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Title Section16 2006-02-08 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES online at http://business-times.asial .com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/2005 SirfeAgOßE. 85 j£gp^" Wednesday, February 8,200616 words
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Article, Illustration628 2006-02-08 1 MICHELLE QUAH - Asia-based CEOs regard China and India as best places to do business By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] Contrary to popular belief, globalisation isn't just about big Western companies seeking low-cost production in emerging economies, says a new study. It is more aboutSource: PricewaterhouseCoopers - 628 words
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511 2006-02-08 1 DONALD URQUHART - Investors remain optimistic PSA will make comeback bid By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPOBE] Market sentiment in London remains cautious as the P&O takeover saga moves in agonising slow- motion towards a possible conclusion in a few days, but with as yet511 words
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Advertisement44 2006-02-08 1 COMMENTARY Does house trading create a false market? Of A PG 4 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM Globalisation no longer a win-win game PG2O W K K Fong's comeback poses questions for Xpress HOCK LOCK SIEW, PG 5 V\te ask motor tradeis for their views P6»44 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration759 2006-02-08 2 KALPANA RASHIWALA - $1,058 psf ppr land price, including devt charges, is highest since 1997 By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] Property tycoon Ng Teng Fong's Far East Organization continues to expand its presence in the prime Orchard Road belt. This time it has clinched the freehold Angullia Mansion, near759 words
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Article635 2006-02-08 2 SembCorp team in Abu Dhabi over mega deal A TEAM from SembCorp Industries is in Abu Dhabi for a "final evaluation" meeting with officials there over the Singapore company's preferred bid for a multi-billion dollar power and desalination project. The development comes after a Gulf newspaper quoted a635 words
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467 2006-02-08 3 RONNIE LIM - Group competing for billion dollar desalination, power project By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] A team from SembCorp Industries (SCI) is in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates for a "final evaluation" meeting with officials there over the Singapore company's preferred bid for467 words
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156 2006-02-08 3 Xinhua [SINGAPORE] A total of 37,593 babieswere bfrrft in Singapore last year, up 1.9 per cefit ovef 2004 with the histfoHc low record of 36,900, Channel News Asia reported yesterday. Of the total, more than 16,900 were firstborns, 300 moreXinhua - 156 words
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618 2006-02-08 3 But baht falls 0.5%, and dealers expect it to hit 39.80 By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok THE Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said yesterday continuing political tension in the country is unlikely to derail economic progress and will have little impact618 words
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Article, Illustration580 2006-02-08 3 VIKRAM KHANNA - It is also up against the visibility posed by Chinese, Indian industrial progress By VIKRAM KHANNA [SINGAPORE] Asean needs to integrate its economies more closely if it is to attract greater attention from France and the European Union generally, theYEN MENG JIIN - 580 words
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Article132 2006-02-08 3 sn 2,448.73 (+7.65) ST INDEX FUTURES (+8.00) siMsa 290.02 (+0.77) SIMSa FUTURES 290.10 (-0.30) MARKETS Tuesday Change KLSECOMP 923.84 -5.55 NIKKEI 225 16.720.99 -26.77 HANG SENG 15.517.01 -31.05 SET INDEX ***** -0.7S JAKARTA COMP 1,259.36 +1371 MANILA COMP 2,097.38 ;35.75 SEOUL COMP 1,332.28 -9.36 SHENZHEN B 261.53 *3.18132 words
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Advertisement300 2006-02-08 2 Get The Big Picture With Budget Seminar 2006 24 February 2006 (Friday) 2005 ended positively with a series of good news on Singapore's B:4sam to s:oopm economic performance. A sterling report was delivered with a terfrontH ,<H better-than-expected growth rate of 5.7%. Singapore *****3 Level 4, Grand Ballroom All eyes300 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration733 2006-02-08 4 R SIVANITHY - COMMENTARY Daily release of proprietary volume will assuage critics of house trading and is consistent with a disclosure-based regime R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent WHAT does it mean to create a "false market" for stocks? Most people might respond by saying that a false market exists733 words
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604 2006-02-08 4 MICHELLE QUAH - Market has priced in upside from integrated resorts By MICHELLE QUAH AFTER a reasonably strong 2005, Singapore stocks are likely to experience more moderate growth in 2006, with upside from the development of two integrated resorts already priced in by the market, says ratings604 words
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306 2006-02-08 5 TWO executives of Nucleus Electronics have been fined after they were convicted of insider trading in the company's shares. Group financial controller and company secretary Raymond Ting was fined $120,000 while its sales director for North Asia Looi Kim Wah was fined306 words
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511 2006-02-08 5 LESLIE YEE - They will pay total civil penalty of $305,000 to MAS By LESLIE YEE THE Monetary Authority of Singapore has taken civil penalty enforcement action against Frankie Quek Swee Heng and Lee Boon Hiok for contravening the insidertrading provisions of the Securities511 words
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663 2006-02-08 5 WONG WEI KONG - HOCK LOCK SIEW By WONG WEI KONG IT IS undoubtedly a personal triumph for KK Fong to be back at Xpress Holdings. But what of the company, which has worked so hard to start afresh and make a clean break with the past? It663 words
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550 2006-02-08 6 SIOW LI SEN - TELECOM FOCUS But it recovers from a 7c fall in early trade to end the day just 1c down By SIOW LI SEN STARHUB Ltd shares took a hit in morning trade yesterday before ending off their lows following news that Singapore550 words
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320 2006-02-08 6 AL LABITA - By AL LABITA in Manila CUT-THROAT competition in the mobile phone business dragged down the profit last year of Globe Telecom, the listed Philippine unit of Singapore Telecom. In its announcement yesterday, Globe said net income fell 9 per cent to 10.3 billion pesos320 words
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Article, Illustration375 2006-02-08 6 SIOW LI SEN - By SIOW LI SEN SINGAPORE Telecommunications's aggregate number of mobile subscribers in the region has increased 26 per cent to 78 million as at end--2005 from a year ago, thanks to strong growth at the telco's associates. This is the largest mobile customerFILE PHOTO - 375 words
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357 2006-02-08 6 CONRAD RAJ - Their order books hit $6.33b, $9b respectively By CONRAD RAJ RIG orders continue to pour into Singapore with both SembCorp Marine and the Keppel Group securing new proposals which will keep their yards here and abroad busy. PPL Shipyard, an 85 per357 words
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Article, Illustration92 2006-02-08 6 WEEEe Cheong (right), deputy chairman and president of United Overseas Bank, and Yeo Eng Cheong. executive VP. commercial credit sector, were presented with two scrolls of blessing at the UOB Commercial Credit Chinese New Year Reception yesterday. About 1.100 people attended the reception for SMEYEN MENG JIIN - 92 words
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228 2006-02-08 6 NANDE KHIN - By NANDE KHIN MAPLETREE Logistics Trust yesterday said it has completed its acquisition of a warehouse and production building for $45 million. The property, located at 2 Serangoon North Avenue 5, was bought from Fu Yu Corporation Ltd, after MapletreeLog yesterday exercised a call228 words
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271 2006-02-08 6 UNION Steel Holdings, a metal recycling company listed on Singapore's mainboard in August last year, yesterday posted lower net profit and sales for its first half-year ended Dec 31, 2005. Citing lower sales to Indonesia and India, Union Steel said interim turnover fell271 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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160 2006-02-08 6 THE Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has deemed the distribution of shares in AVJennings Homes by Vantage Corporation to its shareholders in May 2002 as a capital gains tax (CGT) event and raised assessments against Vantage amounting to A 535.94 million (5544.21 million). Vantage has160 words
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73 2006-02-08 6 BREADTALK Group Limited's unit, Shanghai Bread Talk Co, Ltd, has agreed to buy a leadsehold property in Shanghai for 28.6 million yuan (including renovation cost of 6.1 million yuan). Shanghai Bread Talk will also have to pay service charge 0f286,000 yuan, commission of 500,00073 words
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63 2006-02-08 6 CHINA-BASED C&O Pharmaceutical Technology (Holdings) has posted a 30.5 per cent rise in net profit to HK532.33 million for its second quarter ended Dec 31, 2005. Q2 revenue rose 26 per cent to HK591.16 million. On a six-month basis, net profit rose 32 per63 words
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135 2006-02-08 6 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Mandarin Oriental International Ltd, which operates luxury hotels in Asia, Europe and the Americas, said it signed a contract to manage a new beachfront resort in Hainan that will be its first hotel in mainland China. The 292-room Mandarin Oriental inBloomberg - 135 words
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Article403 2006-02-08 7 OH BOON PING - It's increasing capacity and product range By OH BOON PING INDIA-BASED pigment and agrochemical maker Meghmani Organics expects to grow 20 per cent this year by boosting capacity, expanding its product range and securing agrochemical product registration. Some 322 agrochemical registrations are being processed in 56403 words
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107 2006-02-08 7 DEUTSCHE Bank said yesterday it will team up with Sharelnvestor to launch an online service that will give retail investors free real-time access to structured warrant prices. Deutsche said the service, db-live, will also enable traders to create a customised watchlist that they can track107 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration866 2006-02-08 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES US$ stages good rebound, but selected Asian currencies even hotter LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent THE US dollar has enjoyed a spirited rebound against some major counterparts but, with the notable exception of the Japanese yen, a good number of Asian currencies866 words
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Article, Illustration721 2006-02-08 8 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS (Disclosures made on Feb 7 and earlier) Subsantial No of Price SHAREHOLDING Shareholder/ Buy/ Shares Pw Before After Stock Trans Pate Director Sol 000 Shr fW) f**! FDS Networks 6-Feb-06 Yip Man Yu Sell 150 na 5109 6.91 4959 6.70 Youcan Foods 6-Feb-06 Macondray721 words
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82 2006-02-08 8 TEMPLETON Asset Management has reduced its deemed interest in Fraser and Neave (F&N) from 6.66 per cent to 5.98 per cent after disposing of shares in F&N. The change was the result of a series of transactions that occurred between Sept 29,2005, and82 words
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115 2006-02-08 8 LESLIE YEE - By LESLIE YEE MACQUARIE Pacific Star Prime Reit Management (MPSPRM) has sold down 407,000 units in Macquarie MEAG Prime Reit (MMP Reit) thereby reducing its stake in MMP Reit from 0.13 per cent to 0.08 per cent. MPSPRM is the manager of MMP115 words
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Article292 2006-02-08 8 LESLIE YEE - Compiled by LESLIE YEE Eu Yan Sang International Feb 7 Close: $0,645 OCBC INVESTMENT RESEARCH, Feb 7 EU Yan Sang International's (EYS) share price may be on the high side. EYS saw its earnings before interest and tax (Ebit) drop surprisingly by 2.3 per cent year-on-year to $4.7 million292 words
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Article, Illustration392 2006-02-08 8 R SIVANTTHY - STOCKS R SIVANTTHY Senior Correspondent ACTIVITY in the local stock market is reaching frenetic levels, judging by yesterday's action when volume hit its highest this year and, possibly, the highest in six months while simultaneously spreading to the market's lower-priced regions. In some cases, the interest392 words
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Article, Illustration174 2006-02-08 8 YEO KEE YAN - CHART POINT By YEO KEE YAN, chartist at Kelive Research THE pre-Chinese New Year rally continued after the holiday as rotational interest spilled into second and third liner stocks. The Straits Times Index rose to 2,450 while the UOB Sesdaq smallcaps proxy touched174 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration508 2006-02-08 10 CONRAD TAN - They live longer than men and have less savings for retirement By CONRAD TAN MORE older women need to be encouraged to return to work, as many of them have less savings than men to see them through retirement, says labour chief Lim508 words
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110 2006-02-08 10 Reuters US investment bank Morgan Stanley said its Singapore-based South-east Asia economist, Daniel Lian, had left the firm. A spokesman yesterday said the high-profile economist left last month, but declined to give a reason for his departure. Mr Lian could not be reached for comment.Reuters - 110 words
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Article, Illustration436 2006-02-08 10 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM AFTER pumping in $150 million in 2003 to expand its semiconductor business in Singapore, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd yesterday announced that it would invest another $150 million to build a new semiconductor assembly and test plant in Ang Mo Kio.436 words
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356 2006-02-08 10 MICHELLE QUAH - By MICHELLE QUAH THE manager of a sole proprietorship who was convicted on Monday for Goods and Services Tax (GST) evasion was sentenced yesterday to three months' jail and ordered to pay three times the tax she undercharged. And her sister-in-law, who356 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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108 2006-02-08 10 THE Immigration Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said yesterday it would stop accepting Malaysia Restricted Passports, or MRPs, as valid travel document to Singapore from July 1 this year. This is in line with the international practice requiring all travel documents to have a validity of at108 words
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Article88 2006-02-08 10 SINGAPORE'S Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen is in Brunei on a three-day introductory visit from Feb 6 to 8. The visit is hosted by Brunei's Deputy Minister for Defence, Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Ret) Dato Paduka Haji Mohammad Yasmin88 words
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Article, Illustration207 2006-02-08 10 THE historic Ford Motor Factory the site of the British surrender of Singapore to the invading Japanese forces during World War II and the first motorcar assembly plant in South-east Asia will be gazetted for preservation as a national monument on Feb 15.JOYCE FANG/ST - 207 words
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Article, Illustration371 2006-02-08 11 NANDE KHIN - Two initiatives launched to help businesses to upgrade By NANDE KHIN SINGAPORE'S textile and fashion businesses got a boost yesterday in their effort to revamp and upgrade themselves. Two new initiatives, led by the Textile and Fashion Federation (TAFF), to help its members enhanceFILE PHOTO - 371 words
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Article, Illustration230 2006-02-08 11 ALEXANDRA Centre has hit the market for collective sales, making an entry with a $40 million asking price. This works out to $270 psf per plot ratio inclusive of an estimated $1,153 million development charge. The freehold property on Alexandra Road is zoned230 words
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304 2006-02-08 11 CONRAD TAN - By CONRAD TAN INFRASTRUCTURE is the hottest investment pick this year, and possibly even for the next decade, according to Zurich-based private bank Clariden. "We think this is the biggest emerging investment theme for the next five to ten years. There is a tremendous amount304 words
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Advertisement1179 2006-02-08 11 CEI CONTRACT MANUFACTURING LIMITED I ANNOUNCEMENT RESULTS The unaudited results of the Group and of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2005 are as follows: GROUP 2005 2004 $'000 000 Revenue 70,562 62,451 13.0 Cost of sales (51,378) (43,859) 17.1 Gross Profit 19,184 18,592 3.2 Other income1,179 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration394 2006-02-08 12 Report underlines the problem is not merely one of urban-rural divide Reuters [BEIJING] The gap between rich and poor in China's cities has reached alarming levels, the main economic planning agency says in the latest high-level warning of the inequalities spawned by breakneckReuters; AP - 394 words
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524 2006-02-08 12 Reuters [WASHINGTON] World Bank President Paul on Monday promised a rigorous and vocal campaign against corruption in developing countries that the bank lends to and inside the bank itself. In a 90-minute staff meeting, beamed to World Bank offices around the globe, heReuters - 524 words
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Article, Illustration668 2006-02-08 12 Reuters [TOKYO] The yen's slide to sevenweek lows will likely worsen nearterm as its technical signals deteriorate and markets that have moved in an eerie inverse relation with the currency extend their winning streaks. Just a month ago it seemed theReuters - 668 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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564 2006-02-08 13 PAULINE NG - Its 30% owned M.Mobile to supply 1m cellphones to Saudi firm By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur AS Malaysian companies go, few would have heard of Kosmo Technology Industry. But now that it has clinched a deal to supply Saudi Television Manufacturing Co564 words
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382 2006-02-08 13 [JAKARTA] Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said her ministry was currently handling some 6,000 "unsolved" cases that were handed over by the now defunct Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra) and that a new special team must be set up to handle the382 words
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Article2409 2006-02-08 13 VOL Hb7 KM W- 000) ASM Realty 1.41 unch 1 Abric .0.35 -0.01 9 ACP Industries 0.69 -0.01 321 Advance Synergy .0.25 -0.01 315 Adventa 0.29 -0.01 889 AEMuIti 0.34 0.02 401 Affin Hldgs 1.62 0.01 344 Ahmad Zaki Res 1.28 unch 4 AJCCorp 1.15 unch 1 Air2,409 words
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161 2006-02-08 13 [KUALA LUMPUR] Maxis Communications Bhd and DiGi.Com Bhd may report better net profits in the fourth quarter of 2005, helped by new subscribers after they cut prices of prepaid kits further, according to a report in Malaysia's Business Times. The paper said that161 words
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561 2006-02-08 13 [KUALA LUMPUR] Share prices of Malaysia's sec-ond-board companies, which were lagging behind their bigger counterparts on the main board over the past two years, are making a comeback, according to a Star Biz report. The tabloid points out that in the five weeks since561 words
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267 2006-02-08 13 [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian companies that service the oil and gas sector can go after international jobs if they work together by forming groups, Malaysia's Business Times yesterday quoted a top company official as saying. Malaysian firms are now equipped to go267 words
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Article, Illustration476 2006-02-08 13 Reuters [JAKARTA] A former Indonesian minister of religion was sentenced to five years in jail yesterday over a funds scandal involving the Haj pilgrimage, one of a number of cases underscoring the president's war on corruption. The Central Jakarta District Court foundReuters; REUTERS - 476 words
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GREATER CHINA
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372 2006-02-08 14 Move will allow govt to tackle failed financial institutions Reuters BEIJING] A new bankruptcy law for China is likely to be approved this year, paving the way for new rules to tackle failed banks, insurers and stock brokerages, the official China SecuritiesReuters - 372 words
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417 2006-02-08 14 Reuters [SINGAPORE] China's top oil and gas company is considering teaming up with a Russian firm to increase its chance of winning an auction for a unit of TNK-BP, Russia's second largest oil producer, people familiar with the situation said yesterday.Reuters - 417 words
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352 2006-02-08 14 [BEIJING] A corruption scandal involving copy giant Fuji Xerox's Chinese subsidiary gained traction on Monday after a lawyer involved in the case was suspended by his firm, according to the South China Morning Post. Zhang Decai, a lawyer at Beijing-based law firm Zhonglun352 words
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521 2006-02-08 14 CEO expects profit this year with break-even by Q3 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), China's biggest chipmaker, posted a smaller-than-expected fourth-quarter loss as increased orders limited price declines. The net loss was US$l5 million, or 4.1 cents per American depositary share,Bloomberg - 521 words
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Article, Illustration543 2006-02-08 14 [HONG KONG] A second quarterly rise in the number of Hong Kong homes worth less than the debt on the properties poses no threat to the banking system, The Standard reported banking chief Joseph Yam as saying. The number of residentialBLOOMBERG - 543 words
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Article, Illustration487 2006-02-08 14 Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan's two largest LCD screen manufacturers, AU and Chi Mei, are set to report strong fourthquarter earnings this week after the year-end buying boom boosted shipments and panel prices. Glut fears linger and seasonal demand tapers in the early monthsReuters; BLOOMBERG - 487 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration647 2006-02-08 15 More ChinaIndia joint oil deals expected Joint acquisition of Syrian field brings competitors CNPC f ONGC together Reuters [SINGAPORE] The flagship oil firms of China and India have closed their first-ever joint acquisition, the US$5BO million takeover of an asset in Syria, which would likely pave the way for moreReuters; AP - 647 words
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377 2006-02-08 15 Reuters [MUMBAI] JP Morgan is planning to set up an asset management unit in India, joining other global financial services firms seeking to benefit from growing demand for mutual funds, according to sources. India's mutual fund industry has been expandingReuters - 377 words
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Article, Illustration575 2006-02-08 15 8.1 growth forecast fuels Indian stocks Bloomberg. AFP [MUMBAI] Indian stocks rose, with the Sensitive Index climbing to a record for a second day, after the government said economic growth may accelerate to 8.1 per cent in the year ending March 31. ICICI Bank Ltd led advances. "The economic fundamentalsBloomberg.; AFP; BLOOMBERG - 575 words
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862 2006-02-08 15 ANDY MUKHERJEE - Distribute economic growth by improving the business climate in slow-growing states By ANDY MUKHERJEE Bloomberg WINDFALL gains are seldom an unalloyed blessing for an economy, and very often a curse. Economists call it the "Dutch Disease", a reference to the deindustrialisation that took place inBloomberg - 862 words
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610 2006-02-08 16 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Demand running well ahead of supply in metals, oil, agri products By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo THE rise of China and other emerging economies has triggered a boom in commodity prices that could last another 15 years or more, one industry610 words
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420 2006-02-08 16 Move is expected to draw increased investor interest raise issuer quality Reuters [BANGKOK] Thailand is preparing to allow foreign firms the opportunity to issue baht-denominated bonds in a bid to develop a market seen doubling over the next five years. A newReuters - 420 words
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Article, Illustration480 2006-02-08 16 Bloomberg [CANßEßßA] Telstra Corp, Australia's biggest telephone company, probably had an 11 per cent drop in first-half profit as chief executive officer Sol Trujillo began plans to cut a fifth of his workforce and stem the loss of home-phone customers. NetBloomberg - 480 words
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506 2006-02-08 16 AFP [TOKYO] Toyota Motor, the world's number two automaker, said yesterday its net profit jumped 34 per cent in the third quarter to a record high, helped by the growing popularity of its fu-el-efficient hybrid cars. Toyota, which isAFP - 506 words
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Article, Illustration304 2006-02-08 16 [BANGKOK] Golfing sensation Tiger Woods has refused to act as Thailand's representative as proposed by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), which is campaigning to encourage more visitors to the Kingdom, The Nation reported TAT executives as saying on Monday. TourismAP - 304 words
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212 2006-02-08 16 AFP [TOKYO] The founder of scandal-tainted Japanese Internet firm Livedoor, already under arrest for allegedly breaching securities laws, is now also suspected of insider trading, a newspaper reported yesterday. Takafumi Horie is suspected of selling six million Livedoor shares after learning one of hisAFP - 212 words
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WORLD WATCH
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133 2006-02-08 16 Reuters [DETROIT] General Motors Corp yesterday cut its dividend for the first time in more than 13 years as it struggles to save money after a year of billions of dollars in losses. GM's board of directors cut the dividend in half, toReuters - 133 words
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65 2006-02-08 16 Bloomberg [ATLANTA] Coca-Cola Co, the world's biggest soft-drink maker, said fourth-quarter profit fell 28 per cent on a decline in US soda sales and higher tax costs. Net income dropped to US$B64 million, or 36 cents a share, from US$l.2 billion, or 50Bloomberg - 65 words
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106 2006-02-08 16 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Macquarie Bank Ltd, Australia's largest investment bank, said it plans to list its Korean toll road fund before the end of March 2006. "Preparations for an initial public offering and listing of the Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund are continuing," said theBloomberg - 106 words
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109 2006-02-08 16 Reuters [CANBERRA] The Australian government yesterday said it will sell its 13 per cent stake in the country's leading renewable electricity generator Snowy Hydro Ltd. The move follows an announcement by the New South Wales state government in December that it would sellReuters - 109 words
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Article91 2006-02-08 16 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Bangkok Metro Co Ltd, which runs the Thai capital's subway system, said it had cancelled its plan to hold an initial share sale next week because of investors' concerns over the country's slumping stock market. The company was told by its financial advisers thatBloomberg - 91 words
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63 2006-02-08 16 Reuters [NEW YORK] Husky Energy Inc's fourth-quarter profit nearly tripled, helped by high commodity prices, Canada's No 4 oil producer and refiner said on Monday. Husky, majority-owned by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, earned C 5669 million (*****.5 million), or C 51.58 a share,Reuters - 63 words
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126 2006-02-08 16 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] International Business Machines Corp said on Monday it had developed new chipmaking methods that will allow its upcoming Power 6 computer processor to run twice as fast as current versions. Instead of just making transistors smaller, IBM came up withReuters - 126 words
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Article, Illustration638 2006-02-08 17 Muslim countries switching to their products; Iran cuts trade relations Bloomberg, AP AP [DUßAl] New Zealandbased Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd, the world's biggest dairy exporter, and France's Groupe Lactalis, Europe's biggest cheese maker, may be set to gain from a Muslim boycott ofBloomberg, AP; AP; AFP - 638 words
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454 2006-02-08 17 Reuters [KEY BISCAYNE, Florida] Hedge fund managers, many of which were forced to register as investment advisers for the first time this month, now have a new worry: legions of government inspectors poring over their books and finding arbitrary violations. At an industryReuters - 454 words
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308 2006-02-08 17 NYT [PARIS] The quest for the holy grail of beauty begins in a bathroom laboratory near the Place de la Concorde in Paris for one of the leading international beauty giants, L'Oreal, and one that the company is reproducing around the world. Like itsNYT - 308 words
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Article, Illustration431 2006-02-08 17 AFP [LOS ANGELES] Media entertainment giant Walt Disney Co said on Monday that its quarterly profit rose 7 per cent from a year ago to US$734 million on the strength of television, resort and theme park operations. The company saidAFP - 431 words
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516 2006-02-08 17 Reuters [LONDON] BP Pic posted a 26 per cent surge in fourthquarter replacement cost profit yesterday thanks to high oil prices, but weaker-than-expected results in refining and gas and power units meant the firm undershot forecasts. The world's secondlargest listed oilReuters - 516 words
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495 2006-02-08 17 Reuters. AFP. Bloomberg [LUXEMBOURG] Luxembourg Budget Minister Luc Frieden said yesterday that the government would put forward a bill to adopt a European Union takeover directive, giving companies the tools to defend themselves against hostile takeovers. European steelmaker Arcelor's stock fell 3.4 perReuters.; AFP.; Bloomberg - 495 words
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Article, Illustration1097 2006-02-08 18 A chance to travel Trump-style at bargain prices Trump's site also explores the use of celebrities in e-commerce NYT [NEW YORK]— Donald J Trump, bargain hunter? That's the idea behind the latest venture from the real estate mogul, reality series star and failed airline executive, who recently reentered the travelNYT; REUTERS - 1,097 words
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230 2006-02-08 18 Reuters [NEW YORK] Virgin America Inc, the airline start-up with a brand name made famous by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, said on Monday that it named as its chairman Don Carty, the former chairman and chief executive of AMR Corp. Mr Carty quit theReuters - 230 words
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LOG BOOK
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42 2006-02-08 18 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hong Kong Dragon Airlines will extend its Hong Kong-Dalian service next month to Shenyang in north-eastern China. It will fly to Shenyang via Dalian three times a week beginning on March 30. BloombergBloomberg - 42 words
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64 2006-02-08 18 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Air Asia Bhd said it carried 35 per cent more passengers in December compared with a year earlier. December traffic rose to 812,492, bolstered by a sevenfold growth in the number of people flying to Indonesia, where Air Asia began serving inBloomberg - 64 words
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58 2006-02-08 18 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Computer glitches in the passenger check-in system of Malaysia Airlines delayed the departure of 33 flights out of the country's international airport yesterday, officials said. The system malfunction affected Malaysia Airlines' flights out of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport as wellAP - 58 words
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33 2006-02-08 18 AP [PARIS] Air traffic controllers launched a surprise strike in a protest over work conditions, halting all flights at Paris' Orly airport yesterday. Huge disruptions were expected.—APAP - 33 words
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263 2006-02-08 18 AFP [TOKYO] The biggest individual shareholder of lossmaking carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) has called for the company's president to resign to take responsibility for its poor performance. Eitaro Itoyama, a former parliament member and the second-biggest shareholder in JAL with aAFP - 263 words
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234 2006-02-08 18 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] SAS Group's Scandinavian Airlines, the Nordic region's largest carrier, posted a 1.8 per cent decline in January traffic after pilots in Denmark and Norway staged wildcat strikes that forced hundreds of flight cancellations. Scandinavian Airlines filled 65.9 per cent of available seating,Bloomberg - 234 words
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Miscellaneous205 2006-02-08 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD trombone solo (5) harbour (7) boggan backing r^r lv<B ln o ye S™ r D av -S sownoN 2 A devil of a place for ferocious 14 Desert blow-ups (10) Across: 1 Runaround, 6 Might, 9 animals'(B) 16 Progressed air defence vehicle Mashing, 10 Existence, 11 Driblet, 3205 words
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Article, Illustration519 2006-02-08 19 DONALD URQUHART - Move sets out the global standards of decent conditions of work By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] The International Labour Organization (ILO) has begun its twoweek Maritime Session that is expected to result in a new labour convention aimed at safeguarding the rightsFILE PHOTO - 519 words
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346 2006-02-08 19 Bernama [KUCHING] Evergreen Marine Corporation, one of the world's largest mainline operators, launched a new China-Indonesia-Manila service out of Bintulu International Container Terminal (BICT) from December last year, deploying even bigger vessels in the range of 1,812 TEUs (20-ft-equiv-alent-units) capacity. "The weeklyBernama - 346 words
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Article, Illustration832 2006-02-08 19 DAVID HUGHES - STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES SOMETIMES you simply can't believe what you read. That was my initial response to reports coming in of the Red Sea disaster. Early accounts from survivors painted a scene of chaos on board the 35-year old ferry Al Salam BoccaccioAFP - 832 words
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182 2006-02-08 19 DONALD URQUHART - By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Container shipping lines operating on the westbound trans-Pacif-ic route from the US to Asia, including Neptune Orient Lines' APL, say that they will raise rates for carrying commodities and chemical products, starting next month. The 11 member182 words
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432 2006-02-08 19 Reuters {SEOUL/TOKYOI Dry bulk shipping rates have bottomed out, and some traders say rates are showing signs of a recovery. Spot voyage fixtures for modern panamax rates for the benchmark US Gulf to Japan route were assessed at US$32-33 a tonne yesterday, largelyReuters - 432 words
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Article288 2006-02-08 19 S6X '000 F*7 SS Vol CH Offshore -0-40 urich 1214 Chuan Hup .0.40 unch 1360 Cosco Corporation 1.29 0.01 ***** CWT Distribution .0.93 unch 76 Ezra Hldgs 2J02 0.07 1227 Freighttinks .0.07 0.01 ***** Grand Banks Yacht .0.90 unch 10 Jaya Holdings 126 -0.03 1809 Ki Venture -0.41288 words
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517 2006-02-08 20 EDITORIAL IT is now nearly eight years since the Asian financial crisis swept through the region devastating the economies of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. But while Malaysia and Thailand have moved on, Indonesia is still haunted by some ghosts of the past. The country's517 words
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Article, Illustration1259 2006-02-08 20 LEON HADAR - Developed countries fear Internet has allowed developing world to gain at their expense LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent FOR members of the 1960s generation it was the 1969 rock concert at Woodstock. If you were there, you were part of the countercultural "mini-nation" in whichAP - 1,259 words
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Article, Illustration759 2006-02-08 20 FRANK CHING - THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING EVER since the late *****, China has been saying that it requires a peaceful international environment as well as domestic stability in order to develop its economy. And after its people enjoy a higher standard of living, the country759 words
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Article, Illustration1374 2006-02-08 21 VIKRAM KHANNA - The question is: Will New Delhi's bold plan work or be ruined by rampant corruption? VIKRAM KHANNA Associate Editor ON FEB 2, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched what is probably the biggest and most ambitious anti-poverty scheme ever attempted in IndiaAFP - 1,374 words
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Article105 2006-02-08 21 Davinder Singh - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Davinder Singh Senior Counsel Drew Napier YOUR article, "Justice Lai retires after 25 years of service" (BT, Feb 7), stated that I know "Justice Lai well". I did not say or suggest any such thing. Further, it is untrue and a grave105 words
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328 2006-02-08 21 John T Hurst Singapore - John T Hurst Singapore WHILE Michelle Quah's article "Wrong to blame auditors" (BT, Feb 6) was correct in identifying the responsibilities of auditors, I believe she understated their responsibility to the company's stakeholders (the employees of the company, the public, the creditors, the328 words
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Article97 2006-02-08 21 Lo Tak Wah - Lo Tak Wah Director (Retirement and Investment) CPF Board WE refer to Nah Wee Kee's letter "Let CPF members invest all of their investment gains" (BT, Feb 3). CPF savings, including realised investment gains, are primarily for retirement. The 35 per cent limit is prudent97 words
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Article, Illustration930 2006-02-08 21 ANDREW FERGUSON - By ANDREW FERGUSON Bloomberg STROLLING through an Internet news database a few days after President George W Bush delivered his State of the Union address, I decided to do a little search. I entered the words "Bush" and "ambitious agenda" and whoosh! I was nearlyBloomberg; REUTERS - 930 words
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Article, Illustration805 2006-02-08 28 SAMUEL EE - But traders note that any drop in car prices depends on related factors By SAMUEL EE TALK of a possible cut in the ARF or Additional Registration Fee from the current 110 per cent of OMV, or Open Market Value, toFILE PHOTO - 805 words
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Article, Illustration1438 2006-02-08 30 GENEVIEVE CUA - Home loan restructuring, money market funds and one-year structured deposits can help stretch your dollar, says GENEVIEVE CUA GENEVIEVE CUA THE start of the year is as good a time as any for financial housekeeping. And one of the first items on your checklist should be:1,438 words
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Article, Illustration847 2006-02-08 30 JOSEPH CHONG - MONEY MATTERS JOSEPH CHONG IN OUR internal investment strategy paper for Ql, we predicted that 2006 would be a tricky year for managing money contrary to the generally optimistic view espoused by most major global investment managers. Indeed, the various 2005 yearend polls of investment847 words
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Article342 2006-02-08 30 Chua Boon Lee - By Chua Boon Lee Japan equity funds AFTER a performance last year that was one of its best since the golden era of toe 1980s, the Japanese equity market hit unexpected turbulence in January this year. The livedoor accounting scandal threatened to spiral out of control. But quick342 words
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