AsiaPulse News back issues from November 2005:
STOCKS - BOMBAY SHARES CLOSE SHARPLY HIGHER - OCT 31, 2005.
Nov 01, 2005 ... MUMBAI, Oct 31 Asia Pulse - The Sensex on Monday bounced back sharply by a whopping 207 points to end at 7,892.32 in line with firm global trends, as investing community showed renewed vigour on the bourses, arresting a month-long bear phase. Operators and domestic mutual funds ...
FOREX - US DOLLAR ENDS SHARPLY HIGHER VS RUPEE - OCT 31, 2005.
Nov 01, 2005 ... MUMBAI, Oct 31 Asia Pulse - The U.S. Dollar ended sharply dearer against the rupee at Rs 45.1550 per dollar but the Pound Sterling turned cheaper at Rs 80.27 per pound at the ...
INTEREST RATES NOT TO GO UP IN MEDIUM TERM: INDIAN MINISTER.
Nov 01, 2005 ... CHENNAI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Indian Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said he expected interest rates to be stable in the medium term, but added that a meeting on CMDs of banks he had convened on November 18 would help him assess the situation more closely. "I've talked to ...
FOUR S.KOREAN CITIES COMPETE TO ACCOMMODATE NUCLEAR WASTE.
Nov 01, 2005 ... SEOUL, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Four provincial cities on South Korea's east and west coasts are locked in last-minute competition for the right to host the nation's first permanent nuclear waste dump on the eve of a decisive popular ballot. On Wednesday, residents in Gyeongju, Pohang ...
S.KOREAN TRUCKERS AVERT PLANNED WALKOUT.
Nov 01, 2005 ... SEOUL, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea's unionized truck drivers decided Monday to roll back their plan to stage a general strike and accept compromise measures presented by the government. The decision came from a vote of members of the union, affiliated with the militant Korean ...
S.KOREA'S DOMESTIC HANDSET MARKET RECOVERS FOR FIFTH MONTH.
Nov 01, 2005 ... SEOUL, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Handset sales in South Korea picked up for the fifth consecutive month in October after a decline in the first half, industrial sources said Monday. They estimated the supply of handsets at between 1.28 million and 1.30 million units in October. ...
SOUTH KOREAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - NOV 1, 2005.
Nov 01, 2005 ... SEOUL, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: Vernacular dailies: - China imposes import ban on Korean kimchi (KYUNGHYANG SHINMUN) - Authorities to delay cutoff of electricity, gas supply to low-income citizens for payment delinquencies this ...
AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - NOV 1, 2005.
Nov 01, 2005 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE AUSTRALIAN: - John Howard has ordered an independent inquiry into Australian involvement in the Iraqi oil-for-food scandal; Makybe Diva is certain to start this afternoon as the most well-backed horse in ...
FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR OPENS SOFTER - NOV 1, 2005.
Nov 01, 2005 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar opened softer today after the US dollar received an overnight boost from share market strength and positive economic data. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at US$0.7479/81, below yesterday's close of 0.7500/05. ...
TELSTRA WILL BREACH LICENCE IF IT DUMPS DIGITAL MOBILE: MINISTER.
Nov 01, 2005 ... CANBERRA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Telstra (ASX:TLS) will breach its operating licence if it shuts down its digital mobile phone network, Australian Communications Minister Helen Coonan says. Telstra was reported earlier last month to be considering closing down the network so that it ...
TWO SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL AIRLINES TO CEASE OPERATIONS.
Nov 01, 2005 ... ADELAIDE, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Two South Australian regional airlines will close next week, citing significant losses. Capiteq Limited, the parent company of Airlines of South Australia and Emu Airways, announced Monday it would cease operations on Wednesday, November 9. ...
AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY CONTRACTS IN OCT: SURVEY.
Nov 01, 2005 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Manufacturing activity in Australia contracted in October on the back of falls in sales and new orders. The Australian Industry Group-PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Australian performance of manufacturing index (PMI) fell by a seasonally-adjusted 5.1 ...
AUSTRALIAN CENTRAL BANK MEETS TODAY OVER INTEREST RATES.
Nov 01, 2005 ... CANBERRA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Homeowners are hoping members of the Reserve Bank board have their mind on the Melbourne Cup and not an interest rate rise when they meet today. The bank will reveal tomorrow whether rates will stay on hold at 5.5 per cent for another month. ...
PRICE WAR OVER CHINESE TOURISTS WORRIES TAIWAN TOURISM SECTOR.
Nov 01, 2005 ... TAIPEI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Taiwan's tourism industry is not worried about the ability of local hotels and relevant authorities to handle an expected influx of tourists from China but it is deeply concerned about a vicious price war that could erupt in the battle for their custom. ...
CHANCES SLIM FOR 'ASEAN PLUS 3': TAIWANESE EXPERT.
Nov 01, 2005 ... TAIPEI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The possibility of forming a bloc of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus China, South Korea and Japan by 2010 is not very likely, Fuhwa Financial Holdings Co. Chairman Yen Ching-chang said Monday. Yen made the comment at a seminar ...
SOUTH KOREAN INFLATION RATE SLOWS IN OCTOBER: REPORT.
Nov 01, 2005 ... SEOUL, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea's gain in consumer prices slowed in October, mainly due to a fall in prices of agricultural products, a government report showed Tuesday. Consumer prices in Asia's fourth-largest economy rose 2.5 percent in October from a year earlier, ...
TAIWAN HIGH-SPEED RAIL CORP TO PUBLISH NEW FINANCIAL PLAN.
Nov 01, 2005 ... TAIPEI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) will publish its new financial plan in mid-November, THSRC Chairperson Nita Ing told CNA Monday. She said the new financial plan will not become big news. The major construction project, for which she is ...
TAIWAN PRESIDENT CALLS FOR INT'L MONITORING OF BIRD FLU IN CHINA.
Nov 01, 2005 ... TAIPEI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian urged the international community Monday to jointly monitor the avian flu situation in China to plug any possible holes in the global pandemic alert and response system. Chen made the appeal at a high-level meeting on ...
SUBSIDENCE WILL NOT THREATEN HIGH-SPEED RAIL: THSRC CHAIRWOMAN.
Nov 01, 2005 ... TAIPEI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Subsidence in Yunlin, central Taiwan, will not be a danger for the high-speed train service planned for launch Oct. 31, 2006, Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) Chairwoman Nita Ing said Monday. Overuse of groundwater by local farmers and factory ...
TAIWAN SEEKS TO PRODUCE TAMIFLU UNDER 'COMPULSORY LICENSING'.
Nov 01, 2005 ... TAIPEI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Taiwan's Department of Health (DOH) submitted an application to the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) Monday for a "compulsory license" to allow Tamiflu, a Swiss-patented drug used to treat influenza, to be produced in Taiwan as part of efforts to battle a ...
TAIWAN HAS RIGHT TO ATTEND APEC MEETING: FOREIGN MINISTER.
Nov 01, 2005 ... TAIPEI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Taiwan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Tan Sun Chen told lawmakers on Monday that Taiwan is "a country and cannot accept interference from other countries." Chen made the remarks in response to a question from opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Legislator John ...
TAIWAN POLICE VOICE CONCERNS ABOUT OPENING TO CHINESE TOURISTS.
Nov 01, 2005 ... TAIPEI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Taiwan police authorities voiced concerns Monday about the possible impact on social order and national security of the expected opening of Taiwan to tourists from China in the near future. The National Police Administration (NPA) remains reserved ...
ASTRA'S NET PROFIT UP 12.6 PCT TO US$450 MLN IN 1ST 3 QUARTERS.
Nov 01, 2005 ... JAKARTA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Holding company PT Astra International (JSX:ASII) reported a net profit of Rp4.5 trillion (US$450 million) in the first three quarter of this year, up 12.6 per cent from the same period last year. The country's largest automotive company attributed ...
STOCKS - KARACHI BOURSE FINISHES FIRMER - OCT 30, 2005.
Nov 01, 2005 ... KARACHI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The market experienced a slight rebound on October 30 on the back of good quarterly results of major stocks. The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE-100) Index increased by 82 points to close at 8,317 on turnover of 293 million shares. According to Taurus ...
INDONESIA TO BUILD PILOT CASTOR OIL PROCESSING PLANT.
Nov 01, 2005 ... JAKARTA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The office of the Research and Technology Minister will built a pilot project for a castor oil processing plant with an investment of Rp75 billion (US$7.5 million). Research and Technology Minister Kusmayanto Kadiman said the feedstock for the factory ...
INDIA'S DANLAW TECH APPROVES JV WITH CNA GROUP, SINGAPORE.
Nov 01, 2005 ... MUMBAI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - IT company Danlaw Technologies India Ltd (BSE:532329) has decided to enter into a joint venture agreement with Singapore-based CNA Group Ltd. The board at its recently held meeting approved the JV agreement and resolved to invest Rs 5 ...
PAKISTAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - OCT 31, 2005.
Nov 01, 2005 ... ISLAMABAD, Oct 31 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: DAWN: - 'Time ripe to move ahead on Kashmir': I'm for demilitarization, says President - Line of Control camps planned at five points: Premier - Dams plan may be reviewed: Quake ...
HUTCH-ESSAR TURN TO INDIAN BANK CONSORTIUM FOR DEBT FOR BPL.
Nov 01, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Cellular major Hutchison Essar is understood to have approached a consortium of Indian banks to raise debt to part-finance its US$1.15 billion acquisition of BPL mobile companies and Essar Spacetel. Hutchison Essar -- a joint venture between Hong ...
AUSTRALIAN MINISTER PUSHES BACK MEDIA OWNERSHIP CHANGES TO 2006.
Nov 01, 2005 ... CANBERRA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Australian Communications Minister Helen Coonan has pushed back plans to carry out a major overhaul of Australia's media ownership rules until next year. Senator Coonan had planned to introduce legislation paving the way for the changes to cross and ...
INDIA'S ONGC BIDS FOR US$3.75 BLN REFINERY PROJECT IN ANGOLA.
Nov 01, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (NSI:ONGC) has bid to participate in Angola's US$3.75-billion Sonaref project to build a 10 million tonne refinery at Lobito. Sonaref project involves setting up a grassroot refinery of 200,000 barrels per day ...
HANCOCK TIMBER RESOURCE GROUP COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF TIMBERLAND.
Nov 01, 2005 ... (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) BOSTON, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- The Hancock Timber Resource Group (HTRG) said today that it has completed its acquisition of the ownership interests of entities owning or controlling approximately 930,000 acres ...
AUSTRALIA MAY CLOSE BORDERS IN BIRD FLU OUTBREAK: MINISTER.
Nov 01, 2005 ... BRISBANE, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The federal government continued to warn of a bird flu pandemic Monday, as Australia's peak medical group called for calm and said hype and misrepresentation were fanning community fears. Australian Medical Association (AMA) president Mukesh ...
AUSTRALIA'S QUEENSLAND ENCOURAGES GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION.
Nov 01, 2005 ... BRISBANE, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The Queensland government is opening up more than 6,000 square kilometres of the state to geothermal and petroleum exploration. Natural Resources and Mines Minister Henry Palaszczak Monday said the state government was taking tenders for petroleum ...
LIFESIZE EXPANDS REACH IN ASIA WITH ENTRY INTO JAPANESE MARKET.(Industry Overview)
Nov 01, 2005 ... (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2005-- Hitachi High-Technologies, Princeton Technology and TOWA Engineering to Offer LifeSize's Breakthrough High Definition Video Communications Products in Japan ...
INDONESIA'S UNITED TRACTORS POST DECLINE IN NET PROFIT.
Nov 01, 2005 ... JAKARTA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The net profit of publicly listed heavy equipment company PT United Tractors (JSX:UNTR) declined by 2.97 per cent to Rp808.94 billion (US$80.8 million) in third quarter of this year compared with the same period last year despite sharp increases in operating ...
STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN SHARES BEGIN BRIGHTER - NOV 1, 2005.
Nov 01, 2005 ... SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian share market jumped out of the gates higher today, although a public holiday in Melbourne is expected to keep trading volumes thin. At 1020 AEDT, the S&P/ASX200 rose 6.1 points to 4,465.8 while the all ordinaries gained 5.3 points to ...
INDONESIA CAN ACHIEVE 6.2 PCT ECONOMIC GROWTH IN 2006: GAPMMI.
Nov 01, 2005 ... JAKARTA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The Association of Indonesian Food and Beverage Producers (GAPMMI) believed that Indonesia's economic growth may reach 6.2 per cent in 2006, considering that in that year the government will build infrastructure to create more job opportunities which, in turn, ...
INDIA'S ONGC TO SET UP RAJASTHAN REFINERY.
Nov 01, 2005 ... JAIPUR, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - India's largest oil producer ONGC (NSI:ONGC) on Monday announced it would set up a 7.5 million tonne-capacity refinery at Barmer oil fields in Rajasthan at an investment of Rs 90 billion. Crude from the Barmer oil fields, which the company drilled in ...
STOCKS - S KOREAN STOCKS OPEN HIGHER - NOV 1, 2005.
Nov 01, 2005 ... SEOUL, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - South Korean stocks opened higher Tuesday, with the Korea ...
FOREX - US DOLLAR OPENS STRONGER AGAINST WON - NOV 1, 2005.
Nov 01, 2005 ... SEOUL, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The U.S. dollar on Tuesday started at ...
STOCKS - KOSDAQ OPENS HIGHER - NOV 1, 2005.
Nov 01, 2005 ... SEOUL, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The KOSDAQ on Tuesday began ...
JAPAN SEEKS TO REVIVE FTA TALKS WITH KOREA DURING APEC MEETING.
Nov 01, 2005 ... SEOUL, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea and Japan will seek to resume negotiations for a free trade agreement when the two countries meet during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Busan this month. Shotaro Oshima, Japanese ambassador to Seoul, said there will be ...
INDIA'S GUJ NRE BUYS 49% IN AUSTRALIAN MINER PLOUTON RESOURCES.
Nov 01, 2005 ... NEW DELHI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Gujarat NRE Coke Limited (GNCL) (NSI:GUJNRECOK) on Monday said its subsidiary Gujarat NRE FCGL Pvt Ltd (FCGL) has acquired 49 per cent equity in Australia's Plouton Resources Pvt Ltd to explore gold, uranium, copper, iron ore and coal. FCGL has made ...
ADVISORY - MALAYSIAN BOURSE CLOSED - NOV 1, 2005.
Nov 01, 2005 ... KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Please be advised that the Malaysian sharemarket is closed today due to a ...
LIFESIZE SHIPPING HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO PRODUCTS TO CHANNEL PARTNERS WORLDWIDE.
Nov 01, 2005 ... (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2005-- 31 Channel Partners on 5 Continents Signed; Many Ready to Demonstrate Better Quality Video at Any Bandwidth With LifeSize Room(TM) LifeSize, the high definition ...
NATCO PHARMA GETS USFDA APPROVAL FOR ANDHRA PRADESH UNIT.
Nov 01, 2005 ... MUMBAI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Natco Pharma Ltd (BSE:524816) said it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for its facility manufacturing finished dosage formulations at Kothur in Andhra Pradesh. The Kothur unit will concentrate on manufacturing finished ...
INDIA'S VENUS REMEDIES FILES APPLICATION FOR INT'L PATENT.
Nov 01, 2005 ... MUMBAI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Venus Remedies Ltd (BSE:526953) said it has filed its first application for an international patent for its product, "Non Aqueous Liquid Parenteral Aceclofenac Formulation". The patent application has been filed in accordance with the Patent ...
INVESTMENT FROM SINGAPORE IN TIANJIN GROWS.
Nov 01, 2005 ... TIANJIN, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Hyflux Ltd (SGX:600) from Singapore recently invested US$90 million to construct a seawater desalination plant in Tianjin Dagang District, the largest in China. Investment from Singapore in Tianjin has kept growing in recent years. According to ...
ADVISORY - MALAYSIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - NOV 1, 2005.
Nov 01, 2005 ... KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - There are no Malaysian newspaper highlights today due to a national holiday on the occasion of the ...
IMERYS IMPLEMENTS ENERGY SURCHARGE ON GEORGIA KAOLINS FOR THE PAPER INDUSTRY.
Nov 01, 2005 ... (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2005--In addition to the 17 August 2005 price increase announcement on kaolin for paper, IMERYS will implement an energy surcharge or further adjust prices for paper grade Georgia kaolins to ...
CORNING TO INVEST A FURTHER US$500 MLN IN CHINA: CEO.
Nov 01, 2005 ... SHANGHAI, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - In the next few years, Corning Inc. will make an additional investment of US$500 million to expand its presence on Chinese market in the fields of optical fibre and optical cable, LCD technology and auto environment protection, said Clark S. Kinlin, CEO of ...
RUSSIA WANTS N KOREA TO SCRAP NUKE WEAPONS AT SAME TIME AS LWR PROVISION.
Nov 01, 2005 ... SEOUL, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Russia on Tuesday proposed that the provision of light-water reactors (LWRs) to North Korea and the North's dismantling of nuclear weapons should take place simultaneously. "Here you see an issue of mutual mistrust. The only solution, therefore, is all ...
ADVISORY - TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE SUSPENDS TRADING - NOV 1, 2005.
Nov 01, 2005 ... TOKYO, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Please be advised that trading has been temporarily suspended on the Tokyo Stock Exchange this ...
IRAN EXPORTS US$70 MLN OF POLYMERS SINCE MARCH.
Nov 01, 2005 ... TEHRAN, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The managing director of Iran's National Petrochemical Company (NPC) said here Saturday that over US$70 million of polymers have been exported since the beginning of the current Year (started March 21). Mohammad Ehtiat said that the figure is expected ...
INDONESIA PLANS INCENTIVES FOR EXPORT ORIENTED INDUSTRIES.
Nov 01, 2005 ... JAKARTA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The government will give priority and incentives to the textile and garment, shoe and electronic industries to boost exports. Trade Minister Mari E. Pangestu said the form of priority and incentives to be given to the three labor intensive industries ...
CHINA RETURNS AS LEADING AGRICULTURAL EXPORTER TO S.KOREA.
Nov 01, 2005 ... SEOUL, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - China surpassed the United States as the biggest exporter of agricultural products to South Korea in the January-September period as local consumers turned to cheaper Chinese farm produce, the government said Tuesday. Agricultural imports from China ...
STOCKS - SEOUL SHARES OPEN HIGHER - NOV 1, 2005.
Nov 01, 2005 ... SEOUL, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - South Korean stocks started higher Tuesday as foreign investors snapped up finance and bank shares. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 17.27 points, or 1.49 per cent, to 1,175.38 in the first 15 minutes of trading. ...
TIA, JESA AGREE TO SUPPORT GLOBALCOMM AND CEATEC JAPAN.
Nov 01, 2005 ... (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2005--The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) has reached an agreement with the Japan Electronics Show Association (JESA) to co-support the industry trade shows GLOBALCOMM(TM) ...
INDONESIA TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT IN RICE THIS YEAR.
Nov 01, 2005 ... JAKARTA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The ministry of agriculture estimated that Indonesia would again become self-sufficient in rice in 2005 like it was in 1984 and 2004 with a production of 53.98 million tons of dried unhulled rice. Secretary of the Directorate General of Food Crops of ...
INDIA BUILDING ITS FIRST FULLY INDIGENOUS WARSHIP.
Nov 01, 2005 ... DHAKA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Taking the first strides towards complete indigenisation of India's defence armoury, the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) of Kolkata have begun building India's first completely indigenous warship, the Indian media reported. "On August 12 ...
LG TELECOM REPORTS 90.5 PCT JUMP IN Q3 NET PROFIT.
Nov 01, 2005 ... SEOUL, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - LG Telecom Ltd., South Korea's smallest mobile phone operator, said Tuesday net income for the third quarter jumped 90.5 per cent from a year ago to 83.7 billion won (US$80.4 million). Third-quarter operating profit rose 42 per cent from a ...
MOTORCYCLE SALES IN INDONESIA JUMP 34.5% IN JAN-SEPT.
Nov 01, 2005 ... JAKARTA, Oct 31 Asia Pulse - Sales of motorcycles in the country rose 34.5 per cent to 2.89 million units in the first nine months of this year compared with the same period last year. Honda, which is produced by the Astra Group maintained strong lead with sales totaling 2.02 ...
INDONESIAN PRESIDENT IRKED BY CRITICISM OF FUEL OIL PRICE HIKE.
Nov 01, 2005 ... CENTRAL LOMBOK, WEST NUSATENGGARA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday vented his anger at critics who say his government's policy to raise fuel oil prices was only causing misery to the people. "A president who makes his people suffer is crazy. No ...
CORR - AUSTRALIAN NEW HOME SALES DIP 16 PCT IN SEPTEMBER.
Nov 01, 2005 ... Repeating to correct the first paragraph. SYDNEY, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - The sale of new homes in Australia has dipped in September, following a solid jump in the previous month. A Housing Industry Association (HIA) report showed sales of new homes and units fell by 16 ...
INDONESIA FACING ANTI-DUMPING CHARGES FROM 10 COUNTRIES.
Nov 01, 2005 ... JAKARTA, Nov 1 Asia Pulse - Until October 10, 2005, Indonesia had been accused by 10 different countries, including Malaysia, Thailand and New Zealand, of indulging in dumping practices, and the three countries have been imposing an anti-dumping import duty on products and commodities from ...