AsiaPulse News back issues from March 2003:
KOREAN BEEF IMPORTS REACH US$947 MLN IN 2002, UP 70.6% Y-O-Y.
Mar 02, 2003 ... SEOUL, March 2 Asia Pulse - Korea's annual beef imports topped 1 trillion won (US$837 million) for the first time last year, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy said. The country bought a total of $947 million worth of beef from overseas last year, up a sharp 70.6 per ...
US-BOUND CARGO TO BE CHARGED ADDITIONAL US$25 FOR B/L ISSUANCE.
Mar 02, 2003 ... SEOUL, March 2 Asia Pulse - Domestic shipping firms have decided to levy an extra US$25 on U.S.-bound freight as a new "manifest charge" when they issue bills of lading (B/L), a business source said today. The decision was made because shipping firms have to provide the U.S ....
PROPOSED KOREAN WORK PERMIT SYSTEM CAUSING GREAT CONTROVERSY.
Mar 02, 2003 ... SEOUL, March 2 Asia Pulse - The government's push for the introduction of a labor permit system for foreign workers is causing considerable controversy among economic circles, business sources said Wednesday. The two sides have shown huge differences over the adoption of the ...
FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR OPENS STRONGER - MAR 3, 2003.
Mar 03, 2003 ... SYDNEY, Mar 3 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar opened stronger today as the US dollar weakened amid fears of war, while a softer New Zealand dollar kept the local currency well bid. At 0700 AEDT, the Australian dollar was at $US0.6075/80 compared with $US0.6050/55 at Friday's ...
AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - MAR 3, 2003.
Mar 03, 2003 ... SYDNEY, Mar 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE AUSTRALIAN - Alleged September 11 mastermind captured in Pakistan; Iraq begins destroying banned missiles; Swiss entry wins America's Cup from Kiwis. - Coalition to push labour market reforms ...
LEADING INT'L BANKS THREATEN TO SUE AUSTRALIA'S TELSTRA.
Mar 03, 2003 ... SYDNEY, Mar 3 Asia Pulse - Telstra Corp Ltd (ASX:TLS) is facing the prospect of being sued by a number of leading international banks if it fails to inject A$400 million (US$243 million) into its troubled Asian subsidiary, Reach Ltd. A report in the Australian Financial Review ...
AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY AT ITS STRONGEST SINCE WWII: PM.
Mar 03, 2003 ... CANBERRA, Mar 3 Asia Pulse - Australia's Prime Minister John Howard continued to extoll the virtues of the national economy, saying it was now arguably at its strongest since World War II. He said during his seven years as prime minister, Australia had enjoyed its most sustained ...
KOREA'S DPM KIM RULES OUT IMMEDIATE PUMP-PRIMING MEASURES.
Mar 03, 2003 ... SEOUL, March 3 Asia Pulse - Although the economy is slowing down more than expected, the government will not employ domestic consumption promotion measures such as cutting special excise taxes on automobiles and other major industrial products, Deputy Prime Minister Kim Jon-pyo said. ...
OVERLAND TOUR TO N. KOREA LIKELY TO BE HELD ON IRREGULAR BASIS.
Mar 03, 2003 ... SEOUL, March 3 Asia Pulse - Hyundai Asan, organizer of tours to North Korea's Mount Geumgang, is experiencing difficulties scheduling overland trips to the mountain as there is no word from the North about when a cross-border road will be available for tourists. Sources said ...
MOUNTING JITTERS PROVIDE MOMENTUM TO PRIVATE BANKING IN KOREA.
Mar 03, 2003 ... SEOUL, March 3 Asia Pulse - Worries about North Korea's nuclear program and a possible war in Iraq have dealt a blow to the South Korean economy by shrinking its exports and scaring away foreign investors. Just like an old adage, "one person's loss is another person's gain," ...
INDIAN BUDGETGRANTS 10-YEAR TAX HOLIDAY FOR SOME STATES.
Mar 03, 2003 ... NEW DELHI, March 3 Asia Pulse - The government will grant a ten year tax holiday for industries in Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttranchal and the North-eastern states to boost their economic development. The Budget proposes to insert a new section 80-IC for this to allow a ...
INDIA'S SENSEX GIVES UP PART OF PREVIOUS WEEK'S GAINS.
Mar 03, 2003 ... MUMBAI, March 3 Asia Pulse - The sensex gave up part of previous week's gains and ended 0.71 per cent lower at the weekend on the Stock Exchange, Mumbai (BSE) as investors turned cautious over the fluid situation in the Gulf region as a result of continued war rhetoric by the US. ...
INDIAN EXPORT GROWTH SLUMPS TO 9% IN JAN.
Mar 03, 2003 ... NEW DELHI, March 3 Asia Pulse - A month after registering a record growth, exports in January slumped to 9.19 per cent even though cumulative growth for the period April-January clocked a healthy 17.38 per cent. As per preliminary trade data released by the Commerce Ministry, ...
LONG TERM CAPITAL GAINS TAX MAY BE ABOLISHED: INDIAN FM.
Mar 03, 2003 ... NEW DELHI, March 3 Asia Pulse - A day after presenting the budget, Finance Minister Jaswant Singh said Saturday he will consider abolishing long-term capital gains tax totally if the difficult war-like situation in Iraq and drought condition in the country eases. "There are ...
TAIWAN GOV'T ESTABLISHES ANTI-DROUGHT CENTER.
Mar 03, 2003 ... TAIPEI, March 3 Asia Pulse - Economic Affairs Minister Lin Yi-fu has announced the establishment of a national anti-drought center and urged the public to conserve water because of an extreme scarcity of rainfall since last year. Lin made the remarks after being briefed by Lee ...
IRAN AMONG FEW COUNTRIES PRODUCING LASER CRYSTALS.
Mar 03, 2003 ... TEHRAN, March 3 Asia Pulse - Iran is one of the few countries in the world that is capable of manufacturing crystals used in producing solid lasers, a laser research center official told IRNA Saturday. Deputy head of the country's state Laser Research Center, affiliated to the ...
TAIWAN UNIVERSITIES TO GRANT 200 SCHOLARSHIPS TO MALAYSIANS.
Mar 03, 2003 ... KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 Asia Pulse - Taiwan Education Minister Huang Jong-tsun has announced that Taiwan universities will grant 200 scholarships to Malaysian students. Huang, who arrived in Kuala Lumpur a day earlier to attend the 2003 Taiwan Higher and Professional Education ...
TAIWAN PREMIER DENIES SEEKING INCREASE IN GOV'T DEBT ALLOWANCE.
Mar 03, 2003 ... TAIPEI, March 3 Asia Pulse - Premier Yu Shyi-kun denied that the assessment of national assets is not being carried out for the purpose of raising the ceiling on the government's debts. The premier made the remarks when he presided over a meeting of the National Assets ...
BG GROUP, ONGC, RELIANCE SIGN JOINT OPERATING AGREEMENT.
Mar 03, 2003 ... NEW DELHI, March 3 Asia Pulse - British oil and gas major BG Group Plc, India's state firm Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (BSE:ONGC) and Reliance Industries (BSE:RELI) have agreed to jointly operate Panna-Mukta and Tapti oil and gas fields, ending the year long row over who would manage ...
TAIWAN'S ECONOMY WILL RECOVER: CEPD OFFICIAL.
Mar 03, 2003 ... TAIPEI, March 3 Asia Pulse - Taiwan's economy will improve this year, although its index of leading economic indicators flashed a yellow-blue light for January, a member of the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) said. Speaking in an interview with the ...
PAKISTAN STRIVES TO RESTART CITRUS EXPORTS TO IRAN.
Mar 03, 2003 ... KARACHI, March 3 Asia Pulse - The Pakistan Apples and Citrus Export Board (PACEB) said efforts were under way to restart citrus export to Iran, once a largest market for the Pakistani fruit. Patron-in-chief, PACEB, Fakir Syed Ayazuddin, president, Abdul Wahid and general ...
TAIWAN'S MOEA KEEN TO ATTRACT MORE FOREIGN INVESTMENT.
Mar 03, 2003 ... TAIPEI, March 3 Asia Pulse - The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has worked out a set of concrete measures aimed at attracting foreign investment in the coming year to help revitalize the domestic economy, a government official said. According to an MOEA-formulated plan to ...
CONSORTIUM TO BUILD, OPERATE TRANS-AFGHAN GAS PIPELINE.
Mar 03, 2003 ... ISLAMABAD, March 3 Asia Pulse - The steering committee of the trans-Afghan gas pipeline has decided that the project would be constructed and operated by a consortium and not a single company to avoid risk and strengthen business environment. The feasibility report of the ...
STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN STOCKS OPEN STRONGER - MAR 3, 2003.
Mar 03, 2003 ... SYDNEY, March 3 Asia Pulse - The Australian stock market strengthened at open after gains in offshore markets on Friday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was six points firmer at 2806.9, while the all ordinaries index gained 5.7 points to 2784.1 at 1014 AEDT. On the ...
AUSTRALIAN WINE PRODUCER PIONEERS CANNED WINE FOR EXPORT.
Mar 03, 2003 ... BRISBANE, March 3 Asia Pulse - In an Australian first, the award-winning Gowrie Mountain Estate at Toowoomba in Queensland's Darling Downs has started producing canned wine for export. Owner Ron Newbury said he hit upon the idea two years ago when his son James phoned from Japan ...
COMMERCIAL SEA FARMS MOOTED FOR VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA.
Mar 03, 2003 ... MELBOURNE, March 3 Asia Pulse - Sections of Victoria's Port Phillip Bay and Western Port will be turned into commercial sea farms creating more than 500 jobs, new plans have revealed. Victorian Agriculture Minister Bob Cameron announced plans for nine new marine aquaculture ...
AUSTRALIAN MEDICARE LEVY WOULD NOT BE RAISED BY LABOR IF ELECTED.
Mar 03, 2003 ... SYDNEY, March 3 Asia Pulse - The Medicare levy would not be raised by Labor if elected to government, Opposition Leader Simon Crean said. Mr Crean's comments came after his health spokesman Stephen Smith last Thursday told journalists he believed taxpayers would support a hike ...
RATINGS TO FORM BAROMETER FOR AUSTRALIA'S PBL, SEVEN: ANALYSTS.
Mar 03, 2003 ... SYDNEY, March 3 Asia Pulse - Updated advertising and television ratings will be the centre of attention for analysts assessing the first half results from Kerry Packer's Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd (ASX:PBL) and the Seven Network Ltd (ASX:SEV) this week. PBL, which owns the ...
IRAN RECORDS US$300 MLN IN LOSSES FROM BREAD WASTE PER YEAR.
Mar 03, 2003 ... MASHHAD, March 3 Asia Pulse - A 30 per cent waste of bread, which accounts for 80 per cent of subsidies being paid by the government, inflicts about US$300 million in losses per year on the country. Bread absorbed 79 per cent of subsidies worth rls 12,400 billion paid by the ...
REGIONAL AUSTRALIA WILL BOUNCE BACK AFTER DROUGHT: REPORT.
Mar 03, 2003 ... CANBERRA, March 3 Asia Pulse - A rosy picture is being painted of regional Australia post-drought, with record crop plantings, high priced livestock and frenzied activity in country towns being predicted in a new report. Compiled by rural modelling and forecasting company ...
PAKISTAN MINERAL DEVELOPMENT OFFERS SALT MINE FOR OIL RESERVES.
Mar 03, 2003 ... ISLAMABAD, March 3 Asia Pulse - Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC) has asked the government to use 110 sq km of one of its underground salt mines to keep the country's strategic oil reserves or for other defence purposes. "This is impervious and the best for oil ...
YARN PRICE HIKE IN PAKISTAN PUTS EXPORT CONTRACTS IN JEOPARDY.
Mar 03, 2003 ... KARACHI, March 3 Asia Pulse - Export contracts worth millions of dollars are in jeopardy due to a sudden hike in yarn prices on the domestic market. There are fears that many exporters may run into default and lose their markets in coming months if no immediate action is taken, ...
HONG KONG NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - MAR 3, 2003.
Mar 03, 2003 ... HONG KONG, March 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST - The US was dealt a fresh blow in its preparations for a war against Iraq yesterday when a Turkish official said the government had no immediate plans to seek another vote on ...
PAKISTAN'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES UP BY US$35 MLN.
Mar 03, 2003 ... KARACHI, March 3 Asia Pulse - Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves have increased in a week, but the commercial banks kept showing a downward trend regarding its reserves. According to the latest figures issued by the State Bank, total reserves of the country increased by US$35 ...
MEDIA ALERT - COCHLEAR IMPLANT PARENTS' RESOURCE CENTRE OPENS.
Mar 03, 2003 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) SYDNEY, March 3 /MediaNet International-AsiaNet/ -- Cochlear will today launch another milestone in its lifetime commitment to its cochlear implant recipients with the opening of the Parents Resource Centre in Beijing. ...
DEMAND FOR TITANIUM DIOXIDE STILL LOW IN AUSTRALIAN MARKET.
Mar 03, 2003 ... PERTH, March 3 Asia Pulse - The global economic downturn in 2001 is still having a negative impact on demand for titanium dioxide, according to a new report from AME Mineral Economics. AME's new titanium minerals cost report said pigment producers such as Du Pont, Millennium and ...
IRAN'S LIQUIDITY UP 28.8 PCT IN 2001/02 TO US$40.11 BLN.
Mar 03, 2003 ... TEHRAN, March 3 Asia Pulse - Iran's liquidity in the calendar year of 1380 (2001-2002) rose by 28.8 per cent to rls 320.957 trillion (US$40.11 billion), mainly due to the government's debts to national banks and credit institutions, according to a report released by the Central Bank of ...
AUSTRALIAN GOV'T SHOULD CONTINUE BUDGET POLICY: ACCI.
Mar 03, 2003 ... CANBERRA, March 3 Asia Pulse - The government should dump its support for a A$12 (US$7.29) a week safety net wage rise and continue with its current budget approach, according to a pre-Budget submission released by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) today. ...
CORR: KOREA'S DPM KIM RULES OUT IMMEDIATE PUMP-PRIMING MEASURES.
Mar 03, 2003 ... (Corrects spelling of Deputy Prime Minister in first paragraph) SEOUL, March 3 Asia Pulse - Although the economy is slowing down more than expected, the government will not employ domestic consumption promotion measures such as cutting special excise taxes on automobiles and ...
PAKISTAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGISTERS 16.5% RISE IN H1 PROFIT.
Mar 03, 2003 ... KARACHI, March 3 Asia Pulse - Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) has reported 16.5 per cent growth in after-tax profit for the six months ended December 31 to Rs9.90 billion, from Rs8.5 billion (US$146.3 million) in the corresponding period of the previous year. ...
CELLPHONES MAKE PHILIPPINE CONSUMER LAW OBSOLETE: CONSUMER GRP.
Mar 03, 2003 ... DAVAO CITY, Mar 3 Asia Pulse - New technological advances have rendered the Consumer Act of the Philippines obsolete. For this reason, a consumer group is now pushing for some amendments to some of the provisions of Republic Act No. 7394. Hospicio Conanan, president ...
CROATIA PUSHES FOR EXPANSION OF ECONOMIC TIES WITH IRAN.
Mar 03, 2003 ... BELGRADE, March 3 Asia Pulse - President of the Croatian Chamber of Economy, Nadan Vidosevic, in Zagreb on Friday called for the expansion of Iran-Croatia economic ties. Vidosevic, speaking in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Zagreb Ja'far Shamsian, urged Tehran and Zagreb ...
UK ANNOUNCES FASTER SERVICE FOR IRANIAN OIL CONTRACTS.
Mar 03, 2003 ... LONDON, March 3 Asia Pulse - The British government announced that it was providing a faster service on state cover for Iranian oil contracts to give a boost to UK exporters. The Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) said it would provide support for oil projects up to ...
MALAYSIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - MAR 3, 2003.
Mar 03, 2003 ... KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE STAR - In January little-known PC Suria Nascom Group Sdn Bhd (Nascom), a local computer manufacturer, an- nounced that it would take over 11 Practice Note 4 (PN4) classified companies with ...
PAKISTAN TO SIGN DOUBLE TAXATION CONVENTIONS WITH SIX STATES.
Mar 03, 2003 ... ISLAMABAD, March 3 Asia Pulse - Pakistan had decided to ink fresh conventions with six countries for the Avoidance of Double Taxation in the coming months, official sources said. The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) would initiate fresh negotiations with Algeria, Cyprus, Yemen, ...
30-YR OLD KOREANS EMERGE AS KEY CONSUMER FORCE.
Mar 03, 2003 ... SEOUL, March 3 Asia Pulse - Focusing on the latest fashion trends and putting more stress on quality than price, "New Thirties" are becoming a major consumer force in this country. Market watchers say that Koreans in their early thirties have emerged as key customers in every ...
CREATION OF CENTRAL FUND TO SECURE PHILIPPINE COOPS.
Mar 03, 2003 ... CEBU CITY, March 3 Asia Pulse - The existence of a centralized liquidity fund for the country's cooperatives would help reduce costs and increase returns for individual cooperatives. Cris Paez, manager of the National Confederation of Cooperatives (Natcco) Central Fund, cited ...
VOLUME OF HK'S RE-EXPORTS IN DEC UP 24.3% YR-ON-YR.
Mar 03, 2003 ... HONG KONG, March 3 Asia Pulse - The volume of Hong Kong's re-exports of goods in December 2002 surged 24.3 per cent year-on-year while that of domestic exports declined by 15.6 per cent, the Census and Statistics Department said. Taken together, the volume of total exports of ...
ADB TO EXTEND US$100 MLN TO PAKISTAN FOR SME SECTOR DEVELOPMENT.
Mar 03, 2003 ... ISLAMABAD, March 3 Asia Pulse - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will extend US$100 million to the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) sector development project to comprehensively focus on this sector by privatising the SME Bank, improve collaboration of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), ...
INDIAN MINISTER RULES OUT ROLLBACK OF FERTILISER PRICE HIKE.
Mar 03, 2003 ... NEW DELHI, March 3 Asia Pulse - Despite opposition from the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party and other allies of the government, Finance Minister Jaswant Singh has virtually ruled out any rollback of the fertiliser price hike in the budget saying it would not effect drought-hit farmers. ...
CENTERPULSE REORGANIZES SPINE-TECH BUSINESS IN EUROPE.
Mar 03, 2003 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) ZURICH, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall-AsiaNet/ -- Centerpulse will establish an independent Spine-Tech Business Unit responsible for Europe/Asia/Latin America. This change takes effect at the beginning of March. The ...
PHILIPPINE NFA READIES RICE INVENTORY IN CASE OF WAR.
Mar 03, 2003 ... TACLOBAN CITY, March 3 Asia Pulse - The National Food Authority (NFA) in Eastern Visayas is preparing for the looming war between the USA and Iraq, with acting regional director Edgar S. Bentulan ordering all the NFA provincial offices in Southern Leyte, Leyte, Biliran, Western Samar, ...
B&O RAILROAD MUSEUM CANCELS FAIR OF THE IRON HORSE 175.
Mar 03, 2003 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) BALTIMORE, Md., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Maryland's Largest Snowstorm Takes Its Toll on Museum - Focus Turns to Restoration Efforts The Board of Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad Museum has ...
MALAYSIAN AE MODELS ACQUIRES VITONTECH.
Mar 03, 2003 ... KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 Asia Pulse - Malaysian AE Models Holdings Berhad (MAE) (KLSE:MAEM) announced that its subsidiary, Matromatic Handling Systems (M) Sdn Bhd (MATHS), has acquired the entire stake of Vitontech Sdn Bhd (VSB). MAE said in a statement it will pay RM100,000 cash ...
PHILIPPINES TO APPEAL HK'S DECSION TO SLASH FOREIGN MAIDS' WAGES.
Mar 03, 2003 ... MANILA, March 3 Asia Pulse - The Philippine government will ask the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to reconsider its decision to impose a wage cut of HK$400 (US$51) on the salaries of foreign maids, including thousands of Filipinas. Foreign Affairs Secretary ...
LASERSOFT IMAGING AG ANNOUNCES NEW DIGITAL CAMERA VERSION.
Mar 03, 2003 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) KIEL, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- LaserSoft Imaging releases SilverFast(R) Digital Camera 6 with Virtual Light Table(R). The award-winning SilverFast has been adapted to the needs of the digital photographer and combines a ...
FRANKFURT AIRPORT EXHIBITS AT THE MIPIM REAL ESTATE FAIR IN CANNES.
Mar 03, 2003 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) FRANKFURT, Feb. 28 /News Aktuell-AsiaNet/ -- A Premier Location: Frankfurt Airport Serves As Your Gateway to Global Business AIRRAIL center frankfurt: One of Europe's Biggest and Most Innovative ...
AUSTRALIA'S WOOLWORTHS ON LOOKOUT FOR MAJOR ACQUISITION: CEO.
Mar 03, 2003 ... MELBOURNE, March 3 Asia Pulse - Woolworths (ASX:WOW) remained on the lookout for a major acquisition that fitted its low margin, high volume mass retailing criteria, Woolworths' chief executive Roger Corbett said yesterday. Speaking on Channel Nine's Business Sunday, Mr Corbett ...
MALAYSIA'S HIGHLANDS & LOWLANDS POSTS US$27.4 MLN YR PROFIT.
Mar 03, 2003 ... KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 Asia Pulse - Highlands & Lowlands Berhad (KLSE:HILO) has recorded group pre-tax profit of RM104.223 million (US$27.43 million) for the year ended 31 December 2002, down from RM241.424 million in the previous year. It noted that the group's result for the ...
ONLINE INDEX SHOWS REBOUND IN AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY IN FEBRUARY.
Mar 03, 2003 ... MELBOURNE, March 3 Asia Pulse - The Olivier Internet Job Index for February showed a rebound for the Australian economy, with a 22.3 per cent rise in jobs advertised on the internet. It represented an increase of 11,212 on January. Olivier Recruitment Group director ...
BAIS CITY, PHILIPPINES INTRODUCES RECYCLING INITIATIVE.
Mar 03, 2003 ... CEBU CITY, March 3 Asia Pulse - Tin foil packaging for juices usually end up as trash, however, a local government unit discovered that it could also become a good source of income. The Bais City local government, with the assistance of the German Development Service, set up in ...
STOCKS - KOREAN STOCKS OPEN HIGHER - MARCH 3, 2003.
Mar 03, 2003 ... SEOUL, March 3 Asia Pulse - South Korean stocks gained momentum Monday from program purchases at the start of trading. Opening 3.07 points (0.53 per cent) higher than last week's close, the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) posted 579.58 as of 9:30 a.m., up 4.15 point, ...
FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR HIGHER AT NOON - MAR 3, 2003.
Mar 03, 2003 ... SYDNEY, March 3 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar has rallied from Friday's close but has been content to hold a narrow range in early domestic trade. At 1200 AEDT, the Australian dollar was at $US0.6074/79 compared with $US0.6050/55 at Friday's close. Dealers said ...
STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN STOCKS STRONGER AT NOON - MAR 3, 2003.
Mar 03, 2003 ... SYDNEY, March 3 Asia Pulse - The Australian Stock Market was higher at noon with gains by Telstra and the major banks offsetting continued weakness in AMP. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index was 6.1 points at 2807.0, while the All Ordinaries Index added 6.4 points to 2784.8. ...
KOREAN CUSTOMS REPORTS RISE IN AMOUNT OF BOGUS PRODUCTS.
Mar 03, 2003 ... SEOUL, March 3 Asia Pulse - The amount of illegal copies of world-famous brand products discovered last year was the largest in recent years, the Korea Customs Service said Monday. The customs office said it found bogus goods worth 249.2 billion won (US$209 million) being taken ...