The Business Times, 9 October 2006
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Title Section25 2006-10-09 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES ■HTth ANNIVERSARY 3d SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA (P) 099/03/2006 Monday, October 9,200625 words
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Article, Illustration676 2006-10-09 1 CHEN HUIFEN - It ranks 8th in world in number of FDI projects: IBM study By CHEN HUIFEN [SINGAPORE] Amid the regional competition for foreign direct investments, Singapore remains an attractive location for multinational firms looking to set up new plants and generally expand their operations,Source: IBM Global Business Services - 676 words
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1073 2006-10-09 1 ARTHUR SIM, DANIEL BUENAS - By ARTHUR SIM, DANIEL BUENAS [SINGAPORE] The final hand has been dealt, with three remaining bidders for the last of Singapore's two planned integrated resort (IR) projects. They will have to submit their bids and models by tomorrow. It will mark1,073 words
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Article138 2006-10-09 1 MARKETS »"—i- nCCK U<9* STl .2649.30 80.44 KLCOMP 970.98 .+3.43 NIKKEI 225 *****.06 ....♦306.48 HANG SENG *****.39 ....+360.34 SET INDEX 694.60... +8.50 JAKARTA COMP ...1549.63 ..„..+15.02 MANILA COMP .2560.22 +3.51 TAIPEI TAIEX 6997.24 ....♦114.19 SEOUL COMP 1352.00. -19.41 SHENZHEN B.. AUSTALLORD ....*****0 +6S.30 DOW JONES *****.21 ...,+171.14 NASDAQ138 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article403 2006-10-09 2 Google said to be courting You Tube GOOGLE appeared on Friday to be the latest suitor vying for the affections of You Tube, a match-up that would unite the search giant's technical and advertising might with the online video pioneer's rapidly growing audience. But You Tube chief executive403 words
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Article, Illustration758 2006-10-09 2 LARRY WEE - Local unit a good buy during bouts of weakness, say currency strategists By LARRY WEE [SINGAPORE] THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is likely to keep unchanged its current policy stance for a modest and gradual appreciation of the trade-weighted SingaporeSource: Morgan - 758 words
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Article74 2006-10-09 2 IN our article, "How deal between Temasek and Shin was done" (BT, Oct 7-8), we erred in saying that after Temasek had expressed interest in the deal, "Goldman Sachs went to Shin's board, came back and told Temasek it could take a closer look." It was Khun Bhanapot Damapong,74 words
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Article, Illustration527 2006-10-09 4 Deal between search giant and video website valued at US$1.6b AP [SAN FRANCISCO] Google Inc appeared on Friday to be the latest suitor vying for the affections of You Tube Inc, a match-up that would unite the search giant's technical and advertising might withAP; AP FILE PHOTO - 527 words
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617 2006-10-09 4 CHEN HUIFEN - IBM study debunks slow to evolve view of govt sectors By CHEN HUIFEN [SINGAPORE] Innovation is high on the agenda of public sector leaders, bucking popular beliefs that public sectors are slow to evolve, according to an IBM study. Findings from the IBM617 words
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338 2006-10-09 4 JEAN CHUA - By JEAN CHUA [SINGAPORE] Singaporeans may know about the status of their health and wen-being—thanks to regular checks at the doctor's but they may not be aware of their financial health. That is the premise of a nation-wide financial health check poll338 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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766 2006-10-09 5 LESLIE YEE - HOCK LOCK SIEW By LESLIE YEE THE business media can be imaginative in speculating on potential corporate moves, spicing up life for business owners, CEOs and managers of the companies in question and adding buzz to the corporate scene. Doubtless, companies are always in talks766 words
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Article, Illustration677 2006-10-09 5 OH BOON PING - Shareholders need more transparency from firms: analyst By OH BOON PING COMPANIES would benefit from explaining to shareholders just how risky their businesses are, a risk-man-agement analyst has told BT. Singapore companies should focus on critical risk drivers and how they relate to earnings677 words
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486 2006-10-09 5 OH BOON PING - By OH BOON PING DATACRAFT Asia's turnaround is expected to continue and its stock deserves to be re-rated, says Citigroup, which has set a price target of US$l.3B on the stock. Last month, Credit Suisse issued an "outperform" rating and a price target of486 words
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Article, Illustration647 2006-10-09 6 DANIEL BUENAS - Company says acquisition could boost its bid for Sentosa IR By DANIEL BUENAS GENTING International one of the three remaining contenders for the Sentosa integrated resort (IR) has gained control of the UK's largest casino operator, Stanley Leisure a move that chairman Lim Kok647 words
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524 2006-10-09 6 LESLIE YEE - By LESLIE YEE ÜBS sees the unbundling of advisory and execution commissions paid by institutional investors to brokers, which is widespread in the UK, becoming more widely adopted by Asian and Singapore institutional investors. With more and more global investors adopting unbundling, ÜBS524 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration1410 2006-10-09 7 TEH HOOI LING - TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent It has been a good three weeks for the Singapore stock market with the Straits Times Index racing ahead by 127 points or 5.1 per cent The UOB Sesdaq Index, on account of Gallant Venture which now constitutes1,410 words
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Article, Illustration1394 2006-10-09 7 ROBERT HALILI - INSIDE MARKETS Buy value, however, was nearly double the previous week's due to a huge purchase in Ml by Keppel Telecoms, reports ROBERT HALILI ROBERT HALILI BUYING fell while sales activity surged last week based on filings on the Singapore Exchange1,394 words
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Article, Illustration645 2006-10-09 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent FROM its all-time closing high of 2,659 on May 3 to the recent low of 2,280 on June 14, the Straits Times Index fell 380 points in six weeks, or about 63 points per week. For the next 13 weeks645 words
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432 2006-10-09 8 CURRENCIES AFP [HONG KONG] Asian currencies lost ciut to the dollar last week with traders preferring the safety of the greenhack as the region reeled from North Korea's plans for a nuclear test. Japanese yen: The yen fluctuatedAFP - 432 words
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Article1420 2006-10-09 8 f 4 Consensus No.of Forecast Mean Frl'i Consensus Mo.of Forecast Mean Frfi recommendation esti- EPS PE target price recommendation esti- EPS PE target price Cpmpanyname This wk Lastmth mates (cents) (ratio) price Company name TMswk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price Advanced Holdings 2.00 2.00 2 5.85 6.241,420 words
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Article, Illustration404 2006-10-09 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Oct 6 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 251.00 +92.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +85.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +25.00 All-SG Equities 682.20 +2.63 SG Equities Elect 117.00 +1.45 SG Equities Fin 1994.53 -3.82 SG Equities Prop 978.52 -14.12 SIMSCI 317.91 +1.41 SiMSCI Futures 319.80 +1.80 PrimePartners CI 156.40 +2.51404 words
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COMPANIES: CHINA STOCKS
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Article, Illustration546 2006-10-09 9 JEAN CHUA - Nylon-fibre maker's Q2 profit inches up 3.2%, revenue rises 4.7% By JEAN CHUA SHARES of China Sky Chemical Fibre went up 4.5 per cent after brokerage Merrill Lynch initiated coverage of the nylonfibre maker on Friday with a target of $1.82, a 62.5Source: Bloomberg - 546 words
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VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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Article, Illustration4002 2006-10-09 10 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC Are you satisfied with Singapore's economic and business competitiveness as indicated by the WEF report, or should more be done? More generally, do you find reports like this helpful to you? WITHOUT delving too deep into the details of the WEF approach, my initial reaction4,002 words
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DINING OUT
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Article, Illustration1032 2006-10-09 12 NEW RESTAURANT Sapori D'ltalia 165 Penarig Road, #02-00. Tel: 6732-1691 IF THE unlikely combination of eggplant and chocolate sounds more like a mistake than a match made in dessert heaven, then a visit to Sapori D'ltalia a new restaurant perched somewhat incongruously atop an Irish pub1,032 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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399 2006-10-09 13 CLARENCE MICHAEL - Industrial city will feature technology, electronics and manufacturing By CLARENCE MICHAEL in Dubai JURONG International yesterday signed an agreement with Qatar's Masraf A 1 Rayan to conduct an initial feasibility study for the Gulf country's US$2-billion smart industrial city. Masraf A399 words
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187 2006-10-09 13 SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong is setting up an informal group to raise at least $120,000 yearly for charity. Mr Goh said last night at the Assisi Home and Hospice Charity Golf 2006 held at the Sentosa Golf Club that he and 11187 words
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Article237 2006-10-09 13 DATE/ TIME EVENT VENUE 30 Sep-24 Self-Evolving by Artist un-titled Gallery, Nov Eve Ong China Square Central, 11.00am Marsh McLennan Centre, 18 Cross Street #B1-21 9-10 Oct SMA Seminar on Furama Riverfront 9.00am Fundamentals of Hotel Purchasing Skills for New Buyers and k Purchasers 10-11 Oct HRSingapore- Decision237 words
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287 2006-10-09 13 LESLIE YEE - By LESLIE YEE MAYBANK's online iSAVvy Time Deposit will offer interest of 3.15 per cent per annum for minimum placements of $25,000 for a 12month tenure, effective today up from the previous rate of 3 per cent. The bank is also launching two287 words
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BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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Article, Illustration1006 2006-10-09 14 HERMAN PHUA - Risk is an inherent part of business and fear acts as an important check against investing beyond your means, writes HERMAN PHUA HERMAN PHUA FEAR is an emotion often experienced in making investments. Which is good, because it means the investor is aware of the element1,006 words
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Article, Illustration901 2006-10-09 14 CRYSTAL NEO - CAMPUS LIFE NTU IIC's inaugural investment fair brings financial ventures closer to students, writes CRYSTAL NEO CRYSTAL NEO AN EXPENSIVE vintage watch is not just for aesthetic purposes as some Nanyang Technological University (NTU) students found out. Although it does not share the conventional investing method901 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration569 2006-10-09 15 Further growth needed to create more jobs to reduce poverty, says PM Reuters. Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India's economy, Asia's fourth largest, expanded more than 8 per cent in the July-September quarter from a year earlier, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said onReuters.; Bloomberg; AFP - 569 words
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Article, Illustration371 2006-10-09 15 Bloomberg [OTTAWA] Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said the "worst may well be over" for the US housing market, which is seeing plunges in construction and sales and the first price declines in years. Mr Greenspan, speaking at a conference inBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 371 words
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575 2006-10-09 15 Bloomberg [LONDON] Gold gained in New York last Friday, erasing earlier losses, on speculation that escalating US tensions with North Korea and Iran will boost the metal's appeal as a haven. The price of gold is up 11 per centBloomberg - 575 words
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384 2006-10-09 15 Bloomberg [LONDON] The commodities "supercycle" isn't over and prices may rise because of production shortages next year, said Morgan Stanley, the world's biggest securities firm by market value. Global supplies, which are three to five years behind demand, may test record lows in 2007,Bloomberg - 384 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration664 2006-10-09 16 PAULINE NG - MALAYSIA INSIGHT One example is the reluctance in discussing the extent of NEP's success PAULINE NG KL Correspondent FOR years now, Malaysia's market players have racked their brains for remedies for its slumping stock exchange. Last week, when the Dow Jones set664 words
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294 2006-10-09 16 Reuters [N'DJAMENA, Chad] US oil major Chevron and Malaysia's Petronas will pay Chad U*****.6 million under a deal to end a tax dispute which saw them threatened with expulsion from the central African country, the government said. The deal, reached during talksReuters - 294 words
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Article, Illustration460 2006-10-09 16 The govt welcomes BI's plan to limit ownership of banks [JAKARTA] The government has welcomed the central bank's new policy of limiting the ownership of banks, which is expected to consolidate and improve the domestic banking industry, the Jakarta Post reported Saturday. It has also,BLOOMBERG - 460 words
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293 2006-10-09 16 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] The head of Malaysian low-cost carrier Air Asia yesterday ruled out establishing a budget long-haul airline and labelled as "preposterous" a report flagging the move. AirAsia's-group chief executive officer Tony Fernandes scotched a report that the carrier's management team wasAFP - 293 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration653 2006-10-09 17 JANE MOIR - Not much achieved on issues raised in 2005 speech, say affected groups By JANE MOIR in Hong Kong AS Donald Tsang Yamkuen puts the final touches to his 2006 policy address, few business groups are holding their breath; a year after Hong Kong'sFILE PHOTO - 653 words
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564 2006-10-09 17 Leaders want policy overhaul to protect nation's interest AFP [SHANGHAI] China's opendoor investment policy, the ljallmark of the country's remarkable economic transformation, is being squeezed by a protectionist push that may make it tougher for foreigners to do business, analysts said. Over the pastAFP - 564 words
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INDIA
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710 2006-10-09 18 NEIL BEHRMANN - Documentary claims consumers' financial details sold at £8 each By NEIL BEHRMANN in London MAJOR UK banks, mobile phone and other businesses could be found guilty under the UK Data Protection Act if confidential information theft is proven at their Indian call710 words
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Article, Illustration34 2006-10-09 18 [NEW DELHI] India's Siiryakiran jet trainers performing during the celebrations to mark the 74th anniversary of the Indian Air Force at the Hindon airbase on the outskirts of New Delhi yesterday. REUTERSREUTERS - 34 words
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249 2006-10-09 18 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India can absorb as much as US$l5O billion in direct investment from overseas to upgrade its roads, ports, power plants and airports, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said in New Delhi on Saturday. Gross capital formation in infrastructure, or totalBloomberg - 249 words
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MIDDLE-EAST
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461 2006-10-09 19 CLARENCE MICHAEL - It now has a 2.7% share in the bank through a deal by Goldman Sachs By CLARENCE MICHAEL in Dubai ISTITHMAR, an investment company wholly owned by Dubai World, announced a leveraged structured investment of around US$l billion approximately 2.7 per cent in Standard Chartered461 words
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346 2006-10-09 19 Reuters [RIYADH] Saudi property developer Emaar Economic City's stock debuted on Saturday at four times the price of its initial public offering (IPO) which drew bids from a record 10 million investors. Emaar Economic City is developing a U5526.7 billion industrialReuters - 346 words
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Article, Illustration602 2006-10-09 19 HABIB SHAIKH - They include facilities to meet needs of pilgrims By HABIB SHAIKH in Jeddah THE Haj (the annual pilgrimage to Mecca which is compulsory for every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it) has always been a contributor to the economy of Saudi Arabia. Almost threeAFP - 602 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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579 2006-10-09 20 Location review every three years focuses on taxation and regulations Bloomberg [LONDON] HSBC Holdings Pic, Europe's biggest bank by market value, said moving its headquarters away from the UK would save the lender about £400 million (Ssl.2 billion) a year. TaxationBloomberg - 579 words
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Article, Illustration334 2006-10-09 20 Bloomberg [PARIS] Nissan Motor Co and Renault SA chief executive Carlos Ghosn said on Saturday that he's still open to alliances abroad, even after talks with General Motors Corp failed. "From the moment you have accepted that (alliances are) a very competitive way to work,Bloomberg; REUTERS - 334 words
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Article3062 2006-10-09 20 Transaction date: Oct 6 For a full listing of the closing prices, log on to BT Online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg after 11.30pm every trading day HONG KONG Vol Datanglntnl Power Gene ...6.02 -0.12 ***** HKS *1- '000 Denway Motors 2.95 0.03 ***** Digrtal China 3.05 0.01 467 Aeon Credit3,062 words
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306 2006-10-09 20 AP [BAKU, Azerbaijan] OAO Lukoil will invest US$lOO billion in the coming decade in an effort to increase output by 50 per cent, to 3 million barrels per day, the president of Russia's biggest oil producer said on Friday.AP - 306 words
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Article, Illustration766 2006-10-09 20 CONRAD RAJ - New drive aims to reinvigorate sales in Asia/Australasia By CONRAD RAJ COKE is launching a new campaign in Asia, The Coke Side of Life, to reinvigorate the brand in Asia/Australasia, where sales have been slipping in the past two years. The766 words
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403 2006-10-09 22 Names will be made public immediately after royal endorsement AP [BANGKOK] Thailand's interim prime minister has submitted his post-coup Cabinet lineup to King Bhuraibol Adulyadej and expects to unveil it to the public immediately following a royal endorsement, a spokesman said yesterday. PrimeAP - 403 words
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330 2006-10-09 22 Nasdaq dismisses report of talks with LSE shareholders Reuters [LONDON] US futures and options exchange Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) is considering a bid for the London Metal Exchange (LME), The Observer newspaper reported yesterday. The paper said CBOT management, in London forReuters - 330 words
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Article, Illustration417 2006-10-09 22 It's a turning point in Sino-Japan relations, says Hu Reuters. Bloomberg, AP [BEIJING] Chinese President Hu Jintao called the ice-breaking visit of hitf Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe, yesterday a "turning point" in relations' between the North-east Asian giants that have chilled over war-time history.Reuters.; Bloomberg,; AP; AFP - 417 words
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446 2006-10-09 22 Reuters [LONDON] The world goes into the ecological red today meaning that for the rest of the year mankind will be living beyond its environmental means, scientists said. Ecological Debt Day or Overshoot Day, measures the point at which the consumption of resources exceeds theReuters - 446 words
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842 2006-10-09 22 ANDREW MARKS - WALL STREET INSIGHT Investors gear up for good reporting season accompanying economy 'in a sweet spot' By ANDREW MARKS in New York Momentum is on the side of the bulls these days, as the Dow Jones Industrials hit a new high and842 words
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446 2006-10-09 22 North also denies test is imminent: Seoul ex-lawmaker AP [SEOUL] North Korea informed China it may drop its plan to test its first atomic bomb if the United States holds bilateral talks with the communist country, a former SouthAP - 446 words
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AVIATION/SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration834 2006-10-09 23 Aerospace group struggling to find solution to its troubles AFP [PARIS] The crisis at Airbus is to feature in a top-level Franco-German meeting in Paris this week amid a blur of uncertainty over cuts to pull the flagship A3BO superjumboAFP - 834 words
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490 2006-10-09 23 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Rates for carrying oil from the Middle East to Asia may rise more than 20 per cent by December as charterers rush to book ships for the year-end holiday .period, said Gibson Shipbrokers ltd.flf. Charges to Tiire a venr" largeBloomberg - 490 words
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Miscellaneous299 2006-10-09 23 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD j|^ across screaming (6) 6 Hurt tippling gin and it round 7 Sudden torrent under the mid-morning (9) bridge? (9) 9 Gloomy old detective's 8 Screwed after wife called (5) around (6) 10 Hospital department doctor 13 Eat a lot of Cheddar, for exhas nothing to cover up299 words
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Article, Illustration522 2006-10-09 30 ROLAND LIM - Mid-sized firms here may spend US$46m on IT security this year, writes ROLAND LIM ROLAND LIM SPENDING on IT security and storage are expected to be the two fastest growing IT segments among mid-sized companies in Singapore, according to a recent study by522 words
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Article75 2006-10-09 30 IN'SPIRE, the consortium led by Hewlett-Packard (HP) bidding for the upcoming $2 billion dollar Standard ICT Operating Environment (SOE) government tender, announced last week the addition of Accenture as a consulting partner. Tan Lee Chew, managing director of HP's South-east Asia operations, said that while75 words
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Article86 2006-10-09 30 Ml subscribers can now subscribe to its latest Mobile Podcast service and listen to 16 popular podcast channels on their phones. For $5.25 per month, subscribers will be able to stream the podcasts over its GPRS or 3G network, for listening through their86 words
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Article95 2006-10-09 30 HP has released the HP iPAQ rx5700 and rx5900 Travel Companion, handheld devices which feature a built-in Global Position System (GPS) function to enable the user to navigate anywhere in the world. The Windows Mobile 5.0 powered devices feature a 3.5 inch touch screen,95 words
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85 2006-10-09 30 SAMSUNG Electronics has released the SGH-i32ON smartphone which follows the "thin and light" theme of its "Ultra Edition" line of phones. The Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 powered phone weighs in at 95 grammes and is just 11.5 mm thick. It features a full QWERTY keyboard,85 words
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56 2006-10-09 30 DATA compression specialist Matrix View Limited has released Matrixiti Data Optimiser, its latest data compression solution for the healthcare industry. Its latest solution is designed to provide lossless compression of medical digital images in a secure environment, so as to enable high-quality medical images to56 words
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126 2006-10-09 30 ROLAND LIM - Compiled by ROLAND LIM SINGAPORE Computer Society (SCS) has launched the first certification programme for information technology outsourcing management in the region, called the Certification in Outsourcing Management for ITj(Comit). Supported by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), the certification is targeted at professionals intending126 words
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357 2006-10-09 30 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM SECURITY software leader Symantec Corp last week reiterated its call for Microsoft to open up access to its upcoming operating system Microsoft Vista to third party security vendors, claiming that the Internet win be less secure for Vista users if357 words
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Article, Illustration1051 2006-10-09 30 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - HP's Halo is one among a slew of products in market By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY WHEN Sars broke out across Asia-Pacific a couple of years ago, economies of the region were hit badly as business travel ground to a halt. Today,1,051 words
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Article, Illustration2534 2006-10-09 31 INNOVATION THAT MATTERS OVERVIEW REGARDLESS of the size of the organisation, it is no secret that innovation is key to differentiating an organisation from the rest of the competition. But how does one nurture and harness innovation? This week, our three panellists share their2,534 words
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Article, Illustration2518 2006-10-09 32 SUZANNE OOI - VISION FOR INNOVATION By SUZANNE OOI FROM booking a taxi, to paying vehicle taxes and getting your X-rays while the role of technology might not be so obvious to the man in the street, innovative use of technology does indeed improve our everyday lives in more ways2,518 words
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