AsiaPulse News back issues from August 2003:
STOCKS - DSE TRADELESS - AUGUST 1, 2003.
Aug 01, 2003 ... NEW DELHI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The Delhi Stock Exchange (DSE) remained tradeless today with most of the market players executing their transactions on other leading bourses for their better ...
STOCKS - BSE CLOSES UP - AUGUST 1, 2003.
Aug 01, 2003 ... MUMBAI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Led by cement and IT sectors, stocks rallied smartly aiding the sensex to extend its winning streak to 8th straight session on the Bombay Stock Exchange today on fresh purchases by Foreign Institutional Investors as well as operators. ACC, GACL, Grasim ...
FOREX - US DOLLAR DEARER AGAINST RUPEE - AUGUST 1, 2003.
Aug 01, 2003 ... MUMBAI, AUG 01 Asia Pulse - The U.S.Dollar ended further dearer against the Rupee at Rs 46.1750 per dollar but the Pound Sterling turned cheaper at Rs 74.02 per pound at ...
FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR OPENS LOWER - AUG 1, 2003.
Aug 01, 2003 ... SYDNEY, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar slipped below US$0.6500 overnight as a triple shot of positive economic data put a spring in the step of the United States dollar. At 0700 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at US$0.6485/90 compared with yesterday's close of ...
AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - AUG 1, 2003.
Aug 01, 2003 ... SYDNEY, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: - Delta Goodrem wins 4 ARIA awards. Sydney facing child care crisis after regulations shelved for extra 12 months. - Bali bomber Amrozi sang for journalists who visited his ...
GEN-PROBE REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2003 FINANCIAL RESULTS.
Aug 01, 2003 ... (For a full text of statement, contact www.asianet.com.au) SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall-AsiaNet/ -- Record Revenues and Profits Fueled by Increase in All Major Categories of Revenue Gen-Probe Incorporated (Nasdaq: GPRO) today reported ...
SELECTICA ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER FISCAL 2004 RESULTS.
Aug 01, 2003 ... (For a full text of statement, contact www.asianet.com.au) SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall-AsiaNet/ -- Selectica, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLTC), a leading provider of Interactive Selling Systems (ISS) for e-Business, today announced results for the first quarter ...
JAPAN URGED TO ALLOW TOURISTS FROM TAIWAN VISA-FREE STAY.
Aug 01, 2003 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has expressed the hope that Japan will allow tourists from Taiwan to stay in Japan for at least two weeks without a visa. He told Takahashi Masaje, the newly appointed director-general of the Japanese Interchange ...
SOUTHERN TAIWAN FREE FROM THREAT OF WATER SHORTAGE.
Aug 01, 2003 ... KAOHSIUNG, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Although there is an increased threat of a possible drought in northern Taiwan, southern regions are not facing water shortages, thanks to recent torrential rains in mountainous areas, officials said yesterday. Since the beginning of July, it has ...
MAJOR INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN TAIWAN TOTAL US$11.4 BLN IN H1.
Aug 01, 2003 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Minister of Economic Affairs Lin Yi-fu yesterday said major investment projects in the first half of the year totaled NT$398.3 billion (US$11.54 billion), or 54.89 per cent of the year's goal. Lin made the remarks while presiding over a coordination ...
CHINA STEEL SHARES MAY ONLY BENEFIT CONGLOMERATES: LAWMAKERS.
Aug 01, 2003 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Lawmakers yesterday alleged that the government's plan to privatize state-run enterprises has been designed in such a way that only specific conglomerates will benefit. Independent Legislator Sisy Chen said at a public hearing on the privatization of ...
SI-SOFT R&D CENTER INAUGURATED IN NORTHERN TAIWAN.
Aug 01, 2003 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - A Si-Soft research and development center was yesterday inaugurated in the Hsinchu Science-based Industrial Park in Hsinchu City, northern Taiwan. Presiding over the inauguration, Premier Yu Shyi-kun said the Si-Soft center will promote the country's ...
DPP LAWMAKER TOUTS FOR TAICHUNG FREE TRADE PORT ZONE.
Aug 01, 2003 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - A lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday called for the establishment of a Taichung Port Free Trade Zone, saying that various key elements for such a proposal are now mature. Hsieh Ming-yuan made the remarks at a public ...
TAIEX TO FORM ALLIANCE WITH SOUTH AFRICAN COUNTERPART.
Aug 01, 2003 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TAIEX) has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) of South Africa to increase cooperation between the two bourses, TAIEX officials said yesterday. The relevant MOU ...
SINGAPORE GOVT SHOWS SUPPORT FOR CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY.
Aug 01, 2003 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) LONDON, Aug. 1 /news aktuell-AsiaNet/ -- Singapore's Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Raymond Lim, will open the first Ethical Corporation Asia Conference in Singapore on September 23-24. ...
WATER PUMP CONTRACT AWARDED TO BORGWARNER THERMAL SYSTEMS JV.
Aug 01, 2003 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- The BorgWarner Shenglong manufacturing facility, located in Ningbo, China, is now supplying a water pump to the Ford Engine Plant in South Africa. Sales from this ...
ANHEUSER-BUSCH MAINTAINS RIGHTS TO BUDWEISER TRADEMARK IN JAPAN.
Aug 01, 2003 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) ST. LOUIS, July 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- The following statement is attributed to Stephen Burrows, Chief Executive Officer and President of Anheuser-Busch International, Inc. (NYSE: BUD): Anheuser-Busch ...
PASSENGER NUMBERS AT SYDNEY AIRPORT TO TREBLE IN NEXT 20 YEARS.
Aug 01, 2003 ... SYDNEY, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Passenger numbers at Sydney Airport would triple in the next 20 years but there would be no new runways or changes to flight paths under planned expansion, airport executives said today. Sydney Airport Corporation Limited (SACL) today released for ...
INDIAN OIL CORP REGISTERS 51.5 PCT INCREASE IN Q1 NET PROFIT.
Aug 01, 2003 ... NEW DELHI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Indian Oil Corporation (BSE:IOC) yesterday said its net profit surged 51.5 per cent for the June quarter to Rs 9446.70 million (US$204.5 million), from Rs 6249.90 million in the same period in the previous year. Turnover during the June quarter went ...
DATA ACESS IN TALKS FOR INDIA/MIDDLE EAST/EUROPE CABLE PROJECT.
Aug 01, 2003 ... NEW DELHI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The New Delhi-based International Long Distance operator Data Access is in advanced stages of talks with global telecom majors for a submarine cable whicg would connect India, Middle East and Europe, the total cost of which is estimated to be about US$125 ...
INDIA'S INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES PRICES SPONSORED ADS ON NASDAQ.
Aug 01, 2003 ... BANGALORE, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The Bangalore-based global technology services firm Infosys Technologies Ltd (BSE:INFY) yesterday priced Sponsored American Depository Shares (ADS) on the NASDAQ. Infosys said in a press statement that its sponsored secondary offering of 5,218,000 ...
PHILIPPINE NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - AUG 1, 2003.
Aug 01, 2003 ... MANILA, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE MANILA TIMES: - The government expects the biggest rate of increase in its revenues for next year to come from income sources other than the Bureaus of Internal Revenue and of Customs. - The ...
AUSTRALIA'S REGIONAL EXPRESS OFFERS A$1 FARES.
Aug 01, 2003 ... CANBERRA, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Local carrier Regional Express is celebrating its first birthday by offering $A1 ($US.65) fares out of regional centres. A year ago the Australiawide consortium bought former Ansett subsidiaries Hazelton and Kendell airlines in a deal worth $A40 ...
CHINESE DELEGATION TO ATTEND PAKISTAN COPPER PROJECT CEREMONY.
Aug 01, 2003 ... ISLAMABAD, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - A Chinese delegation will visit Pakistan to attend the "production ceremony" of the Saindak copper project, which is likely to take place on August 7. This was stated by an official of the China Metallurgical Construction Company (MCC), which is ...
MAURITIUS LIFTS MORATORIUM ON PAKISTANI RICE IMPORTS.
Aug 01, 2003 ... KARACHI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Mauritius has lifted a moratorium on import of rice from Pakistan and the State Trading Corporation (STC) has contracted with a local leading exporter to export 20,000 tonnes of Irri-6. The restriction on import of rice from Pakistan had been placed ...
HONG KONG FIRM SHOWS INTEREST IN COAL IMPORTS FROM PAKISTAN.
Aug 01, 2003 ... KARACHI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Hong Kong firm Noble Energy is ready to become a major importer of coal from Pakistan provided there are strong assurances of sound business partners and availability of infrastructure, such as port facilities for large ships. Group director William ...
STOCKS - KOREAN SHARES OPEN HIGHER - AUG 1, 2003.
Aug 01, 2003 ... SEOUL, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - South Korean shares began stronger on foreign buying Friday. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index, the barometer of the Korea Stock Exchange, opened 5.32 ...
BIDDING FOR SELLOFF OF PAKISTAN'S THATTA CEMENT ON AUG 28.
Aug 01, 2003 ... ISLAMABAD, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The Privatization Commission has announced fresh bidding schedule for Thatta Cement Company Limited, which was earlier scheduled on July 26, and postponed on the request of the prospective bidders. According to the new schedule announced here on ...
STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN CUTS EXPORT FINANCE RATE TO 3 PCT.
Aug 01, 2003 ... KARACHI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Exporters will receive export financing from banks at three per cent in August after the State Bank cut the refinance rate by half a percentage point to 1.5 per cent. The State Bank announced that it would give banks export refinance at 1.5 per cent ...
STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN SHARES OPEN HIGHER - AUG 1, 2003.
Aug 01, 2003 ... MELBOURNE, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian sharemarket continued to build on the 10 month high it hit yesterday with further gains across the board today. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index improved 9.1 points to 3131.4 by 1011 AEST while the all ordinaries index gained 9.6 ...
DOWNSTREAM GLASS INDUSTRY SUPPORTS ASAHI GLASS PHILIPPINES.
Aug 01, 2003 ... MANILA, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Downstream glass producers and traders have rallied behind the petition of Asahi Glass Philippines Inc. AGP) for the imposition of safeguard measures against imported figured glass and glass mirrors. In a letter to the Bureau of Import Services (BIS) ...
KOREAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - AUG. 1, 2003.
Aug 01, 2003 ... SEOUL, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: Kyunghyang Daily News - NK agrees to six-party talks Kukmin Daily - Foreign workers to be allowed to stay on Korea Daily News - Law adopted to allow foreign ...
PAKISTANI EXPORTERS SELL PROCEEDS IN ADVANCE IN PAST FISCAL YEAR.
Aug 01, 2003 ... KARACHI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Exporters did not hold back export bills in the past fiscal year as the rupee gained 3.6 per cent against the US dollar. Instead they discounted the bills or realized the export proceeds in advance to get the exchange rate benefits. ...
RIO TINTO POSTS 9 PCT FALL IN INTERIM NET PROFIT TO US$641 MLN.
Aug 01, 2003 ... MELBOURNE, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) disappointed the market yesterday with a nine per cent drop in first half earnings, the group blaming flat demand and a weaker US dollar for dragging down the bottom line. The Anglo-Australian miner's net profit fell to ...
WESTPAC BANKING FORECASTS 6-10% NET CASH EARNINGS GROWTH.
Aug 01, 2003 ... SYDNEY, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Westpac Banking Corp Ltd (ASX:WBC) shares posted healthy gains yesterday, after the bank pleased investors with an upbeat profit outlook. In a briefing to analysts, the bank forecast 6-10 per cent growth in net cash earnings for the next few years, and ...
FOREX - KOREAN WON OPENS LOWER AGAINST DOLLAR - AUG 1, 2003.
Aug 01, 2003 ... SEOUL, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The South Korean won started lower against the dollar Friday on the yen's weakness against the greenback. The ...
SOUTH KOREA'S CRUDE OIL IMPORTS FALL TO FIVE-YEAR LOW.
Aug 01, 2003 ... SEOUL, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea's crude oil imports in the first half declined to their lowest mark in five years due to a steep contraction in domestic energy demand, a government agency reported Friday. The Korea National Oil Corp. (KNOC) said crude petroleum imports in ...
THAI NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - AUG 1, 2003.
Aug 01, 2003 ... BANGKOK, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE BANGKOK POST: - Sahaviriya Steel Industries Plc (SSI) is preparing to refinance the balance of its long-term debts worth 12 billion baht by borrowing new loans at lower rates, according to executive ...
KOREAN BANKS MOVE TO CUT BACK ON LENDING TO COMPANIES AMID SLUMP.
Aug 01, 2003 ... SEOUL, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - South Korean banks are poised to cut their lending to corporate borrowers or step up loan-screening procedures as a long-running economic slump has raised default risks, banking sources said Friday. The tightening of corporate lending is expected to be ...
NZ'S TRANZRAIL REJECTS TOLL HOLDINGS TAKEOVER BID.
Aug 01, 2003 ... MELBOURNE, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Australian logistics firm Toll Holdings Ltd (ASX:TOL) has again refused to alter its $A178.5 million (US$115.7 million) takeover bid for Tranz Rail after it was rejected by the New Zealand rail, road and ferry operator today. Toll managing director ...
AUSTRALIAN PM MAY HELP TO PUSH THROUGH HEALTH REFORMS.
Aug 01, 2003 ... CANBERRA, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, may be forced to deal with the impasse between federal Health Minister Kay Patterson and the states over hospital funding. The federal government has offered the states A$42 billion (US$27 billion) over the ...
AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS DRAFT PLAN TO SAVE NATION'S RIVERS.
Aug 01, 2003 ... CANBERRA, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Australians could pay more for their food, while cities would cut their use of water by a quarter, under plans revealed today to save the nation's rivers. The Wentworth Group of scientists, in their blueprint for water reform, said trusts should be ...
KOREA'S KT POSTS FIRST HALF SALES OF US$5.01 BLN.
Aug 01, 2003 ... SEOUL, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - KT Corp. (KSE:30200) recorded sales of 5.918 trillion won (US$5.01 billion) in the first half of this year, company sources said Friday. The largest ...
SPIRITS INDUSTRY QUESTIONS AUSTRALIAN ALCOHOL TAXES.
Aug 01, 2003 ... SYDNEY, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Australian spirit drinkers will be stung by another price rise from tomorrow, prompting an industry body to call for an inquiry into the nation's alcohol taxation system. From tomorrow, spirits drinkers will be paying 74 Australian cents in tax - an ...
SOUTH KOREA'S TEXTILE TRADE SURPLUS FALLS 7.4 PCT IN H1.
Aug 01, 2003 ... SEOUL, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea's textile trade surplus decreased by 7.4 per cent in the first half of the year, compared with the same period in the prior year, the Korea Federation of Textile Industries said today. Exports fell 2.0 per cent to US$7.31 billion, while ...
JAPANESE MORNING NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - AUG 1, 2003.
Aug 01, 2003 ... TOKYO, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of the morning edition of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) today: - Nissan, Renault To Jointly Develop 6 Engines By 2010 - N Korea Agrees To Hold Six-Nation Talks: Russia - N Korea Reportedly Set To Hand Over Abductees' ...
SOUTH KOREAN SCREEN QUOTA SYSTEM LIMITING COMPETITION: FTC.
Aug 01, 2003 ... SEOUL, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - A booklet by the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) designed to educate local government officials has been found to describe South Korea's screen quota system as inhibiting free competition. The material made public today also called for liberalization of ...
MALAYSIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - AUG 1, 2003.
Aug 01, 2003 ... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE STAR: - Financial planners, seen as an important group of professionals in the banking landscape of the future, are likely to require licensing as investment advisers. - Malaysia ...
PHILIPPINE OUTPUT, INFLATION WITHSTAND IMPACT OF COUP ATTEMPT.
Aug 01, 2003 ... MANILA, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The July 27 coup attempt will have very little impact on the Philippine economy, the policy-making body of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said yesterday. In fact, the MB is optimistic that inflation will remain well within the 4-5 percent ...
TOYOTA GROUP NET PROFIT CALCULATED UNDER U.S. METHOD UP 35%.
Aug 01, 2003 ... TOKYO, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Toyota Motor Co.'s (TSE:7203) group net profit totaled 750.9 billion yen (US$6.23 billion), up 35 per cent, in fiscal 2002 under the U.S. accounting method, compared with 944.6 billion yen, up 53 per cent, when calculated under the Japanese system of accounting. ...
SUMITOMO TO RESUME LARGE POWER PLANT PROJECT IN INDONESIA.
Aug 01, 2003 ... TOKYO, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Sumitomo Corp. (TSE:8053) yesterday announced that it will resume a project to build a large, coal-fired power plant in Indonesia that was shelved in 1998 due to the Asian financial crisis. The company also said that it recently received an order to ...
MARC REAFFIRMS RATING OF MALAYSIA'S IJM CORP.
Aug 01, 2003 ... KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC) has reaffirmed the A rating of IJM Corporation Berhad's (KLSE:IJMS) RM150 million (US$39.47 million) nominal value of 5 per cent redeemable unsecured bonds. It said the rating reflects IJM's relatively ...
JAPAN'S NIPPON PAPER TO SELL DISSOLVING PULP OVERSEAS.
Aug 01, 2003 ... TOKYO, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Nippon Unipac Holding (TSE:3893) unit Nippon Paper Industries Co. plans to launch overseas sales of dissolving pulp, a material used in making rayon. Nippon Paper Chemicals Co., a subsidiary of Nippon Paper Industries, has signed an agreement making it ...
CANON REPORTS RECORD SALES, PROFIT FOR HALF YEAR.
Aug 01, 2003 ... TOKYO, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Canon Inc. (TSE:7751) yesterday reported its group net profit reached a record 127.7 billion yen (US$1.06 billion) in the half year ended June 30, up 75 per cent from the year-earlier period, calculated according to U.S. accounting standards. This level ...
ITOCHU TO ACQUIRE GENERIC DRUGMAKER MARUKO PHARMACEUTICAL.
Aug 01, 2003 ... TOKYO, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Itochu Corp. (TSE:8001) plans to acquire generic drugmaker Maruko Pharmaceutical Co. and use the acquisition as an entry point into the generic medicine business. In September, Itochu will invest 1.1 billion yen (US$9.13 million) in Maruko through a ...
FIRST PACIFIC COMPLETES US$115 MILLION SECURED BONDS ISSUE.
Aug 01, 2003 ... MANILA, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - First Pacific Company Ltd. this week completed a US$115 million secured bonds issue for its wholly-owned subsidiary, CAB Holdings Limited. The bonds bear a yearly interest rate of 8.25 per cent, payable in arrears every six months, and will mature on ...
JAPAN'S SKYLARK TO OPEN RESTAURANT IN U.S.
Aug 01, 2003 ... TOKYO, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Skylark Co. (TSE:8180), Japan's largest family restaurant operator, has announced plans to enter the U.S. market. The company has set up a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary capitalized at US$1 million that on August 4 will open a casual dining restaurant in ...
FUJIFILM POSTS 50% GROUP NET PROFIT INCREASE IN APRIL-JUNE.
Aug 01, 2003 ... TOKYO, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Fuji Photo Film Co. (TSE:4901) saw its consolidated net profit in the April-June period surge 50 per cent from the first quarter of the previous year to 23.3 billion yen (US$193.4 million), buoyed by a 2.4 billion yen profit from the yen's weakening against major ...
MATSUSHITA ELEC PLANS COMMERCIAL SALES OF OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS.
Aug 01, 2003 ... TOKYO, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (TSE:6752) plans to begin commercial sales of its home Oxygen Concentrator. Until now, the company has been selling the products through volume retailers of household electrical appliances and its own regional retail ...
TOKYO GAS TO DEVELOP EFFICIENT HOME FUEL SYSTEMS.
Aug 01, 2003 ... TOKYO, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Tokyo Gas Co. (TSE:9531) announced on Thursday that it plans to develop fuel cell cogeneration systems for the home, in separate collaborations with Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (TSE:6752) and Ebara Corp.(TSE:6361). The goal is to have the ...
INDONESIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - AUG 1, 2003.
Aug 01, 2003 ... JAKARTA, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: KOMPAS: - President Megawati Soekarnoputri has asked for a review of a chapter on impeachment against president in a proposed Constitutional Court bill. - Convention for presidential candidate ...
S KOREA TO IMPOSE 3-YR PRISON TERM FOR CONVICTED HACKERS.
Aug 01, 2003 ... SEOUL, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Those convicted of attempting hacking will face punishment of up to three years or 30 million won (US$25,410) in fines from next year, the Ministry of Information and Communications said Friday. The current communication law mandates punishment only ...
SUMITOMO TO MARKET UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SYSTEM IN JAPAN.
Aug 01, 2003 ... TOKYO, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Sumitomo Corp. (TSE:8053) is teaming up with a California-based venture firm to market a new flywheel-type uninterruptible power supply system in Japan. The system maintains voltage levels during events like lightning strikes, bridging power needs until ...
JAPAN'S KAWASAKI PRECISION TO BOOST HYDRAULIC COMPONENT CAPACITY.
Aug 01, 2003 ... TOKYO, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Kawasaki Precision Machinery Ltd., a maker of hydraulic equipment and a subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (TSE:7012), plans to strengthen its manufacturing system for hydraulic components used in construction machinery. The company aims to ...
US MISSILE SYSTEM WOULD BENEFIT AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY: MINISTER.
Aug 01, 2003 ... CANBERRA, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Australian industry could stand to make millions of dollars from involvement in the United States missile defence program, Defence Minister Robert Hill said today. Senator Hill said that cooperation could be along the same lines as Australian ...