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Title Section15 2003-02-13 1 MITA (P) 010/03/2002 85* THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE I Internet: http://business-times.asial.com.sg THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 200315 words
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Article, Illustration742 2003-02-13 1 Anthony Rowley - They urge Ase&n pins 3 to raise oil stockpiles fast From. Anthony Rowley in Tokyo WITH the threat of imminent war in Iraq, another major oil crisis "may already be in the making" and Asia is not well prepared742 words
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954 2003-02-13 1 Investors worried about their rights as shareholders of such companies [SINGAPORE] Bermuda isn't just known to Singaporeans for the mysterious disappearance of aircraft and ships in its surrounding waters. The group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean has also been an954 words
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Article60 2003-02-13 1 Wednesday Change KLSE COMP Closed NIKKEI 225 8.***** ***** HANG SENG 9.***** +***** SET INDEX ***** +1.12 JAKARTA COMP Closed MANILA COMP .1.***** 340 TAIPEI WPI 4.624.87 +5.89 SEOUL COMP 583.29 +7.31 SHENZHEN B ***** +3.30 Al'ST ALL ORD *****0 +7.10 BOMBAY IND __3i47.5l 1396 1 lam EST Change60 words
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Article, Illustration529 2003-02-13 1 Reuters, AFP [WASHINGTON] US President George W Bush has "somewhat of a difference" with Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan over the need for an economic stimulus, with Mr Bush favouring early action, the White House spokesman said yesterday. Ari FleischerReuters,; AFP - 529 words
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Advertisement106 2003-02-13 1 H INSIDE US lawmakers mull action against France, Germany, Pg 13 Rioe presses Blix on Iraqi recalcitrance, Pg 13 Tndls, Indonesia may move workers in M-E, Pg 10 Thanks and no thanks us Senator Joseph Lieberman (left) was among a group of senators who on Tuesday proposed a resolution to106 words
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Article, Illustration697 2003-02-13 2 Siow Li Sen - exclusive] 'Best' package probably means best for agent, not the borrower By I Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Did you think your housing agent recommended the best home loan for your purchase? Actually, it often was the best deal for the agent, that is.697 words
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Article, Illustration680 2003-02-13 2 Catherine Ong - Mnsharrafs adviser makes pitch for financial sector By Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] Pakistan's top financial officer has urged Singapore businessmen to invest in his country, saying that its economy is on the mend and its financial sector is now completely free from foreign ownership controls. Making680 words
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419 2003-02-13 2 Wang Wei Kong - Bigger companies achieve better 5-year growth profiles, it finds Wang Wei Kong (SINGAPORE] Stay with big-caps, says Salomon Smith Barney after an analysis of Asian corporate earnings in the past 20 years. "In the post-crisis period, the normal expectation that smaller companies would show419 words
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Advertisement141 2003-02-13 2 Toasting our top money managers I The 2003 Investment Fund Awards, to honour the managers of the top performing funds, will be held on Friday, Feb 21, at the Island Ballroom Shangri-La Hotel. The guest of honour will be Mr Hsieh Fu Hua, CEO designate of the Singapore Exchange. This141 words
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SINGAPORE companies
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Article, Illustration592 2003-02-13 3 David Boey - SembCorp unit hopeful of snaring oil gas orders pn^xclusive SMOEhas pre-qualified for several tenders for offshore platforms By I David Boey SEMBuUKr industries energy unit, SembCorp Utilities, hopes to boost its order books this year by clinching a host of oil and gas deals. SMOE, the oil and gas division592 words
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195 2003-02-13 3 Bloomberg [MANILA] Globe Telecom Inc, the Philippines' secondbiggest mobile phone firm and an overseas associate of Singapore Telecom, has denied a report that it may be forced to pay the state gam ing authority a fifth of its revenue from games played onBloomberg - 195 words
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708 2003-02-13 3 angela tan - ■BSfllocksiew angela tan WHY has the share price of Raffles La Salle, a Singapore arts and design school, surged more than four times taking into consideration a share split to 54.5 cents since its debut on the Singapore Exchange in January last year, while708 words
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Article, Illustration302 2003-02-13 4 Vince Chong - 147 m shares meant for merger with Hangzhon Kingsea Byy Vince Chong EWorldofSports.com (eWOS) has secured in-prin-ciple approval from the Singapore Exchange for the listing of new shares in connection with its proposed merger with Chinese firm Hangzhou Kingsea. Based inFILE PHOTO - 302 words
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Article, Illustration667 2003-02-13 4 Hotel owners more willing to sell in current uncertain political climate Bloomberg RAFFLES Holding Ltd, which runs the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, may benefit from the threat of war in Iraq as it seeks to expand in cities from Miami toBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 667 words
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Article176 2003-02-13 4 Reuters [MELBOURNE] Telstra Corp Ltd, Australia's dominant phone company, declined to comment on Wednesday on a Singapore newspaper report that it was in talks to buy the Yellow Pages arm of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. "We don't comment on market speculation or rumour," spokesmen forReuters - 176 words
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Article514 2003-02-13 6 Andrea Tan - Owners are increasingly putting their properties up for auction, finds Andrea Tan Andrea Tan AUCTIONS mean fire&le prices and distressed properties? Think again. Increasingly, owners are putting up their homes, offices and factories for sale at auctions. Last year, the value of properties sold at auctions514 words
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Article, Illustration579 2003-02-13 6 Thien - GARDENER'S By Thien JUST like sketching the big picture, I like working with the trees and bigger plants in our garden, while wifey loves filling in all the in-be-tween details. That's how we've managed to garden quite harmoniously at least most of the time in ourPHOTOS BY THIEN - 579 words
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309 2003-02-13 7 Loh Hui Yin - Three S'pore contractors to be involved in development By Loh Hui Yin HDB subsidiary Cesma International has won a $70 million contract to build the first phase of a township in India, and will take along three Singapore contractors to work on309 words
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Article, Illustration167 2003-02-13 7 THE BT-Muawanatul Fund, set up to raise money for the family of abused Indonesian maid Muawanatul Chasanah, has notched a total of $47,000. In a recent ceremony in Surabaya, $1,000 from the fund was handed to her father, Sunarto, by Heartware Network's chairman Richard167 words
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377 2003-02-13 7 Vince Chong - exclusive Franchisee Royal Clicks targets opening in April By' Vince Chong POPULAR Spanish label Mango will make its debut at Centrepoint Shopping Centre, set for early April, with the promise that the 3,200 sq ft store would display the brand's full collection. The377 words
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Article, Illustration238 2003-02-13 7 Serana Ng - on the economy cargo By Serana Ng THE volume of sea cargo handled in Singapore grew 7 per cent in 2002 from a year earlier to 335.1 million tonnes, figures from the Maritime and Port Authority show. Last year's volume also exceeded theSource: MFA - 238 words
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EDITORIAL & opinion
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Article, Illustration773 2003-02-13 8 robert samuelson - [fe I bottom line OPINION robert samuelson The Washington Post Writers Group WASHINGTON develops its own languages, including "budgetspeak". It is the specialised vocabulary that politicians and the press use to discuss the budget Its purpose is to conduct a vigorous budget debate, with eachThe Washington Post Writers Group - 773 words
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Article61 2003-02-13 8 'We have laid the cornerstone of a unified coherent theory of the cosmos.' Charles Bennett an astronomer, on the unveiling of a map of the universe at the beginning of time that confirms the Big Bang theory. 'I think there is no longer any credible alternative to61 words
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Article642 2003-02-13 8 EDITORIAL IMPROVING corporate governance is the stated goal of most companies and every effort is being made by regulatory agencies to ensure that prompt and useful information is delivered to shareholders of companies. But what about unit trust holders? Although the reason anyone buys into642 words
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Article, Illustration1073 2003-02-13 8 Caroline - Greenspan came np with another theory on Tuesday enabling him to take policy where he wants to take it By Caroline Bloomberg USUALLY, it's the congressional committee members who pepper Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan with questions about fiscal policy when he goes up to Capitol HillBloomberg; REUTERS - 1,073 words
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662 2003-02-13 8 Tan Chade Phang, Roger - MAILI^m Tan Chade Phang, Roger Managing Director Ascend Technology Partners I REFER to the articles "Creative's Nasdaq delisting may be positive in the long term" and "Creative Plans to Call it Quits on NASDAQ" (BT, Jan 30). The first article claimed that delisting may be662 words
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Article572 2003-02-13 9 CHINA FORAYS Report cites shareholder resistance, bank's shaky reserves [SHENZHENJ Newbridge Capital's landmark bid to acquire control of China's Shenzhen Development Bank appears to have stalled, the Asian Wall Street Journal reported yesterday, citing sources. Concerns raised by both parties have caused the delay, the572 words
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416 2003-02-13 9 BEIJING It's in stake sale talks with firms in HE, S'pore Bloomberg CHINA Reinsurance Co said it will reorganise into three units that will sell stakes to foreign investors, to help it compete with Munich Re and rivals following the loss of itsBloomberg - 416 words
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219 2003-02-13 9 HONGKONG Reuters GERMAN luxury car maker BMW AG said yesterday it is not worried about a messy ownership wrangle at its Chinese partner and expects Beijing to grant final approval soon for its mainland joint venture. "We want to have the first BMWReuters - 219 words
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Article100 2003-02-13 9 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia said on Tuesday that it will have to relaunch the sale of a majority stake in state-owned pharmaceutical Firm PT Indofarma due to poor investor interest. "There are (internal) reports that two investors have withdrawn and only one is left," State EnterprisesReuters - 100 words
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99 2003-02-13 9 Bloomberg [HONu KONG] First Pacific Co said it will slash its US$lB7 million debt by half using proceeds from the sale of most of its stake in one of Manila's biggest property developments. It is selling control of Bonifacio Land Corp to AyalaBloomberg - 99 words
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Article, Illustration55 2003-02-13 9 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (right) yesterday said his government had set a target of 6 per cent growth in gross domestic product for this year. The figure compares to estimated growth of about 5 per cent last year and 1.9 perReuters - 55 words
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90 2003-02-13 9 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan's cabinet yesterday approved a proposal to lift restrictions on foreign investment in the rail transportation sector as part of efforts to liberalise the economy. "The passage of the proposal displays the government's determination to give the economy a shot in theAFP - 90 words
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73 2003-02-13 9 Reuters [BEIJING] A Chinese city is planning to sell state firms with nearly US$l billion in assets to foreigners and private investors in a bold move to shore up the ailing sector, officials said yesterday. The north-western city of Xi'an, home to the fabledReuters - 73 words
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Article, Illustration361 2003-02-13 10 JAKARTA, NEWDELHI Indian airlines asked to prepare contingency evacuation plans AP INDIA'S state-run airlines have been asked to prepare a contingency plan to airlift Indian workers from the Middle East if war breaks out, while in Jakarta, a government team is leaving forAP - 361 words
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272 2003-02-13 10 BANGKOK Thai businesses targeted in Jan 29 rioting suffered 2b baht in damage AFP TAX concessions have been mooted as a way to compensate Thai businesses damaged in anti-Thai violence two weeks ago in impoverished Cambodia, officials said here yesterday. "There areAFP - 272 words
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145 2003-02-13 10 BANGKOK Bloomberg THE Thai Government Pension Fund, the nation's biggest retirement fund, plans to invest an estimated four billion baht (*****.8 million) more in local stocks, betting that the growing economy will boost companies' profits. The fund, which manages about 191Bloomberg - 145 words
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ASIANotes
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79 2003-02-13 10 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Taiwan's Centre for Disease Control made 2.8 million new doses of smallpox vaccine using stocks frozen for over 20 years, and may buy more overseas to prepare for possible biological terror attacks. Taiwan, with a population of 23 million, plans to start vaccinatingBloomberg - 79 words
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Article73 2003-02-13 10 Reuters [BEIJING] China's Central Bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said that gross domestic product grew by 8 per cent in 2002, state media reported yesterday. Exports grew by 22.3 per cent and imports grew by 21.2 per cent, the China Securities Journal quoted Mr Zhou asReuters - 73 words
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55 2003-02-13 10 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Royal Philips Electronics NV will set up a data-storage venture with Benq Corp, Taiwan's No 1 cell-phone maker. The company, in which Philips will hold 51 per cent stake and Benq the rest, will have an initial capital of US$2O million The ventureBloomberg - 55 words
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Article34 2003-02-13 10 Bloomberg [HSINCHU, Taiwan] Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world's largest supplier of made-to-order chip 6, said that January sales rose 9 per cent to NT$l3 billion (SI6SS million). BloombergBloomberg - 34 words
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593 2003-02-13 11 HONG KONG Critics slam sloppy explanation of bid to bny ont Britain's Cable Wireless AP TYCOON Richard Li is known in Hong Kong as "Little Superman", after his father, the billionaire Li Kashing, who's called just plain "Superman". But instead of leaping overAP - 593 words
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309 2003-02-13 11 BEIJING AFP Reuters, AFP THE real number of jobless Chinese is more than double the official figure and their prospects of finding new work are growing worse, the official China Daily said yesterday. This has led to a warning by a government ministerAFP; Reuters, AFP - 309 words
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568 2003-02-13 12 WASHINGTON High unionisation rate brings lower unemployment and higher productivity, says study Bloomberg Reuters, A COUNTRY'S economy may fare better if a large number of its workers belong to trade unions, the World Bank said in a study that marked a departure from theBloomberg; Reuters, - 568 words
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235 2003-02-13 12 Reuters, Bloomberg [LONDON] Britain's Hilton Group pic is considering approaching fellow hospitality firm Six Continents pic, owner of the Inter-Continental hotel chain, about a possible merger of the two hotel groups, the Financial Times reported yesterday. The newspaper said without naming sources thatReuters,; Bloomberg - 235 words
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456 2003-02-13 13 WASHINGTON Their plans include trade sanctions on France, cutting US troops in Germany LAT-WP, AFP US LAWMAKERS, angry over French and German opposition to the US' Iraq policies, are considering retaliatory gestures such as trade sanctions against France and the withdrawal of USLAT-WP,; AFP - 456 words
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472 2003-02-13 13 NEW YORK LAT-WP, Reuters, AFP US NATIONAL Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice met chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix on Tuesday to press him to acknowledge in a crucial Security Council briefing tomorrow that Iraq has failed to voluntarily scrap its prohibited weapons programmes, accordingLAT-WP,; Reuters,; AFP - 472 words
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267 2003-02-13 13 ATLANTA Bloomberg COCA-COLA Co, the world's largest soft-drink maker, said yesterday that fourth-quarter net income rose 1.8 per cent, helped by sales of new beverages such as Vanilla Coke in North America. Net income increased to US$93O million, or 38 USBloomberg - 267 words
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352 2003-02-13 13 Reuters, Bloomberg (LONDON] The world eoflttmy will expand by 3.1 per cent thisfHL less than was forecast a mgotMplKt war with Iraq would have only T modest impact on global growth, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said in a report on Tuesday.Reuters,; Bloomberg - 352 words
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Article, Illustration501 2003-02-13 14 STOCKHOLM Swedish mutual funds group blames weaker equity markets for surprise Q4 results Reuters, Bloomberg THE chairman of Swedish mutual funds group Skandia stepped down yesterday as the group reported a fourth-quarter operating loss instead of an expected small profit. The company said it sawReuters,; Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 501 words
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268 2003-02-13 14 LONDON Bloomberg ABOUT 72 per cent of countries participating in a 59nation survey plan to adopt international accounting standards, which make financial statements more comparable, according to the world's six largest accounting firms. More than 90 per cent of the countries surveyed saidBloomberg - 268 words
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341 2003-02-13 14 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Enron Corp creditors stand to recover as much as US$5 billion in assets that may have been illegally transferred off company books, a bankruptcy examiner says in a report obtained by Bloomberg News. Citigroup Inc. J P MorganBloomberg - 341 words
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315 2003-02-13 14 NEW YORK Reuters NEW rules aimed at curbing companies' practice of touting earnings by stripping out charges will likely shave as much as 10 per cent off earnings estimates for the Standard Poor's 500 index, ÜBS Warburg said in a report. That, in turn,Reuters - 315 words
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Miscellaneous312 2003-02-13 13 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 8 Wind-direction indicator is a 9 Made out it was iortibfy re- gg H[ Jg 9l H 11 Grammarian has this word 12 Large rock turned round (3) 13 Upper classes go to compos- I I I I I I I I er who avoids hard stuff (9)312 words
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679 2003-02-13 15 Amit Roy Choudhory - Continuous fall in costs of storage hardware driving growth here and in the region By. Amit Roy Choudhory SINGAPORE Firms are projected to spend US$94.23 million on external storage in 2003, according to research and consulting group International Data Corp (IDC). For679 words
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156 2003-02-13 15 Reuters [CUPERTINO, California] Apple Computer Inc said on Monday it will begin selling Apple-branded data storage alongside its computer servers for businesses, venturing for the first time into data storage. Apple also said it cut prices on its XServe computer server, which it introduced lastReuters - 156 words
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Article, Illustration486 2003-02-13 15 Boeing, group of global airlines poshing to offer in-flight Web access Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Travellers will soon be able to surf the Net and send e-mail from thousands of feet in the air as Boeing Co's Connexion business unit and a group ofReuters; REUTERS - 486 words
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Article, Illustration697 2003-02-13 15 kenneth james - liicomment INFOTECH The fact is that, from a tech perspective, it already has kenneth james WHEN Business Week magazine came out with a special report on the teleeoms sector less than two months ago, the tone was decidedly upbeat. "Yes, teleeoms' historic697 words
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271 2003-02-13 15 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Gordon Moore, the computer pioneer who four decades ago predicted the explosion in transistor power driving the electronics revolution, said on Monday he sees at least another decade of progress ahead. Mr Moore, 74, the creator of "Moore's Law",Reuters - 271 words
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Article, Illustration816 2003-02-13 16 Elgin Toh - Revenues increased 27 per cent in half-year to December, and new N1 strategy should keep momentum going, regional chief Lionel Lim tells Elgin Toh t-ii exclusive Elgin Toh SUN'S still shining in Asia South, going by the latest growth figures revealed by SunFILE PHOTO - 816 words
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298 2003-02-13 16 Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan's BenQ Corp and Dutch electronics giant Philips Electronics NV said yesterday they would set up a joint venture to make optical storage products with an aim to double their market share within 18 months. The companies said theyReuters - 298 words
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107 2003-02-13 16 Reuters {TOKYO] A subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) and the Japanese unit of Cisco Systems Inc said yesterday they would cooperate in information technology (IT) services for small firms and local governments. Bringing together NTTNeomeit Corp's extensive service networkReuters - 107 words
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Article, Illustration673 2003-02-13 17 Donald Urquhart - Feb 2 enforcement of 24-honr manifest role has no impact on S'pore terminals By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Defying expectations of quay-side chaos as a result of a new US Customs requirement to submit cargo manifest lists 24 hours in advance, it has beenDONALD URQUHART - 673 words
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Article, Illustration339 2003-02-13 17 Beth Jinks - Vessels transit faster; accident rate down By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] The Panama Canal is moving more ships through safer, faster and more lucratively, its first quarter figures show. In total, 2,887 vessels with canal tonnage of 61 million Panama Canal Universal Measurement System (PC/UMS)REUTERS - 339 words
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305 2003-02-13 17 It reported 487 m yuan in non-existent revenue from 1994 to 2000 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Jinzhou Port Co Ltd yesterday said it had mistakenly inflated annual sales for six years, the latest listed firm in China's murky corporate sector to own upReuters - 305 words
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131 2003-02-13 17 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Hyundai Heavy Industries Co, the world's largest shipbuilder, will be banned from selling bonds and shares for three months because it failed to provide sufficient information on its financial statements. The three-month ban will start after the Financial Supervisory Service sends outBloomberg - 131 words
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122 2003-02-13 17 [SINGAPORE] Rising volumes have prompted Penang's North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT) to push ahead with its planned expansion, lengthening its quayside to 900 m in an effort to boost capacity to one million TEUS. The planned RM322.4 million (Ssl49 million) expansion also includes reclaiming 25 hectares122 words
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Article, Illustration729 2003-02-13 18 About US$6 billion needed to finance new port security measures during the next decade AP LOS ANGELES LEADERS of the maritime industry told federal officials gathered in Los Angeles that they applaud plans to protect the country's 361 ports from terrorism, but theyAP; US COAST GUARD - 729 words
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Article673 2003-02-13 25 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure JURONG PORT/CONVENTIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL J SPIRIT 38A J23 A/SIDE 13/02 2300 MARINA RIO 01/03J J14 A/SIDE 13/02 0630 PERTAMA 02A/03 J24 A/SIDE 13/02 0600 A KAMBING 1 JB0201 J10 13/02 1015 13/02 2300 ARMADA 5 0302 J13 13/02 1000 13/02 1700 ATRIA673 words
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Article137 2003-02-13 25 Feb 12 Malaysia: Hari Raya Haji. Singapore: Hari Raya Haji. Indonesia: Hari Raya Haji. Brunei: Hari Raya Haji Feb 13 Malaysia: Hari Raya Haji. Feb 22 Philippines: EDSA Revolutior Day. Mar 24 Brunei: National Day Mjlt 1 Korea: Independence Day Mar 3 Australia: Labour Day Bulgaria: National Day137 words
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Article767 2003-02-13 25 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rirve 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 average sized stem Market movements are indi cated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change767 words
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Article446 2003-02-13 25 Crbor WO Mai 990.7 0.4 6.1 0.07 37 0.04 Ft* 6 omit) Water ImDw AUAIwMMaia Sediment No above £25 0 0 1 0 0 0 380 Aw 964.0 07 13.5 0.05 22 0.02 Cm 380 Mai 994.4 2.0 18.2 0.09 53 0.07 tt/wi ¥ft w/ii m/m446 words
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Article, Illustration305 2003-02-13 26 Proposed alliance satisfies Cabinet's national interest criteria, it says Bloomberg THE New Zealand government has approved Qantas Airways' proposal to buy a stake in Air New Zealand, clearing a hurdle for the alliance which still needs antitrust approvalBloomberg; REUTERS - 305 words
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317 2003-02-13 26 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Australia's Virgin Blue Airlines said it will start flights to New Zealand and domestic services in the country, whether or not regulators approve Qantas Airways Ltd's plan to buy a stake in Air New Zealand Ltd. Virgin Blue made theBloomberg - 317 words
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353 2003-02-13 26 Reuters [HONG KONG] Xiamen Airlines, 60 per cent owned by China Southern Airlines, has signed a deal to buy into a loss-making airport in the south-eastern Chinese city of Fuzhou, a source familiar with the situation said yesterday. Xiamen Airlines and severalReuters - 353 words
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170 2003-02-13 26 Reuters [MONTREAL] Traffic at Air Canada fell 2.1 per cent in January from a year earlier, affected by capacity additions at low-fare domestic airlines and US regional carriers, the company said. Air Canada, the country's largest airline with a domestic market share of someReuters - 170 words
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LOGBook
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Article96 2003-02-13 26 Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's air traffic continued to boom in January after the city set record growth rates in cargo, passenger and flight movements in 2002, the Airport Authority of Hong Kong said. Traffic in air cargo grew 18.8 per cent to 198,000 tonnes lastReuters - 96 words
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Article107 2003-02-13 26 AFP [BANGKOK] German airline Lufthansa has apologised for a picture in its magazine of a woman sitting on a statue of Buddha that has offended Buddhist Thailand, the foreign ministry said. The airline said it would glue the offending page in the February edition of theAFP - 107 words
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67 2003-02-13 26 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] Fraport AG, the operator of Frankfurt airport, said passenger count rose 7 per cent in January from a year earlier. More than 3.5 million passengers travelled through Frankfurt airport in January. The amount of cargo carried rose 5.2 per cent to 110,869 tons.Bloomberg - 67 words
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307 2003-02-13 26 Accord will open door for Taiwan manufacturers into US market AFP [TAIPEI] The US is set to sign a Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (Basa) with Taiwan in September, a report here said yesterday. The accord, under which Taiwan-made aeronautical and sophisticatedAFP - 307 words
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Article214 2003-02-13 26 AP [HONG KONG] Cathay Pacific Airways yesterday met unionised pilots for the first time since October 2001 and said they will have to abandon all industrial action before discussing a lingering dispute over pay and scheduling. Pilots have been working to rule for months, refusing forAP - 214 words
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Article, Illustration68 2003-02-13 26 [SINGAPORE] Troops and tanks surround London's Heathrow airport after intelligence communities identified a specific terrorist threat possibly hand held anti-aircnft missiles. The busy airport has been patrolled by I,sooarmed forces and police since early Tuesday, when they were ordered in. British newspaper reports suggest the 'specificAP - 68 words
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