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FOREX - US DOLLAR FIRMER AGAINST RUPEE - NOV 30, 2006.

Dec 01, 2006 ... MUMBAI, Nov 30 Asia Pulse - The U.S. dollar ended dearer against the rupee at Rs 44.74 per dollar and the pound sterling also moved up at Rs 87.53 per pound at the ...

STOCKS - BOMBAY SHARES CLOSE HIGHER - NOV 30, 2006.

Dec 01, 2006 ... MUMBAI, Nov 30 Asia Pulse - The benchmark Sensex closed almost 80 points up in volatile trade on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Thursday, on the back of a strong rally in technology and banking sector stocks on ...

NETECONOMY EXPANDS OPERATIONS INTO AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.(Company overview)

Dec 01, 2006 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) NetEconomy Expands Operations into Australia and China THE HAGUE, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- NetEconomy, the global leader in financial crime management and compliance solutions, today announced it has ...

NICOLE KIDMAN AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF GENEVA OMEGA STORE.

Dec 01, 2006 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) Nicole Kidman at the Opening Ceremony of the New Geneva OMEGA Store GENEVA, 30 Nov. /Photopress AG-AsiaNet/ -- caption for _SCH0314 Nicole Kidman, Australian actress, together with SWATCH Group ...

FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR OPENS FIRMER - DEC 1, 2006.

Dec 01, 2006 ... SYDNEY, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar hit a 20 month high overnight, opening firmer this morning, on the back of continued US dollar weakness. At 0700 AEDT the domestic unit was at $US0.7889/94, up from yesterday's close of 0.7858/60. Overnight, the local ...

AUSTRALIAN STATES SHOULD LIFT BAN ON URANIUM MINING - COMMITTEE.

Dec 01, 2006 ... SYDNEY, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - A federal parliamentary committee is calling on the states to lift their bans on uranium mining, saying billions in potential exports are under threat. The House of Representatives committee, which will officially release its report on Monday, has ...

QANTAS AIRWAYS UPGRADES 2006/07 PROFIT GUIDANCE.

Dec 01, 2006 ... SYDNEY, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX:QAN) has lifted its 2006/07 profit guidance, and now expects its profit before tax for the year to be up to 30 per cent above last year's result. "As a result of strong trading conditions and subject to fuel prices remaining ...

SOUTH KOREAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - DEC 1, 2006.

Dec 01, 2006 ... SEOUL, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: Vernacular dailies - Three bills for non-regular workers passed amid opposition from labor circle (Kyunghyang Shinmun) - Bills for non-regular workers passed (Kukmin Daily) - ...

ACER TO LAUNCH NEW LAPTOPS FEATURING TAIWAN-BORN PITCHER.

Dec 01, 2006 ... TAIPEI, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Acer Co. will launch commemorative notebooks featuring Taiwan-born New York Yankees starting pitcher Wang Chien-ming in celebration of his 19 wins in the just-concluded season of the US Major League, a company spokesman said Wednesday. Scott Lin, ...

AUSTRALIA'S MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY EXPANDS IN NOVEMBER.

Dec 01, 2006 ... SYDNEY, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Growth in Australia's manufacturing activity continued to expand moderately in November, a new survey shows. The Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian performance of manufacturing (PMI) index increased 2.5 points to a reading of ...

ASIA-PACIFIC AVIATION MARKET GROWTH SLOWING.

Dec 01, 2006 ... CANBERRA, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Asia-Pacific aviation continues to grow with new figures showing both the number of people flying and the number of seats available increasing. But the rate of growth in the aviation freight market has slowed significantly. The ...

AUSTRALIAN BOND MARKET OPENS FIRMER - DEC 1, 2006.

Dec 01, 2006 ... SYDNEY, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian bond market opened firmer today, mirroring US markets, which focused on a weaker-than-expected outcome for the Chicago purchasers manufacturing index (PMI). At 0900 AEDT the yield on the Commonwealth Government February 2017 bond was ...

AUSTRALIA'S RESMED NAMED NATION'S EXPORTER OF THE YEAR.

Dec 01, 2006 ... MELBOURNE, Nov 30 Asia Pulse - A Sydney firm that makes products for respiratory disorders has been named Australian Exporter of the Year. ResMed Inc (ASX:RMD) was selected from a record 489 entries to win the award at the 2006 Australian Export Awards Gala in Melbourne ...

LINGUATEC, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AGREE ON COOPERATION.

Dec 01, 2006 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) Linguatec and Chinese Academy of Sciences Agree on Strategic Cooperation MUNICH, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- The German language technology specialist Linguatec and the renowned Chinese Academy of ...

BRITISH EXPERTS ADVISE TAIWAN ON RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Dec 01, 2006 ... TAIPEI, Dec 1 Asia Pulse A consistent, clear policy and reliable database are needed for Taiwan's renewable energy development, a delegation of British renewable energy experts said Thursday at a seminar organized by the British Trade and Cultural Office and the Bureau of Energy under the ...

AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - DEC 1, 2006.

Dec 01, 2006 ... SYDNEY, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE AGE: - Fiji military commander Frank Bainimarama has threatened to overthrow the government at midday after declaring that concessions offered by the Prime Minister were not good enough. - ...

EURO RSCG WORLDWIDE IS THE LARGEST GLOBAL ADVERTISING AGENCY.

Dec 01, 2006 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) Euro RSCG Worldwide is the Largest Global Advertising Agency NEW YORK, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Findings in Advertising Age Annual Report Reveal That New Business Wins Across the Global Network Have ...

S. KOREA SELLS US$1 BLN GLOBAL BOND.

Dec 01, 2006 ... LONDON, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea raised $1 billion Thursday by selling sovereign debts at a lower-than-expected yield on strong demand, the country's Finance Ministry said. The sale comprises a $500 million 10-year bond priced at U.S. Treasuries yield over 0.696 percentage ...

S. KOREA'S CENTRAL BANK UPGRADES Q3 GROWTH RATE.

Dec 01, 2006 ... SEOUL, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea's central bank on Friday revised the third quarter growth rate upward, citing a stronger-than-expected manufacuting sector's growth. Asia's fourth-largest economy expanded 4.8 per cent in the July-September period from a year earlier, up a ...

PRESIDENT CHEN SOLICITS INVESTMENT IN TAIWAN.

Dec 01, 2006 ... TAIPEI, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - President Chen Shui-bian urged domestic and international companies in the industrial and manufacturing sectors Thursday to have faith in Taiwan and increase their investment in the country. Chen made the remarks during his visit to the Science-based ...

SINGAPORE NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - DEC 1, 2006.

Dec 01, 2006 ... SINGAPORE, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE STRAITS TIMES: - GST increase: Short-term pain but long-term gain for Singapore economy. - The Straits Times Index (STI), which has been the key barometer of the changing fortunes of the ...

S. KOREA'S TRUCKERS' UNION GOES ON STRIKE.

Dec 01, 2006 ... BUSAN, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea's unionized truck drivers went on strike on Friday, demanding improved freight-operating systems and better labor conditions, police said. The industrial action by the Korea Cargo Transport Workers Union, which represents about 1,000 truck ...

NORTHERN TAIWAN RICE TRADING CENTER TO BE INAUGURATED.

Dec 01, 2006 ... TAIPEI, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - The Council of Agriculture (COA) will open a rice trading center in Taoyuan City December 7 that will serve as a platform for trading between rice growers and rice dealers operating in the northern Taiwan area, which covers Keelung, Taipei, Taoyuan, Hsinchu and ...

WEAKER WON COULD ERODE S. KOREA'S CORPORATE COMPETITIVENESS.

Dec 01, 2006 ... SEOUL, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - A weaker won to the U.S. dollar could erode South Korea's corporate competitiveness in the long term by lowering its labor productivity, a South Korean central bank research unit said Friday. "A high won-dollar rate could boost companies' import costs ...

PROGRESS ON TAIWAN'S WHO BID SLOW: OFFICIAL.

Dec 01, 2006 ... TAIPEI, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Progress on Taiwan's bid for membership in the World Health Organization (WTO) has been slow since the beginning of this year because of China's obstruction, said a senior foreign affairs official Thursday. Chen Chung, head of the Department of ...

EUROINDIA FORUM IN GOA TO DISCUSS URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

Dec 01, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - To launch an interaction between experts of European countries and India about urban development, Industry body Confederation of Indian Industries and Euro Centre has jointly organised a four-day EuroIndia forum on urban development. "India is ...

STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN BOURSE OPENS HIGHER - DEC 1, 2006.

Dec 01, 2006 ... SYDNEY, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian stock market has opened higher as resources stocks enjoyed stronger commodity prices and carrier Qantas soared on an earnings upgrade. At 1015 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lifted 8.3 points to 5490.4, while the all ordinaries ...

EROS, ANYTIME PARTNER TO PROVIDE VIDEO SERVICES.

Dec 01, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Media conglomerate Eros International on Thursday said it has signed a deal worth 2.1 million pounds (about Rs 1.83 billion) with Singapore-based entertainment company, Anytime, to provide Bollywood content on demand in 14 Asia-Pacific countries. As ...

AUSTRALIA'S BEYOND INTERNATIONAL AIMS AT 25 PCT RISE IN H1 PFT.

Dec 01, 2006 ... SYDNEY, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Beyond International Ltd has forecast a half year profit increase of approximately 25 per cent. The independent Australian producer of television programming said it was expecting operating earnings before tax in the range of $A3.1 million to $A3.3 ...

INDIA, PAKISTAN TO SIGN NEW PROTOCOL ON SHIPPING.

Dec 01, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - India and Pakistan will soon sign a revised protocol on shipping to remove constraints imposed by the earlier agreement. "A revised protocol is likely to be signed shortly and is intended to remove restrictions imposed by 1975 protocol on lifting of ...

ICI PAINTS SIGNS UP BOLLYWOOD STAR FOR INDIAN CAMPAIGN.

Dec 01, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - With an eye on further fuelling growth in the Indian market, leading global paints company ICI has roped in Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor to endorse its 'Colour Futures' campaign while popular director Karan Johar will direct the actor in the advertisement to ...

FINANCIAL TECH INDIA TO SET UP COMMODITY EXCHANGE IN MAURITIUS.

Dec 01, 2006 ... MUMAI, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Financial Technologies India Ltd, the parent company of country's leading commodity bourse MCX, on Thursday said it will set up a commodity exchange in Mauritius. The main promoter of Multi Commodity Exchange of India said it has recieved in-principle ...

AUSTRALIA'S LABOR PARTY TO THROW LEADERSHIP OPEN TO VOTE.

Dec 01, 2006 ... CANBERRA, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Labor Leader Kim Beazley has thrown his leadership open to a vote on Monday in a bold move to kill off speculation about his future. Mr Beazley today declared a spill of his entire frontbench following a fortnight of pressure for him to stand aside ...

CORRECTION - S. KOREA SELLS US$1 BLN GLOBAL BOND.

Dec 01, 2006 ... (Corrects pricing yields in 2nd para) LONDON, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea raised $1 billion Thursday by selling sovereign debts at a lower-than-expected yield on strong demand, the country's Finance Ministry said. The sale comprises a $500 million 10-year bond ...

HONG KONG NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - DEC 1, 2006.

Dec 01, 2006 ... HONG KONG, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST: - Richard Li Tzar-kai said last night he remained committed to PCCW following a vote in Singapore that torpedoed his plans to sell his controlling stake in the telecoms giant. ...

BAYANTEL DEPLOYS ACTELIS' CARRIER ETHERNET OVER COPPER SOLUTIONS.

Dec 01, 2006 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) Bayantel Deploys Actelis' Carrier Ethernet Over Copper Solutions to Extend the Reach of Broadband Services in the Philippines Actelis Patented EFMplus Technology Enables BayanTel to Offer High Performance Ethernet ...

STOCKS - TOKYO SHARES OPEN HIGHER - DEC 1, 2006.

Dec 01, 2006 ... TOKYO, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Tokyo shares started 0.24 per cent higher Friday with the benchmark ...

HSBC INVEST LAUNCHES PORTFOLIO M'MT SERVICES FOR INDIA'S WEALTHY.

Dec 01, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - HSBC Investments, the investment solutions arm of HSBC Group, has launched Portfolio Management Services in India to provide customised portfolio management services to high net worth individuals. Initially, HSBC Investments, the trading name of ...

AUSTRALIA'S DAVID JONES CONFIDENT OF PROFIT, DIVIDEND GROWTH.

Dec 01, 2006 ... SYDNEY, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Retailer David Jones Ltd (ASX:DJS) says it is confident the programs it has implemented over the past 12 months will deliver profit and dividend growth over the next two years. David Jones chairman Robert Savage told shareholders at the company's ...

INDIA'S OUTBOUND M&A DEALS HIT US$20 BLN MILESTONE.

Dec 01, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Corporate India has put together a whopping US$20 billion (Rs 900 billion) so far this year to fund its merger and acquisition bills abroad, surpassing all previous full year totals. Indian companies have announced as many as 147 deals since the ...

LAFAYETTE MINING PROJECT IN PHILIPPINES HIT BY SECOND TYPHOON.

Dec 01, 2006 ... SYDNEY, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Lafayette Mining Ltd's (ASX:LAF) troubled Rapu Rapu polymetallic project in the Philippines has suffered a further setback with a second typhoon causing damage to the site. The company said typhoon Reming (also know as Durian) hit the island of Rapu ...

MERIDIO ANNOUNCES MERIDIO 5.0 FOR 2007 MICROSOFT OFFICE, VISTA.

Dec 01, 2006 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) Meridio Announces Meridio(R) 5.0 for 2007 Microsoft Office system, Exchange Server 2007 and Windows Vista Meridio 5 to leverage 2007 Microsoft Office system, Exchange Server 2007 and Windows Vista to deliver ...

INDIA CAPABLE OF BECOMING NET EXPORTER OF WHEAT: OFFICIAL.

Dec 01, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Increasing wheat acreage in non-traditional growing states like Bihar and West Bengal in the next couple of years could make India a net exporter of the commodity, according to Agriculture Secretary Radha Singh. "We can even become a net wheat ...

LOGISTICS CHAOS UNLIKELY FROM TRUCKERS' STRIKE: KOREAN OFFICIAL.

Dec 01, 2006 ... SEOUL, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - South Korean officials were confident Thursday about tackling the logistical difficulties arising from a possible strike by the country's truck drivers, as the country's unionized truck drivers threatened an industrial action for the following day. The ...

SAMSONITE APPOINTS GLOBAL CHIEF RETAIL OFFICER.

Dec 01, 2006 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details follow below.) LONDON, NEW YORK and HONG KONG, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire - AsiaNet/ -- Samsonite Group announces the appointment of Shawn Cox to the newly created position of Chief Retail Officer as of January 15th, 2007. He will ...

INBEV, ANHEUSER-BUSCH FORGE DEAL ON EUROPEAN IMPORT BRANDS IN US.

Dec 01, 2006 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details follow below.) ST. LOUIS and BRUSSELS, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Anheuser-Busch to Import Beck's, Bass, Stella Artois, Other InBev European Brands Anheuser-Busch (NYSE: BUD) will become the exclusive U.S ....

GERMAN COURT FINDS DVD DISC FIRM ODS INFRINGES MPEG-2 PATENTS.

Dec 01, 2006 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) German Court Finds Dvd Disc Manufacturer Ods Infringes Mpeg-2 Patents DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2006--A District Court in Germany (Landgericht Dusseldorf) today announced verdicts finding that German DVD disc ...

HYUNDAI MOTOR UNION TO STAGE PARTIAL STRIKE AGAINST LABOR REFORM.

Dec 01, 2006 ... SEOUL, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Unionized workers at Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top automaker, said Friday it will stage a partial strike later in the day to join a large-scale demonstration against the government's labor reform bills. The four-hour stoppage, which will begin at ...

INFOSYS TOP BRASS EARN US$191 MLN VIA SHARE SALE FOR ADS ISSUE.

Dec 01, 2006 ... MUMBAI, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Domestic IT major Infosys Technologies' (BSE:500209) top executives and directors have sold shares worth Rs 8.63 billion (US$191.78 million) in a secondary offering of 30 million American Depository Shares, which could make it the first Indian company in the ...

INDIAN VANASPATI PRODUCERS CALL FOR CUT IN PALM OIL DUTY.

Dec 01, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - The Indian Vanaspati Producers' Association (IVPA) has asked for the custom duty on crude palm oil to be brought down to 20 per cent on actual user basis, in order to compete with vanaspati imported from Sri Lanka and Nepal. In a representation to ...

GMR TIES UP WITH ACCOR FOR HOTEL AT NEW HYDERABAD AIRPORT.

Dec 01, 2006 ... MUMBAI, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - GMR Infrastructure Ltd (BSE:532754) on Thursday said its subsidiary that is building a new airport in Hyderabad has tied up with Singapore-based Accor Hotels and Resorts to operate its first business hotel. GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd has ...

INDIA'S AIRTEL TIES UP WITH GOOGLE TO PROVIDE SEARCH SERVICES.

Dec 01, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Bharti Airtel on Thursday entered into a strategic partnership with Internet search engine major Google to offer search services to its customers. As part of the agreement, Airtel will bring Google search through the Airtel Live mobile WAP portal. ...

S. KOREA'S EXPORTS GAIN 19.8 PCT TO US$30.9 BLN IN NOVEMBER.

Dec 01, 2006 ... SEOUL, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea's exports growth accelerated in November, fueled by strong overseas demand for LCD panels, semiconductors, ships and steel, a government report said Friday. Overseas shipments surged 19.8 per cent year-on-year to US$ 30.9 billion, compared ...

SOUTH KOREAN CENTRAL BANK UPGRADES Q3 GROWTH RATE.

Dec 01, 2006 ... SEOUL, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea's central bank on Friday revised the third-quarter growth rate upward, citing stronger-than-expected growth in the manufacturing sector. Asia's fourth-largest economy expanded 4.8 per cent in the July-September period from a year earlier, up ...

THAI NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - DEC 1, 2006.

Dec 01, 2006 ... BANGKOK, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: BANGKOK POST: - Much to the relief and surprise of critics, the government yesterday withdrew a controversial bill to legalise the two- and three-digit lottery, saying it lacked measures to protect children ...

TAIWAN RELAXES REGULATIONS ON BIZ VISITS BY CHINESE CITIZENS.

Dec 01, 2006 ... TAIPEI, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - The government has decided to further relax regulations on the number of mainland Chinese citizens visiting Taiwan for business purposes at the invitation of local companies or Taiwan-based foreign corporations, the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) reported ...

FOREX - US DOLLAR OPENS WEAKER VS WON - DEC 1, 2006.

Dec 01, 2006 ... SEOUL, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - The US dollar opened at 928.0 won Friday, ...

ERIC CLAPTON BLACKIE STRATOCASTER GUITARS SELL OUT IN ONLY 7 HRS.

Dec 01, 2006 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) 275 Fender(R) Custom Shop Tribute Series Eric Clapton BLACKIE(R) Stratocaster(R) Guitars Sell Out in Only 7 Hours on Black Friday 275 Fender Custom Shop Tribute Series BLACKIE Stratocaster guitars, recreations of ...

TAIWAN'S OCTOBER JOB AVAILABILITY DOWN 10% YR-ON-YR: JOB BANK.

Dec 01, 2006 ... TAIPEI, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - The overall job availability in October dropped approximately 10 per cent compared with the same month last year as the country's economy slowed down, according to an online employment service provider Thursday. Data from the 104 Job Bank shows that ...

MICREL ROLLS OUT HIGH FREQUENCY, SMALL FOOTPRINT BUCK REGULATOR.(Company overview)

Dec 01, 2006 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) SAN JOSE, California, Nov 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ - Micrel Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRL), an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today launched the MIC4722, a 3 mm x 3 mm MLF(R) 2.7MHz 3A ...

INDIA'S ONGC RECEIVES FIRST OIL SHIPMENT FROM SAKHALIN-I.

Dec 01, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) (BSE:500312) has received the first shipment of Sakhalin-I crude oil from Russia at its subsidiary Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL). "Tanker Viktor Titov has arrived at Mangalore port. A ...

GALLERY OF MODERN ART IS A CULTURAL TRIUMPH FOR BRISBANE.

Dec 01, 2006 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) Gallery of Modern Art is a Cultural Triumph for Brisbane BRISBANE, 1 Dec. /MediaNet International-AsiaNet/ -- Brisbanes new Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) and refurbished Queensland Art Gallery open tomorrow ...

MARVELL JOINS WITH GATEWAY ON FIRST TOPDOG 802.11N ENABLED PCS.

Dec 01, 2006 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) Marvell Joins With Gateway on First TopDog(TM) 802.11n Enabled Consumer PCs SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- New Desktop and Notebook PCs Offer Unprecedented Levels of Wireless ...

FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR STRONGER AT NOON - DEC 1, 2006.

Dec 01, 2006 ... SYDNEY, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar was stronger at noon, after being sent to a fresh 2006 high overnight by a sickly US currency. At 1200 AEDT the domestic unit was at $US0.7892/97, up from yesterday's close of 0.7858/60. This morning it reached a low ...

FEI EXPANDS HELIOS NANOLAB FAMILY FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MARKET.

Dec 01, 2006 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) HILLSBORO, Oregon, Nov 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ - NanoLab 400/400S to be Introduced at SEMICON Japan Giving Users a Complete Range of Advanced Solutions for Semiconductor Labs FEI Company (Nasdaq: FEIC) will ...