AsiaPulse News back issues from September 2000:
OPEN - ASIA PULSE INTERNATIONAL - SEPT 1, 2000.
Sep 01, 2000 ... Good Morning. This is the Asia Pulse International service of business intelligence, news, tenders and expert commentary on the economies of Asia provided by Asia Pulse Pte Ltd (Asia Pulse). Asia Pulse reserves all rights including copyright in relation to services ...
TANOX PHARMA B.V. AWARDED GRANT TO STUDY USE OF 5D12.
Sep 01, 2000 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) AMSTERDAM, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Tanox Pharma B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tanox, Inc. (Nasdaq: TNOX) today announced that it has been awarded a grant of NLG 1,000,000 (approximately $410,000) by SENTER an agency ...
AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - SEPT 1, 2000.
Sep 01, 2000 ... SYDNEY, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW: - The prospect of another interest rate hike as early as next week has been tempered by signs of lower than expected wages growth and slowing credit growth in the June ...
FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR STRENGTHENS - SEPT 1, 2000.
Sep 01, 2000 ... SYDNEY, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar performed well overnight, strengthening, despite the fact that the euro hit a record low. "It was a volatile night, considering but you've got to say the Aussie has held up well and it is heading towards some pretty good ...
ALCAN MERGER TO CREATE ONE OF WORLD'S BIGGEST ALUMINIM COS.
Sep 01, 2000 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) MONTREAL, Aug. 31 CNW-AsiaNet - Alcan Aluminium Limited (NYSE, TSE: AL) announced today the proposed post-merger organization and management team of Alcan, to take effect following the completion of a share exchange offer ...
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY ACQUIRES SPECTROL MANUFACTURING CO.
Sep 01, 2000 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) MALVERN, Pa., Aug. 31 PRNewswire-AsiaNet - Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) announced today the acquisition of the business of Spectrol. Spectrol is a manufacturer of sensing transducer-type potentiometers used primarily ...
QUAMNET.COM TO HOST HK INVESTMENT SEMINAR.
Sep 01, 2000 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) HONG KONG Aug. 31 HK PRNewswire-AsiaNet - Quamnet.com Limited ("Quamnet" or the "Company"; www.quamnet.com), the leading online financial information provider in Hong Kong, will host an Online Investment Seminar on 2 September, ...
ITRAVEL FURTHER EXPANDS IN CHINA TRAVEL MARKET.
Sep 01, 2000 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) HONG KONG, Aug. 31 HK PRNewswire-AsiaNet - In order to focus on the Mainland China market and enhance cost effectiveness, iTravel Limited ("iTravel") announced that it has realigned the resources of its travel portal ...
NEW IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC TOOL DETECTS HEPATITIS C INFECTION.
Sep 01, 2000 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) RARITAN, N.J., Aug. 31 PRNewswire-AsiaNet - A new in-vitro diagnostic assay, ORTHO(R) Antibody to HCV Core Antigen ELISA Test System, is now commercially available in countries outside of the United States. This is ...
FOREX - AUSTRALIAN STOCKS OPEN HIGHER - SEPT 1, 2000.
Sep 01, 2000 ... SYDNEY, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian sharemarket has recovered some of yesterday's hefty losses in early trade, with Telstra, the Commonwealth Bank (CBA) and News Corp all bouncing back. At 1012 AEDT the all ordinaries index was 17.0 points higher to 3278.7. ...
CORRECTION STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN INDEX OPENS HIGHER - SEPT 1, 2000.
Sep 01, 2000 ... $all $aus $stx SYDNEY, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian sharemarket has recovered some of yesterday's hefty losses in early trade, with Telstra, the Commonwealth Bank (CBA) and News Corp all bouncing back. At 1012 AEDT the all ordinaries index was 17.0 points higher ...
MONGOLIAN LEADER ARRIVES IN PHILIPPINES FOR VISIT.
Sep 01, 2000 ... MANILA, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - President Natsagiin Bagabandi of Mongolia arrives Friday for a four-day state visit to the Philippines, the first-ever to be made here by a Mongolian leader. Undersecretary Lauro Baja Jr. of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the visit of ...
INTERNATIONAL AUTO COMPONENT FAIR TO BE HELD IN FRANKFURT.
Sep 01, 2000 ... NEW DELHI, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - More than 100 Indian auto component makers will participate in the international auto component fair `Automechanika 2000' to be held in Frankfurt, from September 6-10 in a bid to tap the global market in a big way. The 120 participating companies ...
DELL COMPUTER ANNOUNCES PLANS TO SELL DIRECTLY IN INDIA.
Sep 01, 2000 ... MUMBAI, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - The US$28.5 billion Dell Computer Corporation has announced plans to begin direct sales and support operations in India. "Dell will initially deal directly with customers in major cities and set up a call centre at Bangalore to cater to the Indian ...
STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA RESTRICTS PRE-TAX LOSSES IN Q1.
Sep 01, 2000 ... NEW DELHI, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Following the financial and business restructuring, the country's steel major Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has been able to restrict its pre-tax losses in the first quarter of current fiscal to Rs 2.31 billion (US$50.5 million), which is 63 per cent ...
NEW CAR MANUFACTURING PLANT TO BE SET UP IN INDIA.
Sep 01, 2000 ... NEW DELHI, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (HSCIL) will pay $US30 million to the Honda Motor Company (HMC) Japan for help to set up a car manufacturing plant in India. Honda Siel, a 95:5 joint venture between HMC and Siel Ltd of India, would pay the amount in five ...
BT-INVESTED ISP MANTRA TO SPEND US$22 MLN ON EXPANSION IN INDIA.
Sep 01, 2000 ... BANGALORE, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Internet service provider Mantra Online, a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and British Telecommunications, plans to invest Rs one billion (US$21.9 milliion) in India before December this year as part of its expansion plans, a top company official ...
KOREAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - SEPT 1, 2000.
Sep 01, 2000 ... SEOUL, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of Korean Newspapers: DONG-A ILBO - Korea suffers serious damages from typhoon Prapiroon. - Korea Composite Stock Price Index falls below 690. HANKOOK ILBO - Agricultural products suffer major ...
PAKISTAN INVITED TO SAARC SEMINAR ON WTO AT JAIPUR, INDIA.
Sep 01, 2000 ... KARACHI, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Business implications for developing countries under the WTO regime will come under discussion at a seminar to be held at Jaipur, India, where Pakistan has been invited as a Saarc member state. The seminar, on the theme of understanding WTO ...
PHILIPPINE AUTHORITY FORECASTS $US2BLN IN EXPORTS IN 2000.
Sep 01, 2000 ... BAGUIO CITY, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) here has forecast exports in 2000 to exceed US$2 billion, due to ongoing expansion of industries in the zone by foreign investors. Zone Administrator Digna D. Torres said exports had already hit the ...
PAKISTAN FISH EXPORTS RISE IN 2000.
Sep 01, 2000 ... KARACHI, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Total exports of fish jumped from $US4.655mn in 1999 to $US6.913 million in July 2000. A recent survey conducted by the Marine Fisheries Department showed that during July 2000 the total catch of fish and shrimps was 4,141 tonnes, compared to 4,163 ...
VIRAX HOLDINGS TO TEST VACCINE TO TREAT HIV/AIDS.
Sep 01, 2000 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 31, 2000 - MediaNet International-AsiaNet - Virax Holdings Limited (ASX:VHL) announced today that Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has advised approval of the Company's Clinical ...
BRITAIN SET TO SIGN 200 NEW PROJECTS WITH INDIA IN TWO YEARS.
Sep 01, 2000 ... NEW DELHI, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Britain was likely to sign 200 new projects with India in the next two years under the Indo- British Partnership Programme, the British High Commissioner to India, Rob Young, said today. A new programme, Enterprise Initiative India (EII), had been ...
PAKISTAN GOODS DISPLAY CENTRE TO BE SET UP IN SINGAPORE.
Sep 01, 2000 ... LAHORE, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Pakistan is to set up a display centre to introduce Pakistani cultural heritage and products in Singapore. The High Commissioner of Pakistan to Singapore, Abdul Moiz Bokhari, said his mission, with the help of the private sector, would set up the ...
SWISS TRADER LIKELY TO OUTBID RIVALS IN PAKISTAN GAS OIL TENDER.
Sep 01, 2000 ... KARACHI, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Swiss trader Glencore is most likely to win this year's last quarterly gas oil purchase tender of 360,000 tonnes, official sources said. The tender could turn out to be the last floated by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources as after the ...
INDIAN GOVT TO CONVERT TELECOM DEPT INTO A CORPORATE BODY.
Sep 01, 2000 ... NEW DELHI, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - The Indian Government has decided to convert Department of Telecom Services (DTS) into a corporate under the name Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd for which it will contribute Rs 50 billion as equity capital. Announcing a decision of the cabinet presided ...
PNG CENTRAL BANK DISMISSES ENTIRE BOARD OF LEADING GOVT BANK.
Sep 01, 2000 ... PORT MORESBY, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - The central bank has announced the dismissal of the entire board of directors of the government-owned Papua New Guinea Banking Corporation (PNGBC) because of "prudential deficiencies". Wilson Kamit, Governor of the Bank of Papua Guinea - the ...
S KOREAN IT SECTOR ACCOUNTS FOR MAJOR SHARE OF INVESTMENT.
Sep 01, 2000 ... SEOUL, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Information technology sectors, especially electronic parts, accounted for about 53 percent of total investment in facilities this year, the LG Economic Research Institute said Friday. Facility investments in electronic parts, which accounted for only ...
IRANIAN LABOR MINISTRY NOT ACCOUNTABLE FOR EMPLOYMENT - MINISTER.
Sep 01, 2000 ... TEHRAN, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Labor Minister Hossein Kamali referring to the unemployment rate, has said the Labor Ministry bears no responsibility for job creation in the country. He told IRNA on Wednesday that other ministries are responsible for job generation in the country. ...
AUSTRALIAN RETAIL SALES, BUILDING APPROVALS PLUNGE IN JULY.
Sep 01, 2000 ... CANBERRA, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Retail sales and building approvals both plunged in Australia in July, according to new figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Analysts have blamed the first month of Australia's Goods and Services Tax (GST), as a disaster ...
ARMENIA HOLDS TALKS WITH IRAN ON ENERGY.
Sep 01, 2000 ... TEHRAN, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Armenia's Energy Minister, G. Galustian, has held talks with First Vice President Dr Hassan Habibi on Iran-Armenia cooperation in the field of energy. During tlaks held last Wednesday, Dr Habibi voiced Iran's readiness to expand ties with neighbour ...
IRAN'S CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL OUTPUT TO REACH 1.1MLN BPD BY 2003.
Sep 01, 2000 ... TEHRAN, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Managing Director of Iran's Continental Shelf Oil Company Abolqassem Hassani said here that continental shelf oil output would reach 1.1 million barrels a day by 2003 and to 700,000 barrels a day by the end of the current Iranian year on March 20 2001. ...
AUSTRALIA-PNG GAS PIPELINE TO CUT GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS.
Sep 01, 2000 ... CANBERRA, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Greenhouse gas emissions are to be cut by the builders of the 3,200 kilometres-long gas pipeline from Queensland to Papua New Guinea. Chevron, the company responsible for the PNG Gas plan, joined the federal government's Greenhouse Challenge ...
FIRST MIM COPPER SMELTER SET TO BE BUILT IN CHINA.
Sep 01, 2000 ... BRISBANE, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - The first MIM Holdings Ltd `Isasmelt' copper smelter to be built in China is set to be commissioned next year. MIM process technologies general manager Lyle Bruce said the speed with which the smelter was progressing highlighted the project as a ...
CALL FOR AUSTRALIA, NZ TO CONSIDER SINGLE CURRENCY.
Sep 01, 2000 ... CANBERRA, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - New Zealand and Australia should both consider the establishment of a single currency and also that of a united defence force, National Party Senator Sandy Macdonald said today. Senator Macdonald said Australia and New Zealand had been close friends ...
BHP TO REAP US$535 MLN WINDFALL FROM SPIN-OUT OF STEEL CO.
Sep 01, 2000 ... MELBOURNE, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - The spin-out of steel long products business, OneSteel Ltd. will give Australian miner BHP Co Ltd (ASX:BHP) a windfall $A932 million ($US535.43 million) cash bonus. Ownership of the $A1.18 billion ($US677.91 million) business will transfer to BHP ...
HONG KONG NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - SEPT 1, 2000.
Sep 01, 2000 ... HONG KONG, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers. SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST - China Mobile (Hong Kong) has dismissed concerns about the company's earnings prospects as rising competition in the mainland's mobile-telephone sector bites into its market ...
IRAN CONSIDERING NEW EUROPE-ASIA ROAD CORRIDOR.
Sep 01, 2000 ... TEHRAN, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - A new corridor stretching from the north to the south that will link Russia, Iran and India is being considered for international transport and transit, the deputy roads and transportation minister announced here on Wednesday. "Organizations and ...
NATIONAL IRAN OIL CO PUTS TWO GAS PROJECTS OUT TO TENDER.
Sep 01, 2000 ... TEHRAN, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has offered two projects to develop the South Pars Gas Field for international tender. The NIOC said the objectives of phases nine and 10 of South Pars gas field were as follows: - To supply 50 ...
KUWAIT RESCHEDULES PAKISTAN LOANS.
Sep 01, 2000 ... ISLAMABAD, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Kuwait had extended a $US25 million debt relief arrangement to Pakistan under the Debt Financial Arrangements, official sources said. They said a delegation had visited Kuwait last week and held talks on debt ...
SINGAPORE GROUP SELLS STAKE IN CHINESE PAPER MILL TO FINNISH CO.
Sep 01, 2000 ... SINGAPORE, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Singapore-based pulp and paper producer APRIL Group (Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Ltd) said it has completed the sale of its 51% interest in the Changshu Paper mill to UPM-Kymmene of Finland for US$150 million. A pulp supply ...
CALL FOR PAKISTAN-SRI LANKA TRADE TO BE STEPPED UP.
Sep 01, 2000 ... LAHORE, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - The former president of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Pervez Hanif, has called for trade to be stepped up between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. He said there is wide potential, adding that Sri Lanka could be the only genuine and ally ...
JAPANESE MORNING NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - SEPT 1, 2000.
Sep 01, 2000 ... TOKYO, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of the morning edition of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) today: - Kumagai Gumi Near Deal On Debt Waivers Of 450 Bln Yen - Ripplewood Holdings To Run B2B E-Marketplace In Japan - FSA To Let Big Banks Count 45% Of ...
JAPAN'S FANUC TO RELEASE ADVANCED INTELLIGENT ROBOT IN 2001.
Sep 01, 2000 ... TOKYO, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Fanuc Ltd. (TSE:6954), a major manufacturer of numerically controlled equipment, plans to release an advanced robot on the world market in January 2001, which features improved ability to handle welding and other manufacturing tasks autonomously using sensors, ...
TOYOTA'S REDESIGNED LUXURY SEDAN HAS INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS.
Sep 01, 2000 ... NAGOYA, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Toyota Motor Corp. (TSE:7203) on Thursday began marketing a fully remodeled version of the Celsior luxury sedan, which it markets under the Lexus brand overseas. The car offers a full array of ITS (intelligent transport systems) functions, and can be ...
STOCKS - KOSPI CLIMBS 6.10 PTS, KOSDAQ EDGES UP - SEPT 1, 2000.
Sep 01, 2000 ... SEOUL, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Korean stock prices staged a rebound early Friday morning after a sharp fall on the previous day. The Korean Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 6.10 points to reach 694.72 as of ...
TOSHIBA CERAMICS EXPECTS 550% JUMP IN GROUP OPERATING PROFIT.
Sep 01, 2000 ... TOKYO, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Toshiba Ceramics Co. (TSE:5213) on Thursday projected that consolidated operating profit will soar 550% on the year to 14.4 billion yen (US$135 million) in the fiscal term ending March 2001. The gain reflects growing demand for silicon wafers and ...
KOREAN CONSTRUCTION SECTOR PLAGUED BY ORDER SHORTAGES.
Sep 01, 2000 ... SEOUL, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - The orders Korean builders received from foreign markets from the beginning of 2000 to the end of August amounted to US$3.2 billion, or only 51.3 percent of the $6.2 billion received during the same period of last year, the Construction-Transportation Ministry ...
NTT EAST, NTT WEST TO OFFER BIG DISCOUNTS ON PHONE CHARGES.
Sep 01, 2000 ... TOKYO, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Two regional carriers of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (TSE:9432) announced Thursday they will significantly cut their telephone charges from Oct. 1. For local calls, NTT East Corp. and NTT West Corp. will offer a 10-15% discount to companies ...
JAPAN'S NICHIA CHEM WINS LED PATENT CASE AGAINST TOYODA GOSEI.
Sep 01, 2000 ... TOKYO, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - The Tokyo District Court on Thursday approved the entire claim by Nichia Chemical Industries Ltd. that Toyoda Gosei Co. (TSE:7282) infringed its patent for a light-emitting diode, ordering Toyoda Gosei to stop manufacturing and selling the product and pay 100 ...
JAPAN'S FURUKAWA ELEC UNIT SEEKS US$100 MLN ON U.S. NASDAQ.
Sep 01, 2000 ... TOKYO, Sep 1 Asia Pulse - Furukawa Electric Co. (TSE:5801), a leading maker of electric wire and fiber optic cables, will list its U.S. subsidiary on the Nasdaq Stock Market by early November, hoping to raise some US$100 million, the company announced Thursday. U.S. subsidiary ...
ASIANET SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2000.
Sep 01, 2000 ... Press releases distributed by AsiaNet to Asia Pulse today: VIETNAM PRODUCT ... .... MICHIGAN: Ford Motor Company announced today "the first shipment of environmentally-friendly electric bicycles to Vietnam." A press statement said the TH!NK bike e.go ...
COST OF FUEL FOR LPG, DIESEL CARS PREDICTED TO DOUBLE IN KOREA.
Sep 01, 2000 ... SEOUL, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - As a result of government plans to raise prices, the cost of fuel for LPG-burning cars is predicted to be up 31 percent in 2001, rising to 68 percent by 2002 and 115 percent by 2003, according to government plans to phase in increases. The Korea ...
FOREX - CURRENCIES MIXED VS RINGGIT - SEPT 1, 2000.
Sep 01, 2000 ... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 (Asia Pulse) - Major currencies were mixed aginst the ringgit in early trade this morning. At 9.24am the yen fell against the local unit to 3.5633/5675 from 3.5763/5790, at the close on Wednesday, while the Singapore dollar strengthened to 2.2089/2107 from ...
STOCKS - KL SHARES MIXED IN EARLY TRADE - SEPT 1, 2000.
Sep 01, 2000 ... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) were mixed in early trade but volumes were low as most investors were away on extended holidays. The market was closed for the National Day yesterday. At 9:30am the Composite ...
INDONESIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - SEPT 1, 2000.
Sep 01, 2000 ... JAKARTA, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE JAKARTA POST - The cabinet's new economic team is not seeking major changes in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sponsored economic reform program, Bank Indonesia acting governoir Anwar Nasution ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - EMBOSSER (2).
Sep 01, 2000 ... ***** ASIA PULSE TENDER ***** POSTS MINISTRY TO PROCURE EMBOSSER The following is a procurement notice published in the Kanpo Japanese government gazette on Aug 10: (1) Contracting entity : Hideo Shimizu, Director-General of the Finance ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - PERSONAL COMPUTER.
Sep 01, 2000 ... ***** ASIA PULSE TENDER ***** MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION TO LEASE PERSONAL COMPUTER The following is a procurement notice published in the Kanpo Japanese government gazette on Aug 10: (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring entity ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.
Sep 01, 2000 ... ***** ASIA PULSE TENDER ***** NATIONAL DIET LIBRARY INVITES BIDS FOR SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT The following is a procurement notice published in the Kanpo Japanese government gazette on Aug 11: (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring ...
TAIWANESE NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - SEPT 1, 2000.
Sep 01, 2000 ... TAIPEI, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: CHINA TIMES - Taiwanese Premier Tang Fei Thursday assured the public of the island's sound economic fundmentals, saying a current crackdown on business crime was meant to ensure long-term financial ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - FUEL OIL.
Sep 01, 2000 ... ***** ASIA PULSE TENDER ***** FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE TO PROCURE FUEL OIL The following is a procurement notice published in the Kanpo Japanese government gazette on Aug 10: (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the ...
KOREA'S SAMSUNG FIRE AND MARINE JAPAN'S TOKIO FORM ALLIANCE.
Sep 01, 2000 ... SEOUL, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance and Japan's Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Company have annnounced that they have formed a strategic business and capital alliance. The two firms will set up an ...
MALAYSIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - SEPT 1, 2000.
Sep 01, 2000 ... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: BUSINESS TIMES - Mobile telephone operators have sharply increased their advertising and marketing expenditures this year, reflecting the players' efforts to remain competitive in the mobile ...
INDONESIA ATTRACTS EUROPEAN INVESTMENT IN MINI POWER PLANTS.
Sep 01, 2000 ... MANADO, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - A group of European investors have made public a plan to invest about US$50 million in the construction of 15 mini-hydropower projects in Eastern Indonesia. Their plan to set up 30-MW hydropower stations spread in different places was to be ...
MARRIOTT HOLDS GRAND OPENING FOR NEW BRANCH IN SEOUL.
Sep 01, 2000 ... SEOUL, Sept1 Asia Pulse - Marriott International, the world's largest hotel chain, held the grand opening for it new five-star, JW Marriott Hotel Seoul attended by scores of dignitaries led by Seoul Mayor Koh Kun. The 34-story deluxe hotel with four lower levels is located in ...