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Title Section18 2006-02-17 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Friday, February 17, 2006 SINGAPORE 85 ante online at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/200518 words
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Article, Illustration74 2006-02-17 1 f If there's a dance that expresses the motion and engineering of a top car marque, this might be it. Hundreds ofguests at the official opening of the new Mercedes-Benz Centre on Alexandra Road were treated to a stunning performance from the Moondressers yesterday evening. Flown inARTHUR LEE - 74 words
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662 2006-02-17 1 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN [SmGAmtE? The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) yesterday unveiled Singapore's R&D roadmap for the next five years, with specific roles and targets for various government agencies. The Science Technology Plan 2010 is part of a national strategy to662 words
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Article135 2006-02-17 1 ST! 2,434.66 (+10.49) ST INDEX FUTURES (+10.00) siMsa 288.75 (+0.99) SIMSa FUTURES 289.40 (+0.70) MARKETS Thursday Change KLSECOMP 928.10 >0.93 NIKKEI 225 16.043.67 +110.84 HANG SENG 15.450.88 +27.62 SET INDEX 735.16 +9.43 JAKARTA COMP 1.237.87 +0.93 MANILA COMP 2,076,42 +2.33 SEOUL COMP 1,314.32 +10.48 SHENZHEN B 253.23 -4.72135 words
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Article, Illustration717 2006-02-17 1 ANNA TEO - Economists expect last year's sluggish domestic demand to pick up By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] Consumer spending is predicted to perk up this year as the Singapore economy heads for growth of up to 6 or 7 per cent. But as domestic demand increases,Source:NTI - 717 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration787 2006-02-17 2 OUR CORRESPONDENT - Allegations do not state how he violated constitution By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok THAI Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday won a decisive victory over his political opponents when the country's Constitutional Court decided not to review a petition submitted by 28 senators seekingAFP - 787 words
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535 2006-02-17 2 LESUE YEE - BT exclusive By LESUE YEE [SINGAPORE] Shopping centres at Causeway Point. Northpoint and Anchorpoint with a combined book value of $655 million are expected to be the main holdings of a Fraser Neave (F&N) real estate investment trust (Reit) to be535 words
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Article441 2006-02-17 2 Inflation could rise to 0.5-1.5% this year INFLATION fell to 0.5 per cent last year but could rise to between 0.5 and 1.5 per cent this year, the government said yesterday. For' 2005 as a whole, consumer price inflation eased to 0.5 per cent from 1.7 per cent441 words
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Article, Illustration615 2006-02-17 4 DANIEL BUENAS - 2005 ECONOMIC SURVEY OF SINGAPORE Low inflation of 0.5% last year attributed to slide in COE prices Reports by DANIEL BUENAS [SINGAPORE] Inflation fell to 0.5 per cent last year but could rise to between 0.5 and 1.5 per cent this year, theSource:Monetary of Trade & Industry; FILE PHOTO - 615 words
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442 2006-02-17 4 Govt officials and economists see turnaround in 2006 [SINGAPORE] After years of decline, there are signs that the construction industry is finally set to grow again. And government officials and economists believe the turnaround will happen this year. In its 2005 Economic Survey442 words
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445 2006-02-17 4 [SINGAPORE] As Singapore restructures its economy, there have been substantial learning and productivity improvements in its manufacturing industries, a study has found. The study, released as part of the 2005 Economic Survey of Singapore, developed a simple model to investigate the phenomenon of learning and productive445 words
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Advertisement90 2006-02-17 4 Award-wining Rang Mahal presents a culinary tradition from the 18 century The Classic Dum Pukht. "Dum" means "to breathe" and "Pukht" means "to cook: The age-old practice involves cooking in an urn sealed with dough, retaining the natural flavours of.,—. J the ingredients as they cook in their own juices.90 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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617 2006-02-17 5 KALPANA RASHIWALA - But full-year profit of $750 m is highest ever for a listed S'pore developer By I KALPANA RASHIWALA CAPITALAND saw a 16 per cent year-on-year fall in net profit to $93.2 million for its fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2005. But fullyear net617 words
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Article733 2006-02-17 5 YEN SREENIVASAN - HOCK LOCK SIEW By YEN SREENIVASAN X PRESS Holdings founder and former chief executive KK Fong has introduced a relatively rare performance-based remuneration package for the company's new chief executive officer. At the weekend, the speed-printing outfit named former Comfort Group managing director Sam Chong733 words
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213 2006-02-17 6 ZHONGHUI Holdings yesterday reported a 22 per cent jump in net profit to 46.9 million yuan (559.5 million) for the fiscal year fended Dec 31,2005. Revenue came to 86.9 ,»million yuan, up 39 per cent from 2004. (> The Chinese solid-waste213 words
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Article457 2006-02-17 6 CONRAD RAJ - Shares fall 13 cents to $2.97 after an intra-day high of $3.12 By CONRAD RAJ WATER and fluid treatment company Hyflux posted a 77 per cent surge in net profit to $46.3 million for the year ended Dec 31. The $46.3 million net earnings attributable457 words
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393 2006-02-17 6 WONG WEI KONG - By WONG WEI KONG KS Energy Services yesterday reported record earnings for 2005 and proposed a bonus issue and special dividends. The energy services group, which caters to the oil and gas and petrochemicals industries, said that net profit more than doubled393 words
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Article276 2006-02-17 6 CONRAD TAN - By CONRAD TAN ECS Holdings, a regional IT distributor and services provider, yesterday posted a 32 per cent increase in its fourth-quarter net profit to $5.7 million, boosted by a move into higher-margin products during 2005. Although the $577.5 million in revenue for276 words
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661 2006-02-17 7 YEN SREENIVASAN - Stock price target raised to $20 on potential of huge dividends By YEN SREENIVASAN SINGAPORE Airlines shares soared as much as 6 per cent yesterday after JPMorgan raised its year-end price target to $20 from $14, citing SlA's potential to pay huge dividends.661 words
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Article, Illustration528 2006-02-17 7 MICHELLE QUAH - IPO WATCH By MICHELLE QUAH SINGAPORE investors will soon get the chance to sink their teeth into the corn sweeteners business in China. Luzhou Bio-Chem Technology, a leading corn sweetener producer in China, yesterday launched its initial public offering (IPO) for a mainboard listing528 words
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350 2006-02-17 7 CONRAD TAN - By CONRAD TAN HOMEGROWN environmental engineering company Metax Engineering is seeking to raise some $4 million in net proceeds through a listing on the Singapore Exchange's Sesdaq board. The company which provides engineering, procurement and construction services for water treatment and350 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration484 2006-02-17 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS Boost from 2006 growth revision, Japan and Hong Kong rebounds; banks and Singapore Airlines shine R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent NEWS that the 2006 growth forecast has been revised upwards yesterday contributed to a firm session for the local stock market, helped also bySaurce:Bloomberg - 484 words
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Article531 2006-02-17 8 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING ARB chief executive sells 70,000 shares at $9.40 apiece: KOH Poh Tiong, chief executive officer of Asia Pacific Breweries, the producer of Tiger Beer, yesterday sold 70,000 APB shares at $9.40 each. The sale of the $658,000 stake reduced his holding in APB531 words
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Article, Illustration426 2006-02-17 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Feb 16 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -279.00 -119.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +30.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -28.00 All-SG Equities 628.95 +1.40 SG Equities Elect 122.06 +0.12 SG Equities Fin 1754.65 +7.66 SG Equities Prop 766.86 +0.77 SIMSCI 288.75 +0.99 SiMSCI Futures 289.40 +0.70 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME426 words
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Article, Illustration884 2006-02-17 8 CHUANG PECK MING - Compiled by CHUANG PECK MING Singapore Airfines Feb 16 doMK $14.10 MERRILL LYNCH. Feb IS JANUARY traffic data was strong in both the passenger and cargo segments, confirming the management's upbeat comments on the demand outlook in its Decemberquarter results announcement We expect demand to remain firm in 2006,Source: Bloomberg - 884 words
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Article, Illustration531 2006-02-17 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent NEW US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke impressed with a confident address to US lawmakers on Wednesday, reassuring them that the US economy is looking solid while warning that US interest rates may not have peaked yet. But it was theSource: Reuters - 531 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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386 2006-02-17 9 LESLIE YEE - Legal proceedings to start if M&V Holding fails to pay $285,000 debt By LESLIE YEE A WHOLLY owned subsidiary of the loss-making materials handling company Greatronic has been served with a letter of demand seeking payment of a debt of $285,000386 words
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330 2006-02-17 9 PORTEK International Ltd is investing $2 million for a 51 per cent stake in an Italian company which provides equipment engineering services in Genoa a move which is expected to generate $10 million in sales in the first full year330 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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88 2006-02-17 9 MEIBAN Group's revenues fell 13 per cent from 2004 to $436.8 million last year, dragging down net profit from $33.4 million to $14.3 million a decline of 57 per cent. Lower business from contract manufacturing hit the company's plastic injection moulding production. Meiban said88 words
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Article56 2006-02-17 9 FRAGRANCE Properties, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fragrance Group, has exercised options to buy two plots of freehold land for a total of $14.6 million. The plots, at Mergui Road, are zoned "Residential" with a maximum permissible plot ratio of 2.8. There is a total56 words
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41 2006-02-17 9 OCEAN International Holdings yesterday said its performance for the year ended Dec 31 would be substantially lower than that of the previous year due to higher operating costs, particularly freight rates and administrative expenses.41 words
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49 2006-02-17 9 ADVANCED Holdings has an exclusive deal to market Axens' clean fuel process technologies and proprietary products to a new refinery owned by China National Petroleum Co. Axens is a refining, petrochemical and natural gas company offering products including process technologies, catalysts, adsorbents and equipment.49 words
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239 2006-02-17 9 CONRAD TAN - By CONRAD TAN THREE former Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS) employees who pleaded guilty to cheating Nokia last Thursday were sentenced to jail yesterday. Susan Loo and Ko Slew Kim were each sentenced to 20 weeks' imprisonment, while Mohd Haniffah bin Abdul Halim received239 words
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284 2006-02-17 9 WONG WEI KONG - By WONG WEI KONG THE majority shareholder of mainboard-listed Asia Tiger Group has sold 41.5 million shares worth $8.3 million in a share placement which the company said would boost institutional shareholding in the office equipment company. China-based Asia Tiger said284 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration496 2006-02-17 10 SAMUEL EE - LUXURY MARQUES It helps firm renew exclusive dealership for the luxury brand Reports by: SAMUEL EE CYCLE Carriage's investment of more than $40 million in Asia's first Merce-des-Benz Centre was a clinching factor in helping the company renew its exclusive dealership for theARTHUR LEE - 496 words
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Article, Illustration353 2006-02-17 10 GRACE CHONG - MIDDLE EAST LURE By GRACE CHONG SINGAPORE developers with little presence in the Middle East have embarked on a mission to try to capture a slice of the Ss4s billion worth of building contracts in the booming oil-rich region. Some 15 companies areBLOOMBERG - 353 words
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401 2006-02-17 10 BMW Group has posted another record year of sales in Asia and says it plans to supply the cars from the region itself within about five or 10 years. The marque overtook Mercedes-Benz in Singapore sales for the first time last year, registering more401 words
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295 2006-02-17 10 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPURI The Islamic real estate fund started last year by Kuwait Finance House and Singapore's Pacific Star Group has invested in a Malaysian project that includes offices and apartments, its first in Asia. The US$6OO million Baitak Asia RealBloomberg - 295 words
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193 2006-02-17 10 GRACE CHONG - By GRACE CHONG SINGAPORE'S standing in international commercial arbitration has just been raised a notch, thanks to a new dispute resolution centre. The new operation called the International Centre for Dispute Resolu-tion-Singapore was launched yesterday by USbased International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), the American193 words
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Article106 2006-02-17 10 9.4% bonus ERS, NSS to be paid in March HOLDERS of Economic Restructuring Shares (ERS) and New Singapore Shares (NSS) will receive 9.4 per cent in bonus shares. This is 3 per cent above Singapore's real GDP growth rate of 6.4 per cent for 2005, the Finance Ministry106 words
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242 2006-02-17 10 NANDE KHIN - By NANDE KHIN SMALLER companies can now build a good defence against the economic impact of a bird flu attack with the help of a guide launched yesterday by Spring Singapore and the Singapore Business Federation (SBF). The 24-page Business Continuity Guide is242 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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644 2006-02-17 11 Treasury officials seek assessment of financial markets' likely reaction Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US Treasury officials are sounding out investors about the potential impact of naming China as a currency manipulator. people familiar with the situation said. Treasury Undersecretary Tim Adams, in meetings in NewBloomberg - 644 words
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237 2006-02-17 11 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Foreign investment in Malaysia's manufacturing sector reached RM17.9 billion (Ss7.B billion) last year, its highest level since 2001, the trade ministry said yesterday. Companies such as USbased Intel Corp and Dell Inc. and South Korea's Samsung Electronics expanded production orAP - 237 words
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Article2413 2006-02-17 11 VOL Kbit KM W- rWO) A»M Realty 1.40 -0.01 8 Abric .0.32 -0.01 30 ACP Industries .0.73 0.04 1168 Advance Synergy .025 -0.01 242 Adventa j0.30 undi 841 AE Mutt) .0.38 -0.05 443 Affm Hldgs 1.60 -0.02 126 Ahmad Zaki Res 1.28 -0.02 25 AlCCorp 1.11 -0.03 1592,413 words
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333 2006-02-17 11 Reuters [ISLAMABAD] The Pakistani Cabinet approved a regional pact on Wednesday to promote free trade and economic ties in South Asia, home to nearly one-fifth of the world's population. Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed hailed the ratification of the South Asia FreeReuters - 333 words
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Article, Illustration429 2006-02-17 11 Bloomberg [GENEVA] World Trade Organization chief Pascal Lamy lashed out against rising protectionism in the US, saying Congress is stirring election-year fears about China's growing economic strength. Increasing congressional opposition to free trade is "a worrying development", Mr Lamy, the WTO director-general, said on WednesdayBloomberg; AFP - 429 words
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Article191 2006-02-17 11 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India's economy may grow faster than 8 per cent in the year ending March 31 and this expansion will be a "precursor to better times in future", President A P J Abdul Kalam said. "Our economy is on the move and peopleBloomberg - 191 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration347 2006-02-17 12 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] "Sugar King" Robert Kuok Hock Nien tops Malaysian Business magazine's 40 richest Malaysians list for the third consecutive year, with a wealth of RM21.56 billion (559.4 billion) or 27 per cent of the total worth of all 40 individualsBernama - 347 words
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Article, Illustration508 2006-02-17 12 S JAYASANKARAN - Analysts say stock's sentiment may also be hurt due to rich valuations offered By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur ANALYSTS say that the expensive plan for Malaysia's Public Bank (PBB) to buy a small Hong Kong bank could hurt theAP - 508 words
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492 2006-02-17 12 PAULINE NG - It will focus on producing its vehicles by 2008 By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur VOLKSWAGEN set up its domestic operations in Malaysia yesterday to the clanging cymbals of a lion dance troupe. But officials from Proton were conspicuously absent from the launch of the492 words
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Advertisement442 2006-02-17 12 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CAP. 50,1994 Ed) AND IN THE MATTER OF DAVIS LANG DON SEAH (2000) PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) (Company Registration No. *****0034 D) NOTICE OF RESOLUTION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members or the abovenamed Company duly convened and held442 words
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GREATER CHINA
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426 2006-02-17 13 Reuters [BEIJING] THE Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) hopes to raise around 80 billion yuan (5516.1 billion) in an overseas share offering in September, the China Securities Journal said yesterday. The newspaper cited unnamed sources as saying that the state-ownedReuters - 426 words
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335 2006-02-17 13 AFP [BEIJING] US companies in China are flourishing, with more making profits despite ongoing bilateral trade disputes, according to an American Chamber of Commerce survey released here yesterday. US firms in China are gaining more access to domestic markets and areAFP - 335 words
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Article, Illustration490 2006-02-17 13 [TAIPEI] Taiwan's government fined chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) NT$5 million (*****,600) for giving help to China's He Jian Technology (Suzhou) Co, in the latest round of tensions between the chipmaker and regulators. Hsinchu-based United Microelectronics, the world's second-biggest supplier of made-to-orderBLOOMBERG - 490 words
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306 2006-02-17 13 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Top Shang-hai-listed lender China Merchants Bank is set to gain control of a fund venture co-invested by Dutch financial giant ING, a senior ING executive told Reuters yesterday. Christopher Ryan, AsiaPacific chief of ING's asset management arm, said MerchantsReuters - 306 words
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Article, Illustration471 2006-02-17 13 INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING RULES New rules in line with international practices, apply to listed firms Reuters. Bloomberg [BEIJING] China will begin using revised accounting and auditing standards from the beginning of next year to bring them in line with international practices. the official ChinaReuters.; Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 471 words
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NEW FACE OF XIAN
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Article, Illustration863 2006-02-17 14 LEONG CHING - Qujiang district in Xian has revived the grandeur of the Tang dynasty to spark tourism in the ancient Chinese city, reports LEONG CHING LEONG CHING WHILE China is noted today as the factory of the world, the country may well be on the cusp of exporting863 words
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Article, Illustration996 2006-02-17 15 LEONG CHING - A Tang dynasty theme park, royal gardens and cultural squares all contribute towards making Xian, and Qujiang district in particular, a tourism hotspot, says LEONG CHING LEONG CHING TWENTY years ago, then US president Ronald Reagan r paid a state visit to China, the996 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration681 2006-02-17 16 Fears unfounded as firm is under EC regulations, says WTO chief Bloomberg, AFP [LONDON] Concern raised over the hostile takeover bid by Mittal Steel for Arcelor stem from foreign aspects of the former, World Trade Organization (WTO) head Pascal Lamy said in comments that appearedBloomberg,; AFP; REUTERS - 681 words
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Article386 2006-02-17 16 AP [MUMBAI] Indian pharmaceutical company Dr Reddy's Laboratories yesterday said it has acquired 100 per cent of Germany's Betapharm Group for US$57O million in cash. The acquisition of Betapharm, the fourth-largest generics drug maker in Germany, would boost Dr Reddy's presence in Europe and increase companyAP - 386 words
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312 2006-02-17 16 AFP [NEW DELHI] Fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) announced on Wednesday plans to expand its operations in India and the re-opening of a restaurant here after almost a decade. KFC's presence here "will be an important step" in extending its presence inAFP - 312 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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529 2006-02-17 18 Deal will create large money manager with US$1t in assets Reuters [NEW YORK] Blackßock Inc is taking control of the asset management arm of Merrill Lynch Co in a deal announced on Wednesday that will create one of the world's biggestReuters - 529 words
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379 2006-02-17 18 LATEST US DATA AP. Reuters. Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Construction of new homes and apartments in the US, defying forecasts of a housing slowdown, shot up in January at the fastest pace in more than three decades. The Commerce Department reported yesterday that buildingAP.; Reuters.; Bloomberg - 379 words
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Article, Illustration360 2006-02-17 18 AP [NEW YORK] Nearly a year into his job as chief executive of Hewlett-Packard (HP), Mark V Hurd is overseeing a company that is doing what he said it would do: increasing its revenue and improving its profit margins. The company, basedAP; BLOOMBERG - 360 words
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330 2006-02-17 18 Horiealleged to have said out 30m yen to chief's son AFP [TOKYj] Japan'sscandal over disgrace» young Internd entrepreneur implicatedthe chief othe ruling paiy yesterdk with the oppsition allegig that his sol receivedlsecret campam cash. The Opposition Oarged that Tfcafumi Hon, the jailedAFP - 330 words
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430 2006-02-17 18 AFP [BANGKOK] Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday he was looking for a successor but did not rule out running for a third term amid demands for his resignation. In an interview with AFP, Dr Thaksin also said he couldAFP - 430 words
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WORLDWATCH
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91 2006-02-17 18 Reuters [NEW YORK] IBM will invest US$l billion to develop software and recruit thousands of consultants over the next three years to expand its business of making corporate information more accessible to office workers, the company said yesterday. It is dedicating 15,000Reuters - 91 words
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74 2006-02-17 18 Bloomberg [STUTTGART] DaimlerChrysler AG, the world's fifth-largest carmaker, said fourth-quarter profit rose on gains in vehicle financing tid sales of Chrysler cars. The shares ropped after the company failed t(provide a specific outlook. Net incone increased to 966 million etos (Ssl .9 billion),Bloomberg - 74 words
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67 2006-02-17 18 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Morgan Staifey, the No 3 US securities firm, iifreased its holdings in General MotoiCorp to 5.1 per cent, joining billioiire investor Kirk Kerkorian another shareholders in buying stoc as the carmaker tries to end Stanley holds 29.6 milhonshres ofBloomberg - 67 words
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45 2006-02-17 18 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Nfcvmont Mining Corp, the world's latest gold miner, agreed to pay Indoneili US$3O million in an effort to resolvQa dispute with the government, wlich alleges the company polluUd the sea near its mine on Sulaweli Island.Bloomberg - 45 words
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68 2006-02-17 18 Reuters [SHANGHAI] PC siipments in Asia, excluding Japan, 9oared 32.6 per cant in Q4, fuelled by sH-ong demand in India and China and bringing growth for the year to 26.2 per cent, according to data released yesterday. PC makersReuters - 68 words
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Article, Illustration493 2006-02-17 20 VEN SREENIVASAN - It can train more than 6,000 pilots and flight attendants annually By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] A new $100 million Boeing training centre to be built near Changi Airport will be able to train more than 6,000 pilots and flight attendantsLIANHE ZAOBAO - 493 words
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398 2006-02-17 20 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] Air FranceKLM Group, Europe's biggest airline, said thirdquarter profit more than tripled, missing analysts' estimates after spending surged for fuel, maintenance and airport fees. Net income in the three months ended Dec 31 rose to 77 million euros (Ssl49 million) fromBloomberg - 398 words
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255 2006-02-17 20 Bloomberg. Reuters [FRANKFURT] Switzerland has joined a European and US probe into possible price fixing by at least 12 cargo airlines, including American Airlines and Air France-KLM Group. Swiss investigators raided "various companies" on Tuesday for evidence they colluded to raise prices for surchargesBloomberg.; Reuters - 255 words
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Article, Illustration426 2006-02-17 20 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Toshiyuki Shinmachi, Japan Airlines Corp's chief executive since April last year, has been asked by four of the carrier's 10 directors to quit and take the blame for poor performance, said a company spokeswoman. Mr Shinmachi, executive vice-presidentBloomberg; AFP - 426 words
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306 2006-02-17 20 Reuters [HELSINKI] Finnish national carrier Finnair reported an unexpected fourth-quar-ter pretax loss yesterday, hit by higher jet fuel costs, and predicted weaker firstquarter profitability than in 2005. "The ratio of fuel costs to turnover has risen from 13 per centReuters - 306 words
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213 2006-02-17 20 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's struggling Garuda Indonesia is in talks with German airline Lufthansa in connection with its search for a strategic investor, an adviser to the airline said yesterday. "We're still in talks, as per shareholders' request, to seek a strategic investor,"AFP - 213 words
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Article, Illustration685 2006-02-17 21 French climbdown seen as major victory for environmentalists AFP IPARISI French President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday ordered the asbestoslined warship Clemenceau back home after France's highest court blocked its transfer to India for scrapping. The French climbdown will be seen as aAFP; REUTERS - 685 words
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253 2006-02-17 21 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Precious Shipping Pel, Thailand's biggest sea-transportation company by market value, said profit rose 30 per cent to a record last year as it earned more from freight and charter rates. Net income rose to a record 6.18 billion baht (*****Bloomberg - 253 words
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453 2006-02-17 21 Company upbeat as demand for vessels expected to rise Bloomberg [AMSTERDAM! Aker Yards ASA, Europe's largest shipbuilder, reported a fourth consecutive quarterly profit as it benefited from a tax gain and rising demand for oil-exploration vessels. Fourth-quarter net income rose to 381 millionBloomberg - 453 words
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778 2006-02-17 21 SELVA KUMAR - ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By SELVA KUMAR A LONDON court last week ruled that a shipowner had not ensured the seaworthiness of a brand new vessel it had taken delivery barely a month earlier because it failed to test the safe working loads of hooks778 words
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644 2006-02-17 21 But govt says it will not allow vessel into the country AFP ICHITTAGONGI A Bangladeshi scrap merchant has offered to buy a famed ocean liner crammed with asbestos for US$l2 million, despite warnings from the government that it will not allow theAFP - 644 words
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Article286 2006-02-17 21 SGX '000 n>w a w »oi CH Offshore A* -001 924 ChuanHup -039 -001 1132 Coco Corporation 1-23 -0.03 ***** CWT Distribution j0.91 -0.03 32 Ezra Hktat 3.17 0 02 865 Freight Links 0 06 unch 2661 Grand Bantu Yacht 0 «2 unch 9 Jaya Holdings 1.32 -0286 words
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Article508 2006-02-17 22 EDITORIAL AN impressive jump in Japan's Q4 2005 GDP is expected today. It could well be the strongest number since the Japanese stock market bubble burst in the early *****, providing yet more evidence that the world's second largest economy is on the up and up. Such508 words
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Article, Illustration997 2006-02-17 22 MIKE BOOKER, MARK GOTTFREDSON - Companies that master the 'innovation fulcrum' can boost their balance sheets By MIKE BOOKER, MARK GOTTFREDSON IT'S A constant trade-off faced by even the most successful companies, from Honda to Starbucks: customers are crying out for more and more innovation; yet create too many offerings, andAP - 997 words
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Article, Illustration771 2006-02-17 22 FRANK CHING - THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING TO mark the opening of the Year of the Dog, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian dropped a minor bombshell in the lap of the US. He said he thought it was time to consider abolishing the National Unification Council and771 words
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Article, Illustration948 2006-02-17 23 ANDY MUKHERJEE - Will China, with the government's one-child policy, get as rich as Japan is today before it gets as old? ANDY MUKHERJEE Bloomberg HELEN Qiao, an economist at Goldman Sachs Group Inc in Hong Kong, posed an interesting question this week: "Will China grow old before gettingBloomberg; AP - 948 words
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Article, Illustration584 2006-02-17 23 KEVIN WATKINS - By KEVIN WATKINS IHT GOING by economic measures, India is a globalisation success story. Average incomes, rising at 3 per cent to 4 per cent a year, have doubled since the mid-1980s. Dynamic new industries have emerged, most visibly in the high-technology hubs of BangaloreIHT; REUTERS - 584 words
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Article, Illustration861 2006-02-17 23 HAL R VARIAN - By HAL R VARIAN NYT US PRODUCTIVITY just keeps humming along. Growth in output per hour in the third quarter of 2005 was a striking 5.4 per cent. In fact, output per hour has grown at an average annual rate of nearly 3.5 per cent overNYT; BLOOMBERG - 861 words
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Article5980 2006-02-17 25 FINANCE COMMODITIES MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES In local cwt in SS In USS dy yr dy %yr dy %yr F«b 15 lnd«x Change Change Changa Chang* Ch«nfl« Change World Index Preliminary 992.7_ -0.2 2.4 -0J[ 0J 0.0 2.8 EAft Pleliminary 999.5 -03 2.7 -0.1 15 00 3.7 Europe Preliminary5,980 words
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Article563 2006-02-17 30 jaime ee - off the cuff jaime ee JACK: Ennis? ENNIS: (grunts) JACK: Ennis, no pun intended, but get your a" up here and look where we are! ENNIS: Duh, Brokeback Mountain? JACK: I wish, but it says here we're on Bukit Batok Mountain. How'd we get here?563 words
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Article, Illustration2343 2006-02-17 30 PARVATHI NAYAR - The Singapore arts scene scales new peaks with an explosion of arts festivals. PARVATHI NAYAR looks at the changing cultural landscape COVER STORY PARVATHI NAYAR fjt M N the past," he M I says humorously, "there was this thing called 'f- The Arts and this other thing called2,343 words
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Article, Illustration634 2006-02-17 31 PARVATHI NAYAR - Well-rounded as the two leads in Brokeback Mountain are, there's a sense of stalemate after their big sexual discovery, says PARVATHI NAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR IN a way it feels like a creative writing exercise: pair two unlikely words together "gay" and "cowboy" and submit a634 words
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Article, Illustration540 2006-02-17 31 PARVATHI NAYAR - By PARVATHI NAYAR IT is a movie that is such a riff on superficiality, you've got to take it seriously. The film in question is Zoolander no, not a sequel, but the original 2001 product that is being reviewed now because it was banned in Singapore540 words
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Article, Illustration575 2006-02-17 31 GEOFFREY EU - By GEOFFREY EU WE already know all about the Hollywood tendency to churn out noisy, big-budget movies that have nothing in particular to say while on the other end of the cinematic spectrum, European filmmakers have a certain knack for producing quietly disturbing (some might575 words
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Article, Illustration530 2006-02-17 31 CHEAH UI-HOON - MUSEUMS By CHEAH UI-HOON IN war history, this was a significant week for Singapore. Those well-versed with World War Two will recall that Feb 15,1942 marked the fall of Singapore to the Japanese Army a move described by Winston Churchill, theARTHUR LEE - 530 words
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Miscellaneous260 2006-02-17 31 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 7 Opposition leader following HL_flE__flfl_JHl obvious policies (9) K I I I I I I j 8 Big gun, we hear, in the L_J L_J 10 Game with rake allowed last Balanced old politician out- —L_l——L_j wardly worried (8) 15 Box sound of bell's mandatory 17 American measure's260 words
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Article, Illustration934 2006-02-17 32 CHEAH UI-HOON - CHEAH UI-HOON checks out Workloft@Wessex, which has attracted a fair number of pioneer residents CHEAH UI-HOON COULD one's working environment add to the quality of one's working life and output? If you're an artist or in the creative industry, it's a definite yes, hence the success of schemesARTHUR LEE - 934 words
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281 2006-02-17 32 PARVATHI NAYAR - THEATRE By PARVATHI NAYAR PREMIERING on Valentine's Day, Confessions of 300 Unmarried Men directed by Paul Sadot, is the second part of an Action Theatre trilogy that began in 1997 with Confessions of 3 Unmarried Women. Featuring vignettes by Desmond Sim, Alfian Sa'at, Tan281 words
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Article, Illustration1292 2006-02-17 33 N KYONG - Wine is to be enjoyed and to increase the pleasure of one's food, says N K YONG. He gives some advice on how best to achieve that N KYONG. IN matching wine with food it makes sense to develop some general principles which are1,292 words
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Article, Illustration1001 2006-02-17 34 N KYONG - Is the French wine industry facing a crisis? N K YONG looks at the current trends and future of French wines N KYONG PRESS reports in the past few years have been highlighting the crisis in the French wine industry sales have dropped, overallFILE PHOTO - 1,001 words
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Article280 2006-02-17 34 N KYONG - A very personal list,basically these properties I follow(and buy)every vintage By N KYONG BORDEAUX First Growths: Chateau Hantßrion Chateau Lafite Rothschild Chateau Latour Chateau Margaux Chateau Moutonßothschild Chateau Ausone Chateau Cheval Blanc Chateau Petrus Other Crus Classes: Chateau Angelus Chateau Canon Chateau Canon-Gaffeliere Chateau Cos280 words
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