AsiaPulse News back issues from February 2001:
AUSTRALIAN FINANCE/INFRASTRUCTURE STOCKS TO BENEFIT FROM RATE CUT.
Feb 01, 2001 ... BRISBANE, Feb 1 AAP - Financial and infrastructure stocks are expected to be among the Australian bourse's most resilient investments as central banks around the world move to cut interest rates, according to Macquarie Research Equities. Macquarie's monthly Australian Investment ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - VENTILATOR (5).
Feb 01, 2001 ... ***** ASIA PULSE TENDER ***** NATIONAL SANATORIUM TSURUGA HOSPITAL TO PROCURE VENTILATOR The following is a procurement notice published in the Kanpo Japanese government gazette on Jan 18: (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - VENTILATOR (11).
Feb 01, 2001 ... *** Asia Pulse Tender *** NATIONAL SANATORIUM SAISHUNSO HOSPITAL TO PROCURE VENTILATOR The following is a procurement notice published in the Kanpo Japanese government gazette on Jan 18: (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring ...
ADULTSHOP.COM RELEASES CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR Q1 2000/2001.
Feb 01, 2001 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) PERTH, Jan 31 MediaNet International-AsiaNet - AdultShop.com Limited, Australia's first truly global adult 'e-tailer', today announced receipts from customers of AU$7.101 million for the second quarter ending December 31, 2000, ...
BRIEFING - ASIA ECONOMIC NEWS - FEB 1, 2001.
Feb 01, 2001 ... An executive briefing on the economies of Asia for Feb 1, 2001, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities. PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT TOLD COUNTRY REGAINS INVESTORS' ...
KOREAN CARMAKERS CAUGHT IN LABELING FALSE INFO ON ENGINE OUTPUT.
Feb 01, 2001 ... SEOUL, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The Construction and Transportation Ministry on Thursday ordered the country's three major automakers to correct their alleged practice of falsely labeling engine output for their car products. The ministry will file complaints with to the Fair Trade ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - VENTILATOR (6).
Feb 01, 2001 ... ***** ASIA PULSE TENDER ***** NATIONAL SANATORIUM HYOGO-CHUO HOSPITAL TO PROCURE VENTILATOR The following is a procurement notice published in the Kanpo Japanese government gazette on Jan 18: (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the ...
AUSTRALIA'S AMCOM TELECOM EXPECTS TO ACHIEVE FORECASTS.
Feb 01, 2001 ... SYDNEY, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Amcom Telecommunications Ltd (ASX:AMM) has said it is confident of achieving its 2001 earnings forecasts despite posting a first half EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) loss of $A280,000 ($US152,768). Amcom said the ...
PHILIPPINES/OTHER ASEAN NATIONS SHOULD ENGAGE A RISING CHINA: EXPERT.
Feb 01, 2001 ... MANILA, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The rise of China as an economic and military power in the Asia Pacific region does not have to be a cause of alarm for the Philippines and other member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). This was the contention of Aileen ...
PETROCHINA FACES CHALLENGES OVER NEXT DECADE.
Feb 01, 2001 ... BEIJING, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The China Oil and Gas Company Ltd (PetroChina) has pinpointed the following major challenges it will face over the next five to ten years: -- Business development. As one of the world's ten major oil companies, PetroChina must maintain ...
PHILIPPINE AUTHORITY CONDUCTS REGIONAL ECONOMIC SURVEY.
Feb 01, 2001 ... ZAMBOANGA CITY, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) regional office IX is currently conducting a Rapid Appriasal of the Regional Economy (RARE) survey in the region. NEDA Regional Information Officer Susan Valerio said the survey started ...
AUSTRALIA'S CABCHARGE BUYS JV TAXI CIRCUITS IN SCOTLAND.
Feb 01, 2001 ... SYDNEY, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Taxi payment service operator Cabcharge Ltd (ASX:CAB) has announced further expanded its Cabcharge system in Scotland with the joint venture acquisition of two taxi circuits in Edinburgh. Cabcharge's Singaporean partner DelGro Corporation made the ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - VENTILATOR (12).
Feb 01, 2001 ... *** Asia Pulse Tender *** NATIONAL KUMAMOTOMINAMI HOSPITAL TO PROCURE VENTILATOR The following is a procurement notice published in the Kanpo Japanese government gazette on Jan 18: (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring entity : ...
CELLPHONE SUBSCRIBERS EXCEED LANDLINE USERS IN PHILIPPINES' CENTRAL VISAYAS.
Feb 01, 2001 ... CEBU CITY, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The use of cellular phones that may have started out as a fad among teenagers, such use of the cellular phones is now becoming a big time business for telephone companies. As of December 2000, the number of cellphone subscribers in Central Visayas ...
INDIA'S SHAWWALLACE TO HIRE McKINSEY TO DRAFT GLOBAL PLAN.
Feb 01, 2001 ... KOLKATA, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Liquor major Shaw Wallace & Company has announced plans to engage international consultancy firm McKinsey to help draft a global strategy. The executive director of the company, Komal Chhabria Wazir said while addressing a press conference in ...
SHARES IN AUSTRALIA'S ONE.TEL DROP ON H1 LOSS.
Feb 01, 2001 ... SYDNEY, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - After it reported 65 per cent greater first half operating losses of $A129 million ($US70.38 million), shares in the Murdoch-Packer backed One.Tel Ltd (ASX:ONE) dropped another two cents. The junior telecom company forecast a further $66 million loss ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - VENTILATOR (2).
Feb 01, 2001 ... ***** ASIA PULSE TENDER ***** NATIONAL OSAKA HOSPITAL TO PROCURE VENTILATOR The following is a procurement notice published in the Kanpo Japanese government gazette on Jan 18: (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring entity : ...
CHINA TO SPEND US$4.23 BLN ON POWER GRID UPGRADES IN 2001d.
Feb 01, 2001 ... BEIJING, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - China's State Power Corporation will spend 35 billion yuan (US$4.23 billion) on building and transforming 241 urban power grids this year. It will build 85 per cent of its urban power grid projects, and complete the construction of 180 urban power ...
SHANGHAI WAS CHINA'S TOP ELECTRICITY CONSUMER IN 2000.
Feb 01, 2001 ... BEIJING, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Shanghai consumed the most electricity of any other region in the country in 2000, at 54.8 billion kwh, averaging 4,172 kilowatt-hours per capita. According to the latest statistics, the installed capacity of China's largest economic center reached ...
CHINA OPENS NEW PESTICIDE PREPARATION CENTREd.
Feb 01, 2001 ... BEIJING, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The Chinese government has opened a state-level Pesticide Preparation Center in Southern China. One of the key state projects for the 1996-2000 period, the project is aimed at developing efficient, safe and environmentally-friendly pesticides, and ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - VENTILATOR (7).
Feb 01, 2001 ... ***** ASIA PULSE TENDER ***** NATIONAL TOKUSHIMA HOSPITAL TO PROCURE VENTILATOR The following is a procurement notice published in the Kanpo Japanese government gazette on Jan 18: (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring entity : ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - MONITORING SYSTEM (2).
Feb 01, 2001 ... *** Asia Pulse Tender *** MUSASHI HOSPITAL NATIONAL CENTER OF NEUROLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY TO PROCURE MONITORING SYSTEM The following is a procurement notice published in the Kanpo Japanese government gazette on Jan 18: (1) Official in ...
S&P ASSIGNS 'A-' RATING TO SUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES INSURANCE LTD.
Feb 01, 2001 ... HONG KONG, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Standard & Poor's (S&P) today assigned its single-'A'-minus insurer financial strength rating to Sun Hung Kai Properties Insurance Ltd. (SHKPI), a wholly owned subsidiary of (A/Stable/--). The rating on SHKPI reflects implicit support from Sun Hung ...
ASIA4SALE.COM AUCTION SUBSIDIARY TO HOLD LIVE TWO-DAY AUCTION.
Feb 01, 2001 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) DUBAI, UAE, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire Asia-AsiaNet/ -- Asia4Sale.com Inc.'s (OTC Bulletin Board: AFSI) heavy equipment auction subsidiary, World Wide Auctioneers Inc. (WWA), is preparing for their first major auction of 2001 to take ...
STOCKS - JAKARTA SHARES END HIGHER - FEB 1, 2001.
Feb 01, 2001 ... JAKARTA, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Share prices closed 1.17 per cent higher today, dealers said. Jakarta stock exchange composite index rose 4.967 points (+1.17 per cent) to close at 430.581, while LQ45 ...
INDONESIA'S PT ANEKA TAMBANG SAYS SALES UP 61.8 PCT IN 2000.
Feb 01, 2001 ... JAKARTA, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Publicly listed state-owned mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) chalked up a 61.8 per cent rise in total sales to Rp1.56 trillion (US$173.4 million) last year. Corporate secretary Dohar Siregar said its exports rose to Rp174.4 billion last year ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - VENTILATOR (8).
Feb 01, 2001 ... ***** ASIA PULSE TENDER ***** NATIONAL EHIME HOSPITAL TO PROCURE VENTILATOR The following is a procurement notice published in the Kanpo Japanese government gazette on Jan 18: (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring entity : ...
ASIAN MARKETS - SHARES CLOSE BROADLY LOWER - FEB 1, 2001.
Feb 01, 2001 ... A round-up of Asian stock markets for Feb 1, 2001, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities. SYDNEY, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Asian share markets closed broadly lower ...
PHILIPPINES ADDRESSES WHAT TO DO WITH ESTRADA'S STOLEN WEALTH.
Feb 01, 2001 ... MANILA, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Philippines Congress should pass new legislation on how to spend the estimated P15 billion (US$307.69 million) hidden by impeached President Estrada in 15 banks, said Rep. Ernesto Herrera (Lakas, Bohol). "Once these secret accounts and other assets are ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - X-RAY SYSTEM.
Feb 01, 2001 ... *** Asia Pulse Tender *** KOHNODAI HOSPITAL NATIONAL CENTER OF NEUROLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY TO PROCURE X-RAY SYSTEM AND OTHERS The following is a procurement notice published in the Kanpo Japanese government gazette on Jan 18: (1) ...
INDONESIAN AIRLINE COS FREE TO SET TARIFFS.
Feb 01, 2001 ... JAKARTA, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Airline companies are free to set their own air transport fares for domestic flights as long as the make them public, said The Indonesian National Air Carrier Association (INACA). INACA secretary general Ridwan Fataruddin told the newspaper Bisnis ...
SINGTEL TO ENHANCE NETWORK DIVERSITY IN 300 BUILDINGS.
Feb 01, 2001 ... SINGAPORE, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - SingTel will spend S$30 million in a project to upgrade the network infrastructure in buildings located mainly within the Central Business District, Orchard Road and Science and Technology Parks. SingTel said its corporate customers located in some ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - VENTILATOR (3).
Feb 01, 2001 ... ***** ASIA PULSE TENDER ***** NATIONAL HIMEJI HOSPITAL TO PROCURE VENTILATOR The following is a procurement notice published in the Kanpo Japanese government gazette on Jan 18: (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring entity : ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - VENTILATOR (9).
Feb 01, 2001 ... *** Asia Pulse Tender *** NATIONAL KUMAMOTO HOSPITAL TO PROCURE VENTILATOR The following is a procurement notice published in the Kanpo Japanese government gazette on Jan 18: (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring entity : ...
PHILIPPINES NEGROS ORIENTAL SAW BUMPER CROPS IN 2000.
Feb 01, 2001 ... DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Negros Oriental province reaped bumper harvests of major staple and high value crops including palay, corn, mangos and cut flowers in 2000, said governor George P. Arnaiz . Arnaiz said that the positive development was the result of his ...
STOCKS - DSE OPENS DOWN - FEB 1, 2001.
Feb 01, 2001 ... NEW DELHI, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - New Delhi share prices declined for the second straight session to open lower today after profit-taking and a decline in buying activity. Bucking the trend, cement stocks remained in positive territory on sustained buying by institutional investors ....
STOCKS - BSE OPENS LOWER - FEB 1, 2001.
Feb 01, 2001 ... MUMBAI, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Share prices on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opened weaker this morning to mixed selling and speculative buying in early trade. The BSE Sensitive Index opened down at 4303.13 as against yesterday's close of 4326.72, and later fluctuated erratically ...
S KOREAN CAR SALES DOWN IN JANUARY.
Feb 01, 2001 ... SEOUL, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The domestic sales of cars declined for the sixth straight month in January due to fewer working days and economic slow down, industry sources said Thursday. The four major carmakers -- Hyundai, Kia, Renault-Samsung and Daewoo -- sold a total of 86,696 ...
NEW PHILIPPINES PRESIDENT ISSUES DIRECTIVES ON HOUSING NEEDS.
Feb 01, 2001 ... MANILA, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Newly inaugurated President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has address the housing crisis in the country with series of new directives. During her first public consultation with the poor at the National Government Center-Medium Rise Complex in Quezon City, ...
AUSTRALIA'S OPSM RESHUFFLES MANAGEMENT TEAM.
Feb 01, 2001 ... SYDNEY, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Optical health and safety group OPSM Protector Ltd (ASX:OPS) today announced a reshuffle of its management team, promoting chief financial officer Alan Boyle to chief information officer. Former Pfizer Inc executive Fraser MacKenzie will step into Mr ...
LUZON EXPORTERS TO OPEN OUTLETS IN CEBU.
Feb 01, 2001 ... CEBU CITY, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - After a successful product testing here, two Luzon-based manufacturing companies have decided to establish their presence in the area. Likas Burdang Lumbang and MERR-C Embroideries, two of the 80 exhibitors at the 2nd Sinulog Export Overruns and ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - VENTILATOR (4).
Feb 01, 2001 ... ***** ASIA PULSE TENDER ***** NATIONAL KOBE HOSPITAL TO PROCURE VENTILATOR The following is a procurement notice published in the Kanpo Japanese government gazette on Jan 18: (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring entity : ...
CHINA TO INVEST US$4.8 BLN IN EXPRESSWAYS IN FUJIAN.
Feb 01, 2001 ... FUZHOU, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Fujian Province in east China plans to spend more than 40 billion yuan (US$4.84 billion) in building expressways in the 2001-2005 period. Earmarked for this year will ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - VENTILATOR (10).
Feb 01, 2001 ... *** Asia Pulse Tender *** KAWATANA NATIONAL HOSPITAL TO PROCURE VENTILATOR The following is a procurement notice published in the Kanpo Japanese government gazette on Jan 18: (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring entity : ...
KOREAN AIR REPORTS DROP IN ORDINARY PROFIT DESPITE SALES GROWTH.
Feb 01, 2001 ... SEOUL, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Korean Air said Thursday that its sales revenues last year rose 15.4 percent to 726.7 billion won (US$577 million). Its net and ordinary profits, ...
PHILIPPINE NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - FEB 1, 2001.
Feb 01, 2001 ... MANILA, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: MALAYA - The dramatic but peaceful transition of governments changed business outlook from pessimistic to optimistic within a short span of one week according to a survey done by Makati Business Club. ...
INNODATA PHILIPPINES PASSES QUALITY SYSTEMS AUDIT.
Feb 01, 2001 ... CEBU CITY, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Innodata Philippines Inc-Cebu (Ipic) has passed an audit of its quality control system to by the SGS last week and will retain valid status. In a statement, Cherry Remoquillo, assistant vice president and head of facilities at Ipic, revealed that ...
CONTACT WORLD OPENS US$6 MLN CALL CENTRE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Feb 01, 2001 ... MANILA, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - New Philippines-Australian joint venture Contact World has officially opened its Manila operations at Wynsum Corporate Plaza in Pasig City. Contact World, a new concept in teleservices and call center applications, was created through a joint venture ...
MERGED SK MERCHANT BANKS ALLOWED TO DO WRAP ACCOUNT BUSINESS.
Feb 01, 2001 ... SEOUL, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The Financial Supervisory Service has said it will grant voluntarily-merged merchant banks permission to combine managed investments into wrap accounts if desired. Wrap accounts allow investors to spread their assets over a variety of mutual funds with ...
INTEL INTRODUCES LOW POWER MOBILE PC MICROPROCESSORS IN INDIA.
Feb 01, 2001 ... NEW DELHI, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Intel Corporation has launched its new range of ultra-low power mobile PC microprocessors, designed for minimal power consumption and extended battery life for the mobile Personal Computers (PCs). "The new ultra low voltage mobile Pentium III ...
STOCKS - US DOLLAR DROPS TO 1,256.7 WON - FEB 1, 2001.
Feb 01, 2001 ... SEOUL, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The US dollar slipped below the 1,258-won support level to close lower against the won today. The dollar began the day at 1,259.50 won and finished the day at 1,256.70 won, down from 1,259 won at Wednesday's close. ...
HK'S FAR EAST CONSORTIUM COMPLETES ACQUISTION OF TWO HOTELS.
Feb 01, 2001 ... HONG KONG, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Locally listed Far East Consortium International Limited (SEHK:0035) said it has completed the agreements made on October 24, 2000 relating to the acqusition of two hotels in Hong Kong. The company paid HK$338 million (US$43.3 million) to acquire ...
KOLAND HEAD TO VISIT N KOREA MID-FEB FOR INTER-KOREAN PROJECT.
Feb 01, 2001 ... SEOUL, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Kim Yong-chae, president of Korea Land Corp. (KOLAND), said Thursday he plans to visit Pyongyang in mid-February to sign a basic agreement with North Korea on the development of the projected industrial complex in the North's city of Kaesung. Kim, who ...
AUSTRALIA'S SDS CORP SIGNS DEAL WITH US CO HALLIBURTON.
Feb 01, 2001 ... PERTH, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - SDS Corporation Ltd (ASX:SDS) has sealed a dealer agreement for the distribution of its fluid hammer with American company, Halliburton Energy Services Inc, a business unit of New York-listed Halliburton Company Inc. The agreement, which follows trials ...
BUSINESS IN ASIA TODAY - FEB 1, 2001.
Feb 01, 2001 ... Business in Asia on Feb 1, 2001. A summary prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, market intelligence and business opportunities: DROPPING DREAMCAST TO GENERATE LOSS OF US$687 MLN FOR SEGA TOKYO - Sega ...
FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR CLOSES UP - FEB 1, 2001.
Feb 01, 2001 ... SYDNEY, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar closed higher today after the United States currency fell in reponse to an interest rate cut there. And Australian bond prices hit their highest levels in nearly two years, on fresh market expectations of a large domestic interest ...
FOREX - DOLLAR DOWN AT 116.25-116.28 YEN - FEB 1, 2001.
Feb 01, 2001 ... TOKYO, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The U.S. dollar traded at ...
JAPAN'S KDDI TO LOWER LONG-DISTANCE CALL RATES BY 20 PCT.
Feb 01, 2001 ... TOKYO, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - In a bid to compete with rival carriers, DDI Corp. (9433), known as KDDI, will lower inter-prefectural rates for calls to destinations over 60km away by up to 20 per cent from March 1, the company said. The reductions are in response to price cuts ...
JAPAN'S REVISED GDP EXPECTED TO SHOW NEGATIVE GROWTH.
Feb 01, 2001 ... TOKYO, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The Cabinet Office said Thursday it will release on Feb. 8 revised gross domestic product figures for the July-September quarter. A preliminary report released ...
KOREAN GOVT INCREASES BUDGET FOR INVESTMENT IN SPACE TECHNOLOGY.
Feb 01, 2001 ... SEOUL, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The government decided Thursday to increase its budget for space technology investment to 128.5 billion won (US$101.9 million), up 56 percent from last year, the Planning and Budget Ministry said. The government aims to raise Korea's global ranking in ...
FUTURE OF MITSUBISHI MOTORS AUSTRALIA MAY BE DECIDED NEXT FEW WEEKS.
Feb 01, 2001 ... ADELAIDE, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The manufacturing future of Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd (MMAL) could be decided over the next few weeks. The giant DaimlerChrysler automotive group, which now controls Mitsubishi in Japan, plans to outline its new global strategy on February 26. ...
S KOREA'S TRADE SURPLUS HITS US$320 MLN IN JANUARY.
Feb 01, 2001 ... SEOUL, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The trade surplus in South Korea reached an estimated US$320 million in January, up $750 million on the year before, according to the Commerce, Industry and Energy Ministry. Exports increased 5 per cent in January from a year earlier to US$12.79 ...
BRIEFING - ASIA INFRASTRUCTURE - FEB 1, 2001.
Feb 01, 2001 ... An executive briefing on infrastructure for Feb 1, 2001, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities. INDONESIAN CERAMIC CO PROPOSES TO RESTRUCTURE DEBT ...
BRIEFING - ASIA INSURANCE - FEB 1, 2001.
Feb 01, 2001 ... An executive briefing on insurance for Feb 1, 2001, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities. AUSTRALIA'S NRMA TO LAUNCH ONLINE VOTING FOR MEMBERS SYDNEY - ...
CHINA-SOUTHEAST ASIA CABLE TO CARRY COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC FEB 1, 2001.
Feb 01, 2001 ... SINGAPORE, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - SingTel and five other regional telecommunications carriers have built the first overland cable linking China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. The China-Southeast Asia Cable spanning 7,000 km across the six countries will carry ...