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Article136 2005-12-28 1 STI 2,334.94 (46.65) ST INDEX FUTURES *****)0 (+6.00) siMsa 277.02 (+1.04) SIMSa FUTURES 277 M (-0.10) MARKETS Tuesday Chang* KLSECOMP 894.51 +238 NIKKEI 225 15,969.40 -138.27 HANG SENG Closed SET INDEX 706.47 +5.10 JAKARTACOMP 1,161.71 +3.37 MANILA COMP 2,088.60 -22.86 SEOUL COMP 1.373.55 +5.96 SHENZHEN B 192.41 -0.77136 words
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919 2005-12-28 1 SIOW LI SEN - BT exclusive Trend could be a concern in face of rising interest rates By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] After a modest start, HDB home borrowers have turned strongly to bank loans, which could be a concern given the rapid rise in mortgage919 words
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Article, Illustration487 2005-12-28 1 S JAYASANKARAN - By S JAYASANKARAN m Kuaia Lumpur MALAYSIAN national carmaker Proton Holdings yesterday announced the sale of its ill-fated Italian motorcycle venture MV Augusta Motor for a nominal one euro (551.97). The proposed sale, by Proton Capital, is a tacit admission of defeat and Proton's biggestFILE PHOTO - 487 words
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Article, Illustration606 2005-12-28 2 ANNA TEO - Imbalance between high investment and low consumer spending growing By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] Energy in particular high oil prices has even more effect on the global economy than is widely realised, says the Conference Board's chief economist. Separately, the Economic Intelligence UnitAP FILE PHOTO; FILE PHOTO - 606 words
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Article, Illustration620 2005-12-28 2 RONNIE LIM - CHEMICALS SECTOR By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] 2006 is set to be a "cracker" of a year for Singapore's chemical cluster, with the likely go-ahead for another two multi-bil-lion dollar petrochemical plants by Shell and ExxonMobil expected by the second quarter, sources said.620 words
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Article589 2005-12-28 2 Wall St on track for third straight year of gains WALL Street has held firm over 2005 despite fears over terrorism, devastating hurricanes and record high energy prices, leaving the main US indexes on track for a third straight year of gains. Yet analysts are divided on whether589 words
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796 2005-12-28 3 But analysts are divided over whether bull run will be maintained next year AFP [NEW YORK] Wall Street has held firm over 2005 despite fears over terrorism, devastating hurricanes and record high energy prices, leaving the main US indexes onAFP - 796 words
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Article, Illustration924 2005-12-28 3 OBITUARY The country's richest man, his wealth is estimated at A$6.9b AFP Reuters NYT Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Media mogul Kerry Packer combined a love of making money with a typically Australian pas- j sion for sport, pausing in his relentless rise as the 1AFP; Reuters; NYT; Bloomberg; REUTERS FILE PHOTO - 924 words
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Article, Illustration373 2005-12-28 3 AFP [SYDNEY] Associates of Kerry Packer said that they were confident his son James was ready to take full control of the business empire built up by Australia's richest man, despite blotting his copybook with a failed telecoms venture in 2001.AFP; AP - 373 words
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Article108 2005-12-28 3 Reuters Bloomberg Packer fortune estimated at A 56.9 billion (SsB.3 billion). Business interests span magazines, television, ski resorts, cinemas, petrochemicals, heavy engineering, diamond exploration and cattle ranching. Changed the face of world cricket in 1977, launching a series of one-day matches for his Channel NineReuters; Bloomberg - 108 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration933 2005-12-28 4 MICHELLE QUAH - ACCOUNTING RULES Stock option rules lead 2005 changes for companies By MICHELLE QUAH THE way companies think and operate changed significantly this year with the introduction of several new accounting rules. And more changes are set to come, with corporations still trying to figure outFILE PHOTO - 933 words
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372 2005-12-28 4 UMA SHANKARI - Company gearing up for hearing next month By UMA SHANKARI HEART stent maker Biosensors International, which is facing legal action alleging patent infringement, said yesterday that it believes that it is in a strong position to defend against the allegations. On Dec 13, the372 words
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209 2005-12-28 4 SIOW LI SEN - By SIOW LI SEN HELPED by its chairman Derek Goh's application, computer peripheral and components trader Serial System's rights issue has been fully subscribed despite it having issued a profit warning. Serial System said as of Dec 20, the closing date of the rights209 words
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Article, Illustration692 2005-12-28 4 PAULINE NG - HOCK LOCK SIEW By PAULINE NG ONE might have envied Yusli Mohamed YusofT for the six million share options he received as part of Bursa Malaysia's listing in March. But few envy his position as chief executive of a bourse whose pulse appears to beFILE PHOTO - 692 words
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Article, Illustration522 2005-12-28 5 KALPANA RASHIWALA - PROPERTY REVIVAL Including estimated $6.1m development charge, price works out to $541 psf per plot ratio By KALPANA RASHIWALA IN yet more evidence of the pick-up in the property market, Bukit Sembawang has just bought its third residential development site this year Carlton522 words
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606 2005-12-28 5 Bloomberg CAPITALAND, Singapore's biggest property developer, has asked lenders to propose financing for a 551.89 billion project in the nation's main shopping area, bankers involved in the bid said. The money will help pay for the prime property at Orchard Turn that CapitaBloomberg - 606 words
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385 2005-12-28 7 It will gain direct control of 182 outlets in 34 cities to strengthen its presence in China OSIM International is strengthening its presence in China and gaining direct control of 182 outlets in 34 Chinese cities under a deal announced yesterday. The385 words
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338 2005-12-28 7 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN ACTING on plans to explore water-treatment projects in the region, United Engineers Ltd (UEL) yesterday announced the formation of an investment vehicle to spearhead this drive. UEL, a group of engineering and construction, facilities management and trading companies, has338 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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90 2005-12-28 7 OEI Hong Leong-controlled Chip Lian Investments' offer for International Capital Investment Ltd (formerly known as Jurong Engineering) has become unconditional. As at spm yesterday, Chip Lian received valid acceptances for about 3.95 million shares or 11.99 per cent of ICIL's issued share capital90 words
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31 2005-12-28 7 MACQUARIE Bank is launching a series of European-style cash settled warrants on Cpsco Corporation (Singapore), Biosensors International Group, Jurong Technologies Industrial Corp and STATS ChipPAC.31 words
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33 2005-12-28 7 SUPERIOR Multi-Packaging has appointed director Ong Chow Hong as its interim chief executive officer, with effect from Jan 1,2006. The board is shortlisting candidates for the CEO post.33 words
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67 2005-12-28 7 PACIFIC Healthcare Holdings has inked deals to dispose of its 25 per cent stake in associated firm Pacific Healthcare Nursing Home Pte Ltd for $912,500. The disposal will also include a partial repayment of shareholders' loans previously extended by the company to the67 words
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58 2005-12-28 7 HONGWEI Technologies, a mainland China-based polyester fibre manufacturer and supplier, began producing polyester padding cotton (PPC) products from Dec 26. The new product, which can be used as a substitute for natural cotton in making sofa and other accoutrements, is expected to have58 words
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188 2005-12-28 7 Reuters [BANGKOK] Advanced Info Service PCL (AIS), Thailand's largest mobile phone company, said yesterday its net new subscriber numbers dropped 18.46 per cent in November after major competitors stepped up marketing activities. AIS said on its website (www.ais.co.th) it had about 90,100 net newReuters - 188 words
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Article, Illustration276 2005-12-28 7 [KUALA LUMPUR] Khairy Jamaluddin, the son-in-law of Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, has bought a stake in financial advisory firm ECM Libra Bhd from its senior officers, according to Reuters yesterday. The Malaysian corporate advisory owns 29.2 per cent ofTHE STAR FILE PHOTO - 276 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration502 2005-12-28 6 TEH HOOI LING - STOCKS Tech stocks lead the way; analysts upbeat about market's prospects next year TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent THE Singapore market sailed into the last week of December with firm undertone, despite trading volume being very thin. The Straits Times Index yesterday advanced by 6.65Source: Bloomberg - 502 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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440 2005-12-28 6 ANG Seng Thor, whose appointment as executive director of AEM-Evertech Holdings was terminated last month, continues paring his stake in the company. A filing with the Singapore Exchange released yesterday showed that Mr Ang sold a total 0f4.662 million shares on the open market between440 words
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77 2005-12-28 6 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Compiled by KALPANA RASHIWALA SEMBAWANG Kimtrans' substantial shareholder Tan Choon Hock has once again increased his interest in the integrated mining logistics specialist. He bought 718,000 shares on Dec 22 on the open market. The transaction raised Mr Tan's direct interest in77 words
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Article, Illustration428 2005-12-28 6 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Dec 27 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 76.00 +60.00 BTCAPI -*****.00 +56.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +8.00 All-SG Equities 597.37 +1.75 SG Equities Elect 125.80 +0.65 SG Equities Fin 1715.19 +7.89 SG Equities Prop 712.83 +1.19 SIMSCI 277.02 +1.04 SiMSCI Futures 277.80 -0.10 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME UTACUS1SC428 words
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Article653 2005-12-28 6 UMA SHANKARI - Compiled by UMA SHANKARI Olam Dec 27 close: $1.48 IQM ENG RESEARCH. Dec 27 THE recently concluded WTO ministerial meeting held in Hong Kong, which, while from Olam's perspective was disappointing, was not entirely a surprise. Developing countries are Olam's primary source of agricultural products. The removal of653 words
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Article436 2005-12-28 6 CURRENCIES [TOKYO] The US dollar nudged higher against other major currencies in quiet Asian trade yesterday as the market showed little reaction to the first rise in Japanese consumer prices for over two years, dealers said. Since overseas markets were closed on Monday436 words
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Article, Illustration251 2005-12-28 6 YEO KEE YAN - CHART POINT By YEO KEE YAN, chartist at Kelive Research THE benchmark Straits Times index traded within a 35-point range from 2,315 to 2,340 in the past two weeks as activity slowed amid the December lull. The behaviour was within our earlier technical expectation251 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration638 2005-12-28 8 NANDE KHIN - Data shows economy is on track to beat full-year growth forecast By NANDE KHIN SINGAPORE'S manufacturing output again beat market expectations in November, putting the economy on track to beat the official full-year growth forecast of "around 5 per cent". Factory output surged 22.4REUTERS - 638 words
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Article87 2005-12-28 8 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Singapore's Changi Airport, Asia's sixth-busiest, said it handled more passengers and cargo last month as a record number of airttnto flew to the city state on increased trade and travel demanjfcue? ffMi trip* The airport handled 2.8 million passengers in November, aBloomberg - 87 words
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196 2005-12-28 8 NTUC Income is celebrating the New Year with a special gift for its motor insurance policyholders an estimated 5 per cent cut in premiums from Jan 1. "We aim to make our rates even more attractive." chief executive officer Tan Kin Lian said196 words
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122 2005-12-28 8 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Singapore will release advance gross domestic product data for the fourth quarter and the whole year on Jan 3, the government said yesterday. The data will be released at Bam next Tuesday on the websites of the Ministry of Trade andReuters - 122 words
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Article704 2005-12-28 8 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM FIVE industrial land sites with a total area of 12.9 hectares are to go on the Confirmed List of Government Industrial Land Sales Programme for the first half of 2006. In addition, there will be five sites, totalling 8.9 ha,704 words
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486 2005-12-28 8 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM VIETNAM may be the next frontier for globalisation, but the country's business laws are still being tweaked. Dao Nguyen, a partner at Hong Kong law firm Johnson Stokes and Master in Vietnam, says that it has got hold of a486 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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486 2005-12-28 9 ANTHONY ROWLEY - By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo JAPANESE consumer prices moved back into positive territory in November for the first time in two years, signalling what analysts predict is the imminent end of deflation in Japan. But government ministers immediately claimed486 words
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Article, Illustration466 2005-12-28 9 Yuan to rise slowly within a managed range: says central bank adviser Bloomberg Reuters [BEIJING] China's economy may grow by between 8.5 and 9 per cent next year under a "relaxed" macroeconomic policy environment, the investment department of the nation's topBloomberg; Reuters; AFP - 466 words
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Article, Illustration804 2005-12-28 9 NYT [DETROIT] In another era, Jennifer Granholm's courtship of Toyota would have been considered heresy for the governor of a state where American automakers and their suppliers fueled Michigan's economic engine for decades. But with General Motors and Ford Motor Co cutting thousands of jobs,NYT; BLOOMBERG - 804 words
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807 2005-12-28 9 [MUMBAI] After a lacklustre 2005, the Manmohan Singh government has readied a moderate-to-heavy reforms agenda for 2006, with a part of it expected to be unveiled during the first quarter itself, says the Business Standard. For instance, a807 words
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427 2005-12-28 9 Bloomberg [MOSCOW] Opec and Russia will hold annual ministerial meetings in an effort to improve oil market transparency as Russia assumes Group of Eight leadership. The decision was reached during talks in Moscow on Monday between Sheikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah, presidentBloomberg - 427 words
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Article, Illustration694 2005-12-28 10 However, second and mainboard listings experience y-o-y decline [KUALA LUMPUR] The Mesdaq market was Bursa Malaysia's biggest winner in terms of the number of initial public offerings (IPO) in 2005, registering a 67 per cent jump in company listings year-on-year, compared withSource: Bursa Malaysia/M T - 694 words
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Article2348 2005-12-28 10 VOL General Corp .0.40 -0.01 164 Dec 27 MM *1- QOO) Genting 21.00 0.20 316 George Kent .0.58 0.01 39 ASM Realty 1.46 unch 0 GHl Systems .0.10 unch 779 AbrK .0.29 -0.01 2 Globetronics Tech 0.31 -0.01 391 ACP Industries .0.64 unch 6 GlomacBhd 1.00 -0.03 1552,348 words
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634 2005-12-28 10 [KUALA LUMPUR] Just about everybody knows that Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd's long-awaited turnaround story hinges on its Indonesian estates performing well in the next couple of years or so. Yet, there is persistent talk of other Indonesian companies eyeing Minamas Plantation, Guthrie's Indonesian subsidiary,634 words
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394 2005-12-28 10 [JAKARTA] Syariah banking, which is based on Islamic law, will expand by up to 50 per cent next year in the world's largest Muslim country on an improving economy and the implementation of a new system, the Jakarta Post reported a394 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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Article59 2005-12-28 10 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China will force all chairmen, general managers and senior managers of publicly-traded companies to participate in training by the securities regulator, according to the China Securities Regulatory Commission. Management personnel, which also include directors, independent directors, chief financial officers and board secretaries, willBloomberg - 59 words
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Article61 2005-12-28 10 Bernama IKUALA LUMPUR] Titan Chemicals Corp, which has proposed to acquire Indonesian polyethylene producer PT Petrokimia Nusantara Interindo (Peni), will pay for the acquisition in US$2O million in cash and facilitate the resolution of US$5B million in debts owed by the latter to bankers.Bernama - 61 words
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Article80 2005-12-28 10 AP (JAKARTA] Police suspect Islamic militants seeking money for terrorist operations may have carried out a recent string of armed robberies in Indonesia, a spokesman said yesterday. Gunmen made off with more than 130 million rupiah (5521,950) in one of five recent bank robberies in Jakarta,AP - 80 words
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97 2005-12-28 10 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India will allow 70 companies including Adlabs Films to submit financial bids for the second phase of expansion of the FM radio network. Among the companies looking to set up stations in 91 cities are units of Sri Adhikari BrothersBloomberg - 97 words
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251 2005-12-28 10 [KUALA LUMPUR] Indian paint manufacturer Goodlass Nerolac Paints Ltd (GNP) plans to invest up to RM1.13 billion (*****.6 million) in a partnership with its parent company to capture a slice of the paint market in Malaysia, according to a report in Malaysia's Business Times.251 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration423 2005-12-28 11 Growth in home prices has slowed down after govt tightened policies, says minister Reuters [BEIJING] China will keep a tight grip on real estate investment in 2006 to maintain stable property prices, Construction Minister Wang Guangxi said in remarks published on Monday.Reuters; AFP - 423 words
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259 2005-12-28 11 AP [BEIJING] A former Cabinet minister was sentenced yesterday to life in prison in China's highest-level corruption case since a deputy chairman of parliament was executed in 2001. A Beijing court convicted Tian Fengshan, former minister of land and resources, of taking 4.4 millionAP - 259 words
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177 2005-12-28 11 Reuters [BEIJING] China's market for corporate asset-backed securities (ABS) will hit 200 billion yuan (5541.2 billion) within two years, officials from the securities regulator said in remarks published yesterday. The comments from the China Securities Regulatory Commission suggested the authorities plannedReuters - 177 words
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261 2005-12-28 11 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China will raise one-year deposit rates for US dollars and Hong Kong dollars, the People's Bank of China said in a statement posted on its website yesterday, the fifth increase this year. US dollar deposit rates will rise by 0.5 percentageBloomberg - 261 words
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198 2005-12-28 11 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan Cooperative Bank, among the largest banks on the island, is in talks with foreign banks for the sale of a stake as part of efforts to increase competitiveness, a source said. The source declined to name potential buyers, butAFP - 198 words
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569 2005-12-28 11 It lacks liquidity, transparency and foreign funds [LONDON] Taiwan aims to overhaul its domestic corporate bond market, known for its lack of transparency, liquidity and foreign participation, within two years, according to the island's market regulator, says the Financial Times. The569 words
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Article, Illustration488 2005-12-28 11 China Three Gorges is investing an initial 50.3b yuan [BEIJING] China Three Gorges Project Corp, builder of the world's biggest hydroelectric plant, has started work on the country's second mega-hydropower unit, on Jinsha River, investing an initial 50.3 billion yuan (5510.4 billion). ChinaAFP - 488 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration802 2005-12-28 12 ASHOK KUMAR In Mumbai - INDIA INSIGHT India's top business houses strike big deals in the country's multimillion-dollar film-exhibition sector ASHOK KUMAR In Mumbai Going to the cinema has long been one of the most popular entertainment options in India. But these days the cinemas themselves are part of theAFP - 802 words
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Article579 2005-12-28 12 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Matrix Laboratories Ltd, India's ninthbiggest drugmaker in which Singapore investment company Temasek Holdings has a stake, expects to sign agreements with two generic companies in the US in the next few weeks to supply them with finished medicines for the world'sBloomberg - 579 words
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267 2005-12-28 12 AP [NEW DELHI] An Indian textile firm has signed a US$l7.5 million deal to acquire US fabric maker Dan River Inc, hoping to gain a foothold in the American market and win contracts from top retailers like WalMart. In a notice toAP - 267 words
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378 2005-12-28 12 It will make Indian firm world's No 3 soda ash maker Reuters [MUMßAl] India's Tata Chemicals Ltd said on Monday its group revenues would touch US$l billion after the acquisition of UKbased soda ash maker Brunner Mond Group. The acquisition,Reuters - 378 words
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235 2005-12-28 12 [KOLKATA] Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is considering participating in a few "opportunities" in refining and downstream activities, including retailing and equity oil stake, in African nations, reports Business Line. The federal government recently allowed Oil India Ltd (OIL) and lOC to235 words
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Article, Illustration507 2005-12-28 13 AFP [WASHINGTON] The annual ritual has been performed. Coveted boxes pulled from under the tree, ribbons cut, wrappings torn, and misty-eyed "thank yous" exchanged. Now what? If a survey released on Monday by online auctioneer eßay is to be believed, it's time toAFP; AP - 507 words
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Article, Illustration399 2005-12-28 13 Goldman rapped for violating investment advisory rules Bloomberg [TOKYO] The world's largest savings bank Japan Post will exclude Goldman Sachs Group when it next selects asset managers to offer investment trusts to customers that have US$2 trillion on deposit. The postal systemBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 399 words
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299 2005-12-28 13 Bloomberg [SEOUL] South Korea said offshore and corporate customers will lose access to foreign exchange quotes from Feb 1 in a move to reduce speculation in the local currency market. Under the new system, commercial banks will be the only entities ableBloomberg - 299 words
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Article, Illustration430 2005-12-28 13 [NEW YORK] Amazon.com Inc. the world's biggest online retailer, said holiday sales worldwide set a record this year on demand for Apple Computer's iPod music players, video games and jewellery. Shoppers bought more than 108 million items between Nov 1 andAP - 430 words
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Article, Illustration538 2005-12-28 13 Govt plan promotes gender equality, women managers AFP [TOKYO] Japan's population fell this year for the first time since World War 11, a national census showed yesterday, raising concerns about the challenge posed to the world's No 2 economy by a low birth rate. AmidAFP; REUTERS - 538 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration1034 2005-12-28 14 Rising travel costs, devaluation of award programmes, erosion of service and bad weather may force them to avoid trips NYT [NEW YORK] AFTER surviving a year of airline bankruptcies, overcrowded flights, hidden hotel fees and indifferent service, business travellers might be forgiven for wonderingNYT; FILE PHOTO - 1,034 words
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Article, Illustration815 2005-12-28 14 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY AP [SEATTLE] It's been a good year to sell aircraft so good that Boeing Co sold dozens even while most of its commercial assembly workers were on strike. European rival Airbus has had a stellar year, too, butAP - 815 words
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294 2005-12-28 14 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China's air passenger and cargo volume growth should ease off in 2006 as the market reverts to a more stable pace of expansion following the post-Sars rebound of 2004 and 2005, media and the industry's watchdog said. About 15 perReuters - 294 words
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130 2005-12-28 14 Reuters [HANOI] Vietnam will build a US$l5B-million international airport on its southernmost island near Cambodia next year to boost tourism, state media said yesterday. The airport would be built on Phu Quoc island off Kien Giang province to handle 2.5 millionReuters - 130 words
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Miscellaneous242 2005-12-28 14 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD preceding drive (8) 9 Drawn holding the French Lgr—^ team 10 Frozen fish taking line (4) P^" I I 1 Criminal and receiver's round 14 Difficult former wife creating jHT "Lh Ln| Lm—L_i_^L_J Queen (6) pendent (6) a funny repartee 23 We are, strangely, entities 25 Close to242 words
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SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration729 2005-12-28 15 DAVID HUGHES - STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES I AM writing this on Boxing Day, exactly a year after the tsunami devastated the coastlines of the countries surrounding the Indian Ocean. That event, right at the end of 2004, overshadowed the first few months of this year andAP - 729 words
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236 2005-12-28 15 AFP [PARIS] French ecologists made a last-ditch legal bid to stop the departure of the decommissioned aircraft carrier, the Clemenceau, with asbestos-laden insulation, to India to be broken up. Two groups. Ban Asbestos and Greenpeace, on Monday lodged aAFP - 236 words
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Article290 2005-12-28 15 SGX '000 Dec 27 s$ Vol CH Offshore JOM -0.01 350 Chuan Hup .0.39 0.01 3210 Cosco Corporation .2.13 -0.01 1857 CWT Distribution .OJI unch 0 Ezra Hldgs .1.47 0.01 315 Freight Unto .0.06 0.01 281 Grand Banks Yacht 0J8 unch 0 Java Holdings 1-23 unch 112 K1290 words
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Article, Illustration370 2005-12-28 15 DAVID HUGHES - Crew safe; S'pore authorities launch investigation By DAVID HUGHES in London PROMPT and effective action by the region's law enforcement agencies has led to the recovery of the hijacked tanker Steadfast and its crew, according to global anti-shipping crime agency ICC International Maritime Bureau (1MB). The 17,659-dwt370 words
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PORT SHOTS
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Article200 2005-12-28 15 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Petronet LNG Ltd awarded a shipping contract worth as much as US$27 million a year to a group including Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd to haul liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar to India, Petronet Managing director P Dasgupta said. The contract isBloomberg - 200 words
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Article54 2005-12-28 15 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Hyundai Heavy Industries Co, the world's largest shipbuilder, said the value of its orders last month declined 7 5 per cent. Orders fell to US$3B3 million in November, compared with US$l.6 billion a year earlier, Ulsan, South Korea-based Hyundai Heavy said in aBloomberg - 54 words
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Article496 2005-12-28 16 EDITORIAL MALAYSIA has finally signed what is essentially its first Free Trade Agreement after having dragged its feet for the last few years. Earlier this month, Malaysia and Japan agreed to remove or cut tariffs on practically all goods flowing between them within 10 years under496 words
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Article, Illustration987 2005-12-28 16 ANDY MUKHERJEE - Over-investment is the weakness of China's economy; India's flaw is too little investment ANDY MUKHERJEE Bloomberg IN the holiday-season euphoria, analysts appear to have become excessively upbeat about Asia's economic prospects for 2006. According to Credit Suisse First Boston's latest forecast, theBloomberg - 987 words
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Article, Illustration691 2005-12-28 17 JOHN GEE - The crux of the NKF debacle was a problem in values, not oversight JOHN GEE WHEN the behaviour of senior office holders at NKF first came to light, many Singapore charities were fearful of the consequences. It was not that they thought they691 words
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Article, Illustration767 2005-12-28 27 KATHERINE BURTON - KATHERINE BURTON looks at the investment strategies hedge fund investors will be adopting next year KATHERINE BURTON Bloomberg HEDGE fund investors, frustrated by the lowest returns in three years, say they are giving more money to managers who bet on stocks and macroeconomic trends becauseBloomberg; REUTERS - 767 words
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