AsiaPulse News back issues from November 2002:
FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR OPENS STRONGER - NOV 1, 2002.
Nov 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar opened firmer from yesterday's close with expectations of a rate cut in the United States anticipated to help keep the Australian dollar near current levels. At 0700 AEDT, the Australian dollar was worth $US0.5552/57 compared ...
AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - NOV 1, 2002.
Nov 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD - Bookmaker Robbie Waterhouse allowed back to the race track for Melbourne Cup. Indonesia complains to federal government about the armed searchers of Indonesian Australians. Labor ...
AUSTRALIAN BANKS SHOULD HELP FARMERS THROUGH DROUGHT: PM.
Nov 01, 2002 ... MELBOURNE, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Prime Minister John Howard was adamant that Australia's profitable banks had a duty to help farmers through the current drought, he said today. Mr Howard backed the call of deputy prime minister and National Party leader John Anderson that the banks ...
FIGURES EXPECTED TO SHOW STRONG AUSTRALIAN RETAIL GROWTH.
Nov 01, 2002 ... CANBERRA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Economists are predicting that figures due out later today will reveal shoppers are spending freely again. Some economists are tipping retail sales figures for September to rise by 0.6 per cent on the back of mild figures the previous month. ...
STOCKS - DSE REMAINS TRADELESS - NOV 01, 2002.
Nov 01, 2002 ... STOCKS - DSE REMAINS TRADELESS - NOV 01, 2002 $all $in $stx pticloser NEW DELHI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The Delhi Stock Exchange remained tradeless today and recorded "zero" business as most of the brokers and other market participants traded on the other leading bourses. With no ...
STOCKS - BSE CLOSES UP - NOV 1, 2002.
Nov 01, 2002 ... MUMBAI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) snapped a three-day smart rally and suffered a sharp setback in mixed trend on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) today on heavy selling by domestic funds at higher price levels. However, Oil PSU stocks recovered smartly ...
FOREX - US DOLLAR CHEAPER AGAINST RUPEE - NOV 1, 2002.
Nov 01, 2002 ... FOREX - US DOLLAR CHEAPER AGAINST RUPEE - NOV 1, 2002 $all $in $ftx pticloser MUMBAI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The U.S. Dollar ended further cheaper against the Rupee at Rs 48.33/34 per dollar but the Pound Sterling ...
OVER 23 MILLION MOBILE PHONE SUBSCRIBERS IN TAIWAN.
Nov 01, 2002 ... TAIPEI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - There were 23.73 million mobile phone subscribers in Taiwan by the end of September, or 105.5 subscribers for every 100 people, according to statistics released by the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics under the Executive Yuan. ...
TAIWAN GOV'T MUST TAKE STRONG ROLE IN CHINA TALKS: PRESIDENT.
Nov 01, 2002 ... TAIPEI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - President Chen Shui-bian said his administration will bravely face up to the issues regarding opening direct transport links with mainland China even though those issues remain complicated and sensitive. Chen made the declaration while meeting with a ...
THAI OFFICIALS ARRIVE IN TAIPEI TO DISCUSS LABOR PACT.
Nov 01, 2002 ... TAIPEI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - A nine-member Thai delegation, led by Vice Minister of Labor and Social Welfare Apai Chantanajulaka, has arrived in Taipei to discuss a long-delayed bilateral agreement on the direct hiring of Thai laborers. It was the first official Thai delegation to ...
INDIA'S ICICI BANK Q2 NET PROFIT SURGES TO US$58.9 MLN.
Nov 01, 2002 ... MUMBAI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - ICICI Bank (BSE:ICBK) has posted a net profit of Rs 2.85 billion (US$58.9 million) for the second quarter ending September 2002 as compared to Rs 661.5 million for the corresponding period last fiscal year. The total income for the three month period ...
DELL, HEWLETT-PACKARD TAIWAN'S LEADING COMPUTER PARTS BUYERS.
Nov 01, 2002 ... TAIPEI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The Dell Computer Corporation and Hewlett-Packard Ltd. (HP) will purchase a combined estimated total of US$22 billion worth of computer parts and components in Taiwan this year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The figure is higher than ...
HSBC PLANS TO ADD 2000 PEOPLE IN INDIA FOR BACK-OFFICE WORK.
Nov 01, 2002 ... BANGALORE, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - HSBC plans to double its staff strength in India for back-office operations from the current 2000 to 4000 in two years, a senior company executive said. Malcolm Wagget, Chief Operating Officer of HSBC's Electronic Data Services in India, said by ...
KYOTO PROTOCOL NO HINDRANCE FOR CONSENSUS: U.S.
Nov 01, 2002 ... NEW DELHI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - United States today said it will not stand in the way of "a call for Kyoto Protocol ratification" in the Delhi Declaration on Climate Change (DDCC) but would not compromise on national priorities. "Mention of the KP in the Delhi Declaration is not ...
BALI TO HIT AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY LESS THAN SEPT 11 ON U.S.: PM.
Nov 01, 2002 ... MELBOURNE, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The recent bombings in Bali would have less impact on the Australian economy than the September 11 tragedy had on the US economy, Prime Minister John Howard said today. Mr Howard said terrorist attacks since September 11 last year had affected the ...
COMPREHENSIVE MEASURES TO ACCELERATE REFORMS IN JAPAN.
Nov 01, 2002 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) Tokyo, Oct. 31 /KYODO JBN-AsiaNet/ -- On October 30, The Japanese Government compiled "Comprehensive Measures to Accelerate Reforms." The outline of this new package is as follows; In response to the recent growing uncertainty ...
INDIAN SOFTWARE PARK DROPS INT'L LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONY PLAN.
Nov 01, 2002 ... NEW DELHI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Software Technology Park of India (STPI) is understood to have dropped its international long distance telephony (ILD) plan to focus on its present activities. ILD plan has been dropped to focus on the core activities of providing connectivity to ...
STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN STOCKS OPEN LOWER - NOV 1, 2002.
Nov 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian share market slipped at the open, following a weaker close on Wall Street overnight. Banks, resources and media giant News Corp were all weaker, while biotech ResMed made a strong early advance despite a sour response to its first ...
55 PAKISTAN SOFTWARE FIRMS SIGNED UP FOR ISO 9001 CERTIFICATION.
Nov 01, 2002 ... LAHORE, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) under its industry standardisation project has signed up 55 local software companies to help them achieve ISO 9001 certification. This programme was launched to help 80 software companies to achieve ISO 9001 certification ....
PAKISTAN PETROLEUM DISCOVERS GAS AT KHANPUR WELL.
Nov 01, 2002 ... KARACHI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has discovered gas at its Khanpur well X-1 in Sindh on Wednesday. According to the announcement made here on Wednesday, it is the fifth exploration well drilled and the fourth discovery in the block, located about ...
BHP BILLITON REPORTS 9 PCT DROP IN SEPT QTR NET PROFIT.
Nov 01, 2002 ... MELBOURNE, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Lower commodity prices and a drop in copper volumes due to a weak market have led to resources giant BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) posting a nine per cent drop in net profit for the September quarter. However, the dual-listed global company rewarded its ...
PAKISTAN TELECOMMUNICATION LTD Q1 PROFIT UP 18 PCT.
Nov 01, 2002 ... KARACHI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Pakistan Telecommunication Limited profit for the first quarter ended Sept 30, 2002, posted an increase of nearly 18 per cent, to Rs 4.977 billion (US$84.7 milllion), translating into an earning per share of Re 0.98, compared with the same period a year ago. ...
PAKISTAN INT'L AIRLINES SIGNS DEAL TO BUY 8 BOEING 777S.
Nov 01, 2002 ... KARACHI Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines, added a new chapter to its long history, which has seen many a twist and turn, when a definitive agreement was signed with the Boeing Company, for the purchase of eight new Boeing 777 aeroplanes, at the ...
H1 PROFIT FOR AUSTRALIA'S MIM DEPENDS ON METAL PRICE INCREASE.
Nov 01, 2002 ... BRISBANE, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Metal prices would need to improve if diversified miner MIM Holdings Ltd (ASX:MIM) is to make a first half profit this year. The company's share price fell more than seven per cent yesterday, and a whopping 27.7 million shares passed through the ...
AUSTRALIA'S POCKETMAIL TO SHUT DOWN LOCAL TECH SUPPORT.
Nov 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Publicly-listed message technology company Pocketmail Group Ltd (ASX:PKT) will shut down its Australian technical support operation in the next two months, but has flagged minimal staff cuts. The company also declined to comment on the long-term future ...
PRIVATISATION OF KARACHI ELECTRIC SUPPLY CORPORATION DELAYED.
Nov 01, 2002 ... ISLAMABAD, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The Privatisation Commission has delayed the sale of a 74 per cent stake in the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC), as the pre-qualified bidders have asked for more time to assess the new government, sources said. The sale, which was earlier ...
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND TEAM TO ARRIVE IN PAKISTAN ON NOV 7.
Nov 01, 2002 ... ISLAMABAD, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is schedule to send a staff mission to Islamabad on November 7 to carry out the fourth review of Pakistan's economy under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF), a senior official said. During its ...
AUSTRALIA'S CRANE GROUP BUYS SMART ALUMINIUM.
Nov 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Crane Group Ltd (ASX:CRG) expects to increase its annual revenue by A$40 million (US$22.15 million) after its acquisition of metal distributor Smart Aluminium and various other assets. In announcing the deals today, Crane managing director John Ingram ...
HONG KONG NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - NOV 1, 2002.
Nov 01, 2002 ... HONG KONG, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST - China Telecom was forced to halt Asia's biggest initial public offering of the year yesterday after international investors cold-shouldered the issue, sources close to the deal ...
AUSTRALIA'S MYER FAMILY CO SUPPORTS COLES MYER CHAIRMAN, CEO.
Nov 01, 2002 ... MELBOURNE, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The Myer Family Company has announced that it is backing chairman Rick Allert and chief executive John Fletcher, making Solomon Lew's attempts to stay on the Coles Myer Ltd (ASX:CML) board that much harder. Myer family spokesman Carrillo Gantner ...
AUSTRALIA'S GLOBE INT'L RELEASES EARNINGS PER SHARE FORECAST.
Nov 01, 2002 ... MELBOURNE, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - An earnings per share (EPS) forecast has been released by surf and skatewear group Globe International Ltd (ASX:GLB) after suffering a share price plunge following an earlier profit warning. Globe chairman Geoff Cousins said he was now in a position ...
AUSTRALIA'S FAIRFAX LTD WANTS FOXTEL-OPTUS PAY TV DEAL REJECTED.
Nov 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - John Fairfax Holdings Ltd (ASX:FXJ) called for regulators to reject the controversial Foxtel-Optus pay TV deal "outright", sparking a bitter war of words. Fairfax has labelled key undertakings given by Foxtel and Optus as "irretrievably flawed and ...
LIGHTPOINTE SIGNS CENTURY MAN TO DISTRIBUTE OF FREE-SPACE OPTICS GEAR IN CHINA.
Nov 01, 2002 ... (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) SAN DIEGO Calif. and SHENZEN, Oct. 31 PRNewswire-AsiaNet - LightPointe, an innovator, designer and manufacturer of carrier-class optical transmission equipment using Free-Space Optics (FSO) technology, today announced a ...
AUSTRALIA'S PASMINCO RECORDS BEST ZINC PRODUCTION RATE IN 25 YRS.
Nov 01, 2002 ... BRISBANE, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Pasminco Ltd (ASX:PAS) moved closer to relisting on the Australian Stock Exchange after it produced its best zinc production rate in 25 years. Pasminco said the three months to September 2002 had been a significant period for the Melbourne-based ...
RECORD PROFIT FOR AUSTRALIA'S WESTPAC BUILT ON STAFF CUTS: UNION.
Nov 01, 2002 ... MELBOURNE, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Westpac Banking Corp's (ASX:WBC) announcement of a record A$2.192 billion (US$1.22 billion) net profit for the year to September 30, 2002 followed a decade in which it cut staff by 17,000, Finance Sector Union (FSU) secretary Tony Beck said. "The ...
RAM RATES PROPOSED US$131.6 MLN BONDS OF MALAYSIA'S RHB CAPITAL.
Nov 01, 2002 ... KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Rating Agency Malaysia (RAM) has assigned an enhanced long-term rating of A1(s) to the proposed RM500 million (US$131.58 million) Serial Fixed Rate Bonds by RHB Capital Berhad (KLSE:RHBC). RAM has also upgraded the rating for RHB Capital's ...
CHINESE LEADERSHIP CHANGE SHOULD ENHANCE AUSTRALIAN LINKS.
Nov 01, 2002 ... BRISBANE, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Australia can expect better relations with China after the expected smooth change in the country's leadership this month, a Chinese politics expert said today. Griffith University Chinese politics lecturer Professor Colin Mackerras said the Bali ...
PHILIPPINE LAWMAKERS URGE NAPOCOR TO CLOSE COAL-FIRED PLANTS.
Nov 01, 2002 ... MANILA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The House of Representatives has urged the state-run National Power Corp. (Napocor) to immediately shut down its coal-fired power plants due to the danger they pose to human and animal life, vegetation and the coastal ecosystem. In a joint public ...
PRICES FALL ON PAKISTAN'S COTTON MARKET.
Nov 01, 2002 ... KARACHI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Cotton prices on Wednesday eased modestly from the recent higher levels as arrivals of phutti into the ginneries gathered fresh momentum. Reports that growers are not inclined to hold long positions or send phutti on unfix basis seem to have unsettled ...
NEW TERMINAL AT PHILIPPINES' NINOY AQUINO INT'L AIRPORT READY.
Nov 01, 2002 ... MANILA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The ultra-modern and deluxe Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 is now ready for takeoff on December 15 as the world's newest international air terminal. Granite floors, overhead lights of the brand new NAIA 3 reflected as baggage ...
DISPUTE OVER AUDITORS' ROLE IN COLLAPSE OF AUSTRALIA'S HIH.
Nov 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Evidence obtained at the royal commission into HIH Insurance's spectacular A$5.3 billion (US$2.94 billion) appears to suggest that HIH's auditors were there simply to make sure the published accounts added up. "There's a general misconception that ...
DEMAND FOR H-SHAPED STEEL IN KOREA TO HIT 2.4 MLN TONS THIS YR.
Nov 01, 2002 ... SEOUL, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Demand for H-shaped steel has risen by 21 per cent, or 325,000 tons, in the civil engineering and construction sectors to September when compared to the same period last year, industry sources said today. The sources said total demand for the steel ...
KOREAN LISTED FIRMS TO DISCLOSE THEIR WEBSITES CONTENTS.
Nov 01, 2002 ... SEOUL, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Listed firms have to disclose information on their web sites to general investors to prevent possible misuse of the information, the Korea Stock Exchange (KSE) said Friday. The KSE and the KOSDAQ Stock Market said they decided to include reports on each ...
KOREAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - NOV 1, 2002.
Nov 01, 2002 ... SEOUL, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: DONG-A ILBO - Gov't to relieve individual defaulters from extravagancy, causing worry over the abuse of the benefit - 17 or 18 MDP lawmakers to bolt from the party by weekend HANKYOREH ...
AUSTRALIA'S AUSTEREO GROUP CANCELS FUTURE M ONE MUSIC CONCERTS.
Nov 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The M One series of music concerts has proven to be unprofitable and, as such, Broadcaster Austereo Group Ltd (ASX:AEO) has said it will no longer run the shows. However, the company said it would continue its Rumba! concert series. ...
AUSTRALIAN RATE HIKE UNLIKELY FOLLOWING DROP IN BUILDING APPROVALS.
Nov 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - A sharp drop in building approvals figures in September has eradicated any remaining possibility of an interest rate hike next week, according to economists. Building approvals fell a seasonally adjusted 19.4 per cent in September, retracing much of ...
AUSTRALIAN LIVE SHEEP EXPORTS MAY RECOMMENCE WITH NEW GOVT PLAN.
Nov 01, 2002 ... CANBERRA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - A new plan designed to curb high sheep stock losses, unveiled by federal Agriculture Minister Warren Truss, may lead to the resumption of live exports to the Middle East from Portland, Victoria. The government and sheep exporters agreed to halt live ...
KOREA'S SOUTH CHUNGCHEONG POSTS HIGHEST EXPORT RISE JAN-SEPT.
Nov 01, 2002 ... SEOUL, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - South Chungcheong Province exported a record 10.8 billion won (US$8.83 million) worth of goods in the first nine months of the year, up 20.6 per cent from the same period a year ago, the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) said today. Gangwon ...
AUSTRALIA'S SEVEN NETWORK TAKES PAY DEAL DIRECT TO STAFF: UNIONS.
Nov 01, 2002 ... MELBOURNE, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Channel Seven's (ASX:SEV) management is attempting to avoid unions by taking a new pay deal directly to staff, according to unions representing the company's employees. The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) and the Community and Public ...
JAPANESE MORNING NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - NOV 1, 2002.
Nov 01, 2002 ... TOKYO, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of the morning edition of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) today: - Debt-Cash Flow Ratio Of 10 Seen As Yardstick For Govt To Pick Viable Companies - IHI To Develop 1st Domestic Engines For Jetliner - Tosoh Affiliate To ...
AUSTRALIA'S ST GEORGE BANK LURES RIVAL CBA EXECUTIVE.
Nov 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - A former colleague of St George Bank Ltd's (ASX:SGB) chief executive Gail Kelly, Nick Basile from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (ASX:CBA), has decided to join her new management team at the regional bank. St George has appointed Mr Basile as ...
NOMURA BACK IN THE BLACK IN FISCAL FIRST HALF.
Nov 01, 2002 ... TOKYO, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Nomura Holdings Inc. (TSE:8604) on Thursday reported 40.6 billion yen (US$331.40 million) in income before taxes on a consolidated basis for the six months ended Sept. 30, compared with a 122 billion yen loss for the same period last year. The company ...
STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN STOCKS DOWN AT NOON - NOV 1, 2002.
Nov 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian share market had lost more than half the ground it gained yesterday by noon, brought down by weaker banking and resource sectors and a softer News Corp. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia recorded the sharpest drop of the banks, falling ...
JAPAN'S MAZDA TO HALVE SALES FIRMS BY REGION.
Nov 01, 2002 ... TOKYO, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Mazda Motor Corp. (TSE:7261) announced Thursday that it will consolidate its 42 domestic sales firms to 18 by region by the end of March 2003 to boost sales efficiency. The goal is to reduce indirect costs and inventory as well as to share the valuable ...
FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR FIRMER AT NOON - NOV 1, 2002.
Nov 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar was firmer from yesterday's close at noon but little changed through the morning. At 1200 AEDT, the Australian dollar was worth $US0.5550/55 compared with 0.5532/37 at yesterday's close. The Australian dollar is being ...
FUJIFILM SHIFTING TO 401(K)-STYLE PENSION PLAN.
Nov 01, 2002 ... TOKYO, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Fuji Photo Film Co. (TSE:4901) plans to dissolve its employee pension fund by next March and switch to a defined-contribution pension plan in April 2003. Amid a worsening environment for managing pension plans, the company aims to minimize the adverse ...
JAPAN'S SNOW BRAND, ITOCHU SUSPEND TALKS TO MERGE FROZEN FOOD OPS.
Nov 01, 2002 ... TOKYO, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Snow Brand Milk Products Co. (TSE:2262) and Itochu Corp. (TSE:8001) have suspended the negotiations to integrate their frozen food businesses, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun learned Thursday. The talks hit a snag because earnings at Aqli Foods Corp., a frozen ...
JAPAN'S SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL INTERIM NET PROFIT RISES 7%.
Nov 01, 2002 ... TOKYO, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. (TSE:4063) on Thursday announced a consolidated net profit of 37 billion yen (US$301.97 million) for the fiscal half ended Sept. 30, up 7 per cent on the year and the highest ever for an interim period. U.S. polyvinyl chloride ...
JAPAN'S TORAY USES NANO-SIZED FIBERS FOR ABSORBENT NYLON TEXTILE.
Nov 01, 2002 ... TOKYO, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Toray Industries Inc. (TSE:3402) announced Thursday that it has developed a way to synthesize fibers that are mere tens of nanometers in diameter. By using this technology, the company has bundled more than 1.4 million fibers together to develop a nylon ...
JAPAN'S MIZUHO, SHINKIN SECURITIES RECORD PRETAX PROFITS IN 1ST HALF.
Nov 01, 2002 ... TOKYO, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Two bank-affiliated securities firms -- Mizuho Securities Co. and Shinkin Securities Co. -- recorded pretax profits for the fiscal half ended Sept. 30. But Norinchukin Securities Co., another such brokerage, posted a pretax loss for the same period. ...
STOCKS - KOREAN STOCKS OPEN LOWER - NOV 1, 2002.
Nov 01, 2002 ... SEOUL, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Seoul shares tumbled early Friday after rebounding slightly in the previous session as U.S. blue chips went down overnight hit by renewed corporate scandals. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index posted 652.61 as of 9:20 a.m., down 6.31 points ...
OCT AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURING INDEX FALLS BUT OUTLOOK STILL GOOD.
Nov 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian Industry Group said whilst the Australian performance of manufacturing index fell in October, the overall outlook remains good. The PMI came in at 56.3 in October, a fall of 0.1 points from the September reading. A reading ...
INDONESIAN GOVT TO INTRODUCE ANTI-TERROR BILL NEXT WEEK.
Nov 01, 2002 ... JAKARTA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Indonesian Vice President Hamzah Haz Thursday said the government will introduce the anti-terror bill in the House of Representatives next week. "I think it will be ready next week," he said after officiating the opening of a national dialog of the ...
INDONESIA TO FACE CEMENT SHORTAGE IN 2006.
Nov 01, 2002 ... JAKARTA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Indonesia is expected to face a shortage of cement in 2006 or 2007 due to rising domestic demand, while new foreign investment in this sector is not forthcoming, an official said. "Our domestic demand for cement grows about 10 per cent a year. With ...
AUSTRALIA'S RETAIL TRADE UP 0.7 PCT IN SEPT TO US$8 BLN.
Nov 01, 2002 ... CANBERRA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Official figures released today showed big spending at department and clothing stores pushed up retail sales in September. Allowing for seasonal factors, retail trade rose 0.7 per cent in September to A$14.43 billion (US$8 billion), the Australian ...