse. A month before troubles at energy trader Enron became known, his bank was contemplating giving it a $10 million line of credit. "At the time, there was no reason from
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        Lock icon Credit Suisse global call centre
        161 2 CREDIT Suisse Private Banking yesterday launched its global call centre, which for the first time allows clients around the world to access a comprehensive range of online and offline financial services and lifestyle products 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The new centre,
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      35 2 IN Friday's report on Malaysian Airline System under the headline "MAS hits 3-month highs on new board member", we wrongly attributed the report to Reuters instead of Bloomberg. We are sorry for the error.
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Chairman Lim Chee Onn explains Keppel's strategy
      562 3  -  It'll have 3 key businesses so as not to depend too much on one area Reports by Loh Hui Yin in Shanghai IT is far better for Keppel Corp to have at least three key businesses than for it to be reliant on
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      Lock icon Inchcape Motors MD Eddie Ng to quit at end of the month
      346 3  -  By Christopher Tan IN a somewhat unexpected announcement, motor distributor Inchcape Motors said yesterday managing director Eddie Ng was leaving the group. It said Mr Ng, who got onboard as managing director in 1996, "has expressed his desire
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      Lock icon Keppel announces new Kunming housing project
      596 3 It also breaks ground on another project in Shanghai KEPPEL Corp, which has identified China as a core market for its businesses, yesterday announced a new residential property project in Kunming city even as it broke ground on another in Shanghai. The government-linked conglomerate
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      Lock icon There's gold to be mined from long-serving staff
      603 3  -  lock siew] siow li sen WHEN one looks around at the best run and most profitable companies, one common theme is that many of them have a stable workforce. This is especially so if you look at the ranks of senior staffers.
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      Lock icon Kim Eng earnings for first six months drop 42% to $5m
      342 3  -  By Ling Su Ann LISTED broker Kim Eng Holdings yesterday reported a 42 per cent drop in interim profit to $5 million. Turnover for the six months ended Sept 30 rose 36 per cent to $52 million. This was
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      Lock icon Twinwood buys 98% of Edgematrix for $1
      492 5  -  It will assume the mobile communications firm's liabilities as it seeks to torn itself into an IT services company By David Boey LOSS-MAKING Twinwood Engineering, a construction firm that hopes to turn itself into an information technology play, said yesterday that it has
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      Lock icon Tan admits owing large amount to brokerage
      509 5  -  MnMOTriMMT TRIAL By Serena Ng THE prosecution in the Mid-Continent trial yesterday established that the second accused, Tan Hong Pheng, had owed a few hundred thousand dollars to a brokerage in the months leading up to Mid-Con's initial public offering in July 1998.
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      Lock icon Frontline's China-based affiliate wins $ 13.2m Sichuan deal
      234 5 Frontline's China-based affiliate wins 13.2m Sichuan deal It's seen having positive impact on firm's profit, EPS FRONTLINE Technologies Corp said yesterday that its China-based affiliate has won a $13.2 million deal and added that this contract is expected to have a positive impact on Frontline's profit and earnings per share
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      Lock icon SMRT ridership rises 2.9% to 32.4m in Oct
      269 5 Dow Jones Newswires SMRT Corp saw its ridership rise 2.9 per cent to 32.4 million in October from 31.5 million a year ago, possibly indicating improved consumer sentiment after declines in August and September, according to the company's website and analysts. Ridership
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      Lock icon OCBC may top S'pore banks in latest provisions
      589 5 Bloomberg OVERSEA-CHINESE Banking Corp, now Singapore's smallest bank, will make the biggest provisions for bad loans among local lenders, analysts who attended briefings given by the bank said. The lender's 2001 profit will be lower than last year, excluding four months of
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Datacraft names new CFO
        38 5 DATACRAFT Asia said yesterday it has appointed Philip Chu chief financial officer while Yutaka Aokl has assumed the position of regional director of Japan. Mr Chu succeeds Victor Yung who will resign at aid-January.
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        Lock icon Asia Dekor interim profit climbs 3%
        54 5 ASIA Dekor Holdings said yesterday its interim net earnings rose 3 per cent to 60.9 million renminbi (5113.3 million) on the back 0f434j2 million renminbi in turnover for the six months ended September. Earnings per share stood at 0.077 renminbi and net tangible assets
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        Lock icon Keppel T&T sells ApacBiz Info stake
        55 5 KEPPEL TAT said it has sold its 50 per cent stake in Apacßiz Info to its New Zealand joint venture partner BayCorp Holdings Ltd for $4.5 million. The divestment is part of the firm's efforts to monetise assets of non-core businesses and to move
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        Lock icon Tat Hong trims losses
        73 5 TAT Hong Holdings said it narrowed its net loss to $2.7 million from $4.4 million for the six months ended September. Turnover rose 15.8 per cent to $71.2 million. Tat Hong said it expects its performance to improve in the second half of the year. Loss
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        Lock icon I-One Net is now Xprees Hldgs
        34 5 I-ONE Net International said it has changed its name to Xpress Holdings from Dec 3. The name change is to reflect the group's refocus on the print media.
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      310 4 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES D«c 10 VALUE CLOSE WOM> 210.00 -50.00 BTCOPI -*****.00 -8.QQ IT 10-day MA -*****.00 +21.00 424.49 -2.24 134.77 +Q.Q7 MBpilMHi 1385.33 -27.53 IB Flip 419.87 -8.49 ma«npor» 200.90 -1.67 aMCIWn 201.10 -3.00 Stocks Volume HotunglnvNT5.— 22.207,000 •StarCmises 10c 13,300,000 Frontline 5c 13.281,000 SingTel 15c. 12.769,000 •TanChongJnt50c 10,410.000
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      Lock icon Technical readings mixed after Star Cruises' run-up
      248 4  -  HOTSTOCK/ WARRANT By\ Ven Sreenivasan CLOB-QUOTED cruise-ship operator Star Cruises has been sizzling for over a week. After rising some 30 per cent in the last week or so, the stock surged another 33 per cent or 13.5 US cents yesterday to close
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      Lock icon STI resilient as market pulls back
      748 4  -  ■I I comment 1 ven sreenivasan HE Singapore bourse started the week on a quiet note as market players repositioned themselves following the sharp run-ups of the previous week. TBlue chips slipped I slightly, though the retracements were mild compared to the sharp gains
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      Lock icon Yen hit as machinery order fall overshadows poor US job data
      515 4  -  FTTcomment CURRENCIES A Asian anits and Australian dollar suffer; sterling poond the exceptional pilar ere— tradee larry wee THE Japanese yen continued to be the favourite whipping boy in Asian currency trading yesterday, despite an ugly set of US
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    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
    2823 4 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AM Amto Aaaat Mgt (S'pora) Star Europe Eqtyf A 0437/ Star Europe Bd 0.98/ Star Europe M 049V Star Aalan Tiger Eqty 0.773/ Star Ma land 1112/ star Mia Balanced 0.865/ Star Global Technology Fund 0.3» Star Bhv Finance Japan Fundi** OJS AM (mm Mala) IM GowettAaia
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  • FOCUS property
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      Lock icon Ascendcis not a truly commercial entity yet
      645 6  -  I ll comment PROPERTY It should not compete with private corporations for market funds lee han shih ASCENDAS has no business thinking of launching a property trust. Two weeks ago, the fully-owned subsidiary of JTC Corp became the latest GLC (government-linked company) to
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      Lock icon Developers see steady take-up over the weekend
      313 6  -  Bnt analyst expects prices to fall by another 20% within 6 months By* Andrea Tan WING Tai Holdings, quiet for most of the year, has sold 41 units at The Serenade@Holland, a 99-year leasehold condominium in the Holland Road/Mount Sinai area. Twenty units
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      67 6 MAn^m«^a^comJ ■F** FREEHOLD SHOPHOUSE FOR SALE/LEASE 1 I No. 16 18 |atan Klapa I I 2.5 storey shophouse I I* Land area: 2.315 sqft; Built-in: 5,109 sft I I Fitted office with glass door frontage I I Located between Lavender Bugls MRT station I Suitable for office and/or F&J3 use
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      21 6 lirr^jn Lianhe Zaobao borrowing I lending It KG I What does ihe taxman say? I MflMOt I HRHKNt I aVrlftSftMlfftt I
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Six additional reserve sale sites for H1 2002
      451 7  -  They are on top of 15 rolled over from current batch Byi Andrea Tan THE government yesterday unveiled the list of reserve sale sites for its land sales programme for the first half of next year six additional sites on top of
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      Lock icon S'pore among the best in business 'value'
      420 7  -  on the economy business costs -By Anaa Teo SINGAPORE ranks 17th in business operating costs behind Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan in a 31-country study by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), and offers one of the best "value", it says. In a new
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      Lock icon S'pore HR professionals form association
      274 7 It aims to promote career devt, management HUMAN resource professionals in Singapore have got together to form the Asian chapter of the International Association of Career Management Professionals. The Asian Association of Career Management Profes- sionals (AACMP) was registered as a society in late-No-vember with
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      Lock icon Price cuts not a solution, says marketing guru
      527 7  -  Byt Chuang Peck Ming FACING poor business in these recessionary times? The knee-jerk reaction is to slash prices. Think again, says Christopher Lovelock, a pioneer of services marketing. "Heavy price cutting will attract customers, but these will not be loyal customers," he
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      4 7 "They came in swarms."
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Long, painful debate ahead for EU
      701 8  -  PITT3 bottom line OPINION shada islam The writer is BT's Brussels correspondent AFTER months spent promoting America's war against Afghanistan, European Union leaders are struggling to re-focus attention on their bloc's own political future. An EU summit in Laeken in Brussels on Dec 14-15
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      73 8 To sell the company, you don't need the analyst For the IPO, you desperately need the analyst It's basically a marketing tool.' -hdalQUt an oil analyst, on initial public offerings. "I am astounded by Saudi Arabia's capacity for ignoring its problems.' -Tarry Yakuano vice president (Saudi Arabia
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      Lock icon Enron and foreign investment
      618 8 EDITORIAL THE spectacular collapse of US energy giant Enron Corp and its ramifications for developing countries such as India will only become clear in the years to come. What Is immediately evident is that those countries that have been reluctant to permit foreign investment in critical
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      Lock icon All this soul searching about a bunch of cells...
      1043 8  -  The row over embryonic stem cell research shows that plenty of minds in the'secular' West are still happy to suppress science By 1 Thomas Barlow FT IN South-east Asia, between the borders of Burma and Laos, sits a small country called
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      Lock icon Up to Congress to prevent another Enron
      451 8 COMMENTARY It most keep SEC on track or risk hidden corporate misdeeds LAT-WP WHOSE business is it when thousands of Enron employees watch their pension savings all but vanish with the company's stock price, due at least in part to hidden, risky deals
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon IMF hails sale of 11.9% stake in Indonesia's Telkom
      560 9 JAKARTA Underwriter says 86% of the stake was bought by big foreign fands AFX Reuters THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday hailed the sale of an 11.9 per cent stake in PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) which went mostly to a few
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      Lock icon Bus firm Park May gains 12% on merger report
      207 9 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg PARK May Bhd shares rose as much as 12 per cent after a newspaper reported that a rival may buy 50 per cent of the unprofitable Malaysian bus company from Renong Bhd for as much as US$52 million.
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      Lock icon Salomon Smith Barney upbeat on Asia's prospects in 2002
      286 9 HONGKONG Reuters SALOMON Smith Barney said yesterday it was upbeat on Asia's growth prospects and had recently raised its 2002 forecasts for several Asian nations on an improved outlook for US growth. Because the region's slowdown was largely an external shock,
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      Lock icon Guthrie shareholders okay Indon deal
      443 9 KUALA LUMPUR Company plans to merge plantation business with those of listed subsidiaries Reuters MALAYSIAN plantation group Kumpulan Guthrie yesterday won shareholder approval to wrap up a controversial acquisition of Indonesian estates worth US$36B million. With the deal completed, Guthrie said it is now seeking
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      Lock icon Abdurrahman to sue police chief
      179 9 ■JAKARTA AP FORMER Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid said yesterday he would sue the Jakarta police chief for defamation over allegations he received money to help overturn the conviction of Tommy Suharto, the son of ex-dictator Suharto. "I will sue the police chief for damaging my
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      Lock icon Parliament panel okays graft probe of speaker
      200 9 JAKARTA AP INDONESIA'S Parliament yesterday moved a step closer to setting up a special commission to investigate corruption allegations against assembly speaker Akbar Tandjung. Lawmaker Firman Jaya Daeli said a panel agreed to recommend to the legislature that it launch an investigation into
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      Lock icon Indon govt, provinces to set oil revenue split: report
      223 9 SINGAPORE Dow Jones Newswires INDONESIA'S central government and key representatives from oil and gas-rich provinces have agreed to work together to determine the country's oil and gas revenue split, ending a long-standing dispute. A Jakarta Post report yesterday said the agreement
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    • NOTE Book
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        Lock icon KL to issue more broadband licences
        58 9 Dow Jones Newswires [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian Communication! and Multimedia Commission yesterday said it will Issue new licences allowing companies to offer broadband and local network facilities. It will give out today 17 new licences, which will allow firms to provide telecom* services and
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        Lock icon MAS to review route rationalisation
        69 9 AFX [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia Airlines managing director Mohd Nor Yuaof said the airline needs to revisit some of the 12 routes it had rationalised. Cited by the Edge newspaper, he said the carrier will have to review Its route rationalisation and explore new possibilities arising
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        Lock icon 526 M'sian firms declared bankrupt
        59 9 AFX [KUALA LUMPUR] A total 0f526 companies were declared bankrupt in the first seven months of this year, Beroama quoted Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Rais Yatim as saying. "The figure represents a drop of 17 per cent from 632 companies last year," Mr
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        Lock icon Tenaga to build RM3b power project
        64 9 AFX [KUALA LUMPUR] Tenaga Nasional pi«w« to build an RM3 billion (S|l.4S billion) hydroelectric Ham in Pahang state capable of generating 1,000 MW of electricity, New Straits Times reported. Tenaga chairman Jamaluddin Jar]is was quoted aa saying that Tokyo Electric Power will handle the
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        Lock icon China's Titic pays up Samurai bonds
        74 9 Reuters [BEIJING] China's Tiaitfin International Trust and Investment Corp (Title) yeetsrday said tt had mads a foil payment on 1&5 billion yen (Sglg&9mllliati) in Samurai booda and interaet to Ft# Bank. The paymsntakng with haltyaarhitarsst of Mg million yen, has besn anxiously awaited by
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        Lock icon Delisted China firm starts CTC trade
        51 9 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Chins's first delisted firm began over-the-counter trade yesterday, atgnalllnt a new exit route for investors in companies toaeadaffthe exchanges, securities officials said. Sharsholdsreef washing machine maker Shanghai Narcissus were allowed to transfer thsirshareo over axmtsrs run by six major Chineee brokerages, they
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        Lock icon All Indon banks mest CAR nerms
        72 9 Reuters [JAKARTA] Bank Indonesia said thsreshouki be no more bank closures this year as banks have man^sd to pass the compulsory 8 percent capital adequacy ratio. "All of the banks hsves CAR reaching 8 psr cent except the banks in Ibra. Some have added
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      Lock icon Arroyo unveils action plan to boost economy
      466 10 MANILA Measures include forming an asset management firm, land reforms and fighting crime AP, AFP PHILIPPINE President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday unveiled a package of measures including creation of an asset management company aimed at boosting the economy in the short term and
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      Lock icon Lucio Tan, Manila reach share accord on PNB
      395 10 MANILA Bloomberg LUCIO Tan has agreed to buy all shares of Philippine National Bank if he bids on any stock the government offers for sale, removing the last obstacle to a debt-for-eq-uity swap that will aid rehabilitation of the lender. Mr Tan's
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      Lock icon Container handling at HK port down 3% in 3rd qtr
      276 12 HONGKONG Bloomberg THE port of Hong Kong, the world's busiest container port last year, said it handled 3 per cent fewer containers in the third quarter than the same period last year as the slowing global economy hurt cargo demand.
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      Lock icon China lifts curbs on foreign banks in two cities
      308 12 CHINA nr WTO From today they will be allowed to do yuan business in Tiaqjin and Dalian Bloomberg CHINA will allow foreign banks in Tianjin and Dalian to apply for licences from today to conduct local currency business, in line with
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      Lock icon China to give AIG 4 new licences
      282 12 M BEIJING Grant tied to 50-50 stakes in future ventures: report AFX CHINA is to issue American International Group (AIG) with four new licences to set up wholly-owned operations in the country, but in return the company will be required to run any
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      Lock icon Shenzhen in theme park talks with Universal
      269 12 HONGKONG AP UNIVERSAL Studios is exploring the possibility of building a theme park in southern China, possibly providing competition to a Disneyland set to open in Hong Kong in 2005, executives said yesterday. Officials in the border city of Shenzhen have been in
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    • ASIA Notes
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        Lock icon Bankruptcies hit record high in HK
        74 12 AP [HONG KONG] The number of personal bankruptcies here will set a record of more than 10,000 this year, about double the previous high from last year, as Hong Kong suffers a serious economic downturn, an official said yesterday. Official receiver Eammon O'Conn ell
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        Lock icon China ministry sued over bond curbe
        102 12 AFX [BEUING] A professor from Fudan University is suing the Ministry of Finance, alleging it breached a commitment to investors when it banned the repurchase of a treasury bond and its use as collateral in August, the China Daily reported in its weekend edition.
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        Lock icon Chiao Tung Bank to buy finance corp
        78 12 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Chiao Tung Bank, Taiwan's No 7 publicly traded lender by market value, will take over Chung Hsing Bills Finance Corp through a share swap, as part of a banking industry consolidation promoted by the government. Banks and other financial companies in
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        Lock icon Henderson China's 2b yuan projects
        84 12 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Henderson China Holdings Ltd, the mainland China unit of Hong Kong's second largest property developer, plans to spend two billion yuan (Ss43B million) on five projects next year. The company plans to work on an office project in Beijing and residential developments
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        Lock icon Taiwan to reform stock market
        75 12 AFX [TAIPEI] Taiwan's Ministry of Finance said it will further reform the stock market when it stabilises, focusing on trading time, share price movement limits and credit trading. Finance Minister Yen Chlng-chang (right) was quoted by the Commercial Times a& saying that among the world's
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        Lock icon Bank plan by 12 Taiwan credit co-ops
        81 12 AFX [TAIPEI] Twelve credit cooperatives are planning to consolidate Into a commercial bank, with paid-in capital of ova- NT$3 billion (SIISB .3 million), the Economic Daily News reported without giving a source. The 12 institutions now claim a combined NTliao billion In deposits
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      442 13 Reuters, Bloomberg [TOKYO] Gross domestic product figures last week confirming that Japan was in recession came as no surprise to anyone, but the details have raised doubts about the reliability of key data used to formulate economic policy. The GDP data have
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      659 15 ZURICH Q3 redemptions outweighed new offerings as investors shunned high risk borrowers Reuters EMERGING nations found it more difficult to raise money on international markets after the Sept 11 attacks on the US as global investors shunned higher risk borrowers, the Bank for
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      191 15 Bloomberg [LONDON] Mergers and acquisitions fell 52 per cent this year as economic growth sputtered, a study by KPMG Corporate Finance showed. The value of completed transactions fell to US$l.6 trillion from US$3.3 trillion in 2000. Acquisitions declined by 30 per cent in the
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      298 16 NEW YORK Reuters CITIGROUP and ÜBS AG are poised to submit separate proposals to take over Enron's beleaguered trading operations, The Wall Street Journal said yesterday, quoting people familiar with the matter. This would be the initial step in a potential bankruptcy
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        54 16 Reuters [HILLSBORO, Oregon] Lattice Semiconductor Corp, a maker of programmable chips, yesterday said it would buy the field programmable system chip business erf Agere Systems for US$25O million in cash. Programmable system chips are so called because they can be programmed by customers after
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        73 16 Bloomberg [SAN JOSE, California] JDS Uniphase Corp, the No 1 maker of fibre optic components, said sales in its fiscal third quarter will fall between 10 per cent and 15 per cent from the previous three months. The company also reiterated a forecast that
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      174 16 NEW YORK Bloomberg MERRILL Lynch Co's Internet analyst Henry Blodget, who last month said he's leaving the company, is being investigated by the New York state attorney general's office, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. The investigation is part of a broad probe of
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      1388 17  -  There's irony in the new economy's claims to remove friction as we discover that friction is not always such a bad thing, says Patrick PATRICK LAMBE The writer is Chief Learning Officer at www.knowledgeplatform.com. His website is at www.greenchameleon.com and he can be reached
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      2403 17 The difficulty in looking at culture, of course, is that it cannot discriminate so neatly between the people you want to keep and the ones you don't. Wages, perks and options can, but they seem to be remarkably ineffective in doing their talent retention job. Xo fives IN THE MATTER
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      279 19 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose one point to 872, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) fell two points to 864, the Baltic Handymax Index (BHD firmed 21 points to 6,894 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCI) was up one point to 983. TlMlj-CHABTEB: ♦Aquabella (built 1995) 161,010
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      492 19  -  Maritime security conference planned next year; UN body will also look into plight of refugees By] Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Maritime security, and the plight of refugees and asylum seekers took centre stage at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Assembly's 22nd session
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      69 19 [SINGAPORE] Singapore's waterfront emergency response system was put to the test on Friday with a dramatic training exercise designed to combat a toxic chemical spill andfire. The simulated scenario near Jurong Shipyard involved leaking drums of toluene di-isocyanate stored in a container. The leak catches fire and
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      271 19 Cambodian ship sinks after colliding with freighter AFP [TOKYO] The Japan Coast Guard was investigating a possible case of peoplesmuggling yesterday after a Cambodian and a Japanese freighter collided, resulting in the Cambodian freighter sinking, an official said. The collision occurred on Sunday
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      182 19 Xinhua [SHANGHAI] China is likely to retain its position as the world's third largest shipbuilder in 2001 for the six consecutive year since 1996, industrial sources said. Vessels completed in the country's shipyards could amount to 4. 5 million tons this year,
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      322 19  -  Vessels must be guarded daring port calls at all times: PAI dab By] Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Merchant shipowners should constantly review security procedures and consider hiring security during port calls to minimise the risk of terrorism, the North of England P&I Club has warned. Prompted
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        1097 20 A new law requiring all checked baggage to be screened for bombs by the end of next year has created a multibilhon dollar market But technical hurdles and the sheer size of the undertaking have to be tackled Reuters (WASHINGTON] WITH a new law giving the
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        777 27 THIS report compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        521 28 Confidence in Aussie carrier due to dominant share of domestic market Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Qantas Airways would ride out any stake sale by its biggest shareholder, cash-strapped British Airways (BA), because of the Australian carrier's stranglehold on its home market, investors said.
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        244 28 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Qantas Airways maintenance workers is pushing for higher pay and job security at a hearing yesterday, a union spokesman said. Negotiations between Australia's largest carrier and unions representing a third of its 5,800 maintenance workers at the Australian Industrial Relations Commission resumed
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        397 28 Lack of progress in starting direct flights to mainland China cited Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Uni Airways, the domestic unit of EVA Airways Corp, may ground aircraft as demand falls and the prospect of opened direct aviation links between Taiwan and mainland China remains
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        149 28 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's state airline Garuda Indonesia has resumed flying to Taiwan after three years of suspension due to financial losses and domestic political upheaval, a company spokesman said. "The flight (from Bali to Taipei) resumes on December 9 and it departs from Denpasar with
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        190 28 AFP [BANGKOK] Thai police arrested three Thai Airways International baggage handlers for stealing US$lOO,OOO in cash from passengers' luggage, a report said. Bangkok deputy police chief Major General Amnuay Ditkavi was quoted in the Nation daily as saying the cargo handlers took the
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        337 28 AP [HONG KONGI Cathay Pacific Airways pilots will meet tomorrow and discuss new industrial action just ahead of the busy holiday season, after an earlier job campaign cost the airline millions of dollars earlier this year. A month after the Sept 11 attacks
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        310 28 New aircraft for medium, long-haul routes report Reuters [HANOI] State-run Vietnam Airlines is expected to sign an agreement in the United States this week to buy four Boeing 777 aircraft for US$44O million, official media said. Yesterday's Vietnam Investment
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