The Business Times, 9 September 2006
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Title Section21 2006-09-09 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Vth ANNIVERSARY JD A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA (P) 099/03/2006 SINGAPORE 85 cents on September 9-10 200621 words
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863 2006-09-09 1 LESLIE YEE - Major financial institutions re-roster staff to cope with traffic diversions, tighter security By LESLIE YEE [SINGAPORE] As financial chiefs from around the world converge on Singapore, many of the country's own bankers are going on leave or working from home. In response to863 words
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547 2006-09-09 1 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] US multinational corporations' direct investments in Singapore produced the best returns in the Asia-Pacific region last year way above the average for US MNCs globally. Their cumulative investments of US$4B.l billion in book value earned an income547 words
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Article133 2006-09-09 1 Dsn 2,510.14 (+4.75) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,513.00 (+4.00) SIMSCI 299.96 (+0.89) SIMSCI FUTURES 300.70 (+1.30) MARKETS Friday Change KLSECOMP 956.70 >0.85 NIKKEI 225 16.080.46 +68.05 HANG SENG 17,145.76 +49.32 SET INDEX 692.46 -0.10 JAKARTA COMP 1,466.58 -3.89 MANILA COMP 2,378.04 -27.21 SEOUL COMP 1,354.89 +3.72 SHENZHEN B 291.13133 words
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Advertisement56 2006-09-09 1 m a 41'*i »iii jPk^B [jt r*'fW'' WELCOME. WORLD M Don't miss BTs 80-page guide to |J Singapore 2006 the IMF/World Bank annual f meetings next week nflEflpr i 9*'"' M^tj^m UM Will UANG/ST RAFFLES CONVERSATION Shyuro Ogata: Veteran Japanese central banker reflects on the epoch-making monetary events of the56 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration607 2006-09-09 2 UMA SHANKARI - They hope visitors will compensate for a decline in local shoppers By UMA SHANKARI [SINGAPORE] Retailers in the Suntec area expect next week's tight security measures and road closures to deter local shoppers, but they hope the lost dollars would be moreFILE PHOTO - 607 words
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483 2006-09-09 2 DANIEL BUENAS - By DANIEL BUENAS EUROPE must engage Asia and build a deeper relationship or risk paying a "heavy price" in terms of economic growth and international influence, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says. Speaking on Thursday at the Lloyd's Annual City Dinner483 words
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Article441 2006-09-09 2 Capita Land eyes China mass market AFTER targeting China's top-tier cities, Capita Land looks set to take on the mass market in second-tier cities like Chengdu. CEO Liew Mun Leong said yesterday that Capita Land is in talks with a Chinese partner to build 25,000-30,000 homes for middle-income441 words
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Article, Illustration340 2006-09-09 2 LESLIE YEE - By LESLIE YEE [SINGAPORE] Temasek Holdings has over the past couple of months got on board a new team to run its corporate communications. And sources say that the Singapore investment company's corporate affairs department now aims to beef up relationship with340 words
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Article55 2006-09-09 2 IN "Nearshoring: better than outsourcing" (BT, Sept 7), mention was made of Sunningdale Precision Industries. The company is now known as Sunningdale Tech Ltd, following a merger last year. Its chief executive is Koh Boon Hwee. Ng Boon Hoo, previously chief executive of Sunningdale Precision Industries, is now chief55 words
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RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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Article, Illustration2456 2006-09-09 3 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Veteran Japanese central banker Shyuro Ogata shares with ANTHONY ROWLEY his recollections of some of the epoch-making monetary events of the 20th century ANTHONY ROWLEY VETERAN Japanese central banker Shijuro Ogata is a very modest man, with very little to be modest about. A former deputy governor2,456 words
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Advertisement70 2006-09-09 3 The Raffles Conversation is brought to you through a special arrangement with Raffles Hotels and Resorts. The Traveller's Palm in the Raffles Hotels and Resorts logo is an apt symbol. Not I /Ik I I only has water stored at the base of this palm provided sustenance, the leaves rest70 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration453 2006-09-09 4 ARTHUR SIM - In preliminary talks to build another 25,000-30,000 homes in China By ARTHUR SIM AFTER targeting China's top-tier cities. Capita Land looks set to take on the mass market in second-tier cities like Chengdu. Capita Land CEO Liew Mun Leong said yesterday thatBLOOMBERG - 453 words
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443 2006-09-09 4 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Developer CapitaLand Ltd's property trusts have sold SsB66 million of bonds backed by the Raffles City shopping mall and hotel complex, Asia's biggest property securitisation transaction so far this year. The bonds sold were priced at the tighter end of the pricingBloomberg - 443 words
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Article, Illustration380 2006-09-09 4 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM CAPITAIAND has responded to criticism about the planned closure of the basement linkway between Orchard MRT Station and Wisma Atria. But it will be still have to be closed. Capita Land, together with Sun Hung Kai Properties, won the tender to redevelop380 words
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820 2006-09-09 5 LAUREL TEO - CEO and executive director resign, 3 board directors expected to leave By LAUREL TEO A MANAGEMENT overhaul is likely to take place soon at mainboard-listed energy player Manhattan Resources, formerly Links Island a month after a publicised clash between its board and its controlling820 words
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309 2006-09-09 5 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Venture Corp, Singapore's biggest maker of electronics such as Hewlett-Packard Co printers, wants to buy more companies to gain technology and win market share. "We're open to all kinds of sizes" for acquisitions, chief executive Wong Ngit Liong said in anBloomberg - 309 words
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462 2006-09-09 5 WONG WEI KONG - By WONG WEI KONG MARKET jitters over United Fiber System's (UFS) plan to buy an Indonesian pulp mill returned yesterday, when speculation that the deal may be off sent its shares reeling before several assurances from the company steadied the462 words
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213 2006-09-09 5 SHARES of Singapore shipbuilder ASL Marine Holdings jumped as much as 7.5 per cent to a record high of 92.5 cents yesterday on news that the group had secured new shipbuilding contracts worth $46.5 million. The stock ended the day at213 words
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Article, Illustration521 2006-09-09 5 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN RETAIL brokerage Kim Eng has resumed research coverage of national carrier Singapore Airlines, making a "buy" call on the stock yesterday and saying the divestment of two major subsidiaries could fetch more than $2 billion. "There are opportunities for SIAFILE PHOTO - 521 words
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Article, Illustration542 2006-09-09 5 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE link between the local market and Wall Street was firmly established this week, with traders spending most of their efforts either reacting to how the US performed the previous day or trying to anticipate542 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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86 2006-09-09 5 JARDINE Cycle Carriage Ltd said net income dropped 38 per cent year-on-year to US$99 million for the six months ended June 30,2006. Sales rose to US$3.5 billion from US$543 million. Indonesia's Astra became a subsidiary on Aug 1,2005, and its results have been86 words
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108 2006-09-09 5 THE judicial managers of Citiraya Industries said in a letter yesterday that, subject to certain qualifications, the company will be a going concern as at their discharge date, which is expected to be on Oct 3. Two representatives of the e-waste recycler's proposed new board108 words
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46 2006-09-09 5 THE Ascott Group has expanded its sales distribution channels by inking a deal with US-based Pegasus Solutions. This enables Ascott's serviced apartments worldwide to be available for booking real-time by travel agents and consumers through thousands of third-party travel websites.46 words
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Article44 2006-09-09 5 DMX Technologies Group Ltd appointed Jismyl Teo Chor Khin as the designate chief executive officer yesterday. This follows the resignation of Phung Nhuong Giang as CEO yesterday. Ms Teo has been a driving force in DMX's business, said the company.44 words
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Advertisement180 2006-09-09 4 HE'S THE WORLD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL I dfft Brand Forum GURU ON BRAND STRATEGY. HIS TECHNIQUES ON MANAGING BRAND EQUITY HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY THE WORLD'S MOST VALUABLE BRANDS. HIS INSIGHTS ON LEADER BRANDS HAVE TRANSFORMED THE WORLD'S TOP COMPANIES. f V 9 MILLENIA SINGAPORE Jf Wmmm, This November, the most180 words
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PERSONAL INVESTMENT
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Article, Illustration954 2006-09-09 6 MATTHEW PHAN - Compiled by MATTHEW PHAN CDL Hospitality Trusts Sept 8 close: 550.93 DBS VICKERS SECURITIES, Sept 8 CDL Reit's initial portfolio is in Singapore, and offers investors direct exposure to the potential growth in revenue per available room (RevPAR) in the Singapore hotel sector over the next few years.Source: Bloomberg - 954 words
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Article964 2006-09-09 6 For week beginning Sep 4 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS Subsantial Buy No of Price SHAREHOLDING Trans Shareholder/ Sell Shares Per Before After Stock Date Director Conv 000 Shr S (000) (000) -Fragrance 8 Sep-06 Koh Wee Meng Buy 20 0.73 '***** 72.26 *****9 72.27 Yellow Paoes 7-Sep-06964 words
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Article, Illustration1705 2006-09-09 6 TEH HOOI UNG - SHOW ME THE MONEY TEH HOOI UNG Senior Correspondent THE Straits Times Index is currently trading at between 11 and 12 times its historical earnings. Based on weekly data from Thomson Financial Datastream, in the last two decades the index traded to aNote: Equilty risk premium=1/PE-One-year interbank rate - 1,705 words
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FACES GOING PUCES
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Article, Illustration2079 2006-09-09 7 RUCHIKA TULSHYAN - Today's manufacturers are young, educated and chic not like the factory workers of the yesteryears,as RUCHIKA TULSHYAN finds out RUCHIKA TULSHYAN GOH LIANG BOON, 28 Head of Operations, Chocz CHOCOLATE manufacturing sounds like heaven for all chocoholics imagine being surrounded by melting chocolate pots and various colourfulYEN MENG JIIN - 2,079 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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509 2006-09-09 8 DANIEL BUENAS - Lower net balance of firms see brighter prospects in Q3: SMa survey By DANIEL BUENAS ALTHOUGH economists have raised their forecasts for growth in the second half of 2006, domestic manufacturers are more cautious and less optimistic about the Singapore economy, their own industries and509 words
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Article, Illustration300 2006-09-09 8 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN THE police yesterday reiterated that foreigners who "stage events that will pose a security threat to Singapore" will be denied entry to the country, as they step up security in anticipation of the IMF-World Bank meetings next week. "While we welcomeYEN MENG JIIN - 300 words
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356 2006-09-09 8 CHEW XIANG - It'll foster spirit of contributing to the community By CHEW XIANG LEADERS especially those with a social conscience are in short supply these days. So the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), like a true enterprise, is creating its own. SBF yesterday launched the Young Business Leaders356 words
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Article, Illustration357 2006-09-09 8 OH BOON PING - By OH BOON PING KARSONO Kwee of Eurokars Group of Companies has clinched this year's Entrepreneur of the Year 2006 award (EYA 2006), among a field of 15, in recognition of his outstanding entrepreneurial achievements. "I am really happy to have comeARTHUR LEE - 357 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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91 2006-09-09 8 LAWYERS for The Straits Times journalist Ching Cheong have filed an appeal against the conviction and sentence by a Beijing court on charges of spying, as provided for under Chinese law. In a statement yesterday, Singapore Press Holdings, the newspaper's publisher, said Ching has maintained91 words
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51 2006-09-09 8 TEN Singapore environmental services companies are visiting China as part of an IE Singapore-organised delegation from tomorrow to Sept 15. The companies including Keppel Seghers Engineering Singapore, SembCorp Environmental Management, United Engineers and Salcon, which heads a water business consortium—will visit Beijing, Tianjin and51 words
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29 2006-09-09 8 AMERICAN Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB, MasterCard and Visa have formed an independent council to manage the payment card industry's data security standard.29 words
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32 2006-09-09 8 NTUC Income's general manager for life and health insurance Stanley Jeremiah has left the cooperative to join a US company. He joined NTUC in January.32 words
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35 2006-09-09 8 DIASPORA, a performance directed by Ong Keng Sen for the IMF and World Bank meeting here will be performed at the Esplanade for invited guests from Sept 18 to 21.35 words
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380 2006-09-09 8 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI THE High Court yesterday dismissed the application of an 80-year-old widow who is contesting 62 of her neighbours to stop the collective sale of Eng Lok Mansion to disqualify two members of the tribunal hearing her case. Chow Ai Hwa who380 words
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FOCUS: IMF
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Article, Illustration568 2006-09-09 9 He says a bigger voice for poor countries needed to enhance IMF's legitimacy NYT LARGK economic imbalances caused in part by America s trade deficit with China and other countries are threatening prospects for continued global growth, the head of the international agencyNYT; REUTERS - 568 words
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Article, Illustration1009 2006-09-09 9 Bloomberg. AP ASIAN countries must develop their corporate bond markets to boost the investments needed to help shift labour from farms to factories and spur economic growth in the region, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said. Asian nations need "to developBloomberg. AP; AFP - 1,009 words
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Article, Illustration536 2006-09-09 9 ANTHONY ROWLEY - By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo SOMI- of the heat may romc ofT the Chinos*? yuan and move back onto the Japanese yon when Group «»f Seven K. 7) finance ministers meet in Singapore next Saturday to discuss exchange rates and536 words
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MALAYSIA
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399 2006-09-09 10 A mid-range bid would value Stanley at more than £600 m Reuters [LONDON] Britain's biggest casino operator, Stanley Leisure, is poised to recommend a takeover bid from Malaysian gaming firm Genting, worth between 850 pence and 880 pence per share, The Times newspaperReuters - 399 words
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Article7764 2006-09-09 10 Transaction date: Sep 8 52-Wk Ttl Last Vol Day LattQuot* Div GrYtd Nat MCap ligh low Code Company M» fOOO) High Low »uyr Sa*f Cw M Smll 4 1 5716 1st Software —2 -O S 20 2 2 2 2.5 81 113 6 3148 8Tetecom 6.5 6.5 77,764 words
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Article, Illustration464 2006-09-09 10 AFP. Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Members of Malaysia's ruling party yesterday called for unity ahead of a bid by expremier Mahathir Mohamad to run in a party contest seen as a precursor to a clash with Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Dr Mahathir, who isAFP.; Reuters; REUTERS - 464 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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70 2006-09-09 10 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] A consortium of four Malaysian firms has won a construction contract worth RM1.32 billion (***** million) in the United Arab Emirates, the companies said yesterday. Tronoh Consolidated Malaysia Bhd, IJM Corp Bhd, LFE Corp Bhd and Sunway Holdings Inc Bhd willReuters - 70 words
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65 2006-09-09 10 Reuters [BOGOR, Indonesia] Indonesia's top car distributor, PT Astra International Tbk, expects to post a lower net profit this year compared to 2005 as the car sector remains weak, the company's head said yesterday. But Michael D Ruslim, Astra's president director,Reuters - 65 words
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67 2006-09-09 10 Reuters [BEIJING] China has reduced the tax burden on domestic firms in a move that narrows the tax advantage enjoyed by foreign companies, the state tax bureau said yesterday. Domestic companies can now deduct from their taxable income 1,600 yuan per month forReuters - 67 words
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INDONESIA
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487 2006-09-09 11 It also expects the US$276b economy to expand by about 7% in 2008 Bloomberg. Reuters IBANDUNGI Indonesia's central bank sees room to cut interest rates in a "more aggressive manner". as growth in Southeast Asia's biggest economy accelerates withoutBloomberg. Reuters - 487 words
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Article6279 2006-09-09 11 Transaction Date: Sep 8 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME VALUE Unifiber 32.566.000 UOB 60.019.750 ASL Marine 21.485.000 DflSGrp 44.323.200 China Milk 19.755.000 KeppelCorp 38.427.160 MMIHIdgs 19.460.000 CapitaLand 30.524.300 18.833.000 SingTel 26.287.470 Bio-Treat 15.867.000 China Milk 21.103.390 ChinaPDye 15.206.000 Semb Corp Ind 19.884.620 Mediating 14.420.000 ASt Marine 19.256.315 AsiaPtiarm 14.088.000 MMI6,279 words
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201 2006-09-09 11 Bloomberg I.IAKARTAI Japan and Indonesia have agreed to build a US$6B million plant to upgrade and double the value of low quality coal, which makes up more than 60 per cent of coal reserves in the South-east Asian nation. (iovernment-owned Japan Coal F.nergy Centre.Bloomberg - 201 words
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GREATER CHINA
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388 2006-09-09 12 It will offer other products, including bond index, currency futures Reuters [SHANGHAI] China yesterday launched its first financial futures exchange, which will eventually give the country's companies a variety of tools to hedge financial risks, including the risk derived from a slowly but steadilyReuters - 388 words
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Article, Illustration53 2006-09-09 12 [BEIJING] Young girls sing propaganda songs at a Cultural Revolution and Mao themed restaurant here yesterday. Despite failed policies that left millions dead and brought the country near to collapse, Mao Zedong is widely revered for his founding of communist China. Today marks the 30th anniversary ofAP - 53 words
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Article2341 2006-09-09 12 VOL General Corp .0.57 unch 162 Sepg «M W- C000) Genting 25.00 unch 572 George Kent .0.50 unch 1 A&M Realty 1.43 unch 4 GHl Systems 0.23 unch 1333 Abric 0.31 unch 7 Globetronics Tech .0.30 unch 2781 ACP Industries .0.83 unch 64 GlomacBhd 1.07 unch 46 Advance2,341 words
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180 2006-09-09 12 AFP [SHANGHAI] Already known as the world's factory floor, China now wants to turn into an international outsourcing powerhouse a report said yesterday a move which could challenge India's prominence in the industry. Outsourcing will become a new area of foreign investmentAFP - 180 words
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593 2006-09-09 12 People's Daily. Reuters. Bloomberg [HANOI] China yesterday rejected blame for global economic imbalances but promised to cooperate to smooth out international flows in trade and capital. Leading industrial countries have singled out the need for China to let the yuan rise faster, bothPeople's Daily.; Reuters. Bloomberg - 593 words
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422 2006-09-09 12 AFP [SHANGHAI] A Chinese official has urged that the yuan be allowed to appreciate by up to 5 per cent, arguing that not doing so risks greater difficulties with hot money flows, the balance of payments and exports. Chen Bingcai, anAFP - 422 words
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Article, Illustration438 2006-09-09 12 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Citic Securities Co, China's biggest publicly traded brokerage, plans to offer chairman Wang Dongming and senior managers US$37 million of stock at a 74 per cent discount to the market price as incentives to improve performance. The executives will be allowedBloomberg; AFP - 438 words
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INDIA
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411 2006-09-09 13 They import the goods into India via S-E Asia, then rebrand them Economic Times [MUMBAJ] Made in China, Marketed by India Inc. Increasingly that's the sweet secret that Indian marketers are resorting to. Cheaper Chinese goods are proving to be too good toEconomic Times - 411 words
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232 2006-09-09 13 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India's top CDMA-based mobile services provider. Reliance Communications Ltd, has sought the rival GSM spectrum from the government for future expansion, the company said yesterday. The move comes in the wake of differences between Reliance and CDMA technology giant Qualcomm over royaltiesReuters - 232 words
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437 2006-09-09 13 Reuters [SEOUIVMUMBAI] A consortium led by India's Videocon Industries Ltd was picked as preferred bidder to buy South Korean appliances and TV maker Daewoo Electronics for a reported price of around US$7OO million. South Korean private equity fund MBK Partners was named a reserveReuters - 437 words
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Article5802 2006-09-09 13 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ABAmet Income BTUSD 8 6/ IK AB Amei Income A USD 8.58/ AB Amer Income B USD 15V ABN Amro Asset Mgt (S pore) A8 Amei Income A EUR 6.74/ Star Enope Eqty' 0.956/ A8 Amei Income 8 EUR 6.74/ Sor Europe Bend 1. 85/ AB Europ5,802 words
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WORLD
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397 2006-09-09 14 Biggest percentage increases expected to be in Asia-Pacific: study Reuters [NEW YORK] US hedge funds are expected to dramatically raise their investment in overseas markets in coming years, particularly in Asia-Pacific markets, according to an analysis released on Thursday. TABB Group, an independent researchReuters - 397 words
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Article, Illustration334 2006-09-09 14 LAT-WP [LOS ANGELES] Three months before the release of the Leonardo DiCaprio film Blood Diamond, the diamond industry is mounting a publicity campaign to highlight steps it has taken to reduce the flow of illegally traded "conflict diamonds". The New York-based World DiamondLAT-WP; BLOOMBERG - 334 words
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Article, Illustration29 2006-09-09 14 [MOSCOW] A vintage Rolls Royce Phantom Vcar on display at the International Car Show here yesterday. Only 156 Phantom Vcars were produced between 1959 and 1968. APAP - 29 words
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422 2006-09-09 14 He has outstanding warrant for computer gambling AP. Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The chairman of British online gambling company Sportingbet was detained here on a fugitive warrant on Thursday, two months after the chief executive of BetOnSports was arrested in the US on racketeering charges. PeterAP. Bloomberg - 422 words
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287 2006-09-09 14 LAT-WP [NEW YORK] The Nasdaq Stock Market said on Thursday that it plans to get into the options-trading business, a move that would put it up against six other exchanges including its arch rival, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in a race forLAT-WP - 287 words
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263 2006-09-09 14 AP. Bloomberg [BOISE, Idaho] Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco president Janet Yellen on Thursday warned that it could take some time before inflation falls back into the range central bankers consider their comfort zone. "To bring inflation down very rapidlyAP. Bloomberg - 263 words
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MOTORING
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Article, Illustration775 2006-09-09 15 SAMUEL EE - Some evolutionary changes have been made to the new Toyota Camry, says SAMUEL EE SAMUEL EE AT FIRST glance, the new Toyota Camry appears strikingly different from the popular model it replaces. But upon closer inspection. Japan s biggest carmaker has merely tweaked a successful formula775 words
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Article, Illustration734 2006-09-09 15 WILLIAM WHEY - The 60-year-old success story of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class continues with a radically updated model. WILLIAM WHEY reports WILLIAM WHEY SIX decades and 10 million E-Class cars later, the quintessential Merce-des-Benz model continues to uphold the German carmaker's signature attributes of occupant safety, technological innovation, fuel economy734 words
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Article, Illustration509 2006-09-09 15 GEOFFREY EU - By GEOFFREY EU PIRELLI is a brand name that conjures more than just tyres, thanks in part to its artfully conceived calendars of glamorous models in various stages of undress not bad for a corporate gift idea that was first dreamed up more than509 words
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GOLF
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Article, Illustration1067 2006-09-09 16 JUSTINE MOSS - JUSTINE MOSS Amateurs can learn from watching the pros as they take the opportunity to test out the course before a tournament, says JUSTINE MOSS PLAYING in a pro-am golf tournament is, for many weekend hackers, an opportunity far too good to miss.AP; RLE PHOTOS - 1,067 words
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Advertisement723 2006-09-09 16 wine&dine withweekendßT Ah Hoi's Kitchen The Business Times to receive free flow of soft drinks for weddings, gifts or for pure enjoyment In addition to an indusive of a cup of coffee/tea/soft drink. Poolside, Traders Hotel (above Tanglin Mail) all buffet diners. impressive collection of top Australian wines tnd Tel:723 words
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WELLNESS
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Article, Illustration888 2006-09-09 17 CHEAH UI-HOON - It can improve symptom severity, reduce medication use and cut down risk of developing new allergies, writes CHEAH UI-HOON CHEAH UI-HOON IF YOUR child has a chronic cough or perennially runny nose, especially at night or in the morning, it's important to find out whetherAP; Fill PHOTO - 888 words
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Article641 2006-09-09 17 NYT THE culinary battle between butter and margarine has raged for decades, but, it turns out, for the wrong reason. We now know that the partly hydrogenated fatty acids in margarine and many processed foods are harmful to health more harmful, in fact, than the saturated fatNYT - 641 words
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Miscellaneous232 2006-09-09 17 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 9 into Paris, a thing one would like to do? (10) H| 10 Insect of annoying nature (4) tive? (10) □OWN 1 1 Number of hospital patients, YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION 1 Fish unhappy having caught tip might you say? (12) Across: 1 Scholarship, 7 Swarm, 8 of hook (4)232 words
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Article, Illustration502 2006-09-09 18 CHEAH UI-HOON - Wisma Atria proves why it's a high-traffic department store with its snazzy mix and match of fashion that appeals to the young, professional urbanite. CHEAH UI-HOON takes a look at some of its new and soon-to-come tenants CHEAH UI-HOON Functional bags PORTER INTERNATIONAL *03-07/08, Tel: 6333 8258 THIS brand502 words
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Article, Illustration892 2006-09-09 18 CHEAH UI-HOON - The Utopia collection, which highlights Lladro's successes throughout its 50-year history, is a form of tribute to the brand's early creators, says CHEAH UI-HOON CHEAH UI-HOON WHIMSICAL and full of graceful motion even though the movements are cast in smooth glossy or matt ceramic, it's no wonder that892 words
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TRAVEL
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Article, Illustration1374 2006-09-09 19 JAIME EE - The fact that the Four Seasons Tented Camp gives back to the environment by rescuing elephants and giving them a home and dignity makes it a perfect place for both §nind and heart, says JAIME EE JAIME EE rfIBIHBBi HE difference in the way a human and1,374 words
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Article, Illustration402 2006-09-09 19 JAIME EE - IF YOU GOBANGKOK By JAIME EE WHEN you're a business traveller whose laptop is more of a roommate than a work accessory, then connectivity and the ease of it is likely to be one of the things you look out for in a402 words
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Article384 2006-09-09 19 JAIME EE - By JAIME EE YOU could call it a one-stop international gourmet pig out session and it's perfect for foodies who think the physical act of travelling between restaurants is annoying and should be avoided if at all possible. All you need to do is check into384 words
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Article, Illustration619 2006-09-09 20 GEOFFREY EU - Thinking of recreating at home something that impressed you when you dined out? Some upcoming cookbooks will show you the way By GEOFFREY EU ALMOST three years after he quit Singapore to start his own modern French restaurant in Taipei, Justin619 words
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491 2006-09-09 20 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON WITH its reputation as the hawker food capital of Malaysia, Penang has more than a few food guides to its name. What the earlier ones lacked though even if they made a good start in chronicling the island's rich street food491 words
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Article476 2006-09-09 20 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON A HOTEL'S retail merchandising allows its guests to take back a tangible reminder of the experience they had at the hotel. That's the premise for The Peninsula Hotels' boutiques, which aren't just housed within its hotels, but can even be found in cities476 words
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Article844 2006-09-09 20 JAIME EE - By JAIME EE IF you're in the mood to cook this weekend, check out some of the new cookbooks in the stores: By BiU Buford Knopf Press, $35.35 w/o GST Not a cookbook, per se, but a highly entertaining narrative about what happens when someone844 words
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