AsiaPulse News back issues from November 2000:
DAI NIPPON PRINTING INVESTS IN WIDEVINE TECHNOLOGIES.
Nov 01, 2000 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) SEATTLE, Oct 31 PRNewswire-AsiaNet - Dai Nippon Printing Co, Ltd., of Japan has invested in Widevine Technologies, Inc. -- the leader in streaming media solutions. (Photo: ...
OPEN - ASIA PULSE INTERNATIONAL - NOV 1, 2000.
Nov 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 ...
AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - NOV 1, 2000.
Nov 01, 2000 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW - A surging export performance has failed to halt the Aussie dollar's slide to $US50c. - Building and construction sector stocks were slammed on signs that the ...
FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR OPENS SLIGHTLY UP - NOV 1, 2000.
Nov 01, 2000 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar has regained almost a whole US cent overnight after yesterday's new record low, recovering almost the same level as it held before diving to $US0.5110 despite Australia posting its first monthly trade surplus in three years. But ...
INDIA'S WIPRO POSTS 121% HIGHER PROFITS.
Nov 01, 2000 ... BANGALORE, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Indian information technology success story Wipro Limited has posted 121 percent higher after-tax profits for the half year ended September, at Rs 2.617 billion (US$56.06 million) with revenues at Rs 13.760 billion. Announcing the audited results ...
LSI LOGIC ANNOUNCES INDUSTRY'S FASTEST DISK DRIVES.
Nov 01, 2000 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) MILPITAS, Nov 1 PRNewswire-AsiaNet - LSI Logic Storage Systems, Inc., a leading supplier of scalable storage solutions for the enterprise, today announced the availability of new Seagate(R) Cheetah X15(R) 15,000 rpm (15K) disk ...
P-CUBE COMPLETES $20 MLN 2ND ROUND FINANCING.
Nov 01, 2000 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-Asianet/ -- P-cube Inc., an industry innovator developing the first Service Engineering(TM)* solutions for broadband IP service monitoring, provisioning, and service creation, announced ...
SINGAPORE AIRLINES B747 CRASHES IN TAIPEI, KILLING AT LEAST 55.
Nov 01, 2000 ... CANBERRA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - A Singapore Airlines (SGX:SIAL) Boeing 747 crashed seconds after take-off in Taipei during a typhoon today, killing at least 55 people in a ball of flames. Taiwan authorities fear the death toll could hit 100. Singapore Airlines said 55 bodies had ...
AUSTRALIA'S ENVESTRA TO PAY 5.5% ON SECURITIES FOR H1.
Nov 01, 2000 ... PERTH, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Gas services company Envestra Ltd (ASX:EVN) has announced a 5.55 cents per security first half distribution to shareholders. The distribution, for the six-month period ending September 30, 2000, is in line with 1999 prospectus forecasts and represents ...
SINGAPORE AIRLINES CHIEF SKIPS AIR NZ MEETING FOLLOWING CRASH.
Nov 01, 2000 ... CHRISTCHURCH, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Singapore Airlines (SGX;SIAL) chief executive Cheong Choong Kong will miss today's Air New Zealand annual meeting in Christchurch and return to Singapore because of today's air crash in Taiwan. Dr Cheong, also the airline's deputy chairman, was ...
AUSTRALIAN PM PREDICTS UNEMPLOYMENT WILL FALL FURTHER IN 2001.
Nov 01, 2000 ... CANBERRA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Continued economic growth is likely to push Australia's unemplyment levels down even further in 2001, according to, Prime Minister John Howard. "The fundamentals of the Australian economy are very good and the best indicator of that is that we ...
MICROSOFT CONSIDERS INVESTING IN MURDOCH'S SKY GLOBAL NETWORKS.
Nov 01, 2000 ... LONDON, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Talks are underway between Bill Gates and Rupert Murdoch on the possibility of Microsoft investing in News Corp's new satellite television company Sky Global Networks. Microsoft is considering investing about $US1 billion for a 3.5 percent stake in the ...
IRAN, CHINA TO COOPERATE IN MINING SECTOR.
Nov 01, 2000 ... TEHRAN, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - A Chinese firm is to cooperate with Iran in the exploration and exploitation of minerals, announced an adviser to the Geology and Mineral Exploration Organization here Tuesday. Ahmad Nabaiyan told IRNA that experts of the firm are cooperating with ...
RISE IN EXPORTS FROM IRAN'S EAST AZARBAIJAN PROVINCE.
Nov 01, 2000 ... TABRIZ, East Azarbaijan Prov., Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Some 6,227 tons of various kinds of non-oil products, worth Rls 9.4 billion, were exported from this northwestern province during the past Iranian month (September 22-October 21). Ms Rokhsareh Hashemi, an official with the ...
INDIA POST, MTNL TELECOM CO SIGN BILL DELIVERY MOU.
Nov 01, 2000 ... NEW DELHI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - State-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has announced that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with India Post on a telephone bill delivery contract for Delhi. Delhi postal circle would deliver about 1.1 million bills ...
IRAN'S MEMBERSHIP IN G-15 WARMLY WELCOMED BY MEMBER STATES.
Nov 01, 2000 ... TEHRAN, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Acceptance of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Group of 15 (G-15) was enthusiastically welcomed by member states in Mexico on Monday. Iran gained entry into the international body during its 10th summit meeting in Cairo. According to a ...
HEAD OF INDIA'S HARYANA TO COURT IT INVESTMENT AT IT.COM 2000.
Nov 01, 2000 ... CHANDIGARH, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Chief Minister of the Indian state Haryana, Om Prakash Chautala, will be heading a delegation to global expo it.Com 2000 scheduled to start in Bangalore on Nov 3 with the aim of attracting information technology investment to his region. Chautala ...
INDIAN, SCOTTISH CHAMBER BODIES SIGN IT-FOCUSSED TRADE AGREEMENT.
Nov 01, 2000 ... NEW DELHI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The Confederation of Indian Industry and the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) have signed an agreement to enhance bilateral trade, particularly in the areas of information technology, electronic equipment, hydro-electric power, entertainment logistics and ...
INDIA'S BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS POSTS 90% DROP IN PROFITS.
Nov 01, 2000 ... NEW DELHI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - State-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has posted 90 percent fewer net profits for the second quarter ended September 30, at Rs 110 million (US$2.35 million), down from Rs 1.27 billion for the same period in 1999. Sales fell by about six ...
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY TO CONTINUE INVESTING IN PENANG OPERATION.
Nov 01, 2000 ... PENANG, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The manufacturing hub in Asia for the US-based Linear Technology Corporation, Linear Semiconductor Sdn Bhd, will continue to invest and expand its local operations and contribute toward making Penang the region's high-tech manufacturing hub. Linear ...
STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN SHARES OPEN HIGHER - NOV 1, 2000.
Nov 01, 2000 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Gains on US and European markets overnight boosted Australian share prices to a stronger open this morning. At 1010 AEDT, the S&P/ASX200 index had jumped 22.4 points to 3277.0 and the All Ordinaries was up 20.8 points at 3224.7. The All ...
MALAYSIA TO LAUNCH DEBUT EURO BOND TRANSACTION.
Nov 01, 2000 ... KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Malaysia is set to launch its debut Euro bond transaction which will establish a sovereign benchmark for Malaysian borrowers in the Euro bond markets, a statement from the Ministry of Finance announced here Tuesday. The offering is part of ...
MICROSOFT TO LAUNCH SIX DOT.NET ENTERPRISE SERVERS IN INDIA.
Nov 01, 2000 ... NEW DELHI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - US-based computer giant Microsoft has announced that it plans to launch six Indian dot.NET Enterprise Servers in November this year under the Dot.NET Vision program. These servers would be SQL Server 2000, BizTalk Server 2000, Commerce Server 2000, ...
VICTORIA STATE LOSES OUT IN BAE SYSTEMS MOVE TO S. AUSTRALIA.
Nov 01, 2000 ... MELBOURNE, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - As BAE Systems ditches its plans to expand its Melbourne operations, Victoria has lost a $A35 million ($US18.25 million) contract as Australia's largest defence supply company. The company has chosen instead to invest in a new precinct in ...
EGYPTIAN-IRANIAN TALKS TO BOOST ECONOMIC COOPERATION.
Nov 01, 2000 ... ATHENS, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Egypt's Minister of Industry, Development and Technology, Mustafa al-Rifai, met in Cairo Monday the Iranian President's economy advisor Abu Talib Shalishan who is currently visiting Egypt. Egyptian `Nile-Tv' Monday night reported that the two ...
IRANIAN TEAM TO DISCUSS IRAN'S TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY IN INDIA.
Nov 01, 2000 ... BOMBAY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - A delegation of Iran's roads and transportation authorities including directors of the Iranian land and sea transportationcompanies arrived in Bombay for talks with the Indian officals on Iran's transportation capacity. In a scheduled ...
PROFILE - PHILIPPINES ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY (NOV 2000).
Nov 01, 2000 ... ************************************************* PROFILE OF THE PHILIPPINES' ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY PREPARED BY ASIA PULSE ANALYSTS, UPDATED NOV 2000 ************************************************* OVERVIEW: The Philippines' ...
AUSTRALIA'S ERG BEGINS THREE-FOR-ONE SHARE SPLIT TODAY.
Nov 01, 2000 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - A three for one share split of ERG Ltd's securities will be effective from the start of trading today, the company reminded the market. "The share split will become effective from the commencement of trading today, 1 November 2000, and from today ...
VODAPHONE, TELSTRA SATURN UNITE AGAINST NEW ZEALAND'S TELECOM.
Nov 01, 2000 ... WELLINGTON, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - New Zealand telecom players Vodafone and Telstra Saturn are increasing the pressure on local company Telecom by teaming up to offer combined services at sharp discounts. Telecom's share price dipped 29 cents, almost 5 percent, to NZ$5.58 (US$2.26) ...
MALAYSIA MAY COMPEL BANKS TO LOAN TO SHIPPING INDUSTRY: MINISTER.
Nov 01, 2000 ... LANGKAWI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The Malaysian federal government is contemplating making it compulsory for the banking sector to provide a portion of its total loans or funding for the shipping industry in the country, said Transport Minister Dr Ling Liong Sik. "We will think about ...
SIDLEY & AUSTIN EXPANDS INT'L CAPABILITIES.
Nov 01, 2000 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) LOS ANGELES, Oct 31 PRNewswire-AsiaNet - A team of partners with extensive experience representing Asian-based corporations has joined Sidley & Austin's Los Angeles office as partners. The lawyers -- Joon Yong Kim, Allen C. Kim ...
BSDI RECEIVES US$5 MLN INVESTMENT FROM LEADING JAPANESE NET COS.
Nov 01, 2000 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct 31 PRNewswire-AsiaNet - BSDi, the leader in Internet infrastructure-grade solutions, announced today the company has received a $5 million strategic investment from Livin' On The Edge (The Edge; TSE: 4753), ...
AUSTRALIAN COS TO LEARN FROM AT&T'S PLUNGING SHARE PRICES: MIN.
Nov 01, 2000 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Australian telecommunications players got a timely reminder to keep up their game after the share price plunge experienced by American telecommunications giant AT&T, Communications Minister Richard Alston said last night. Speaking at an awards ceremony ...
IRAN, MEDINA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE TO BOOST COOPERATION.
Nov 01, 2000 ... KUWAIT, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - A delegation of Iranian business people visited Monday the industrial sector and Medina's Chamber of Commerce in Saudi Arabia and explored new avenues for Tehran-Medina bilateral cooperation. Quoting the head of the board of directors of Medina's ...
AUSTRALIA'S SBS POSTS RECORD US$12.52 MLN ADVERTISING REVENUE.
Nov 01, 2000 ... CANBERRA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Australia's specialist radio and television broadcaster SBS has posted a record $A24 million ($US12.52 million) in advertising and sponsorships for last year in its annual report. The report, tabled in parliament, shows that SBS television attracted ...
INDIA'S PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK POSTS 10.5 HIGHER NET PROFIT.
Nov 01, 2000 ... NEW DELHI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Public Sector Punjab National Bank announced a 10.5 percent growth in net profit for the first half of this year, at Rs 2.9018 billion (US$62.16 million). Chairman and Managing Director of the Bank S.S.Kohli said in a statement that the bank had ...
MALAYSIA HAS STRONG INT'L RESERVES, CENTRAL BANK SAYS.
Nov 01, 2000 ... KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Malaysia's international reserves of US$32.3 billion as at end September 2000 remain strong, usable and unencumbered, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said. The central bank said the country's contingent short-term drain on reserves was insignificant, ...
LIVING SYSTEMS SECURES $10 MILLION IN PRE-IPO FUNDING.
Nov 01, 2000 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) DONAUESCHINGEN & NEWTON, Oct 31 PRNewswire-AsiaNet - living systems AG, a global provider of solutions for collaborative marketplaces based on agent technologies, announces it has secured $10 million in pre-IPO funding from zouk ...
AUSTRALIA'S BIONOMICS FILES PATENT ON BREAST CANCER GENE.
Nov 01, 2000 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Genomics company Bionomics Ltd has announced the completion of a patent filing on a gene on human chromosome 16 thought to be linked to breast cancer. The gene, referred to as TSG16, was described in a provisional patent lodged in October 1999 by the ...
INDIAN GOVT'T CONSIDERING COAL SECTOR REFORMS: MINISTER.
Nov 01, 2000 ... NEW DELHI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse- The Indian government said it was committed to bringing about greater reforms in the coal sector by suitably amending the exisitng legislation. Coal Minister N T Shanmugham told the Sixth meeting of the Indo British Coal Forum here that the draft ...
3COM EXPANDS TO E-BUSINESS SERVICES FOR PHILIPPINES' ONLINE FIRMS.
Nov 01, 2000 ... MANILA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The consulting services business of 3Com Corp. has expanded its services to include complete e-business solutions for online commercial firms. 3Com Consulting Services now provide an even broader array of products and services to customers ranging from ...
GENOMIC SOLUTIONS' PROTEOMIC REVENUES UP 93%.
Nov 01, 2000 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) ANN ARBOR, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Genomic Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq: GNSL), a leading, worldwide supplier of automated solutions for genomic and proteomic research, announced separate revenue numbers for its proteomic and ...
AUSTRALIA'S TELSTRA DECIDES NOT TO EXCERCISE SOLUTION 6 OPTIONS.
Nov 01, 2000 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Telstra Corp Ltd (ASX:TLS) decided against exercising its Solution 6 (ASX:SOH) stock options, but remains commited to an alliance between the two, Solution 6 announced today. "Telstra's current undiluted shareholding of 22.7 percent is regarded by ...
SOVEREIGN SPECIALTY CHEMICALS ACQUIRES CRODA INTERNATIONAL PLC.
Nov 01, 2000 ... CHICAGO, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Sovereign Specialty Chemicals, Inc. announced the acquisition of the adhesives business of Croda International Plc. (UK) for an initial purchase price of approximately $60 million. Additional contingent consideration of up to ...
FINLAND'S UPM-KYMMENE TAKES OVER US$600 MLN CHINA PAPER MILL.
Nov 01, 2000 ... BEIJING, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - A Finland-based company has invested US$600 million in China's paper sector, the largest single investment made by a Finnish company in China to date. UPM-Kymmene Corporation, one of the world's largest wood processing companies, marked its take-over ...
CORR:AUSTRALIA'S TELSTRA NOT TO EXERCISE SOLUTION 6 OPTIONS.
Nov 01, 2000 ... (Headline Correction) SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Telstra Corp Ltd (ASX:TLS) decided against exercising its Solution 6 (ASX:SOH) stock options, but remains commited to an alliance between the two, Solution 6 announced today. "Telstra's current undiluted shareholding of ...
IS THE ASIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY READY FOR THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION?
Nov 01, 2000 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) LONDON, Oct 31 PRNewswire-AsiaNet - This is it! The event that the Asian music industry has been waiting for. With over 75 million Asian users starting to realize that the Internet is the most convenient way to discover new ...
INTEL ACQUIRES STAKE IN CAREER LAUNCHER INDIA.
Nov 01, 2000 ... NEW DELHI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - International semiconductor company Intel Corporation has acquired a stake in Career Launcher India, announced a senior company official of the web-based education provider. "We have received funding from Intel Capital, the strategic investments arm ...
INDIAN GOVT TO INCREASE INTER-STATE POWER TRADING.
Nov 01, 2000 ... NEW DELHI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The Indian government said it will increase the present limit on inter-state trading of power by ten times to 30,000 MW to eliminate current regional imbalances in demand and supply. "The gap on inter state power trading would be increased from the ...
PHILIPPINES HOSTS ASIAN SHIPPING FORUM, STRESSES NEED FOR UNITY.
Nov 01, 2000 ... MANILA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The Asian shipping community should unite to optimize the development of the regon's industry, said Philippines Transportation and Communications Secretary Vicente Rivera, Jr at the 6th Asian Shipping forum. "It is only through unity and a strong ...
PERSIAN CARPET 2000 PROJECT SELLS FIRST SEISMIC SURVEY DATA.
Nov 01, 2000 ... LONDON, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Three European energy firms have become the first customers of the seismic data collected in Iranian waters in the Persian Gulf. France's TotalFinaElf, Italy's Agip and Norway's Statoil have in total paid US$6.5 million for oil and gas seismic data ...
AUSTRALIAN VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS DEBUTS ON ASX AT 20% PREMIUM.
Nov 01, 2000 ... BRISBANE, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Australian Visual Communications (ASX:AVC) Ltd has listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) at a 20 percent premium after a successful $A4 million ($US2.09 million) initial public offer. Shares in the pay television installer debuted on the ...
EUROPEAN UNION URGES TIES WITH PAKISTAN.
Nov 01, 2000 ... KARACHI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The head of European Commission delegation, presently in Pakistan, Ambassador Kurt Juul said that the EU had several instruments available to stimulate economic and business ties between Europe and Pakistan. These instruments include promotion of ...
AUSTRALIAN MINING CO CENTAUR'S STOCKS PLUNGE.
Nov 01, 2000 ... MELBOURNE, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - After yesterday warning that hedging was hampering its financial performance, shares in Centaur Mining and Exploration Ltd plummeted nearly 19 per cent this morning. Centaur dropped 14 cents to 60 cents in thin trade at 1027 AEDT. In its ...
PAKISTAN'S AVIATION AUTHORITY ATTRACTS FOREIGN AIRLINES.
Nov 01, 2000 ... KARACHI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Following the incentives to attract foreign airlines, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has received very encouraging response front a couple of airlines, including America's United Airlines, a highly placed aviation source said. He said that United ...
PAKISTAN GRANTS PETROLEUM EXPLORATION LICENCE FOR KARSAL BLOCK.
Nov 01, 2000 ... ISLAMABAD, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - A joint venture between Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) and Government Holdings has been awarded a license for petroleum exploration in Karsal Block 32728 through competitive bidding. PPL owns 95 percent of the joint venture, and Government ...
PAKISTAN SET TO INCREASE BILATERAL TRADE WITH CZECH REPUBLIC.
Nov 01, 2000 ... KARACHI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Possibilities exist for further expansion of bilateral trade between Pakistan and the Czech Republic, which at present stands at US$20 million per annum. The balance of trade currently is in favour of Pakistan. Efforts are underway by Pakistani ...
JAPAN GOVT, LDP TO POSTPONE SUBMISSION OF 401(K) BILL.
Nov 01, 2000 ... TOKYO, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - A bill that would lead to way to a defined-contribution retirement savings system in Japan will not be submitted to the current Diet session after a mutual decision by the government and ruling Liberal Democratic Party. If the passage of ...
PAKISTAN TO EXPORT RICE TO SENEGAL.
Nov 01, 2000 ... ISLAMABAD, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Pakistan and Senegal have signed a memorandum of understanding for the supply of nearly half of the West African state's rice supply, and a delegation will visit Islamabad very soon to finalise the deal. Senegal Commerce Ministry Director Habibou ...
JAPANESE MORNING NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - NOV 1, 2000.
Nov 01, 2000 ... TOKYO, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of the morning edition of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) today: - Welfide, M'bishi-Tokyo Pharm To Merge In Oct '01 - Big 4 Computer, Chip Makers See Strong First Half - Two Hiroshima Banks To Merge Under Holding ...
JAPAN, N KOREA TO CONTINUE NORMALIZATION EFFORTS.
Nov 01, 2000 ... BEIJING, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Japan and North Korea agreed to do their utmost to normalize bilateral relations as soon as possible at their latest round of two-day talks, which concluded Tuesday, according to sources close to the meeting. The two nations reportedly exchanged views ...
HONDA'S U.K. PLANT TO EXPORT TO NORTH AMERICA.
Nov 01, 2000 ... TOKYO, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Honda Motor Co. (TSE:7267) on Tuesday said that about half of its CR-V sport utility vehicles to be exported to North America will be made in the U.K., beginning with the new model due out at the end of 2001. The strength of the pound against the euro ...
JAPAN SHOULD RETHINK AIRPORT INVESTMENT: FOREIGN CARRIERS.
Nov 01, 2000 ... TOKYO, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The Japanese government should reexamine how it invests in airport facilities so Japan's high airport usage fees can be brought down to international levels, the Foreign Airlines Association in Japan (FAAJ) said Tuesday. The FAAJ, a group made up of 46 ...
STOCKS - KL SHARE PRICES MIXED IN EARLY TRADE - NOV 1, 2000.
Nov 01, 2000 ... KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Share prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) were mixed Wednesday morning following some buying interest on construction and technology stocks, a dealer said. At 9.15 am, the benchmark Composite Index was 3.16 points lower at 749.20, ...
JAPAN'S TOP 4 COMPUTER, SEMICONDUCTOR COS POST STRONG H1 PROFIT.
Nov 01, 2000 ... TOKYO, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Significantly higher semiconductor, personal computer and mobile phone sales resulted in strong gains in consolidated net profit for Japan's four major computer and chip manufacturers for the first half ended September 30. Hitachi Ltd.'s (TSE:6501) ...