AsiaPulse News back issues from August 2007:
CVRD PERFORMANCE IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2007.
Aug 01, 2007 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) RIO DE JANEIRO, July 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ - A Virtuous Circle of Growth Companhia Vale do Rio Doce's (CVRD) financial performance in the second quarter of 2007 (2Q07) continued to show several new ...
PEPSICO SUPPORTS CALL TO ACTION ON MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS.
Aug 01, 2007 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) PURCHASE, New York, July 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- PepsiCo, one of the world's largest food and beverage companies operating in more than 200 countries, was among several businesses to support the Declaration ...
GPV ANNOUNCES NEW FIRE TRUCK AND RESCUE VEHICLE PRODUCT LINE-UP.
Aug 01, 2007 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) NEW HAVEN, Michigan, July 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ - General Purpose Vehicles, Inc. (GPV), A CMI-Schneible Group Company, headquartered in New Haven, Michigan announced today the introduction and initial commercial production of ...
SYCHIP INTRODUCES SYMAX FAMILY WITH WIMAX CHIP SCALE MODULE.
Aug 01, 2007 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) PLANO, Texas, July 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Product Line Enables Next Generation of Mobile Broadband SyChip, Inc., a leader in Radio Frequency Chip Scale Modules (CSM) and a subsidiary of Murata ...
SOLO DIRECT CONNECT BRINGS WIMAX TO EASTERN IOWA.
Aug 01, 2007 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) RICHARDSON, Texas, July 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Quad Cities to enjoy one of the first Mobile WiMAX(TM) networks in the United States Solo Direct Connect today announced it has selected Navini to provide ...
BRAZILIAN MOBILE CARRIER OI DEPLOYS DITECH NETWORKS SOLUTION.
Aug 01, 2007 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, July 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Oi relies on Ditech's VQA solution to enhance mobile service under challenging conditions during the popular event Ditech Networks, Inc ....
CELLPORT LICENSES U.S. TELEMATICS PATENTS TO POINT TO POINT TECH.
Aug 01, 2007 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) BOULDER, Colorodo, July 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ - Patented Handset Connectivity and Mobile Technology Portfolios Will Be Used in Products throughout North America Cellport Systems, creators of worldwide ...
TRAVELCLICK SELECTED BY VOYAGES HOTELS & RESORTS.
Aug 01, 2007 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) CHICAGO, July 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ - Australian Hotel Company Implements iHotelier CRS, ChannelDirect at Select Properties TravelCLICK, Inc., the leading provider of emarketing solutions for the hotel ...
OTIS PRODUCTS SELECTED FOR LANDMARK 'GREEN' TOWER IN BRISBANE.
Aug 01, 2007 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) FARMINGTON, Connecticut, July 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ - Otis Elevator Company, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), was awarded a contract to supply and install 17 elevators and escalators at 400 George Street, a ...
IMPORTED PASTRIES CONTAIN MORE TRANS FAT THAN S.KOREAN PRODUCTS.
Aug 01, 2007 ... SEOUL, August 1 Asia Pulse - Imported baking mixtures and half-made pastries contain 10 times more trans fat on average than those made with local ingredients, a South Korean government report said Tuesday. The findings based on the screening of 183 different pastries made by 27 ...
SEOUL HOSTS 1ST ACADEMIC CONFERENCE ON INTL'Y ADOPTED KOREANS.
Aug 01, 2007 ... SEOUL, August 1 Asia Pulse - About 700 internationally adopted Koreans gathered Tuesday for an academic conference aimed at discussing legal, social and cultural matters and other various personal issues facing many adoptees. The First International Korean Adoptions Studies ...
SOUTH KOREA'S OVERSEAS DIRECT INVESTMENT SOARS IN FIRST HALF.
Aug 01, 2007 ... SEOUL, August 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea's overseas direct investment surged to US$10.3 billion in the first half of the year, mainly due to government deregulation, a report showed Tuesday. The total represents a year-on-year gain of 44 per cent, compared with $7.2 billion a ...
E.LAND MANAGEMENT, UNIONIZED WORKERS FAIL TO REACH COMPROMISE.
Aug 01, 2007 ... SEOUL, August 1 Asia Pulse - Talks between E.Land group's management and its labour union failed to reach a settlement that could end the current strike, company officials said Tuesday. The three-hour meeting between executives and unions leaders from Homever discount store and ...
SOUTH KOREAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - AUGUST 1, 2007.
Aug 01, 2007 ... SEOUL, August 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: Vernacular dailies: - Taliban threaten to kill more hostages (KYUNGHYANG SHINMUN) - Gov't weakness raises questions over its abilities in diplomacy and negotiations (KOOKMIN DAILY) - ...
INDIA RANKS 17 AMONG 23 IN ECONOMIC WELL-BEING: ADB.
Aug 01, 2007 ... NEW DELHI, August 1 Asia pulse - Nine per cent gross domestic product (GDP) growth may not mean much for the masses, going by an Asian Development Bank (ADB) study which says India is ranked 17 among 23 when economies are compared based on a measure of people's economic well-being. ...
STOCKS - BOMBAY SHARES CLOSE SHARPLY HIGHER - JULY 31, 2007.
Aug 01, 2007 ... MUMBAI, July 31 Asia Pulse - The Bombay Stock Exchange's benchmark Sensex index climbed more than 290 points on Tuesday on buying by funds in heavy-weight stocks, particularly in capital goods, metal and banking sectors. Firming global markets also influenced trading ...
FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR OPENS WEAKER - AUGUST 1, 2007.
Aug 01, 2007 ... SYDNEY, August 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar has opened weaker after tumbling yet again on risk aversion after news of more trouble in the US mortgage market. At 0700 AEST, the Australian dollar was trading at US$0.8514 19, down from yesterday's close of 0.8597/98. ...
NSW GOV'T TO ANNOUNCE SHIFT AWAY FROM COAL AS POWER SOURCE.
Aug 01, 2007 ... SYDNEY, August 1 Asia Pulse - Gas has reportedly replaced coal as the preferred energy source for New South Wales' (NSW) future major power stations. The NSW Government will announce the shift today, Fairfax reports, as the state responds to the challenges posed by climate ...
AUSTRALIAN GOVT TO CONSIDER URANIUM SALES TO INDIA 'FAIRLY SOON'.
Aug 01, 2007 ... CANBERRA, August 1 Asia Pulse - Australia is vowing to strengthen its ties with India as federal cabinet prepares to consider selling uranium to the sub-continent "fairly soon". India has wanted to buy Australian uranium for more than a year and any positive move in that ...
VICTORIAN DAMS ON THE RISE, BUT MORE RAIN NEEDED.
Aug 01, 2007 ... MELBOURNE, August 1 Asia Pulse - More water has poured into Melbourne's parched reservoirs in the past five weeks than in any similar period since 1992, the city's water authority says. The winter reservoir boost, sparked by a deluge in the city's catchment areas that caused ...
AUSTRALIAN BOND MARKET BEGINS FIRMER - AUGUST 1, 2007.
Aug 01, 2007 ... SYDNEY, August 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian bond market opened firmer as a second bout of US equity market falls sparked another flight to safe-haven investments. At 0900 AEST, the yield on the Commonwealth Government February 2017 bond was at 5.975 per cent from yesterday's ...
AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURING SECTOR ACTIVITY RISES FOR 14TH MONTH.
Aug 01, 2007 ... SYDNEY, August 1 Asia Pulse - Manufacturing activity accelerated in July as stronger domestic demand fuelled higher production and employment, new figures show. The Australian Industry Group-PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) rose in July ...
AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - AUGUST 1, 2007.
Aug 01, 2007 ... SYDNEY, August 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW: - Prime Minister John Howard has slammed the Australian Labor Party's plan to give more power to the states, accusing Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd of walking away from ...
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION BY CHINA'S INDUSTRIAL SECTOR RISES IN H1.
Aug 01, 2007 ... BEIJING, August 1 Asia Pulse - Electricity consumption by China's industrial sector reached 1152.055 billion kilowatt-hours (kwh) in the first half of this year, according to the China Federation of Electric Power Enterprises. Electric power consumption by light and heavy ...
BEIJING TO ELIMINATE INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES IN INFERIOR POSITION.
Aug 01, 2007 ... BEIJING, August 1 Asia Pulse - Beijing has decided to eliminate 21 industrial enterprises in 14 industries of inferior position, according to Li Ping, head of the Beijing Municipal Bureau for Industrial Promotion. The 14 sectors in inferior position include small plants of iron ...
BUSH, BROWN RENEW COMMITMENT TO WAR ON TERROR.
Aug 01, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Washington and London have renewed their resolve to jointly battle the scourge of terrorism in Afghanistan and Iraq and wage a struggle for freedom and justice around the globe. This reiteration of the vow to fight the menace in Afghanistan, Iraq ...
NO ADJUSTMENT IN OIL PRICES UNTIL AUG 14: TAIWAN MINISTER.
Aug 01, 2007 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Taiwan Minister of Economic Affairs Steve R. L. Chen announced Tuesday that his ministry has decided to tentatively freeze adjustments to domestic oil prices until August 14. Chen also said the ministry will solicit viewpoints from different sectors ...
SINOCHEM CORP PROFITS SURGE IN FIRST HALF.(Financial report)
Aug 01, 2007 ... BEIJING, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Sinochem Corporation, one of the biggest oil companies in China, reported sound performance in the first half of this year. According to announcement made by Sinochem on July 30, it fulfilled 56 per cent of the planned sales revenue for 2007, which ...
YOUTH BUSINESS START-UP LOANS TO CREATE 5,900 JOBS IN TAIWAN.
Aug 01, 2007 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - This year's Business Start-up Loan for Young Entrepreneurs supported by the Sino-American Fund for Economic and Social Development and various banks will create 5,900 jobs, a Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) official said Tuesday. ...
INDIA POSITIVE ON BUILDING BIRGUNJ-KATHMANDU RAILWAY TRACK.
Aug 01, 2007 ... KATYHMANDU, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - India has taken Nepal's request positively to provide assistance to connect Kathamandu with southern town Birgunj through a railway network. Indian ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee on Monday said that New Delhi has taken the request of ...
TAIWAN'S FOOD PRICE INDEX FALLS IN FIRST HALF.
Aug 01, 2007 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Taiwan's food price index did not raise noticeably in the first half of the year in comparison with price indexes in Japan, South Korea, Singapore and the United States, according to a report released Monday by the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and ...
SATYAM SIGNS TWO MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACTS WITH FIFA.
Aug 01, 2007 ... MUMBAI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Major IT solutions provider Satyam Computer Services (BSE:500376) has signed two multi-million dollar contracts to support FIFA, the international governing body of football, and its major forthcoming events. As per the contract, Satyam would develop a ...
TAIWAN'S SMALL AND MEDIUM BIZ HAVE DIFFICULTIES LANDING WORKERS.
Aug 01, 2007 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Compared with high technology counterparts around Taiwan, small and medium-sized business sectors are having difficulties landing workers, Eagle Eyes Co. (EEC) Vice Chairman Hsu-Hung-min said Tuesday. The Tainan-based ECC, which is dedicated to ...
RECKITT INDIA SEES DETTOL BECOMING MAJOR BRAND BY 2010.
Aug 01, 2007 ... NEW DELHI, Aug 1 Asia pulse - FMCG major Reckitt Benckiser (India) Ltd, known for popular brands like Dettol and Cherry Blossom, expects to more than double revenues in three years to Rs 250 million (US$6.2 million) and sees the country's top antiseptic brand Dettol alone adding Rs 100 ...
TAIWAN PRESIDENT TO MEET WITH CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTERPARTS.
Aug 01, 2007 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - President Chen Shui-bian is scheduled to head for Honduras August 20 to attend a presidential summit meeting between Taiwan and its diplomatic allies in Central America, an official with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced at a news conference ...
INDIAN TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS PAKISTAN'S COMPLAINTS ON EXPORTS.
Aug 01, 2007 ... NEW DELHI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - India on Tuesday said it has set up a task force to address Pakistan's complaint that rules such as quality standards act as barriers for export of its goods like cement to the country. At the secretary-level meeting between the two countries that ...
AUSTRALIA RECORD JUMP IN PERSONAL LENDING IN JUNE.
Aug 01, 2007 ... SYDNEY, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Australia recorded its biggest-ever monthly jump in personal lending during June, as borrowers pumped the cash into their superannuation funds ahead of a tax-free deadline. Personal loans surged 3.6 per cent during the month, and Fairfax newspapers ...
S.KOREA'S AGRICULTURE DEFICIT COULD HIT US$10 BLN THIS YR: GOV'T.
Aug 01, 2007 ... SEOUL, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea's agriculture-sector deficit could hit a record US$10 billion this year fueled by a rise in international grain prices and high domestic demand, the government said Wednesday. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said the country's ...
FOREX - US DOLLAR OPENS FIRMER AGAINST WON - AUG 1, 2007.
Aug 01, 2007 ... SEOUL, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The U.S. dollar on Wednesday opened at 921.0 won, up ...
U.S. URGED TO OFFER VISA-FREE PRIVILEGES TO TAIWAN CITIZENS.
Aug 01, 2007 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) expressed the hope Tuesday that a new U.S. measure to expand visa-free privilege to nationals of foreign countries for a maximum stay of 90 days will be applicable to the people of Taiwan. Wang ...
OVER ONE MLN TAIWAN TOURISTS VISIT HONG KONG IN FIRST HALF.
Aug 01, 2007 ... HONG KONG, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - More than 1 million Taiwanese tourists visited Hong Kong during the first six months of this year, marking a 2.5 per cent year-on-year increase and making Taiwan the second largest source of tourists to Hong Kong after China, a Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) ...
INDIA'S VINATI ORGANICS INKS SUPPLY CONTRACT WITH BASF CORP.
Aug 01, 2007 ... MUMBAI, Aug 1 Asia pulse - Organic intermediates maker Vinati Organics Ltd (BSE:524200) on Tuesday said it has entered into a multi-year agreement with US-based BASF Corporation for supply of Isobutyl benzene (IBB). The contract is expected to contribute up to Rs 24 million ...
AERCAP HOLDINGS ANNOUNCES PRICING OF SECONDARY PUBLIC OFFERING.
Aug 01, 2007 ... (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) MEDIA RELEASE PR27051 AerCap Holdings N.V. Announces the Pricing of Secondary Public Offering of Its Ordinary Shares at $25.90 Per Share NEW YORK, July 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- AerCap Holdings ...
4.5 MLN PEOPLE IN TAIWAN DO NOT READ BOOKS: SURVEY.
Aug 01, 2007 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Around 4.5 million people in Taiwan do not read books, with television and the Internet replacing them, according to a survey conducted by the magazine Global View. The survey conducted by the prestigious monthly shows that up to 25 per cent of ...
TAIWAN ECONOMIC PLANNER APPROVES TWO BIOTECH DEVELOPMENT PLANS.
Aug 01, 2007 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The Council of Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) has approved two Department of Health (DOH) construction projects to further development of the country's biotech industries, CEPD officials said Tuesday. The CEPD decided Monday at a council ...
PYEONGHWA MOTORS, CHINA'S BRILLIANCE IN TALKS TO PRODUCE TRUCKS.
Aug 01, 2007 ... SEOUL, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Pyeonghwa Motors Corp., a South Korean automaker with exclusive rights to produce cars for the North Korean market, said Wednesday it has been in talks with Chinese automaker Brilliance Automotive Holdings Ltd. to assemble trucks in North Korea, a company official ...
FDA COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF TYSABRI TO TREAT CROHN'S DISEASE.
Aug 01, 2007 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) (BW)(MD-ELAN-CORPORATION)(ELN)(BIIB) Joint FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Approval of TYSABRI(R) for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Crohn's Disease GAITHERSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2007--Elan ...
BERGER PAINTS INDIA TO COMMISSION PUNE PLANT IN THE NEXT YEAR.
Aug 01, 2007 ... KOLKATA, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Berger Paints India Ltd (BSE:509480), a leading player in the decorative and protective coatings segments, would commission its Pune plant in the coming year, a company official said on Tuesday. The Pune plant, set up to manufacture automotive paints, ...
INDONESIAN SHOE INDUSTRY STILL ATTRACTING INVESTORS: BKPM CHIEF.
Aug 01, 2007 ... JAKARTA, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Investors' interest in Indonesia's shoe industry is still high despite the fact that many shoe companies have closed their businesses, the country's top investment official said. "The number of new companies investing in the shoe industry exceeds ...
AMHATCH WINS 2007 BE AWARD.
Aug 01, 2007 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) ( BW)(PA-BENTLEY-SYSTEMS) AAMHatch Wins 2007 BE Award With the Help of MicroStation VBA Macros and GEOPAK, AAMHatch Generated in Minutes What Would Have Taken 400 Hours Using Manual Plotting EXTON, ...
APEC TO WORK FOR CONTINUED ECONOMIC GROWTH: AUSTRALIAN TREASURER.
Aug 01, 2007 ... COOLUM, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Australian Treasurer Peter Costello says it is vitally important this week's APEC Finance Ministers Meeting promotes continued economic growth, development and stability within the Asia Pacific region. Mr Costello today welcomed his counterparts from ...
BABCOCK & BROWN CAPITAL ACQUIRES ISRAELI GOLDEN PAGES.
Aug 01, 2007 ... SYDNEY, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Babcock & Brown Capital Ltd (ASX:BCM) has acquired the Israeli Golden Pages from Markstone Capital Partners and other Israeli institutional shareholders. BCM said the Golden Pages had an outstanding portfolio of complementary directory and search ...
AUSTRALIA'S WORK-LIFE BALANCE HEADING THE WRONG WAY: UNIONS.
Aug 01, 2007 ... ADELAIDE, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Australia's work-life balance is tilting in the wrong direction under the federal government's new industrial laws, a South Australian (SA) parliamentary inquiry has been told. In a submission to the inquiry, SA Unions secretary Janet Giles said ...
MACQUARIE BANK SAYS TWO FUNDS HIT BY US SUB-PRIME LOAN CRISIS.
Aug 01, 2007 ... SYDNEY, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Macquarie Bank (ASX:MBL) has warned two of its investment funds could lose up to 25 per cent, or $A300 million ($US254.74 million), of their value as the fall-out from the United States' sub-prime loan crisis hits Australian shores. In a statement to ...
GT SOLAR TO EQUIP ONE OF LARGEST SOLAR WAFER FACTORIES IN WORLD.
Aug 01, 2007 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) (BW)(NH-GT-SOLAR) GT Solar to Equip One of Largest Solar Wafer Factories in World Glory Silicon Energy Purchases DSS450 Furnaces -- $171 Million Order MERRIMACK, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2007--GT ...
MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS AND ZHEJIANG XIN'AN CHEMICAL FORM JV.(Company overview)
Aug 01, 2007 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) ( BW)(CT-MOMENTIVE-PERFORMANCE) Momentive Performance Materials and Zhejiang Xin'an Chemical form a joint venture New Company will produce siloxane to meet the growing demands of the China region SHANGHAI ...
STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN SHAREMARKET OPENS LOWER - AUG 1, 2007.
Aug 01, 2007 ... SYDNEY, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian sharemarket has opened in the red this morning, despite yesterday's brief recovery, after US equities ended lower with investors remaining sensitive to news of worsening lending conditions. At 1015 AEST, the S&P/ASX200 index had shed ...
IBM BOARD APPROVES REGULAR QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND.
Aug 01, 2007 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) (BW)(NY-IBM)(IBM) IBM Board Approves Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend Business Editors ARMONK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2007--The IBM (NYSE: IBM) board of directors today declared a regular quarterly ...
CHINA'S URBAN SEWAGE DISPOSAL RATE TO REACH 70 PCT BY 2010.
Aug 01, 2007 ... BEIJING, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - China's urban sewage disposal rate will reach not less than 70 per cent by 2010, said Qiu Baoxing, vice-minister of construction. According to a working target of reducing pollutant discharge drafted by the Ministry of Construction for the 11th ...
OXIGENE APPOINTS PATRICIA WALICKE AS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER.
Aug 01, 2007 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) (BW)(MA-OXIGENE)(OXGN)(OXGN.ST) OXiGENE Appoints Patricia Walicke, M.D., Ph.D. as Chief Medical Officer Drug Development Veteran to Oversee Clinical Development Health Editors WALTHAM, ...
STOCKS - TOKYO SHARES START SOFTER - AUG 1, 2007.
Aug 01, 2007 ... TOKYO, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Tokyo shares started 0.72 per cent softer Wednesday, with the ...
STEWART TITLE LTD. OPENS NEW ZEALAND BRANCH.
Aug 01, 2007 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) (BW)(STEWART-TITLE)(STC) Stewart Title Ltd. Opens New Zealand Branch LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2007--Stewart Title Ltd., the primary underwriter for the Australian and European transactions for Stewart ...
CNPC TO BUILD LARGE OIL REFINERY IN SOUTH CHINA.
Aug 01, 2007 ... NANNING, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has decided to build a large oil refinery in the Beibu Gulf area, south China, said Wu Enlai, general manager of the PetroChina Company Limited Guangxi subsidiary. When attending the Pan-Beibu Gulf ...
SOUTH KOREA LIKELY TO CHURN OUT HYBRID CARS IN 2011: THINK TANK.
Aug 01, 2007 ... SEOUL, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea is expected to start mass production of hybrid-engine cars in 2011, a state-run think tank said Wednesday. The date is slightly later than estimates released by local car manufacturers that mass production could begin in 2010, the Korea ...
HONG KONG NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - AUG 1, 2007.
Aug 01, 2007 ... HONG KONG, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST: - Seng Bank (SEHK: 0011) shares surged to a record high yesterday, leading a rally in the city's financial stocks, after the lender's surprisingly good earnings growth prompted ...