The Business Times, 31 July 2003

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    16 1 MiTA (P) 024/03/2003 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2003 ir,t°:'ne h f tp.//business-times.asial .com.sg
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  • Article
    Lock icon Suzhou Park packs in perks to woo MNCs
    630 1  -  Drive to move np value chain includes sharp rent cuts for regional HQs Froml Loh Hui Yin, Shanghai SUZHOU Industrial Park, the cornerstone of Sino-Sin-gapore cooperation, is coming up with a major package of incentives to entice companies to set up regional
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    74 1 □sn 1,***** (-2.69) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,580.00 (-3.00) SIMSCI FUTURES 194.80 (-1.60) Wednesday Change KLSECOMP 720.71 ♦9.88 NIKKEI 225 .9,632.66 ***** HAN(i SENT. -.10.***** 7738 SET INDEX 474.90 -.139 JAKARTA (X)MP .50*22 3.25 MANILA (X)MP .1.228.19 *2.96 TAIPEI WP1 5.307.18 :*5.28 SEOTLCOMP 714.15 -8.18 SHENZHEN B 228.65 41.43 AI
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    82 1 FOftEX RATES US* SS ISS (SS per I SS) 1.756 Xfl'SS/SS per V) 1621 2.846 EI'RO(l'SS/SS/E) 1.143 2.(107 YEN 1199 «x:HI KM 3.8»W 1164 HKS 7 799 4442 H MIT 41.99 2:192 RI'PIAH 8.529 4,858 RENMINBI 8299 4.727 INDIAN Rl PEE_._. 46.11 26 26 AS 1.517 0.864 NZS 1706
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    Lock icon HP moves networking hardware R&D to S'pore
    429 1  -  It will pomp $55m into 10,000 sq ft facility here By Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] US giant Hewlett-Packard Company is moving its networking hardware R&D from California to Singapore and will invest Ssss million over three years in a new 10,000 sq ft facility
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    Lock icon Three in four new jobs going to foreigners
    914 1  -  Ex-NWC chief urges review of foreign worker policy and ftariwage system By Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] Former National Wages Council chairman Lim Chong Yah yesterday called for a review of Singapore's flexible wages system, saying it does not seem to have averted retrenchments
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      58 1 PARTNERING CHINA As China fever returns. BT takes a look at how some of Singapore's biggest corporate names, from Temasek to UOB. are faring on the mainland. SGXHve! Track live stock prices and your own portfolios. Read independent analyses and consensus recommendations. Go to BT Markets at http 1 .conLSg.
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      10 1 INSIDE PROPERTY Best and worst of the north-east region Pgio
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      52 1 BtzVT Ericsson wins SingTel's $220 m 3G network contract; aims to recoup investments in 10-15 years Pg23 COMMENTARY Lessons for Singapore from the Valley Jennifer Lien, Pg 24 NTU forecast at higher of range, Pg 2 lESv^H 1 v.'J f «nk'; .-A A A ifcwil 1 1 Jmm m V
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      Lock icon SIA posts first-ever loss of $312m in Q1
      723 2  -  fyin impact of Iraq fer, Sars blamed, tat the worst is oner, say analysts Donald Urquhart IWMIiAfUKEj Singapore Adines (SIA) reported yestoNiay its first loss since goi» public 18 years ago, aft 2* its first-quarter pSsenger demand was sfcfhed in half by
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        84 2 TO many, a tree is just a tree. Most people hardly notice Mother Nature's gift, although we all depend on trees for life itself. But Singapore Telecom certainly takes pains over trees. The telco, which is about to roll out its 3G networks, says sprouting trees in our garden-city
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        Lock icon From one Tiger to another
        71 2 TEMASEK Holdings, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, DBS Bank, Neptune Orient Lines, SembCqrprLogistics, Singapore Airlines and ST Electronic* have joined hands to present twotharmal imaging scanners and two vdhtOators to Taiwan as a token of support. Like Singapore, Taiwan was hit hard by the deadly Sars virus.
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      Lock icon NTU dons' 1.3% growth forecast at higher end
      427 2  -  Economy could grow in 2004 if Sars does not resurface By Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] The economy will pick up pace steadily in the second half, and will grow 1.3 per cent this year, and further by 4.9 per cent in 2004, according
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      Lock icon STT plans Americandominated board for Global Crossing
      293 2 It seeks to allay the US Pentagon's concerns over the proposed purchase Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Singapore Technologies Telemedia Pte Ltd, which is trying to buy phone-network operator Global Crossing Ltd, said it plans to appoint an "American-dominated" board to help overcome the US Pentagon's
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      160 3 RAYMOND WEIL GENEVE w 4,1 f|f| I y j I t I 10} iUu I L /7 n i| I Mr 0 I H i •u 'in /mi (i H n t < J« •I SUNPAGE |DD1521 2DD1521 Japan rREE I Hfl FBEEf23I, India < M t,w o l FREEwI9i»
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon India troubles cloud SembLog's higher profit
      490 3  -  It posts 22% jump in HI profit to $44!!2m as its China ops grow strongly By Beth Jinks SEMBCORP Logistics, posted a $44.2 million net profit in the first half of 2003, but its good results were overshadowed by Monday's revelation that its "profitable"
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      Lock icon Startech sues ex-CEO for missing monies
      397 3  -  By Serena Ng STARTECH Systems has taken out an injunction in the High Court freezing up to $9.86 million of the Singapore assets belonging to the Sesdaq-listed company's former chief executive officer and chairman Saw Chee Keang. The Mareva injunction was obtained by Startech's
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      Lock icon Sars drives SMRT profit down 73% in Q1
      364 4  -  It posts net earning? of $7.3 m while revenue dips 4%t0515&3m By Andrea Tan THE Sars outbreak put the brakes on rail operator SMRT Corp's earnings for the three months ended June. SMRT's net profit for the first quarter suffered a sharp
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      Lock icon Stats slashes Q2 net loss to US$700,000
      573 4  -  But it doesn't give turnaround target; capex set to rise to US$l5O-180m W Tang Weng Fai CHIP tester ST Assembly Test Services (Stats) has reported its best quarter in two-and-a-half years, with a lower net loss that generally met analysts' forecasts. But at
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      Lock icon MOF may abolish concept of par value for stocks
      288 4  -  By Wong Wei Kong THE concept of par value for stocks and authorised share capital for companies in Singapore may soon be abolished, with the Ministry of Finance (MOF) finalising further changes to the Companies Act. The proposal is one of
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      Lock icon Jardine Matheson interim up 12%
      405 4  -  Jardine Strategic earnings rise 19% to USsll6m By Kalpana Rashiwala JARDINE Matheson Holdings yesterday reported a 12 per cent increase in underlying net profit for the six months ended June 2003 to US$l22 million, before factoring in revaluations of Hongkong Land's investment property portfolio. Underlying
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      Lock icon SPC Q2 net plunges 98% to $567,000
      271 4  -  Bl Tang Weng Fai SINGAPORE Petroleum Company (SPC) ended a tough second quarter with a 97.6 per cent year-on-year plunge in net profit to $567,000 despite a 23 per cent jump in revenue to almost $761 million. Operating profit for the quarter ended
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    • COMPANYBriefs
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        Lock icon DBS, UOB profits Man falling
        84 4 Bloomberg DBS Group Holdings Ltd. Singapore's biggest bank, and No. 2 United Overseas Bank Ltd will probably say second-quarter profit fell after the Sara outbreak caused the economy to shrink and bad loans to rise. DBS'net income in the three months to June 30 may
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        Lock icon Sunningdale IPO 702 times
        45 4 SUNNINGD ALE Precision Industries announced yesterday that its enlarged public tranche of 10.089 million shares at 32 cents each was 50.2 times subscribed. Based on the total invitation of 80 million shares, the issue is 12 times subscribed. Trading starts today.
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        Lock icon MTQ Corp Q1 alips to $583,000
        50 4 ENGINEERING company MTQ Corporation Limited net profit for the first quarto-ended June fell year-on-year to $563,000 from $3.3 million in the previous corresponding period. The previous Q1 included a net exceptional gain of $2.8 million. Turnover was up 17 per cent at $12 million.
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        Lock icon Samundera turns around in Q2
        57 4 SHIPPING line Samudera swung back into the black in the second quarter with a $4 million net profit from a net loss of $1 million previously. Turnover for the period ended June was marginally up at $126 million. Earnings per share was 0.88 cents against
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        Lock icon MultiVision targets China expamsion
        113 4 DIGITAL video surveillance products and solutions provider MultiVision announced yesterday a slew of business initiatives in China to capture a bigger share of the market there. The Hong Kong-based company is in negotiations with Jiuzhou Online to set up a joint venture company that will provide
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      Lock icon Bloodbath in bond market
      700 7  -  hockIWWSTPI neil behrmann SINCE its peak in June, the global bond market has experienced steep declines that have wiped off huge sums from the values of sovereign, corporate and emerging market securities. It is difficult to accurately estimate the extent of losses in a market that,
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      Lock icon Ascott expands portfolio of properties in China
      383 7  -  Over 200 serviced residence units added in 2 Beijing, Dalian properties From. Loh Hui Yin in Shanghai THE Ascott Group is adding two more serviced properties in Beijing and Dalian to its China portfolio. The serviced residence arm of Capita Land, Ascott said
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      Lock icon Not just 9 F&N shares, but 10,405
      126 7  -  Denis Distant, Singapore I REFER to the article "Small fry turn heat on big fish" (BT, July 30) and would like to point out that your reporter failed to read through the pages Fraser Neave posted on the Singapore Exchange's website listing all
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      1445 4 I Indian Bank I (Wholly owned by Oovernment of Indte) Hood Office: M Raiafi Salal Channel 600 001 India H BALANCE SHEET A 8 AT 318T MARCH 2003 AND PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 ST MARCH 2003. (Ra. In thousands) AS ON 31.03.2003 AS ON 31.03.2002
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      695 5 mi FORTUNE sb± =31 T> T" 1 T' I mmmwtt u|i i rv- V V v rn s'uj'BDiiij 'Z -Sl» J B_irt£JiJl3 ii 71 B! il sjbsosb I slvtiS) 'hLi D'S 7.9% to 8.2% -|!^W|j2piß -equivalent to an annualised tax-exempt distribution jjjftl}lj®P" S^PpJ yield of 6.5% to 6.7%*. See "Profit
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      316 6 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Jul 30 VALUE CLOSE ■TOMS -439.00 -65.00 ir«PI -*****.00 +69.00 -*****.00 -44.00 HMQ InMn 424.78 -0.28 tBrRBMlilliil 152.75 -K).68 SarMMnFh 1333.20 -11.41 »QCu1ilfrt» 397.23 +2.18 MSCUhgapw* 194.40 -0.58 SMSQUm 194.60 -1.60 Stocks Volume IPC020C 77,645,000 Irrterra5c 77,253,000 Integra 5c 65,297,000 Chart SemiCond 26c 30,194,000 ReedGrp5c 29.147,000 MultiVis
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      Lock icon Swing Media and warrants bold much upside
      268 6  -  HOT STOCK/ WARRANT By Ven Sreenivasan ONE stock that has been "hot" in recent weeks is that of data storage specialist Swing Media. But its warrant has been even hotter. The stock and the warrant, which were first featured in this column early
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      Lock icon Quiet day after Wall St roller-coaster
      626 6  -  STOCKS ven sreenivasan THE Singapore market drifted sideways in lacklustre trading yesterday after a volatile overnight session on Wall Street and signs of weakness in US consumer demand. Some traders blamed the subdued pace of the local market on the start of the Hungry
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      Lock icon US$ near one-month highs against yen
      700 6 Market betting data doe ont this week will show US recovery is intact Reuters AFP Bloomberg [TOKYO] The US dollar steadied near one-month highs against the yen yesterday as the market continued to bet on a solid recovery in the US economy despite an
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      559 7 ■KVPIIPPIHI Call toll-free 1800 299 M 22 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. SO AND IN THE MATTER OF SCS HOLDING PTE LTD (*****1399Z) (PROVISIONAL LIQUIDATORS' APPOINTED) AND SCS AGENCIES PTE LTD (*****5095K) (PROVISIONAL LIQUIDATORS' APPOINTED) NOTICE OF MEETING OF CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to
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      144 7 MARK A DATE WITH THE BEST OF FRIENDS AT THE CARLSBERG GOLF CLASSIC. t '*£>. z 'A m a u v m W y JURONG COUNTRY CLUB FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2003 Carlsberg has always been proud to bring you premier golfing events, <\ 1 1 both in the region and
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Are the EPA's GM standards good enough?
      784 8  -  M.MU.r.'.irm OPINION harish mehta IT SEEMS that not eveiything is going the way of Monsanto, the giant US gene corporation. Hie company asked the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to approve its new pesticide, Bacillus Hiuringiensis (Cry3Bbl), and an accompanying genetically modified
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      84 8 'I realised that traditional Japanese dress no longer played a role in ordinary Japanese lives. Now we're trying to bring it back into daily lives.' -YvUTMi a veteran Tokyo-based designer, on the kimono comeback in Japanese street fashion. 'I would ask you, Secretary Wolfowitz: Are you sure
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      Lock icon Asean must deepen ties with Japan
      594 8 EDITORIAL HAVING initially lagged behind China in proposing a new economic relationship with Asean, Japan appears to be regaining the initiative. These developments are of enormous potential significance in determining how the future balance of power economic, political and diplomatic will evolve in this
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      Lock icon When things should be improving – but aren't
      837 8  - When things should be improving but aren't And that's because everyone yes, everyone is really clueless about which way the American economy is gping By 1 Robert J Samuelson The Washington Post Writers Group [WASHINGTON] On the US economy, we're all dunces. There's so much conflicting evidence that almost any
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      Lock icon Stop blaming China
      507 8  -  COMMENTARY Its yuan fixed-rate policy isn't the cause of US woes By\ David DeRosa Bloomberg ISNT it funny how so many people in the United States are worked up about China's refusal to revalue the yuan? You didn't hear a word from these currency cowboys when the
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      166 8 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 30 £^5^ a *an punctual ,5, YESTERDAYS SOLUTION OQyyn 9 Interested ma good deal, too 7 eiu© blood, 8 Brain, 1 Clearly suocessful in the cir- 15 was a cad, tho' cu5(2,3,3) goodat heart (5) Mamac 14 Furore 16 Pete l7 2 Disentangling threads is 16 It may
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Diversification at the cost of depth in manufacturing?
      327 9  -  Rapid shift to new industries does not allow time to learn, gather experience Bui Chuang Peck Ming EFFORTS to diversify the manufacturing sector appear to be working, but is it at the expense of tomorrow's growth? Apparently so, according to Citigroup economists
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      Lock icon Glencaird Residences GCB seen fetching $8-8.5m
      354 9  -  Freehold bungalow to go under the hammer today By Andrea Tan EVEN the rich fall on hard times. One of 12 good class bungalows (GCB) at the luxurious Glencaird Residences in Whitehouse Park will go under the hammer. Also up for auction is one
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      Lock icon ST, Zaobao win big at Publish Asia Awards
      221 9 SINGAPORE Press Holdings' flagship newspapers The Straits Times and Lianhe Zaobao have bagged four top awards at the second annual Publish Asia Awards, held in Kuala Lumpur last night. The event, which honours Asia's top newspapers and magazines, was organised by the
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      Lock icon Meinhardt to expand New Delhi office for US$3-4m
      352 9  -  Group keen to Up Indian engineering talent, resources By Amit Roy Choudhury tiNuiiNttKiiNu ana project management services company Meinhardt (Singapore) is expanding its New Delhi office into a full-fledged design centre at a cost of USS3-4 million. The expansion is expected to
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      Lock icon Trade groups plan mission to India
      290 9 THE Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) will take a mission to India to coincide with the 2nd India-Asean Business Summit from Sept 3-7. The mission will visit Delhi and Bombay. The move was announced at
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    1049 9 Transaction date: Jul 30 INTERBANK CROSS RATES AS C$ >■> faro MK$ Mh tap!* Tl W 1 P$ Hkts Hw S$ jgj Mr ITS 11 Hmt Australia 0.918 5.470 0.577 5.141 30J95 ***** 0.791 7.777 1505 1.125 ***** 36.062 167 UN OJM ***** 27.678 0.407 0^09 Canada 1009 5.957
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      639 9 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 (1994 EDITION) AND IN THE MATTER OF IYOTO WORKS (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (In Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 141 Market Street, Level 5,
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  • EXECUTIVE suite
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      Lock icon No (vertical) limits—when a garden runs out of space
      560 10  - No (vertical) limits —when a garden runs out of space GARDENER'S!^ By Taicn GARDEN slopes may be just "dead" space to most, although for land-starved wifey and I, any spot available for planting even sheer drops is always welcome. That's why more than a decade on, we still find ourselves
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      Lock icon Best and worst of north-east region
      719 10  -  Homes there are the top and poorest property price performers Bi Kalpana Rashiwala THE north-east part of Singapore seems to be a place of extremes at least in terms of private home prices. BT's analysis of median price data released by the Urban Redevelopment
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon US tech firms in M'sia see 15% rise in sales
      445 12  -  This is despite impact from Sars and the Iraq war, says industry gronp From Diana Ooa Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur AMERICAN electronics companies in Malaysia expect sales to expand by 15 per cent this year, despite the business disruptions in
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      Lock icon Poor Indon legal system threatens mining industry
      433 12 JAKARTA Investors are taring confidence, says Bio Unto official AFP INDONESIA'S shaky legal system could destroy much of the country's mining industry, a senior official with Rio Tinto said. "I have to say that there aren't many foreign investors that have confidence in
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      Lock icon Making a splash
      39 12 [SHANGHAI] A boy standing cooling offat a fountain in a water park in Shanghai yesterday. Temperatures in the city in eastern China have been hitting more than 35 degrees Celsius for a record 19 days. AP
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        Lock icon Bank Niaga H1 profit surges
        56 12 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Bank Niaga. an Indonesian lender controlled by Malaysia's Commerce Asset-Holding Bhd, said its unaudited profit in the six months ended June 30 almost quadrupled on higher interest income. Bank Niaga reported net profits of 212.6 billion rupiah (5543.8 million) compared with 56.4
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        Lock icon IMF to Continue monitoring Indonesia
        103 12 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) backs Indonesia's decision to allow the lender to monitor the nation's economy once its leaves a US|4.B billion aid programme in December, said Anne Krueger, the IMF's No 2 official. Indonesia will continue to maintain "a close dialogue
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        Lock icon Tenaga returns to back in Q3
        60 12 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Utility giant Tenaga Nasional Bhd yesterday said its third-quarter net profit stood at RM205.3 million (5594.8 million) compared with a net loss of RM394.7 million last year. Net profits for the nine months to May 2003 fell 2 per cent to
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      Lock icon HK banks expected to post lacklustre interim earnings
      505 13 I HONGKONG Shrinking loan Woks, tighter nargins will take toll: analysts Reuters HONG Kong's struggling lota! banks are expected to re- port flat profits at best when Jhey kick off their interim ktumings season this week a slumping property market and a
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      Lock icon HK sees new flats absorbed in 3 years
      226 13 HONGKONG It expects demand for at least 20,000 imits annually Reuters HONG KONG'S government yesterday said the territory's depressed housing market should be able to absorb the pending supply of 70,000 new units in about three years, a local cable television network
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      Lock icon UMC profit falls 40% in Q2; short slowdown seen
      262 13 TAIPEI Reuters TAIWAN'S United Microelectronics Corp (UMC), the world's No 2 contract microchip maker, reported a 40 per cent slump in secondquarter profits yesterday and warned business would worsen temporarily after Sars hurt Asian demand for mobile phone chips. UMC said
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        Lock icon Chinese think-tank wants wider FTA
        90 13 AFP [HONG KONG] A Chinese think-tank has urged Beijing to extend its free trade agreement with Hong Kong to include Taiwan and Macau. A study compiled by the China National Institute of the World Trade Organisation said Beijing needs a new strategy to position itself
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        Lock icon BoJ to open Betjing office
        87 13 Reuters [TOKYO] Tne ban* oi Japan is 9et to open an omce in Beijing by the end of the year, the central bank said yesterday. "China has enhanced its presence in the global economy and its relations with Japan have also become increasingly close. The
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        Lock icon Mumbai disrupted by general strike
        56 13 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] India's business capital Mumbai was disrupted today by a general strike called by the Shiv Sena party to protest against a bus explosion on Monday that killed three people and injured more than 30. The Shiv Sena is the main opposition group in
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        Lock icon China may finance Russian pipeline
        62 13 AFP [MOSCOW] China is ready to help finance the construction of a Russian oil pipeline carrying Siberian crude to the Chinese city of Daqing, the Chinese ambassador to Moscow Jang Deguang said on Tuesday. Japan, which is pushing a rival plan for a pipeline from
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      472 14 WASHINGTON Brokerages now cannot meddle with analysts and their reports Reuters Bloomberg THE US Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday approved a set of rules requiring even greater separation between investment banks and their equity research divisions. The new rules, proposed by
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      436 14 NEW YORK This is due to growing demands on board members: consultancy Bloomberg THE largest US companies by revenue boosted directors' annual pay by 15 per cent to an average of U*****,562 last year in response to growing demands on board members,
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      275 14 NEW YORK AP US employers this year and next are handing out the smallest pay raises since at least the mid-1970s well below the 4 per-cent-plus increases routine before the economy lost its footing. Companies surveyed in two studies said they have budgeted raises
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        87 14 AFP [TOKYO] Major Japanese electronics makers Toshiba and Matsushita said yesterday a drop in prices hurt their earnings in the June quarter. Toshiba Corp's losses nearly doubled in the three months to June to 36.8 billion yen (Sss3B million) against 18.8 billion yen lost a
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        57 14 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] BP Pic reported profit rose 42 per cent due to higher oil and natural gas prices and said it may spend US$2.3 billion to cover pension liabilities. Q2 profit rose to US$3.l2 billion, from US$2.2 billion a year earlier, excluding special
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        119 14 Bloomberg [SEOUL] SK Global Co's overseas creditors gave in to demands they sell their loans at less than half face value, saving a bailout of the trading company, which is at the centre of the nation's biggest accounting scandal in four years. Standard Chartered Pic,
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        45 14 Reuters [NEW YORK! Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, controlled by billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, has dropped out of the bidding for Vivendi's US unit. The unit includes the Universal film studios and theme parks and the USA, Sci Fi and Trio cable networks.—Reuters
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        66 14 Bloomberg [ATLANTA] World Com Inc shareholders lost a bid to reinstate claims against the company's former CEO Bernard Ebbers and former CFO Scott Sullivan, in a ruling by a US appeals court. Stockholders lacked enough information to support their rlaims that the duo carried US$5OO million
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        65 14 Bloomberg [LONDON] Unilever's Q2 profit fell 18 per cent as the dollar's decline in value against the euro crimped US earnings and sales of Slim-Fast shakes declined. Net income declined to 564 million euros (Ssl.l billion) from 688 million euros a year earlier, it said
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        42 14 AFP [LONDON] British bank Abbey National recorded a pre-tax loss of £144 million (Ss4lo million) for the year to June 30, it said. This compares with a profit of £412 million for the same period 0f2002. —AFP
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        45 14 Bloomberg [BOSTON] Tyco International Ltd, the world's largest maker of security systems and industrial valves, had a Fiscal Q3 profit and had to restate US$63O million in expenses related to its ADT alarm business. Net income was U*****.5 million. —Bloomberg
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      572 16 WASHINGTON Plan collapses nnder heavy attack from lawmakers LAT-WP Bloomberg THE Pentagon on Tuesday scrapped a plan to establish a futures market that would have allowed investors to bet on the probability of coups, assassinations, terrorist strikes and other events in the Middle East. Confronted
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      218 16 Reuters [NEW YORK] A year after corporate America was hit by a wave of accounting scandals, the number of corporate results restatements continues to rise, a report by a consulting group released on Tuesday says. The number of restatements in the first six
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      303 16 SAN FRANCISCO Reuters INTEL Corp chief executive Craig Barrett predicted on Tuesday that corporate spending, which has been down for the past few years, could be flat this year. "I'm not sure IT spending is going to be down" in 2003, Mr
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      111 17 I| I k||B k a I I together Where Business And Investors Meet CHINA-SINGAPORE PARTNERSHIP FORUM MfcM ■*ipt" -Sir i*JL j-;f" aBH 5-> LJ v-S". PPPBP%V,JI ■PI is w r*n r i **5^ Y& 1 rmr -^Js^RßMBEte?ttJSEji^^BH||Hß|^^Mtt^l^^^^B|||BW^B^^^BM The China-Singapore Partnership Forum has brought together in Shanghai a critical mass of
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      939 18 China will continue to be an important market for the Temasek group of companies which have already established a foothold on the mainland DESPITE the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) outbreak, China's GDP expanded by 8.2 per cent in the first half of 2003. This is testimony to
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      924 19 Capita Land has what it takes to become a key player in China Tobust financial position, proven track record and long-term perspective, says its CEO in charge of China, Lim Ming Yan CHINA, especially Shanghai, is a key market for CapitaLand. As a group, including our
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      1051 20 Partnership is the way for Singapore and Chinese companies to internationalise SINGAPORE companies may be small compared to their counterparts from Taiwan and Hong Kong, but with their expertise in branding and distribution, they are making steady inroads into China, quietly but surely. They include healthy lifestyle
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      1030 21 Cosco Investment president Ji Hai Sheng traces his company's trail of success since its listing in Singapore a decade ago GOOD returns and good relationships these are the two key factors that have characterised Cosco Investment's decade-long presence in Singapore. A subsidiary of the Beijing-based China Ocean
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      1305 22 Given its comprehensive network in China, UOB is in a good position to serve firms shifting to the mainland CHINA'S economy has experienced impressive growth since the 1980s. In the last five years, the economy has grown by an average 7.6 per cent, one of
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      597 23  -  Sing Tel aims to recoup its 36 investments in 10-15 years ffyi Angela Tan EARLY next year, customers of Singapore Telecommunications will be able to use 3G mobile phones to talk and surf the Internet at the same time, and download video, audio
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      266 23 Move to emerging markets like India or Russia likely by end-2004: report Reuters [NEW YORK] One out of 10 jobs in the US computer services and software industry could shift to lower-cost emerging markets such as India or Russia by end-2004.
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      216 23 AFP [BANGALORE] India's IT market was forecast by an industry monitor to grow 27.9 per cent annually to be worth 1.96 trillion rupees (5170.6 billion) by 2006. IDC Corp said India's IT sector was more stable than the worldwide market and total domestic
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      609 24  -  In Q4 2002, Singapore's conferencing industry was worth USss.4m out of the region's USs3lm, as Amlt Roy Chondbnry finds out Amit Roy Choundhury Audio and Web-based technologies will enable the conferencing market in the AsiaPacific region including Japan to grow to more than four
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      658 24  -  INFOTECH A report on the impact of new company birth and death offers policy rooomnieiHlatlonß that are worth gtndying here jennifer lien IN Singapore, start-ups have become a dirty word. What's in vogue now is to play things safe, hedge one's bets, stick with
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      261 25 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index fell 6 points to 2197, the Baltic Capesize Index rose 5 points to 2897, the Baltic Panamax Index fell 26 points to 2158 and the Baltic Handymax Index rose 26 points to *****. China Steel Responsibility (built 2003) *****5 dwt delivery wwr Far
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      497 25  -  Departure of MSC, China Shipping a blowtoßnsan's effort to become transhipment hub 4 Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Congestion and infrastructure deficiencies have lost South Korea's Busan port two key transhipment customers in moves that will cost 40 billion won (5559.2 million) in revenues
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      124 25 [SINGAPORE] The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has achieved record safety improvements despite an increase in tonnage and speedier transit times through the waterway. Transit times through the canal dropped 16.4 per cent, to 21.4 hours in the third quarter April through June, from 25.6 hours
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      248 25 Bernama [SEOUL] The launch of container shipping service to China by the South Korean port of Incheon will help facilitate trade between the two countries, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries said. Most cargo to and from China was handled by Busan, Gwangyang
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      352 25 ffarklftg Tndit port reopens after 5 days of heavy rains Reuters [AHMEDABAD, India] Exporters and shippers face mounting charges for up to another five days after India's busiest west-coast port, Kandla, reopened after heavy monsoon rains disrupted cargo handling for five days. Kandla,
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      223 25 Reuters [LONDON] The US military has placed an order for a merchant ship to carry ammunition and material from Spain to West Africa, tender documents show, but US officials denied the shipment was meant for any operation in Liberia. The Military Sealift Command
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      432 25 Long-term growth of container traffic may level off at 5%: Hapag-Lloyd CEO [SINGAPORE) The future for the shipping industry is relatively uncertain at the moment, but progressive globalisation would provide further impulses to container traffic, according to the head of container giant
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        1014 26 PSA Porwiew HAPAG-LLOYD'S businesses today cover every possible aspect of transportation, counting Asia, America and Europe as its important markets. VTG-Lehnkering specialises in logistics solution tailored for the European chemical industry, while Pracht provides cargo services in Europe, as well as warehousing and distribution services. The group's
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        753 31 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 shotfn are based on average sized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        416 32 30 carriers have expressed interest but security needs to be ensured first AFP [BAGHDAD! Thirty airlines have expressed interest in flying into Iraq but security concerns around the country's airports make a smooth landing unlikely anytime soon, a coalition official said
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        427 32 CEO says the carrier might be eventually pushed out of France Bloomberg [PARIS] Ryanair Holdings may suspend its service between London and Strasbourg, France, as it waits for a court to hear its appeal against a ruling barring it from taking payments
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        101 32 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is to resume all its flights to China due to restored confidence in air travel following the recent Sars crisis. "With restored confidence in air travel and increasing traffic demand, Malaysia Airlines is re-instating all its services into China,"
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        242 32 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China Eastern Airlines said yesterday passenger revenue in July doubled from June to more than 800 million yuan (Ssl6B million) as the impact of the flu-like Sars virus eased. "Passenger revenue in July has exceeded 800 million yuan, double that of the month
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        411 32 BA LABOUR ROW The 3 onions met to seek a common negotiating position Reuters [LONDON] Talks to end the British Airways trade union dispute that stranded thousands of travellers two weeks ago adjourned on Tuesday with the prospect of an imminent settlement. BA,
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        320 32 AFP [TAIPEI] China Airlines said yesterday that it has yet to decide who will supply engines for 18 new aircraft, with Rolls-Royce and two US companies vying for a deal worth NT$27 billion (Ssl.4 billion). "No, we have yet to make
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