AsiaPulse News back issues from June 2006:
S. KOREA ALLOWS IMPORT OF CHILEAN ORANGES.
Jun 01, 2006 ... SEOUL, June 1 Asia Pulse - The South Korean government said Thursday it has opened the way for the import of Chilean oranges. The move brings to six the number of nations allowed to export oranges to South Korea after the United States, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and ...
FICCI INITIATIVE TO BOOST FRENCH FDI INTO INDIA.
Jun 01, 2006 ... PARIS, June 1 Asia Pulse - Leading industry chamber FICCI will engage and encourage small and medium enterprises in France to do business with India as part of efforts to increase flow of Foreign Direct Investment from Paris to New Delhi. The chamber has already initiated a ...
THAILAND WON'T INCREASE MINIMUM WAGE, SAYS LABOUR MINISTER.
Jun 01, 2006 ... BANGKOK, June 1 Asia Pulse - Thailand's Minister of Labour Somsak Thepsuthin said Wednesday that the government would not increase the minimum wage any time soon as earlier demanded by labour leaders, saying the increase would impose too heavy a burden on employers. Instead of ...
MALAYSIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE 1, 2006.
Jun 01, 2006 ... KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE STAR: - Malaysia's total output of goods and services increased by 5.3 per cent in the first quarter this year compared with 5.2 per cent in the preceding fourth quarter last year, Bank Negara ...
WORLD BANK PREDICTS 5% GDP GROWTH FOR THAILAND THIS YEAR.
Jun 01, 2006 ... BANGKOK, June 1 Asia Pulse - Thailand's gross domestic product (GDP) will grow 5 per cent this year despite the oil price hike crisis, according to the World Bank (WB) report. The World Bank's leading economist for Southeast Asia, Kazi Matin, based in Bangkok said in a statement ...
INDONESIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE 1, 2006.
Jun 01, 2006 ... JAKARTA, JUNE 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights from today's newspapers: KOMPAS: - Five days after the deadly earthquake that left more than 5,000 people dead in Yogyakarta and Central Java only scanty food in relief aid have reached many small and isolated villages in the ...
INDONESIA'S RAPP TO EXPAND PLANTATION FORESTS.
Jun 01, 2006 ... JAKARTA, June 1 Asia Pulse - PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (RAPP) said it will continue to expand its plantation forests to guarantee the supply of raw materials to its pulp and paper factory. PT RAPP, which annually needs 9 million cubic meters of tree logs to feed its ...
MALAYSIA DISCUSSES NEW ENTRY DOCUMENTS WITH SINGAPORE.
Jun 01, 2006 ... PUTRAJAYA, June 1 Asia Pulse - Malaysia is discussing the use of alternative entry documents to Singapore with the island-state set to stop accepting the current Malaysian Restricted Passport (MRP) in July. Malaysia has proposed to Singapore that the Malaysian International ...
AUSTRALIA'S AGL, ALINTA TO COMPLETE MERGER DISCUSSIONS TODAY.
Jun 01, 2006 ... PERTH, June 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian Gas Light Company Ltd (AGL) (ASX:AGL) and Alinta Ltd (ASX:ALN) expect to complete discussions about how to implement their friendly $A6.8 billion ($US5.11 billion) merger of infrastructure assets. The companies jointly said they expected ...
MALAYSIA'S PENANG ANTICIPATES MORE TOURISTS FROM JAPAN.
Jun 01, 2006 ... PENANG, June 1 Asia Pulse - Penang, a northern state in Penisular Malaysia is looking forward to more tourists from Japan when Haneda airport in Kanagawa Prefecture turns international in 2009, Penang Chief Minister Dr Koh Tsu Koon said Wednesday. He said the state government ...
GRAINCORP ON TRACK TO POST $US22MLN ANNUAL NET PROFIT.
Jun 01, 2006 ... SYDNEY, June 1 Asia Pulse - Graincorp Ltd (ASX:GNC) today announced it is on track to post an annual net profit of up to million ($US22.54 million). The agri-food business also announced it had posted an interim net profit of $19.4 million, almost three times higher than the ...
MACQUARIE BANK PART OF GROUP BAILING OUT EUROTUNNEL OPERATORS.
Jun 01, 2006 ... MELBOURNE, June 1 Asia Pulse - Macquarie Bank Ltd (ASX:MBL) is part of a group that has put together a restructuring plan to bail out the debt-ridden operators of the Eurotunnel that connects England and France. The Eurotunnel plan will slash its current debt from STG6.2 billion ...
BUSINESS WIRE DAILY BRIEFING - MAY 31, 2006.
Jun 01, 2006 ... A summary of news releases for May 31, 2006, compiled by Business Wire, the global leader in news distribution. To view any of these news release on Business Wire's website, please go to www.businesswire.com. 1) Category Code: Consumer Electronics AMD CRANKS UP THE ...
IRAN TO BUILD OIL REFINERY IN VENEZUELA.
Jun 01, 2006 ... MADRID, June 1 Asia Pulse - Iran and Venezuela will build an oil refinery at the 'Faga' region in the oil-reach Orinoko province in Venezuela, local new sources said Wednesday. The refinery will be designed to refine heavy oil and produce gasoline and other oil derivatives. ...
FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR LOWER TO NOON - JUNE 1, 2006.
Jun 01, 2006 ... SYDNEY, June 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar continued to struggle in morning trade, sliding below $US0.7500 as expectations of another US interest rate hike supported the US dollar. At 1200 AEST the local currency was trading at $US0.7487 89 - having tumbled more than one ...
NIPPON FOUNDATION DONATES TRAINING SHIP TO MALAYSIAN AGENCY.
Jun 01, 2006 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details follow below.) TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2006--On June 1, 2006, a presentation ceremony for a training ship, built by The Nippon Foundation for the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), was held at Port Klang, Malaysia. At ...
WB UN PROCUREMENT - LAOS, RURAL ELECTRIFICATION CONSULTANTS.
Jun 01, 2006 ... *** Asia Pulse Tender *** WORLD BANK UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS SERVICE PROCUREMENTS - MAY 2006 Country: Lao People's Democratic Republic Project: RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PHASE I PROJECT OF THE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION APL PROGRAM ...
AUSTRALIA'S TRAFFORD RESOURCES RAISES US$3 MLN VIA IPO.
Jun 01, 2006 ... PERTH, June 1 Asia Pulse - Mining veteran Ian Finch is heading up a new multi-commodity explorer, Trafford Resources (ASX:TRF), which has raised $A4 million ($US3.0 million) ahead of listing on the Australian Stock Exchange. Trafford's initial public offer was oversubscribed by ...
WB UN PROCUREMENT - TAJIKISTAN, STRENGTHENING STATISTICAL SYSTEM.
Jun 01, 2006 ... *** Asia Pulse Tender *** WORLD BANK UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS SERVICE PROCUREMENTS - MAY 2006 Country: Tajikistan Project: STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM PROJECT (TAJSTAT) Financing: World Bank Abstract: ...
AUSTRALIA'S WOTIF.COM CLOSES IPO, SETS SHARE PRICE.
Jun 01, 2006 ... SYDNEY, June 1 Asia Pulse - Online accommodation website Wotif.com Holdings Ltd (ASX:WTF) has closed its initial public offer (IPO) and set its final price at $A2.00 ($US1.50) per share. "It is very interesting to see the business through the eyes of the professional investor ...
WB UN PROCUREMENT - PAKISTAN, ENHANCED HIV/AIDS CONTROL PROJECT.
Jun 01, 2006 ... *** Asia Pulse Tender *** WORLD BANK UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS SERVICE PROCUREMENTS - MAY 2006 Country: Pakistan Project: PROPOSED ENHANCED HIV/AIDS CONTROL PROJECT Financing: World Bank Abstract: PROCUREMENT OF 45 ...
S. KOREAN BIZ SENTIMENT INDEX BELOW 100 FOR 1ST TIME IN 10 MTHS.
Jun 01, 2006 ... SEOUL, June 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea's business sentiment index for June fell below a benchmark level for the first time in 10 months on widespread concerns about higher oil prices and a stronger won, a survey released Thursday showed. The monthly business survey index, which ...
WB UN PROCUREMENT - PAKISTAN, VEHICLES.
Jun 01, 2006 ... *** Asia Pulse Tender *** WORLD BANK UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS SERVICE PROCUREMENTS - MAY 2006 Country: Pakistan Project: SINDH ON FARM WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECT Financing: World Bank Abstract: PROCUREMENT OF VEHICLES ...
IRAN, FRANCE DISCUSS WAYS TO BOOST TOURISM.
Jun 01, 2006 ... TEHRAN, June 1 Asia Pulse - Deputy Head of Iran's Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization (ICHTO) Mohammad-Sharif Malekzadeh yesterday conferred with the French Ambassador to Tehran Bernard Poletti on the expansion of mutual ties in the tourism sector. At the meeting, ...
STOCKS - SINGAPORE SHARES HIGHER IN EARLY TRADE - JUNE 1, 2006.
Jun 01, 2006 ... SINGAPORE, June 1 Asia Pulse - Singapore shares were higher in early trade Thursday, with the ...
STOCKS - MALAYSIAN SHARES HIGHER IN EARLY TRADE - JUNE 1, 2006.
Jun 01, 2006 ... KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 Asia Pulse - The Malaysian sharemarket was up 0.38 per cent in early trade Thursday, with the ...
TAIWAN'S BENQ TO BOOST JAPAN SALES OF STORAGE MEDIA, PERIPHERALS.
Jun 01, 2006 ... TOKYO, June 1 Asia Pulse - Taiwan's BenQ Corp. (TAIEX:2352) is aggressively expanding sales in Japan of storage media and personal computer peripherals. Within the year, the Taiwanese electrical equipment manufacturer will introduce DVD-R and other DVD-related storage media. In ...
SANYO TO MARKET STANDARD-PRICED HOME APPLIANCES IN INDIA.
Jun 01, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, June 1 Asia Pulse - Japan's Sanyo Electric Co. (TSE:6764) has decided to sell standard-priced white goods in India, and before year-end, will release washing machines and refrigerators there that are priced far lower than the high-end products it now offers. As with ...
JAL TO BUY FUEL DIRECTLY FROM AOC HOLDINGS TO CUT COSTS.
Jun 01, 2006 ... TOKYO, June 1 Asia Pulse - To reduce fuel costs, Japan Airlines Corp. (TSE:9205), known as JAL, will sign a contract with AOC Holdings Inc. (TSE: 5017) to directly purchase jet fuel from its oil refinery unit, Fuji Oil Co., The Nihon Keizai Shimbun learned Wednesday. JAL expects ...
STOCKS - SEOUL SHARES SLIP IN MORNING TRADE - JUNE 1, 2006.
Jun 01, 2006 ... SEOUL, June 1 Asia Pulse - South Korean stocks lost ground Thursday morning as investors remained jittery over the future direction of U.S. interest rate policy. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 5.14 points, or 0.39 per cent, to 1,312.56 as of 11:20 ...
STOCKS - BANGLADESHI BOURSE ENDS HIGHER - MAY 31, 2006.
Jun 01, 2006 ... CHITTAGONG, May 31 Asia Pulse - Trading at Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) closed higher on Wednesday with the gainers dominating the losers. The CSE All Share Price Index rose by 2.81 points or 0.09 per cent to close at 2884.89 points from Tuesday's 2882.08 points. ...
NIKKEI COMMODITY PRICE INDEX UP 8.7 PCT ON-YEAR.
Jun 01, 2006 ... TOKYO, June 1 Asia Pulse - The Nikkei Commodity Price Index stood at 150.488 on Wednesday, up 8.7 per cent from the beginning of the year, buoyed by brisk domestic demand and rising international prices. The rise is approaching the total for the whole of 2005, when it reached ...
S. KOREAN ECONOMY WILL NOT FACE DRASTIC SLOWDOWN: OFFICIAL.
Jun 01, 2006 ... SEOUL, June 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea's economy is still on a recovery track, and there is no possibility that its growth pace will slow sharply, the country's vice finance minister said Thursday. "There are forecasts that economic growth will slow to around 3 per cent in the ...
S KOREA'S KAMCO EYES US$1.1 BLN SALES BY 2010.
Jun 01, 2006 ... SEOUL, June 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea's state asset manager Korea Asset Management Corp. (KAMCO) said Thursday it plans to increase its sales to 1 trillion won (US$1.1 billion) by 2010 and transform itself into a global asset manager. "The company will register 1 trillion won ...
UAE'S GOLD CONSUMPTION DROPS 17 PCT IN FIRST QUARTER.
Jun 01, 2006 ... DUBAI, June 1 Asia Pulse - Gold consumption in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) dropped 17 per cent to 28 tonnes in the first quarter of 2006 as against 33 tonnes in the same period last year due to prices increases. However, sales increased 10 per cent to Dhs2.1 billion (US$571.8 ...
SONY TO LINK EXECUTIVES' RETIREMENT BENEFITS TO ITS STOCK PRICE.
Jun 01, 2006 ... TOKYO, June 1 Asia Pulse - Japan's Sony Corp. (TSE:6758) said Wednesday that it has adopted a new retirement benefit framework that provides retiring executives with the company's shares instead of cash, based on their contributions to earnings. Each fiscal year, board members ...
JAPAN'S FOREIGN LIFE INSURERS SEE SLOWER PREMIUM REVENUE GROWTH.
Jun 01, 2006 ... TOKYO, June 1 Asia Pulse - Total premium revenue for the 15 major foreign life insurance firms grew just 8 per cent to 8.16 trillion yen (US$72.8 billion) in the year ended March 31, a much slower increase than the 38 per cent gain in the previous year, according to earnings data reported ...
MITSUI JV TO TRAIN VIETNAMESE SHIPBUILDING ENGINEERS.
Jun 01, 2006 ... TOKYO, June 1 Asia Pulse - Japan's Mitsui & Co. (TSE:8031) and Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co. plan to establish a joint venture with Vietnam Maritime University this fall to train shipbuilding engineers. As a start, the joint venture will likely take on roughly 10 Vietnamese around ...
M'BISHI UFJ SEC TEAMS UP WITH US FUND MANAGER'S CHINESE UNIT.
Jun 01, 2006 ... TOKYO, June 1 Asia Pulse - Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co. (TSE:8615) has jointly established an investment fund specializing in unlisted companies in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan with a Chinese subsidiary of major U.S. fund manager Roosevelt Investment Group. The two hope ...
HITACHI, NEC TO BOLSTER SERVER SALES VIA SYSTEM DEVELOPERS.
Jun 01, 2006 ... TOKYO, June 1 Asia Pulse - To stem further advances by Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. in the domestic business computer market, Hitachi Ltd. (TSE:6501) and NEC Corp. (TSE:6701) will step up sales of servers through third-party system developers. Hitachi plans to establish in ...
JAPANESE COINCIDENT INDEX TO SHOW 2ND-LONGEST POSTWAR EXPANSION.
Jun 01, 2006 ... TOKYO, June 1 Asia Pulse - The preliminary diffusion index of coincident indicators for April will likely add support to the view that the ongoing economic expansion is the second-longest in postwar Japan, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun learned Wednesday. The April preliminary ...
US PRESSING JAPAN TO IMPOSE FINANCIAL SANCTIONS ON IRAN.
Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, June 1 Asia Pulse - The U.S. government is urging Japan to consider restricting financial transactions with Iran should diplomatic efforts fail to resolve the impasse over Tehran's nuclear program, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun learned Wednesday. Washington is apparently ...
CONSTRUCTION BRISK IN SOME RURAL AREAS OF N. KOREA: REPORT.
Jun 01, 2006 ... SEOUL, June 1 Asia Pulse - North Korea, which has suffered from shortages of construction materials, recently constructed twenty new villages in rural areas of South Hwanghae Province, the North's state-run news agency said. The (North) Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on ...
FORMER S. KOREAN PRESIDENT KIM DAE-JUNG TO VISIT N. KOREA.
Jun 01, 2006 ... SEOUL, June 1 Asia Pulse - Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung will make a four-day visit to North Korea from June 27, the two Koreas agreed at a meeting on May 29. But they remained at odds over other details such as how Kim will travel to the North and how many people will ...
STOCKS - HONG KONG BOURSE OPENS WEAKER - JUNE 1, 2006.
Jun 01, 2006 ... HONG KONG, June 1 Asia Pulse - Hong Kong stocks began 0.25 per cent weaker Thursday, with the ...
KOREAS TO HOLD ECONOMIC TALKS JUNE 3-6 ON JEJU ISLAND.
Jun 01, 2006 ... SEOUL, June 1 Asia Pulse - The two Koreas will hold a new round of economic talks in South Korea's southern island province of Jeju from June 3 to 6, as Seoul has accepted a North Korean counterproposal to hold the talks during the period. Seoul sent a telephone message on May ...
FOREIGN BANKS WITH BRANCHES IN CHINA MAY APPLY FOR QDII: REPORT.
Jun 01, 2006 ... BEIJING, June 1 Asia Pulse - Foreign capital banks with branches in the Chinese mainland will be permitted to apply for ...
IRAN-ETHIOPIA SIGN CUSTOMS AGREEMENT.
Jun 01, 2006 ... TEHRAN, June 1 Asia Pulse - Iran and Ethiopia signed a customs agreement at the joint economic cooperation commission, Iran Customs Administration reported Wednesday. The volume of trade between the two countries stood at US$12.084 million of which $12 million was Iran exports ...
CHINA SET TO CURB SPECULATIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE.
Jun 01, 2006 ... BEIJING, June 1 Asia Pulse - China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange has begun to strengthen monitoring of speculative foreign investment in the real estate sector and it is predicted that ...
BEXIMCO PHARMA LAUNCHES 3 NEW DRUGS IN BANGLADESH.
Jun 01, 2006 ... DHAKA, June 1 Asia Pulse - Leading drug manufacturer Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd has introduced three new products for the treatment of insomnia, respiratory and urinary tract infections and the prevention of Bronchospasm. The drugs -- S-Clon, Evo Solution and Respira -- were ...
CHINA PERMITS FUND COS TO INVEST IN ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES.
Jun 01, 2006 ... BEIJING, June 1 Asia Pulse - China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) recently issued a circular on securities investment funds investment in asset-backed securities (ABS), extending the scope of investors in ABS products to fund management companies. China Securities ...
CHINA TIGHTENS LAND CONTROL TO CHECK CAPITAL INVESTMENT GROWTH.
Jun 01, 2006 ... BEIJING, June 1 Asia Pulse - The Chinese Ministry of Land and Resources recently issued an urgent circular requiring land administrations at all levels to tighten land supply control in a bid to check excessively fast growth of fixed asset investment in some industries and localities. ...
DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO PROCURE PARTS IN CHINA.
Jun 01, 2006 ... BEIJING, June 1 Asia Pulse - Daimler Crysler will procure parts in China in big quantities in the next two years so as to realize local production of its cars, said Till Becker, CEO of Daimler Crysler for northeast Asia region on May 31. Becker predicts that the amount of parts ...
HSBC MAY LAUNCH PENSION JV WITH CHINA'S BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS.
Jun 01, 2006 ... BEIJING, June 1 Asia Pulse - The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) will possibly launch a pension joint venture with the Bank of Communications (HKSE:3328), Oriental Morning Post quoted HSBC President Michael Smith as saying. Bank of Communications, the fifth ...
BANGLADESH TO WARN CITIZENS OF PENDING POWER FAILURES.
Jun 01, 2006 ... DHAKA, June 1 Asia Pulse - As the country continues to reel under chronic power outages, the government has decided to notify citizens 24 hours prior to load-shedding. "This system of forecast will be introduced from Sunday next," new State Minister for Power Anwarul Kabir ...
ABU DHABI HOLDINGS TO HELP SET UP $US500MLN HOTELS VENTURE.
Jun 01, 2006 ... ABU DHABI, June 1 Asia Pulse - Abu Dhabi Holdings (ADH) has joined an international consortium as a strategic partner to set up the Shaza Company to own and manage hotels carrying the same name and trademark with capital of $US500 million. The consortium includes the Guidance ...
CHINA'S CENTRAL BANK HIGHLIGHTS POTENTIAL INFLATION RISK.
Jun 01, 2006 ... BEIJING, June 1 Asia Pulse - The monetary policy implementation report for the first quarter of this year released by the People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, on May 31 says that attention should be paid to potential inflation risks though the inflation rate is still low at ...
GULF AUTO SPARE PARTS MARKET VALUED AT $US12.6BLN.
Jun 01, 2006 ... DUBAI, June 1 Asia Pulse - The automobile spare parts market in the Gulf is valued at $US12.6 billion (Dhs46.2 billion) currently, with the total value of vehicle spare parts traded in Dubai crossing $US4.9 billion in 2005, compared to .5 billion last year, according to a report in Gulf ...
TRUMP, IRONGATE TO BUILD LUXURY HOTELS AT WAIKIKI BEACH.
Jun 01, 2006 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details follow below.) HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 31, 2006--The Trump Organization CEO Donald J. Trump and Irongate principals Jason Grosfeld and Adam Fisher today announced the development of a luxury hotel-condominium, part of Outrigger ...
DUBAI TO HOST 13TH ARAB OIL & GAS SHOW IN SEPTEMBER.
Jun 01, 2006 ... DUBAI, June 1 Asia Pulse - The 13th Arab Oil & Gas Show 2006 (OGS 2006), the Arab world's premier event for petroleum industry professionals, investors, equipment and technology providers, will take place from September 9 to 11 at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre. ...
CHINA'S CENTRAL BANK CALLS FOR CONTROLLING OF CREDIT GROWTH.
Jun 01, 2006 ... BEIJING, June 1 Asia Pulse - China's central bank unveiled on May 31 its monetary policy implementation report for the first quarter of this year, which called for appropriate control over total money and credit supply while maintaining continuity and stability of monetary policy. ...
DUBAI RETAIL GROUP TO REPRESENT INTERSPORT BRAND.
Jun 01, 2006 ... DUBAI, June 1 Asia Pulse - The Al Futtaim Group's retail arm has been appointed to solely represent INTERSPORT International Corp (IIC), the world's largest sporting goods retail brand, in the UAE. The Al-Futtaim Group will launch five Intersport stores across the UAE market by ...
KOREAS TRADE BLAME OVER CANCELLED RAILWAY TESTS.
Jun 01, 2006 ... SEOUL, June 1 Asia Pulse - Pyongyang's abrupt cancellation last week of the scheduled test run of cross-border railways cast clouds over the future of inter-Korean cooperation and exchanges while dealing a heavy blow to Seoul's policy of engaging North Korea. The Koreas had ...
CHINESE NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE 1, 2006.
Jun 01, 2006 ... BEIJING, June 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: PEOPLE'S DAILY: - Nearly one-fourths of the wheat harvesting work has been completed thus far, with the work in Southwest China and Hubei Province being basically completed. By May 30, China has harvested ...
PAKISTANI PM VOICES SUPPORT FOR IRAN-PAKISTAN-INDIA GAS PIPELINE.
Jun 01, 2006 ... LONDON, June 1 Asia Pulse - Pakistan's Prime Minister Showkat Aziz once again voiced Islamabad's strong support for the Iran-Pakistan-India natural gas pipeline, also known as the 'Peace Pipeline.' Aziz, whose remarks were published in latest edition of the London based Middle ...