AsiaPulse News back issues from February 2002:
OPEN - ASIA PULSE INTERNATIONAL - FEB 1, 2002.
Feb 01, 2002 ... 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 ...
FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR OPENS WEAKER - FEB 1, 2002.
Feb 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar was fractionally weaker in early trade with dealers saying a further downside test is expected. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was at $US0.5064/69 from 0.5073/78 at yesterday's close. The currency moved in a ...
AUSTRALIAN NEWSPPAER HIGHLIGHTS - FEB 1, 2002.
Feb 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: - Pointer to exclusive story on plan to boost rural doctors; Prime Minister's pledge to pay Afghan refugees to go home. - At least 100 detainees go on a hunger strike at ...
CLINICAL TRIALS TO RESUME FOR CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG.
Feb 01, 2002 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) SAN DIEGO, CA., TOKYO, Jan. 31 Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet - The Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and its wholly-owned subsidiary Chugai Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that the FDA has concluded that clinical trials may be ...
BHP BILLITON CONSORTIUM TO ACQUIRE COLOMBIA MINE.
Feb 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX:BHP) is set to acquire a stake in a Colombian mine. BHP Billiton is to join with Anglo American Plc and Glencore International to acquire the interests of the International Colombia Resources Corporation (Intercor) from Exxon ...
PWC ANNOUNCES IPO TO SEPARATE OFF CONSULTING ARM.
Feb 01, 2002 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) NEW YORK, N.Y., Jan. 31 PRNewswire-AsiaNet - PricewaterhouseCoopers today announced that it plans to separate its management consulting business, PwC Consulting, through an initial public offering. PricewaterhouseCoopers intends ...
PHILIPPINES' LEADER TO ATTEND WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM.
Feb 01, 2002 ... NEW YORK, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo joins other top world leaders of government, business and international organizations this week at the opening of the five-day annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel here. The ...
PHILIPPINES ECONOMY GROWS 4.3PCT IN 2001.
Feb 01, 2002 ... MANILA, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The Philippine economy grew higher than expected at 4.3 percent in 2001 from the previous year's 4.0 percent, despite the worldwide economic crisis. "With the performance of the economy in 2001, we have been among the better performers in the region ....
STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN INDEX OPENS HIGHER - FEB 1, 2002.
Feb 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian sharemarket was higher at the open, backed by early gains in the banking and resources sectors. At 1014 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 19.1 points higher to 3483.3, and the all ordinaries index was up 17.8 points to 3421.8. ...
ST GEORGE BANK LAUNCHES $US100MLN NOTE ISSUE.
Feb 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - St George Bank Ltd (ASX:SGB), which is Australia's fifth-largest bank, has announced the launch of a combined $A200 million ($US100.9 million) fixed/floating rate subordinated note issue. The notes are set for maturity in February 2012 and will be ...
PHILIPPINES SET TO HOST WATER SUMMIT IN MARCH.
Feb 01, 2002 ... MANILA, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The Philippines is to host the 3rd National Water Summit on World Water Day on March 22. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is continuously conducting consultations among concerned sectors to map out measures that will address ...
PHILIPPINES LEADER MEETS CANADIAN PM TO BOOST MUTUAL TIES.
Feb 01, 2002 ... MANILA, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo met withOntario's Premier Mike Harris yesterday to discuss ways to increase trade between the Philippines and Ontario. "Ontario and the Philippines have enjoyed a prosperous friendship thanks to our ...
PHILIPPINES RESUMES ANTI-GRAFT HEARINGS.
Feb 01, 2002 ... MANILA, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC) has announced the resumption of hearings on administrative cases filed against presidential appointees. The move is in compliance with adirective of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to produce tangible ...
PAKISTAN'S SUGAR MILL INVENTORY STANDS AT 1.15 MLN TONS.
Feb 01, 2002 ... KARACHI, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The total available inventory of sugar at Pakistani sugar mills, including last year's carry over stocks of 45,000 tons, stood at 1.150 million tons, according to figures released by the Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) During this period the ...
IFC SIGNS US$14.6 MLN DEAL WITH PAKISTAN'S DG KHAN CEMENT.
Feb 01, 2002 ... KARACHI, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has signed a syndicated term finance facility worth US$14.6 million for the D.G Khan Cement Company Limited (DGKCCL). The syndicate included the Standard Chartered Grindlays Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, ...
INVESTMENT IN TAIWAN'S EXPORT ZONES HITS US$2.4 BLN IN 2001.
Feb 01, 2002 ... TAIPEI, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - A record high of NT$84.2 billion (US$2.4 billion)-worth of investment was poured into Taiwan's export processing zones (EPZs) last year, the Export Processing Zone Administration (EPZA) reported Thursday. The EPZA attributed the success of the banner ...
BIDDING FIERCE FOR TAIWAN G-3 MOBILE PHONE LICENCES.
Feb 01, 2002 ... TAIPEI, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Following 14 days of fierce competition among six bidders, the combined bids tendered for five licences for third-generation (G3) mobile phones totaled NT$44.7 billion ($US1.28 billion), NT$11.3 billion above the base price. Bidding for the E-license ...
NUMBER OF TAIWAN INTERNET USERS HITS 7.82MLN.
Feb 01, 2002 ... TAIPEI, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Taiwan had about 7.82 million Internet users as at the end of 2001, representing a penetration rate of 35 percent, according to the most recent statistics released by the Institute for Information Industry (III). The figure was up by 1.55 million from ...
KOREAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - FEB 1, 2002.
Feb 01, 2002 ... SEOUL, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - HIghlights of today's newspapers: DONG-A ILBO - Lee Hyung-tack suspected of conducting illegal real estate transactions - Underground economy estimated at 14 per cent of GNP: KDI HANKYOREH SHINMUN - Members ...
TAIWAN BUSINESS MANAGER FAVORS CROSS-STRAIT COOPERATION.
Feb 01, 2002 ... KAOHSIUNG, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - An executive from the Kaohsiung-based China Steel Corp. said Thursday that cooperation with mainland Chinese enterprises would provide a good chance for Taiwan's traditional industries to survive. Chen Chao-ching, vice general manager of the ...
TAIWAN SUGAR CORP SET TO BUY HOG FARM IN VIETNAM.
Feb 01, 2002 ... TAIPEI, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Taiwan Sugar Corporation (Taisugar) is set to buy a hog farm in Vietnam, according to a plan recently passed by the company's board of directors. The hog farm is located about 65 kilometers northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, in Ben Cat District, Binh Duong ...
BRIDGESTONE REVENUE RISES 5.69PCT.
Feb 01, 2002 ... MELBOURNE, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Bridgestone Australia Ltd (ASX:BDS) has announced a net profit of $A8.919 million ($US4.5 million) for the 2001 year. The company said today that competitive pressures were "intense" in all its operations, after Bridgestone also said the Australian ...
PAKISTANI TEXTILE SECTOR URGED TO HELP REVIVE SUDAN INDUSTRY.
Feb 01, 2002 ... KARACHI, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Pakistan's Ambassador to Sudan, Zafarullah Shaikh, on Jan 30 asked the country's textile sector to help Sudanese industrialists in the revival of their textile industries. Speaking at a reception hosted by the SITE Association of Industry, the ...
WEAKENING YEN HURTS KOREAN AUTO, STEEL, PETROCHEMICAL SECTORS.
Feb 01, 2002 ... SEOUL, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The weakening Japanese yen is expected to hurt Korean auto, steel, petrochemical and machinery sectors, according to the Bank of Korea Friday. The impact of the weakening yen will be tangible in areas exposed to direct competition from Japan such as ...
TELECOM CORP RESHUFFLES AUSTRALASIAN OPERATIONS.
Feb 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Telecom Corp of New Zealand (ASX:TEL) has announced an executive reshuffle of its Australasian operations. The move is part of an ongoing consolidation of its structure. Chief executive Theresa Gattung said that under the new structure, ...
N KOREA NEEDS US$1 BLN IN FDI ANNUALLY FOR GROWTH: THINK TANK.
Feb 01, 2002 ... SEOUL, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - North Korea needs to attract at least US$5 billion of foreign direct investment to prod its falling economy toward positive growth, a state-run think tank said Friday. "The most effective way to help boost the ailing North Korean economy will be putting ...
HK DECIDES NOT TO REDUCE WAGES FOR FILIPINO DOMESTICS.
Feb 01, 2002 ... MANILA, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The Hong Kong government has decided not to reduce wages for Filipino domestics working in the region. Vice president and concurrent Foreign Affairs Secretary Teofisto Guingona welcomed the recent decision of Hong Kong to maintain foreign wages at the ...
POLISH INVESTMENT IN PAKISTAN OIL AND GAS TOTALS US$11 MLN.
Feb 01, 2002 ... ISLAMABAD, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The Polish investment in oil and gas sector is to grow fast as it has already been accelerated to US$11 million in response to Pakistan's investor-friendly petroleum policy. According to Tomasz Kozlowski, the Polish Ambassador in Islamabad, the oil ...
PHILIPPINES TRADE DEPT DONATES US$1 MLN COMPUTERS TO SCHOOLS.
Feb 01, 2002 ... ILOILO CITY, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The Department of Trade and Industry has donated P54 million (US$1.05 million) worth of computer systems to 96 public high schools in the Western Visayas region. DTI Regional Director Dominic P. Abad said the P54 million is part of the P600 ...
JAPANESE MORNING NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - FEB 1, 2002.
Feb 01, 2002 ... TOKYO, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of the morning edition of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) today: - Govt To Ease Building Rules To Spur Urban Renewal - Supplementary Budget Set To Be Enacted Friday - Daiwa Asset To Buy Bank Subordinated Bonds From Own ...
CHINATRUST CREDIT CARD ISSUE INCREASES BY 34PCT IN 2001.
Feb 01, 2002 ... TAIPEI, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The number of credit cards issued by the Taipei-based Chinatrust Commercial Bank at the end of last year totaled four million, making the bank one of the world's top 100 credit card-issuing financial institutions, a Chinatrust official said. The figure ...
FORD JAPAN AIMS TO SELL 25,000 CARS IN 2005.
Feb 01, 2002 ... TOKYO, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Ford Japan Ltd. targets sales of 25,000 passenger cars a year in Japan by 2005 under a midterm plan released Thursday. While the company will discontinue sales of sister cars with Mazda Motor Corp. (TSE:7261) by year-end, it will introduce the Fiesta ...
ALINTAGAS NET PROFIT RISES 22PCT IN AUSTRALIA.
Feb 01, 2002 ... PERTH, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - AlintaGas Ltd (ASX:ALN) today posted a net profit of $A32 million ($US16.14 million) for the six months ending December 31, 2001. The firm said it will continue to focus on adding shareholder value through expanding the quality and variety of its ...
JAPAN'S OIL FIRMS TO DEVELOP SELF-SERVICE GAS STATIONS.
Feb 01, 2002 ... TOKYO, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Showa Shell Sekiyu KK (TSE:5002) plans to increase its self-service gas stations by more than 400 per cent within three to four years, and Cosmo Oil Co. (TSE:5007) and Idemitsu Kosan Co. by 200-300 per cent by fiscal 2002. The reversal in strategy, ...
PIONEER CORP OPERATING PROFIT FALLS 41PCT.
Feb 01, 2002 ... TOKYO, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Pioneer Corp. (TSE:6773) has announced that its consolidated operating profit for the Oct-Dec 2001 quarter declined 41% on the year to Y6.6 billion ($US49.01 million), while net profit dropped by half to 3.2 billion yen. Group sales over the same ...
JAPAN'S NEC JOB CUTS TO TOTAL 14,000 THIS FISCAL YEAR.
Feb 01, 2002 ... TOKYO, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - NEC Corp. (TSE:6701) said Thursday that it will shed a total of 14,000 employees during the current fiscal year through March 31. Of these, 8,000 will be at plants and offices at home, with the remaining 6,000 jobs to be pared at overseas operations. ...
CANON REORGANIZES PRODUCTION TO MAKE PARTS IN JAPAN.
Feb 01, 2002 ... TOKYO, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Canon Inc. (TSE:7751) is realigning its domestic and overseas production bases to consolidate production of value-added parts in Japan and undertake the majority of assembly overseas. Canon has announced it will raise its stake in manufacturing ...
JAPAN'S FURUKAWA ELEC STARTS TEMPORARY FURLOUGHS AT US PLANT.
Feb 01, 2002 ... TOKYO, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Furukawa Electric Co. (TSE:5801) has begun sending workers home for two weeks a month at its main U.S. plant, which was acquired from Lucent Technologies Inc. in November. The measure will affect 2,900 employees until the end of March, as the company ...
JAPAN'S KITZ TO EXIT SKI BUSINESS AS PART OF RESTRUCTURING PLAN.
Feb 01, 2002 ... TOKYO, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Kitz Corp. (TSE:6498), a leading maker of valves, will withdraw from the stagnant ski business, sell a U.S. subsidiary that makes valves for use in power plants, and consolidate unprofitable factories, according to a restructuring plan announced Thursday. ...
STOCKS - KOREAN SHARES OPEN HIGHER - FEB 1, 2002.
Feb 01, 2002 ... SEOUL, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Korean shares came out of the blocks quickly Friday morning, rising on the overnight surge on Wall Street and the strength of electronics issues. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) started trading on a positive note and stood at 759.61 as of ...
AUSTRALIAN RESORT REPORTS 38PCT LOWER NET PROFIT.
Feb 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Australian leisure resort Hamilton Island today reported a net profit of $A4.2 million ($US2.12 million) for the six months ended December 31, 2001, down 38 per cent. Hamilton Island Ltd (ASX:HAM) said that while trading conditions were still ...
ISID, DELOITTE TOHMATSU TO BUILD BROADBAND-BASED SYSTEMS.
Feb 01, 2002 ... TOKYO, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - ISID Ltd. will form a business alliance with Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting to build systems for distributing video through broadband communications networks, sources at the companies said Thursday. They will compete with larger rivals by combining ISID's ...
JAPAN'S BROTHER INDUSTRIES EXPECTS RECORD PROFIT.
Feb 01, 2002 ... NAGOYA, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Brother Industries Ltd. (TSE:6448) expects consolidated operating profit for the year ending March to soar 52% to Y22 billion ($US163.38 million), breaking the profit record set 17 years ago, the company said. Strong sales of information equipment, ...
AUSTRALIA'S IRESS MARKET TECHNOLOGY IN AGREEMENTS WITH REUTERS.
Feb 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - IRESS Market Technology Ltd (ASX:IRE) has signed a range of agreements with Reuters Plc related to Reuters closing its Beacon domestic equities business. Under the agreement IRESS said it would pay $A8 million ($US4.04 million) for Beacon assets and ...
JAPAN ECONOMIC PANEL MULLS SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES TO LURE FIRMS.
Feb 01, 2002 ... TOKYO, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - A panel under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is considering establishment of special economic zones that offer tax breaks and other advantages to attract companies that will help strengthen Japan's industrial competitiveness, the ministry announced ...
KOREA'S INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT TO EXPAND ACROSS THE BOARD THIS YEAR.
Feb 01, 2002 ... SEOUL, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Production is likely to expand across the board in all industries this year due to the World Cup finals and the Asian Games to be staged in the country this year and the U.S. economic recovery. The Bank of Korea (BOK), in a report, said Friday the ...
AUSTRALIAN PACIFIC EXCHANGE TO BEGINS OPERATIONS BY END OF Q1.
Feb 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - A new exchange that offers three different types of investment products is set to make an appearance in Australia by the end of the first quarter of 2002. The Australian Pacific Exchange (APX) will offer property, fixed interest and equity markets, ...
KOREA TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL PIG GENOME PROJECT.
Feb 01, 2002 ... SEOUL, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The National Livestock Research Institute (NLRI) will take part in an international project to analyze the pig genome from June, the NLRI said Friday. The project is the initiative of Denmark and China with the two nations injecting US$80 million in ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - PAVEMENT WORK.
Feb 01, 2002 ... ***** ASIA PULSE TENDER ***** HOKKAIDO REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU INVITES BIDS FOR PAVEMENT WORK The following is a procurement notice published in the Kanpo Japanese government gazette on Jan 29: (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the ...
QATARI MINISTER TO VISIT PAKISTAN TO DISCUSS GAS PIPELINE.
Feb 01, 2002 ... ISLAMABAD, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Qatari Oil Minister Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiya will be visiting Pakistan this to follow up a US$3.2 billion Gulf-South Asia Pipeline (Gusa) project and oil sale to Pakistan. Before his visit, most likely in the third week of February, a ...
CHINESE NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - FEB 1, 2002.
Feb 01, 2002 ... BEIJING, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: PEOPLE'S DAILY - Chinese Vice-President Hu Jintao met with Hiroshi Okuda, chairman of the board of the Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan Thursday in Beijing. - China's Ministry of Education ...
KOREAN CONSTRUCTION ORDERS LAST DECEMBER UP 51% ON YEAR.
Feb 01, 2002 ... SEOUL, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Construction orders in December last year shot up 51 per cent from the same period in 2000 due to a hefty growth of the residential housing market. The Korea Construction Association said the construction industry secured a total of 11.94 trillion won ...
HONG KONG NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - FEB 1, 2002.
Feb 01, 2002 ... HONG KONG, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST - Several Hong Kong banks will unveil slower balance-sheet growth and lower earnings in end of year reports this month. - Hutchison Whampoa is working towards ...
KOREAN GOVT STEPS UP CRACKDOWN ON ADULTERATED GASOLINE.
Feb 01, 2002 ... SEOUL, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The Korea government said it would step up its crackdown on adulterated gasoline. The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy has been checking those who sell solvent and toluene used to make adulterated gasoline. The ministry has also been ...
SHANGHAI BANKS REPORT DROP IN BAD LOANS.
Feb 01, 2002 ... SHANGHAI, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The rate of bad loans at domestically-owned commercial banks in Shanghai dropped by 2.2 pre cent in 2001 to 9.42 per cent at the year end, the Shanghai branch of the Chinese People's Bank reported. Profits for Shanghai's commercial ...
BANK OF CHINA'S DOMESTIC SAVINGS DEPOSITS GROWTH RANKS FIRST.
Feb 01, 2002 ... BEIJING, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The balance of the RMB savings deposits of the Bank of China (BOC) had reached 664.405 billion yuan by the end of 2001, 97.342 billion yuan or 17.17 per cent more than at the end of 2000. The growth was 3.92 percentage points higher than that of other ...
FOREX - US DOLLAR JUMPS FRIDAY MORNING - FEB 1, 2002.
Feb 01, 2002 ... SEOUL, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The US dollar surged sharply against the won early Friday as market participants took up dollar-buying positions. Opening higher at 1,324 won, the greenback climbed to as high as 1,326 won ...
SINGAPORE NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - FEB 1, 2002.
Feb 01, 2002 ... SINGAPORE, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE STRAITS TIMES - The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS), which has 129 members here, said yesterday it has been working on a draft Consumer Banking Code which sets out minimum service standards ...
WORLD BANK GRANTS CHINA LOAN FOR NORTHWEST RAILWAY PROJECT.
Feb 01, 2002 ... BEIJING, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The World Bank has approved a US$160 million loan for the China National Railway Project, which will upgrade the existing railway line between Baoji City in Shaanxi Province and Lanzhou City in Gansu Province, northwest China. The project will finance ...
CHINA'S CHEMICAL IMPORTS AND EXPORTS INCREASE STEADILY.
Feb 01, 2002 ... BEIJING, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - China imported 14.4909 million tons of organic chemicals worth US$8.062 billion in the first 11 months of 2001, an increase of 23.51 per cent and 7.94 per cent over the year-earlier period. The import of synthetic resin reached 15.152 million tons ...
JAPANESE HEALTH MINISTRY APPROVES MEDWAVE VASOTRAC MONITOR.
Feb 01, 2002 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) ST PAUL, Minn, Jan 31 PRNewswire-FirstCall-Asianet - Medwave, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDWV) announced today that it has been granted the necessary approvals from Japan's Ministry of Health and Welfare for the Vasotrac APM205A Monitoring ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - SYSTEM EQUIPMENT.
Feb 01, 2002 ... ***** ASIA PULSE TENDER ***** MINISTRY OF FINANCE TO LEASE SYSTEM EQUIPMENT The following is a procurement notice published in the Kanpo Japanese government gazette on Jan 25: (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring entity : ...
CHINA'S ABC MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS DEVELOP RAPIDLY IN 2001.
Feb 01, 2002 ... BEIJING, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) reported a rapid development in its money market operations in 2001. For the whole year, the bank raked in 6.1 billion yuan ...
THAILAND NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - FEB 1, 2002.
Feb 01, 2002 ... BANGKOK, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE BANGKOK POST: - Thai shares closed up 0.12 per cent yesterday in brisk trade, with an early market rally fizzling out in the afternoon on reports of a market investigation into brokers' trading ...
INDONESIAN GOVT TO REDUCE EXPORTS OF SEA SAND.
Feb 01, 2002 ... JAKARTA, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - The government said Thursday that in response to the over-exploitation of sea sand to the detriment of the environment, it will tighten exports of the mineral. Industry and Trade Minister Rini M.S. Soewandi said the exploitation of sea sand in the ...