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INDIA'S HPCL TO SET UP IMPORT TERMINAL AT MUNDRA PORT.

Jun 01, 2002 ... AHMEDABAD, June 1 Asia Pulse - Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BSE:HPCL) has tied up with Gujarat Adani Port Ltd to set up a Rs 3.5 billion (US$71.57 million) oil import terminal at Mundra port to store crude for supply to the proposed Shri Guru Gobind Singh Refinery in Bhatinda. ...

INDIAN GOVT REVERTS TO OLD SYSTEM OF SELLING GRAINS TO EXPORTERS.

Jun 01, 2002 ... NEW DELHI, June 1 Asia Pulse - The Indian government has decided to revert to the earlier mechanism used for the subsidised sale of wheat and rice to exporters, and said it would try to determine whether the system could be considered World Trade Organisation (WTO) compatible. ...

PAKISTAN & KUWAIT RATIFY DOUBLE TAXATION AVOIDANCE PACT.

Jun 01, 2002 ... ISLAMABAD, June 1 Asia Pulse - The Pakistan government has announced the ratification of a double-taxation avoidance agreement with Kuwait signed four years ago. The agreement will be retrospectively effective from January 1, 1999. Pakistan and Kuwait had signed an agreement for ...

PAKISTANI NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE 1, 2002.

Jun 01, 2002 ... KARACHI, June 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of Saturday's newspapers: DAWN - G8 wants check on terrorist groups - India advised to grab Almaty opportunity - Foreigners urged to leave India - Israeli spy satellite to help India, Turkey ...

INDONESIAN HOTELS REPORT ONGOING DECLINE IN OCCUPANCY RATES.

Jun 01, 2002 ... JAKARTA, June 1 Asia Pulse - Indonesian hotel operators have reported a slide in occupancy rates, while higher electricity fuel prices push operating costs up. A hotel owner said the occupancy rate at star-rated hotels now averages 40 per cent, and in Jakarta the rate is even ...

STOCKS - MUSCAT SHARES CLOSE HIGHER - JUNE 2, 2002.

Jun 02, 2002 ... MUSCAT, June 2 Asia Pulse - The Muscat Stock Market (MSM) general price index rose by 0.47 points Sunday to close at 182.45 points. A total of 1,870,107 stocks and 882.600 bonds worth RO. 3,658,384 were traded through 522 deals. The banking and investment ...

OPEN - ASIA PULSE INTERNATIONAL - JUNE 3, 2002.

Jun 03, 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 DOWN - JUNE 3, 2002.

Jun 03, 2002 ... SYDNEY, June 3 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar opened weaker this morning after coming close to passing the $US0.5700 level over the weekend. At 0700 AEST the Australian dollar was worth $US0.5656/61 compared to 0.5682/87 at Friday's close. The Australian dollar ...

AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE 3, 2002.

Jun 03, 2002 ... SYDNEY, June 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: - Lawyers will used injured clients as part of a campaign to thwart the NSW government's public liability laws - Australia-first operation for four-year-old burns ...

INDIAN EXPORTERS ASK GOVT NOT TO LOWER DUTY DRAWBACK RATES.

Jun 03, 2002 ... NEW DELHI, June 3 Asia Pulse - Exporters said on Friday that the Indian government should not lower the duty drawback rates in view of the dismal export scenario, as such a move could have an adverse impact. The government is likely to unveil the revised all industry rates of ...

INDIAN COURT DISMISSES PEPSI'S PETITION AGAINST COKE CAMPAIGN.

Jun 03, 2002 ... NEW DELHI, June 3 Asia Pulse - Coca-Cola India said the Delhi High Court had dismissed Pepsi's petition seeking an injunction against the Coke 'Thums Up Taste Challenge' campaign. According to a Coca Cola statement, a Division Bench comprising Justice Usha Mehra and Justice O P ...

ADB LOAN PROJECT - PAKISTAN, SCHOOLS.

Jun 03, 2002 ... *** Asia Pulse Tender *** ***************************************************** ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES LOAN PROJECTS MAY 2002 ***************************************************** PAKISTAN LOAN: (N) ...

ADB LOAN PROJECT - NEPAL, PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT.

Jun 03, 2002 ... *** Asia Pulse Tender *** ***************************************************** ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES LOAN PROJECTS MAY 2002 ***************************************************** NEPAL LOAN: (N) NEP ...

ADB TECHNICAL - BHUTAN, DEBT MANAGEMENT.

Jun 03, 2002 ... *** Asia Pulse Tender *** ***************************************************** ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT - ADVISORY MAY 2002 ***************************************************** ...

INDIAN GOVT URGED TO INCREASE PUBLIC INVESTMENT, EFFICIENCY.

Jun 03, 2002 ... NEW DELHI, June 3 Asia Pulse - India needs to increase public investment significantly and reduce the time lag in implementing major projects in order to achieve an investment rate of 28.41 per cent and a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 8.0 per cent during the 10th Plan period ....

INDIA'S IDBI DISCUSSES IDBI BANK SHARE SALE WITH LOCAL COS.

Jun 03, 2002 ... MUMBAI, June 3 Asia Pulse - The Industrial Development Bank of India (BSE:IDBI) is in discussion with 2 foreign investors on the possible sale of least 20 per cent of its shares IDBI Bank (BSE:IDBK) to either or both of the companies. "We are in advanced stage of negotiations ...

WTO DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL ARRIVES IN TAIWAN.

Jun 03, 2002 ... TAIPEI, June 3 Asia Pulse - World Trade Organization Deputy Secretary-General Ablasse Ouedraogo has arrived in Taiwan for a week-long visit at the invitation of the Board of Foreign Trade. BOFT officials said Ouedraogo is the highest-ranking WTO official to visit Taiwan since ...

TAIWAN'S FLOWER PRODUCTION TO HIT US$584.79 MLN BY 2007: COA.

Jun 03, 2002 ... TAIPEI, June 3 Asia Pulse - The value of Taiwan's annual flower production is expected to reach NT$20 billion (US$584.79 million) in the next five years, Council of Agriculture Affairs Chairman, Fan Cheng-chung, said Sunday. Fan made the remarks at a floral and medicinal plant ...

TAIWAN TRADE MISSION SEEKS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN SE ASIA.

Jun 03, 2002 ... TAIPEI, June 3 Asia Pulse - A mission led by Taiwan's Vice Economics Minister Shih Yen-hsiang has left on a tour of Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia to seek trade opportunities in the Southeast Asian countries. The mission is part of a series of trade expansion plans ...

DELEGATION OF EU THINK TANK MEMBERS ARRIVES IN TAIWAN.

Jun 03, 2002 ... TAIPEI, June 3 Asia Pulse - A five-member delegation of scholars from various European Union think tanks has arrived in Taiwan for a six-day visit. The delegates are Frank Delmartino, research director of the Institute of European Policy at Leuven University; Willem van Der ...

INDIAN GOVT APPROVES SALE OF 4 ITDC HOTELS.

Jun 03, 2002 ... NEW DELHI, June 3 Asia Pulse - The Indian government has approved bids for the sale of four India Tourism Development Corp (BSE:ITDC) hotels at Kovalam, Kolkata, Aurangabad and Manali for over Rs 850 million (US$17.38 million). Announcing the decision made by the Cabinet ...

DELHI COURT STARTS FOREIGN EXCHANGE CASE AGAINST NESTLE.

Jun 03, 2002 ... NEW DELHI, June 3 Asia Pulse - In what may be one of the last cases under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act before it passes into oblivion, a Delhi court has issued summons to Nestle India Ltd (BSE:NEST) and 3 of its top executives for allegedly receiving about Rs 2 billion (US$40.89 ...

ADB TECHNICAL - FIJI, RURAL ELECTRIFICATION.

Jun 03, 2002 ... *** Asia Pulse Tender *** *************************************************** ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANT PROJECT - PROJECT PREPARATION MAY 2002 *************************************************** ...

INDIAN LAW, FINANCE MINSTRIES IRON OUT DIFFERENCES OVER SEBI ACT.

Jun 03, 2002 ... NEW DELHI, June 3 Asia Pulse - India's Finance and Law ministries have ironed out their differences over whether to provide more search and seizure powers to market regulator the Securities and Exchange Board of India to minimise the recurrence of scandals. The differences were ...

INDIAN LAW, FINANCE MINISTRIES IRON OUT DIFFERENCES ON SEBI ACT.

Jun 03, 2002 ... NEW DELHI, June 3 Asia Pulse - India's Finance and Law ministries have ironed out their differences over whether to provide more search and seizure powers to market regulator the Securities and Exchange Board of India to minimise the recurrence of scandals. The differences were ...

IRAN EXPORTS US$6.2 BLN OF NON-OIL GOODS, SERVICES LAST YEAR.

Jun 03, 2002 ... TEHRAN, June 3 Asia Pulse - Iran exported over US$6.243 billion worth of non-oil goods and services in the last Iranian calendar year of 1380 ended March 20, the Public Relations Department of the Commerce Ministry announced on Saturday. The figure includes US$4.240 billion ...

IRANIAN COOPERATIVE TO BUILD 20,000 RESIDENCES IN MADAGASCAR.

Jun 03, 2002 ... TEHRAN, June 3 Asia Pulse - An Iranian cooperative company has won a contract to build 20,000 residential buildings in Madagascar at an estimated cost of about US$6 million, said Ebrahim Tehrani, deputy secretary general of Iran's Chamber of Cooperatives. Speaking to IRNA on the ...

IRANIAN PRESIDENT CALLS FOR MORE INTL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.

Jun 03, 2002 ... TEHRAN, June 3 Asia Pulse - Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said that more transfers of technology from the developed nations would help remove the backwardness in developing countries. In a meeting with Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development ...

SECOND IRAN-AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT BORDER OPENS.

Jun 03, 2002 ... TEHRAN, June 3 Asia Pulse - A second border for international transit between Iran and Afghanistan was inaugurated in the region of Milak by Iranian Minister of Road and Transportation Ahmad Khorram and Afghan Minister of Public Works Abdul Khaliq Fazal last week, the English-language ...

IRAN TO EXPAND COOPERATION WITH UNIDO.

Jun 03, 2002 ... TEHRAN, June 3 Asia Pulse - Iranian Minister of industry and Mines Ishaq Jahangiri met with visiting Executive Director of the United Nations Industrial and Development Organization (UNIDO) Carlos Alfredo Magarinos over the weekend to review policies to expand cooperation. They ...

AUSTRALIA'S TETHYAN COPPER TO COMPLETE PAKISTAN STUDY BY DEC.

Jun 03, 2002 ... ISLAMABAD June 3 Asia Pulse - The Australian mineral exploration company Tethyan Copper Company (TCC) Limited is expected to complete a feasibility study for the development of copper resources at Reko Diq at Chagai in Balochistan by the end of this year. According to sources, ...

PAK-LIBYA DIRECTORS APPROVE FINANCING FOR SEVEN PROJECTS.

Jun 03, 2002 ... KARACHI, June 3 Asia Pulse - The Board of directors of Pak-Libya Holding Company (Pvt) Limited have approved financing of Rs395 million (US$6.59 million) for seven projects. A company statement said that the 62nd Board meeting held in Karachi last week was chaired by Nagmeddin ...

ADB TECHNICAL - BHUTAN, MONETARY AUTHORITY.

Jun 03, 2002 ... *** Asia Pulse Tender *** ************************************************ ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT - ADVISORY MAY 2002 ************************************************ ...

JAPAN TO EVALUATE FOUR PAKISTANI INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS.

Jun 03, 2002 ... ISLAMABAD, June 3 Asia Pulse - The Japanese government will soon start evaluating four industrial projects in Pakistan to be undertaken with a $15 million grant from Japan. This was stated by Shun Imaizumi, Executive Vice-President of Komatsu Trading and Chairman Standing ...

PAKISTAN TRADE TEAM GETS EXPORT CONTRACTS IN AUSTRALIA.

Jun 03, 2002 ... KARACHI, June 3 Asia Pulse - A 10-member Pakistani trade delegation led by Export Promotion Board (EPB) vice-chairman Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi picked up several export contracts have during a visit to Australia and New Zealand between May 4 and May 17, 2002. The delegation, comprising ...

PAKISTAN & US TO SIGN DEBT RESTRUCTURE DEAL UNDER PARIS CLUB.

Jun 03, 2002 ... ISLAMABAD, June 3 Asia Pulse - Pakistan and the United States will sign a US$3 billion debt restructuring accord in June under a Paris Club arrangement. "Three more debt rescheduling pacts worth over $1.5 billion are expected to be signed with Germany, Canada and Finland this ...

PAKISTAN'S OCAC RAISES OIL PRICES FURTHER.

Jun 03, 2002 ... KARACHI, June 3 Asia Pulse - The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) has raised the prices of diesel and petrol by another 4.48 per cent and 0.80 per cent respectively. The prices of HOBC and light diesel oil were also increased by 0.97 and 1.51 per cent, respectively ....

STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN SHARES OPEN HIGHER - JUNE 3, 2002.

Jun 03, 2002 ... SYDNEY, June 3 Asia Pulse - Australian share prices opened stronger this morning as buying in News Corp and Telstra balanced out weaker banks and resources. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 0.9 points at 3374.5 at 1015 AEST while the All Ordinaries gained 2.1 points to ...

PAKISTAN PETROLEUM LIMITED SELL-OFF DELAYED FOR TWO YEARS.

Jun 03, 2002 ... ISLAMABAD, June 3 Asia Pulse - The Pakistan government has decided to put on hold the privatisation of Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) for one or two years to give it time to benefit from the 140 per cent increase in gas prices. Official sources told reporters that the proposal ...

INDEX SHOWS RISE IN AUSTRALIAN INTERNET JOB ADS IN MAY.

Jun 03, 2002 ... MELBOURNE, June 3 Asia Pulse - Online job advertisements rose 4.6 per cent in Australia last month, according to the Olivier Internet Job Index for May. There has been a 36.64 per cent increase in jobs since the index hit rock bottom in December last year and May 2002. ...

PICK N PAY WOULD CONSIDER BUYING AUSTRALIA'S BI-LO SUPERMARKETS.

Jun 03, 2002 ... MELBOURNE, June 3 Asia Pulse - Pick `n' Pay, the South African supermarket chain operator that bought the Franklins chain, said it would consider buying discount store Bi-Lo as well if the opportunity arose. Franklins chief executive Sean Summers said his group would give ...

AUSTRALIA'S AUSDRILL SHUTS DOWN CHILEAN OPERATIONS.

Jun 03, 2002 ... SYDNEY, June 3 Asia Pulse - Ausdrill Ltd (ASX:ASL) has announced plans to close its operations in Chile immediately. The drilling contractor said on Friday night that it expected the closure to be both cash and profit neutral. "The decision to withdraw from Chile, the ...

INDONESIA CONTESTS MALAYSIA'S CLAIM TO SIPADAN, LIGITAN ISLANDS.

Jun 03, 2002 ... JAKARTA, June 3 Asia Pulse - Indonesia has set up a special task force to fight to regain Sipadan and Ligitan islands, which have been claimed by Malaysia. Foreign Ministry spokesman Marty Natalegawa said in a press briefing here over the weekend that the task force's members ...

AUSTRALIAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET PREDICTED TO SLOW.

Jun 03, 2002 ... SYDNEY, June 3 Asia Pulse - Despite a projected slowdown in Australia's residential property market during this year and next year, house prices are expected to keep rising, according to a new report. And Sydney's lead on the country's booming home market looks set to continue, ...

AUSTRALIA'S AUSDOC DISCUSSES SALE OF DX EXPRESS, OTHER UNITS.

Jun 03, 2002 ... BRISBANE, June 3 Asia Pulse - AUSDOC Group Ltd (ASX:AUD) has started negotiating with a potential buyer of its DX Express, Go Mailroom management business and Australian Document Exchange (Go First) businesses. AUSDOC said it had decided the close its Go Mail aggregation and ...

AUSTRALIAN PM WARNS OF NEW RATE RISES.

Jun 03, 2002 ... SYDNEY, June 3 Asia Pulse - Australian borrowers should expect to see more interest rate rises this year, said Prime Minister John Howard, although he also warned the Reserve Bank not to go too far. The Reserve Bank meets tomorrow to consider raising rates for the second time in ...

NIKKEI WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE 3, 2002.

Jun 03, 2002 ... TOKYO, Jun 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's issue of the Nikkei Weekly: FRONT - Matsushita shows tradition the door - Food safety places high on to-do list - Markets shrug off sovereign ...

JAPANESE MORNING NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE 3, 2002.

Jun 03, 2002 ... TOKYO, June 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's morning edition of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei): - Tokio Marine To Ally With Top Nonlife Insurers In China, S Korea - Nasdaq To End Tie-Up With Osaka Bourse - Failed Taisei Fire To Cut Corp Insurance ...

WAL-MART BUYS INTO JAPAN'S SEIYU THROUGH PRIVATE PLACEMENT.

Jun 03, 2002 ... TOKYO, June 3 Asia Pulse - Wal-Mart Stores Inc has acquired a 6.1 per cent stake in major Japanese supermarket operator Seiyu Ltd (TSE:8268) through a third-party allocation of new shares by Seiyu. The transaction, completed Friday, is part of a comprehensive tie-up agreement ...

FIVE RAILWAYS IN JAPAN POST LOSS ON LARGER RESTRUCTURING COSTS.

Jun 03, 2002 ... TOKYO, June 3 Asia Pulse - Five of Japan's 15 major private railways posted group net losses in the year ended March due mainly to disposal of paper losses on landholdings as well as heavy restructuring costs related to the closure of unprofitable entertainment facilities. ...

INDONESIAN GOVT TO BUILD TRANS-KALIMANTAN HIGHWAY.

Jun 03, 2002 ... JAKARTA, June 3 Asia Pulse - The Indonesian government has announced plans to build a 6,000-km Trans-Kalimantan (Borneo) Highway for a total investment of Rp 25 trillion (around US$2.84 billion). Resettlement and Regional Infrastructure Minister Soenarno said Friday that part of ...

JAPAN TOBACCO TO SET UP FROZEN VEGETABLE VENTURE IN SHANGHAI.

Jun 03, 2002 ... TOKYO, Jun 3 Asia Pulse - Japan Tobacco Inc (TSE:2914) has announced plans to set up a venture to process frozen vegetables in Shanghai, aiming at starting shipments to Japan in January 2003. The company will establish a joint venture with a local agricultural concern for the ...

BIG KOREAN CORPORATIONS SEEK TO ATTRACT ELITE STAFF.

Jun 03, 2002 ... SEOUL, June 3 Asia Pulse - Korea's large corporations are going all out to attract an elite work force. According to business circles Monday, leading business groups, including Samsung (KSE:00830), LG, SK (KSE:03600), Hyundai Motor (KSE:05380) and POSCO (KSE:05490), have been ...

JAPAN INTERVENES IN FOREX MARKET, BUYING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

Jun 03, 2002 ... TOKYO, June 3 Asia Pulse - In a bid to avert a further rise in the yen, Japan's monetary authorities intervened in the currency market Friday for the third time this month to support the dollar. The yen-selling/dollar-buying intervention is believed to have totaled several ...

JAPAN AIRLINES, AMERICAN AIRLINES TO EXPAND TIES, CODE-SHARING.

Jun 03, 2002 ... TOKYO, June 3 Asia Pulse - Japan Airlines Inc (TSE:9201) and American Airlines Inc have agreed to further their collaboration, American Airlines Chief Executive Officer Donald Carty told a news conference here Friday. He and JAL President Isao Kaneko met Thursday and agreed to ...

JAPANESE PM URGES FLEXIBILITY ON BILLS.

Jun 03, 2002 ... SEOUL, June 3 Asia Pulse - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Friday said debate on key bills in the current Diet session should be "flexible." Koizumi's comment, made while flying to South Korea to attend the opening ceremony of the World Cup soccer tournament, was in ...

JAPAN'S TOYO ENGINEERING WINS SAUDI ETHYLENE PLANT CONTRACT.

Jun 03, 2002 ... TOKYO, June 3 Asia Pulse - Toyo Engineering Corp (TSE:6330) has won a contract from Saudi Basic Industries Corp (Sabic) to build a petrochemical plant. The value of the order has not been disclosed, but is estimated at around Y27 billion yen ($US218.15 million). The ...

ISDN CLIENTS OF JAPAN'S NTT EAST, NTT WEST DECLINE IN BIG CITIES.

Jun 03, 2002 ... TOKYO, June 3 Asia Pulse - The regional carriers of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (TSE:9432) -- NTT East Corp. and NTT West Corp -- have reported a drop in the number of residential ISDN subscribers in Tokyo, Osaka and other major metropolitan regions in fiscal 2001. The ...

KOREAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE 3, 2002.

Jun 03, 2002 ... SEOUL, June 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: DONG-A ILBO - England draws Sweden 1-1 in Sunday 'Group of Death' match in Saitama Stadium, Japan - Abusive attacks between rival parties rampant in local election campaigns HANKYOREH ...

JAPAN MAY RAISE TAXES ON LOW-MALT BEER AFTER PRICE CUTS.

Jun 03, 2002 ... TOKYO, June 3 Asia Pulse - The recent trend among major breweries of lowering the prices of their low-malt beer products may rekindle discussions on raising taxes on the beverage. Asahi Breweries Ltd (TSE:2502) will reduce the prices of its "Honnama" low-malt beer by 10 yen on ...

JAPAN'S MINOLTA TO INTEGRATE CAMERA SALES, PRODUCTION DIVISIONS.

Jun 03, 2002 ... TOKYO, June 3 Asia Pulse - Minolta Co (TSE:7753) is to integrate its camera sales and production divisions in Japan as part of a strategy to turn its money-losing camera operations around. The plan involves reorganising sales structures in Japan, the US and Europe, as well as ...

JAPAN'S OTC-LISTED CHIP-TRADING FIRMS EYE HIGHER PROFITS, SALES.

Jun 03, 2002 ... TOKYO, June 3 Asia Pulse - The seven leading semiconductor-trading firms listed on the Jasdaq over-the-counter market are expected to show higher revenues and profits in fiscal 2002. The brighter outlook reflects the bottoming out of the semiconductor market and higher sales. In ...

STOCKS - KOREAN SHARES OPEN WEAKER - JUNE 3, 2002.

Jun 03, 2002 ... SEOUL, June 3 Asia Pulse - Share prices on the Korean Stock Exchange started the week on a low note, affected by program selling, volatile US stocks and lingering concern about the strong won. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 4.09 points, or 0.51 per ...

KOREA'S DOOSAN PREPARING TO RE-ENTER LOCAL WHISKEY MARKET.

Jun 03, 2002 ... SEOUL, June 3 Asia Pulse - Doosan Corporation (KSE:00150) is preparing to re-enter the Korean whiskey market in September, local liquor industry sources said Monday. Doosan has already reached an import accord with Morison Bormow of Scotland for undiluted whiskey solutions and ...

JAPAN GOVT TENDER - FLUOROGRAPHY SYSTEM.

Jun 03, 2002 ... ***** ASIA PULSE TENDER ***** NATIONAL SANATORIUM TOKYO HOSPITAL TO PROCURE FLUOROGRAPHY SYSTEM AND OTHERS The following is a procurement notice published in the Kanpo Japanese government gazette on May 23: (1) Official in charge of disbursement ...