AsiaPulse News back issues from October 2003:
STOCKS - DSE TRADELESS - SEPTEMBER 30, 2003.
Oct 01, 2003 ... NEW DELHI, Sep 30 Asia Pulse - The Delhi Stock Exchange remained tradeless for yet another day today as most of the market players executed their transactions on other bourses for better ...
STOCKS - BSE CLOSES UP - SEPTEMBER 30, 2003.
Oct 01, 2003 ... MUMBAI, Sep 30 Asia Pulse - The benchmark zoomed up further by 51.19 points to close at nearly 36-1/2 month high of 4453.24 on the Stock Exchange, Mumbai (BSE) today following continued heavy buying from foreign funds as well as operators. Heavyweighted stocks like RIL, HLL, ...
FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR OPENS LOWER - OCT 1, 2003.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SYDNEY, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar opened lower today after surging to a five and a half year high last night. At 0700 the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6798/03 compared with yesterday's close of 0.6802/07. Traders said the local unit last night ...
AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - OCT 1, 2003.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SYDNEY, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE DAILY TELEGRAPH - $7.5 billion federal budget surplus prompts calls for tax cut. - Strong economy fuels federal government's tax take. - Controversy over executive pay packages ...
PROFILE - AUSTRALIA'S POWER INDUSTRY (SEPT 2003).
Oct 01, 2003 ... (Repeating story transmitted on Sept 30, 2003 to insert dropped word in second paragraph) By Bernard Lim **************************************************** A PROFILE OF AUSTRALIA'S POWER INDUSTRY PREPARED BY ASIA PULSE ANALYSTS (UPDATED SEPT ...
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR SEEN RISING FURTHER.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SYDNEY, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Some currency experts now believe the forecast rise of the Australian dollar to 70 US cents by Christmas may be too conservative following the local unit's surge to a five and a half year high last night. The local dollar catapulted to a high of 68.70 ...
KOREAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - OCT 1, 2003.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: KYUNGHYANG DAILY NEWS - Decision to Send Troops to Iraq Imminent KOREA DAILY NEWS - Gov't to Decide Whether to Send Troops This Month KUKMIN DAILY - Gov't Decides ...
KOREA'S KT CORP TO CUT 5,500 WORKERS VIA EARLY RETIREMENT.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - KT Corp. (KSE:30200), South Korea's largest fixed-line telecom operator, said Tuesday it will slash its workforce by about 5,500 through early retirement. As part of its restructuring efforts, the company received early retirement applications from ...
SOFTBRANDS TO IMPLEMENT GROWTH & PROFITABILITY RESTRUCTURING PLAN.
Oct 01, 2003 ... (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Hospitality Unit to Undergo Re-Organization; Company Names Randy Tofteland President & Chief Operating Officer; New Business Unit Created to Advance Lean Manufacturing ...
ARROW THERAPEUTICS RAISES MAJOR PART OF VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDING.
Oct 01, 2003 ... (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) LONDON, Oct. 1 PRNewswire-AsiaNet - Arrow Therapeutics, the London based anti-infectives drug discovery company, announced today that it has raised more than 21M pounds sterling in the first close of its Series B funding round ....
LIONBRIDGE INDIA AWARDED SEI-CMM LEVEL 5 CERTIFICATION.
Oct 01, 2003 ... (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall-AsiaNet/ -- Attains The Software Engineering Institute's Highest Quality Level Rating Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIOX), a leading provider of ...
INTERACTIVE DATA CORP, MONEYLINE TELERATE TO FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE.
Oct 01, 2003 ... (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) NEW YORK, and BEDFORD, Mass., Sept. 30 PRNewswire-AsiaNet - Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE: IDC) and Moneyline Telerate today announced their intent to develop a strategic relationship that will allow both companies to better ...
GERMAN ECONOMIC DELEGATION TO VISIT IRAN THURSDAY.
Oct 01, 2003 ... BERLIN, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - A German economic delegation, headed by Parliamentary State Secretary of the German Economics Ministry Rezzo Schlauch, will visit Iran on Thursday. "The parliamentary state secretary will be accompanied in his Iran trip by 20 representatives of major ...
FOREIGN TOURISTS IN TAIWAN ELIGIBLE FOR TAX REBATES ON PURCHASES.
Oct 01, 2003 ... TAIPEI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Beginning Wednesday, foreign tourists who make one-stop purchases totalling NT$3,000 (US$88.75) or more during their visit can apply for a 5-percent tax rebate upon their departure from Taiwan under a new government program to boost tourism. Foreign ...
IRAN'S RAILROAD SECTOR WELCOMES FOREIGN INVESTMENTS.
Oct 01, 2003 ... TEHRAN, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Managing director of state-run Iran Railroad Organization (IRO) Mohammad Saeed-Nejad said here Monday that the private sector is to purchase 2,200 cargo train wagons valued close to US$90 million and 100 passenger wagons worth about US$50 million. ...
INDIA'S ECONOMY GROWS BY 5.7% IN Q1.
Oct 01, 2003 ... NEW DELHI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Led by a strong recovery in the manufacturing sector, the Indian economy grew by 5.7 per cent during the first quarter of this fiscal year as against 5.3 per cent during the same period of last year. The manufacturing sector registered a growth of ...
INDIA'S TEXTILE EXPORTS REGSISTER HIGH GROWTH IN 2002-03.
Oct 01, 2003 ... MUMBAI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - India's exports of synthetic and rayon textiles touched an all-time high of Rs 76,290 million (US$1.67 billion) during the year 2002-03, Chairman of the Synthetic & Rayon textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC) Rakesh Mehra said. Speaking at the ...
STOCKS - TOKYO STOCKS OPEN HIGHER - OCT 1, 2003.
Oct 01, 2003 ... TOKYO, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Tokyo shares opened 0.16 per cent higher Wednesday, with the ...
BRITAIN'S RM OPENS SOFTWARE CENTRE IN INDIAN TECHNOPARK.
Oct 01, 2003 ... THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The UK-based educational firm, RM plc has opened its new software development centre at the Technopark here. The 8000 sq ft state-of-the-art centre, RM Education solutions India Pvt Ltd, located at the Technopark, was declared open ...
PAKISTAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - SEPT 30, 2003.
Oct 01, 2003 ... KARACHI, Sept 30 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: DAWN - Islamabad rejects Kabul's charges - US troops come under heavy attacks in Iraq - Pakistan undeterred by Al Qaeda calls: Foreign Office - No decision yet on ...
INDIA'S WIPRO INFOTECH PLANS OFFICE IN SAIDI ARABIA.
Oct 01, 2003 ... BANGALORE, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Wipro Infotech, the West Asia, India and Asia Pacific IT division of Wipro Ltd (BSE:WIPR), on Monday said it proposed to set up an office and a dedicated technical competency centre in Saudi Arabia. The centre, located in Khobar, planned to train ...
STOCKS - KOREAN STOCKS OPEN LOWER - OCT 1, 2003.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Korean shares began weaker Wednesday on a slash in the U.S. stock markets. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), or the barometer of the main market, ...
RADIANCY INTRODUCES NEW PSORIASIS LIGHT UNIT ASSEMBLY.
Oct 01, 2003 ... (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) ORANGEBURG, N.Y., Sept. 30 PRNewswire-AsiaNet - Radiancy, Inc., the global leader in light based skin therapies, has expanded the treatment applications for its LHE(TM) (Light Heat Energy) phototherapy systems by introducing a new ...
PAKISTAN READY TO INK SAFTA AT KATHMANDU SAARC MOOT.
Oct 01, 2003 ... ISLAMABAD, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Pakistan is ready to sign a framework agreement on the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (Safta) at the five-day Saarc (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) conference, scheduled to be held in Kathmandu from October 14 to 18. However, ...
CENTRAL ASIA TRANSIT TRAFFIC AGREEMENT EFFECTIVE FROM TODAY.
Oct 01, 2003 ... ISLAMABAD, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - A landmark agreement between Pakistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan over traffic in transit will be effective from today, Oct. 1. The agreement was signed in 1995, but its implementation was delayed due to differences which have been resolved ...
STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN STOCKS OPEN LOWER - OCT 1, 2003.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SYDNEY, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian sharemarket opened lower today following sharp falls on major bourses last night. Bluechips including BHP Billiton, most of the major banks, News Corp and Telstra all fell in early trade. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was ...
PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT TO SET UP 3 TEXTILE CITIES.
Oct 01, 2003 ... KARACHI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The government will set up three 'textile cities' at Karachi, Lahore and Faislabad to meet the challenge of WTO regime when textile quotas will come to an end and an era of free market will start from January 1, 2005. The first textile city will be ...
AUSTRALIA'S GRAINCORP RAISES WINTER CROP FORECAST.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SYDNEY, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - GrainCorp Ltd (ASX:GNC) today raised its forecast for its winter crops. The grain marketer said it now expects to receive 11.1 million tonnes of grain for the coming harvest of winter crops. The forecast is an increase on the nine million ...
SOUTH KOREA SET TO OPEN HIGH-SPEED RAIL SERVICE IN APRIL.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea is putting the final touches on its first bullet train project that will go into service six months later, promising to bring "revolutionary" changes to the daily lives of its people. The French-built train will link Seoul, the capital, with ...
CORR - INDIA'S WIPRO INFOTECH PLANS OFFICE IN SAUDI ARABIA.
Oct 01, 2003 ... (Corrects spelling in headline) BANGALORE, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Wipro Infotech, the West Asia, India and Asia Pacific IT division of Wipro Ltd (BSE:WIPR), on Monday said it proposed to set up an office and a dedicated technical competency centre in Saudi Arabia. The ...
DIARY - INTERNATIONAL MARITIME EXPO IN MUMBAI FROM OCT 8.
Oct 01, 2003 ... MUMBAI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - A 4-day international maritime exhibition with interactive sessions on emerging opportunities in the areas of shipping, shipbuilding, ports and harbours in India, middle east and south-east Asian region will be held here from October 8. Over 200 major ...
AUSTRALIA'S GEELONG WOOL COMBING TO CLOSE TEXTILE PLANT.
Oct 01, 2003 ... MELBOURNE, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Geelong Wool Combing (GWC) will close its plant, Leigh Schmitt, the chief executive of the ailing textile firm said. The closure of the plant will result in the loss of almost 100 jobs. Schmitt announced the decision today after a ...
S&P ASSIGNS RATINGS TO AUSTRALIA'S AWB HARVEST FINANCE.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SYDNEY, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Standard & Poor's (S&P) has assigned its AA-minus/A-1-plus ratings to AWB Harvest Finance Ltd (AWBHF). This follows the restructure of AWB Ltd (ASX:AWB) and the ring fencing of the export wheat pool operations from AWBs commercial activities. ...
PROFILE - SOUTH KOREA'S TOURISM INDUSTRY (OCT 2003).
Oct 01, 2003 ... By Hwang Seok-joo ***************************************************** A PROFILE OF SOUTH KOREA'S TOURISM INDUSTRY PREPARED BY ASIA PULSE ANALYSTS (UPDATED OCTOBER 2003) ***************************************************** OVERVIEW ...
NET INDIAN FII EQUITIES PURCHASE TOUCHES US$126.4 MLN.
Oct 01, 2003 ... MUMBAI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) in India netted purchases in equities at Rs 5805 million (US$126.4 million) and Rs 2153 million (US$42.7 million) in the debt market during the trading week ended September 26. Mutual funds (MFs) also recorded net ...
FOREX - KOREAN WON OPENS LOWER AGAINST DOLLAR - OCT 1, 2003.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The South Korean won started weaker against the dollar Wednesday morning as a result of Japan's intervention in its currency market the previous day. ...
7 BIDDERS SUBMIT EOI FOR PAKISTAN RAILWAY PROJECT.
Oct 01, 2003 ... LAHORE, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The tenders for a contract to carry out a feasibility report for the construction of a railway track from Gwadar Port to main lines were opened here on Monday. Seven potential bidders, who submitted their Expression of Interests (EoIs), have also ...
THAI NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - OCT 1, 2003.
Oct 01, 2003 ... BANGKOK, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE BANGKOK POST: - Paolo Medic says it is committed to investing at least three billion baht in the health-care business over the next two years, including a capital increase for the Phyathai Group of ...
CHINA AIRLINES DENIES PILOT BANNED FOR DRINKING ALCOHOL.
Oct 01, 2003 ... TAIPEI, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - China Airlines (CAL), Taiwan's largest air carrier, denied a news report Tuesday that a CAL pilot was banned from flying for having consumed alcohol before taking charge of an Anchorage to New York flight. A foreign wire service reported that the ...
AUSTRALIA'S TRANSFIELD SETS UP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT JV.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SYDNEY, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Transfield Services Ltd (ASX:TSE) and Colonial First State Property have teamed up to provide integrated end-to-end property and facilities management services. Their joint venture firm, Five D Pty Ltd, will provide the services to retail, commercial ...
KOREA'S EQUITY-INVESTMENT CEILING AIMS TO BETTER CHAEBOL GOVERNANCE.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea's top anti-trust regulator said Wednesday the current limit on chaebol equity investments is designed to make their governance structures more transparent. Subsidiaries of South Korean chaebol, or family-controlled conglomerates, are banned ...
S KOREAN DEPT STORES HIT CRISIS POINT.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Department stores in South Korea have reported a decrease in sales for the eighth consecutive month because of poor consumer sentiment, business insiders said today. Lotte Department Store, the nation's largest retail chain, had 5.7 per cent less sales ...
HK'S NEW RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LENDING RISES TO 11-MONTH HIGH.
Oct 01, 2003 ... HONG KONG, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - New residential mortgage lending in Hong Kong rose to an eleven-month high in August, with the value of new loans drawn down during the month rising by 13.6 per cent to HK$7.6 billion (US$982.02 million), according to the latest monthly survey by the Hong Kong ...
NURSING SOCIETY GIVES ACHIEVEMENT AWARD TO PRINCESS ROYAL.
Oct 01, 2003 ... (Full text of this release can be found at http://www.asianet.com.au) LONDON, Oct 1 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ - The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, today presented its highest honor - a Lifetime Achievement Award - to Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal. ...
KOREAN GOVT TO CREATE 300,000 JOBS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - In preparation for an aging society,the South Korean government plans to create 300,000 jobs for senior citizens by 2007. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Wednesday that it will operate a resource center for the elderly from next year for that ...
S KOREA'S KOOKMIN BANK MAY POST LOSS IN Q3: HEAD.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea's largest lender, Kookmin Bank, may have posted a net loss in the third quarter, its head revealed today. "Kookmin had to put up an additional 500 billion won (US$433.5 million) against lending by its credit card unit," President Kim ...
S KOREA'S HYUNDAI ACQUIRES AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SYDNEY, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - A new era for the Hyundai brand in Australia has begun with the Korean car manufacturer taking over its local distributor. Hyundai Motor Co (HMC) today finalised its purchase of Cycle & Carriage Ltd's (C&C) Hyundai Automotive Distributors Australia ...
AUSTRALIAN STATE OF QUEENSLAND SET TO GROW 5% THIS YEAR.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SYDNEY, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Queensland's economy has defied an apocalyptic set of odds and still posted growth of more than five per cent this year, an economic forecaster said today. "Any state that can rack up more than 5.0 per cent growth in output in a year that included ...
BHP BILLITON'S NEW CEO REAPS US$3.5 MLN IN 2002/03.
Oct 01, 2003 ... MELBOURNE, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - BHP Billiton's (ASX:BHP) new chief executive, Chip Goodyear, received a remuneration package of more than $US3.5 million in 2002/03 as the world's largest diversified miner predicted an improved outlook ahead. Writing in the group's 2003 annual ...
INDONESIA'S IBRA SELLS CAPC ASSETS FOR US$71.45 MLN.
Oct 01, 2003 ... JAKARTA, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has sold its assets of the country's largest petrochemical company PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Center (CAPC) for Rp602 billion (US$71.45 million) or 5.96 per cent of the book value of the assets. The ...
SINGAPORE NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - OCT 1, 2003.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SINGAPORE, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE STRAITS TIMES - Singapore will get the first factory in South-east Asia to make DVD recorders, touted the next big thing in home entertainment, as Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial invests $160 ...
S KOREA TO GAIN US$40 BLN FROM FTA WITH JAPAN: REPORT.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - A South Korean free trade agreement (FTA) with Japan is projected to give South Korea a US$40.8 billion annual trade surplus over the long term, according to a Japanese report published today. In the first one or two years, South Korea may suffer a ...
JAPANESE NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - OCT 1, 2003.
Oct 01, 2003 ... TOKYO, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: NIKKEI NET - Japanese managers grew more upbeat about business condidions in the three months to September, a key Bank of Japan survey showed Wednesday, with optimists outnumbering pessimists among large ...
KOREAN SYNTHETIC FIBER SECTOR UNDERGOES FACILITY UPGRADES.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SEOUL, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea's leading synthetic fiber manufacturers are in the midst of implementing facility upgrades in pursuit of higher value-added products, industry sources said today. Korean synthetic fiber makers are rapidly replacing their superannuated ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - MICROWAVE FREQUENCY BAND TEST EQUIPMENT.
Oct 01, 2003 ... *** ASIA PULSE TENDER *** The following procurement notice was published in the Kanpo government gazette on Sept 30. MINISTRY OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT, HOME AFFAIRS, POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TO PROCURE THE TEST EQUIPMENT FOR THE EFFECTIVE USAGE OF A MICROWAVE ...
JAPAN GOVT TENDER - A4 PRINTING PAPER.
Oct 01, 2003 ... *** ASIA PULSE TENDER *** The following procurement notice appeared in the Kanpo government gazette on 30 Sept 2003 MINISTRY OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT, HOME AFFAIRS, POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TO PROCURE A4 PRINTING PAPER (1) Contracting entity: Shinya ...
TELSTRA UNVEILS REGIONAL TELCO, PAY-TV PACKAGES WITH AUSTAR.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SYDNEY, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Telstra Corp Ltd (ASX:TLS) has unveiled its bundling packages with regional pay-tv operator Austar, with customers now able to save up to 10 per cent on a basic subscription. The announcement came after Telstra was this week given the go ahead by the ...
STOCKS - MALAYSIAN SHARES HIGHER IN EARLY TRADE - OCT 1, 2003.
Oct 01, 2003 ... KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The Malaysian sharemarket was higher in early trade, with the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index up 2.07 points to 735.52 at 10.15 a.m. The Emas Index was up 0.3 points to 182.33, the Industrial Index was up 2.83 points to 1615.09, while ...
AUSTRALIAN PM FLOATS TAX CUT AFTER STRONG SURPLUS RESULT.
Oct 01, 2003 ... CANBERRA, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - Prime Minister John Howard today raised hopes of a tax cut after saying it remained the government's preference to return any unexpected surplus to the taxpayer. Treasurer Peter Costello yesterday unveiled a A$7.5 billion (US$5.13 billion) budget ...
UK'S FITNESS FIRST PLANNING TO EXPAND AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SYDNEY, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The world's second largest health club chain believes Australia has the potential for more than 100 of its Fitness First gyms across the country. The Australian subsidiary of Britain's Fitness First UK today said it had turned its business around, ...
ECONOMIST SAYS PHILIPPINES NOT READY FOR FTA WITH U.S.
Oct 01, 2003 ... MANILA, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The Philippines is not yet ready to enter into a bilateral free trade agreement with the United States given the stringent conditions that would be demanded of the Philippines under such a deal, an international economist said. This was the assessment ...
STOCKS - SINGAPORE SHARES LOWER IN EARLY TRADE - OCT 1, 2003.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SINGAPORE, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The Singapore sharemarket was lower in early trade, with the Straits Times Index down 6.81 points to 1623.99 at 10.28 a.m. The market fell due to profit taking in selected bluechips including Venture ...
STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN STOCKS LOWER AT NOON - OCT 1, 2003.
Oct 01, 2003 ... MELBOURNE, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian sharemarket was lower at noon, dragged by falls in resource stocks in response to the firmer Australian dollar. Fat Prophets analyst Angus Geddes said major resource stocks such as BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Woodside Petroleum were ...
MANILA HOPING FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF TALKS ON 'OPEN SKIES' WITH US.
Oct 01, 2003 ... MANILA, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The Philippines is still hoping to hold another round of talks with the United States air panel despite the implementation today of the open skies policy. Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Franklin Ebdalin said Manila could still negotiate with the US ...
FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR UP AT NOON - OCT 1, 2003.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SYDNEY, Oct 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar was stronger at noon after reaching a five-and-a-half year high last night as the US currency came under severe pressure. At 1200 the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6830/35 compared with yesterday's close of 0.6802/07. ...