AsiaPulse News back issues from December 2007:
AUSTRALIAN BONDS OPEN FIRMER - DEC 3, 3007.
Dec 03, 2007 ... SYDNEY, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - The Australian bond market opened marginally firmer today after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke indicated another US interest rate cut was likely. At 0830 AEDT, the yield on the Commonwealth Government February 2017 bond was 5.970 per cent, ...
FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR OPENS WEAKER - DEC 3, 3007.
Dec 03, 2007 ... SYDNEY, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar opened weaker today after nations in the Persian Gulf indicated they would continue pegging their currencies to the US unit. At 0700 AEDT, the Australian dollar was trading at .8839/44, down from Friday's close of 0.8862/65. ...
CHINESE NYLON PRODUCER TO LIST ON AUSTRALIAN BOURSE.
Dec 03, 2007 ... MELBOURNE, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Chinese nylon producer Mesbon China Nylon Ltd plans to list on the Australian stock exchange in mid-December after closing its $A20 million ($US17.66 million) initial public offer early and oversubscribed. Mesbon is the largest producer of nylon ...
CHINA MAY USURP SOUTH AFRICA AS WORLD'S TOP GOLD PRODUCER.
Dec 03, 2007 ... MELBOURNE, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - China could usurp South Africa and claim the number one gold producer spot in 2007, with the price of the yellow metal remaining strong. Mining consultants Surbiton Associates Pty Ltd said that while China's gold output was marginally behind South ...
AUSTRALIAN EAST COAST GAS OUTPUT RISES.
Dec 03, 2007 ... MELBOURNE, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Gas production on Australia's east coast has increased as water restrictions constrain output from major coal-fired and hydro power plants, according to advisory firm EnergyQuest. The firm's latest quarterly report indicated that east coast gas ...
AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY GROWS IN NOVEMBER.
Dec 03, 2007 ... SYDNEY, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Manufacturing activity in Australia grew moderately in November, a survey shows. But a stronger Australian dollar, skills shortages and competition from China were still seen as negative factors affecting business. The Australian Industry ...
OXIANA TO EXPAND CAPACITY AT LAOS COPPER PROJECT.
Dec 03, 2007 ... SYDNEY, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Copper and gold explorer Oxiana Ltd will expand capacity at its Sepon copper project in Laos at a capital cost of $US178 million ($A201.64 million). Oxiana said production will be increased to 80,000 tonnes per annum, from 60,000 by 2010. ...
CIBER INC OPENS NEW OFFICE IN CHENNAI, INDIA.
Dec 03, 2007 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) CIBER Opens New Office in Chennai, India CHENNAI & BANGALORE, India; GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Dec. 3 PRNewswire-AsiaNet - Expansion to Capture Greater Growth Opportunities in and from India CIBER, Inc ....
SOUTH KOREAN ECONOMY GROWS 1.3PCT IN Q3.
Dec 03, 2007 ... SEOUL, Dec. 3 Asia Pulse - South Korea's economy expanded a revised 1.3 per cent in the third quarter from three months earlier, down from an earlier 1.4 per cent estimate, mainly on slower-than-expected private consumption growth amid a dip in facility and construction investments, the ...
S. KOREA TO BOOST INVESTMENT IN GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE.
Dec 03, 2007 ... SEOUL, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - South Korea will increase its spending on technologies to capture and store greenhouse gases by over 30 per cent in 2008, the government said Sunday. The Ministry of Science and Technology said 33.95 billion won (US$36.62 million) out of next year's ...
AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - DEC 3, 2007.
Dec 03, 2007 ... SYDNEY, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE FINANCIAL REVIEW: - An increase in public-private partnerships could deliver more than $6 billion to state governments over the next decade. A union chief has warned employers not to write new Australian ...
S. KOREA'S RAW MATERIAL, ENERGY IMPORTS TO HIT RECORD HIGHS.
Dec 03, 2007 ... SEOUL, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - South Korea's raw material and energy resource imports are expected to reach record highs this year, the government said Sunday. The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy said the value of those imports needed to fuel the country's industries could ...
INDIA'S SEBI CONFIRMS ORDER AGAINST HIMANI PATEL IN IPO SCAM.
Dec 03, 2007 ... MUMBAI, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Friday confirmed its earlier ban order against Ahmedabad-based Himani Patel, who was involved in the IPO scam that hit the stock market in 2003-05. The regulator in its interim order in ...
THREE-DAY INDIA ECONOMIC SUMMIT BEGINS IN NEW DELHI.
Dec 03, 2007 ... NEW DELHI, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - A three-day India Economic Summit, jointly organised by the World Economic Forum and industry body CII, began here on December 2 with nearly 700 participants from 36 countries. Nearly 280 foreign organisations and 130 Indian organisations are ...
INDIA'S HERO HONDA NOVEMBER SALES UP 2.8 PCT, HELPED BY HUNK.(Financial report)
Dec 03, 2007 ... NEW DELHI, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - India's largest two-wheeler maker Hero Honda Motor Ltd (HHML) (BSE:500182) on Saturday reported a 2.8 per cent increase in its vehicle sales during November at 288,027 units compared to 280,171 units in the same month last year. The company's sales ...
INDIAN GOVT WORKING ON LAW FOR EASY START, EXIT OF BUSINESS.
Dec 03, 2007 ... NEW DELHI, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - The government is in the process of putting in place a framework that facilitates an efficient regime for corporate rehabilitation and liquidation, Corporate Affairs Minister Prem Chand Gupta said. "The new Company Law being framed by the government ...
TAIWAN REPLACES SOUTH KOREA AS 2ND-LARGEST EXPORTER TO CHINA.
Dec 03, 2007 ... TAIPEI, Dec. 3 Asia Pulse - Taiwan surpassed South Korea to become the second-largest exporter to China in September, according to a report released Saturday by the Ministry of Economic Affairs' Bureau of Foreign Trade. In September, China imported US$10.13 billion-worth of ...
KAOHSIUNG PORT'S CONTAINER HANDLING VOLUME HITS NEW HIGH.
Dec 03, 2007 ... KAOHSIUNG, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Kaohsiung port's container handling volume amounted to 8.47 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) for the first 10 months of this year, hitting a record high for the January-October period, according to tallies released Friday by the Kaohsiung Harbor ...
TAIWAN LABOR COUNCIL LAUNCHES WEB-BASED OCCUPATIONAL GUIDE.
Dec 03, 2007 ... TAIPEI, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - The Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) has recently completed its launch of a Web-based career and occupation guide in a bid to provide job seekers with more information in their pursuit of employment, CLA officials said Sunday. The council has so far ...
TAIWAN DEMAND FOR SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ON THE RISE.
Dec 03, 2007 ... TAIPEI, Dec. 3 Asia Pulse - Taiwan's demand for semiconductor equipment is expected to break the US$9.5 billion mark this year, with annual growth of 30 per cent or more, officials responsible for industrial services said Saturday. In 2006, the market scale stood at US$7.31 ...
INDIAN'S BAJAJ AUTO MOTORCYCLE SALES DIP 2 PCT IN NOVEMBER.
Dec 03, 2007 ... NEW DELHI, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - India's second largest two-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto Ltd (BAL) (BSE:500490) has reported a two-per cent dip in its motorcycle sales during November at 2,09,876 units against 2,14,321 units in the same month last year. The company's total two-wheeler ...
TAIWAN PREMIER ORDERS NEW HARBOUR FREE TRADE ZONE MEASURES.
Dec 03, 2007 ... TAIPEI, Dec. 3 Asia Pulse - Premier Chang Chun-hsiung inspected the Taichung Harbor free trade zone (FTZ) Saturday and ordered harbor authorities to map out more favorable measures to help businesses stationed in the zone cut operating costs in order to attract further investment. ...
INDIA'S TVS BIKE SALES DIP 17 PCT IN NOVEMBER.
Dec 03, 2007 ... NEW DELHI, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - TVS Motor Co (BSE:532343), India's third largest two-wheeler maker, on Saturday reported a 17.08 per cent dip in motorcycle sales during November. Bike sales fell to 57,113 units in November, against 68,874 units in the corresponding month last ...
SOUTH KOREA'S LISTED FIRMS' CASH RESERVE RATIO SHOOTS UP.
Dec 03, 2007 ... SEOUL, Dec. 3 Asia Pulse - South Korea's listed companies saw their reserves of cash and cash equivalents soar in the first nine months of this year, as they remained hesitant to make fresh investments amid an uncertain economic environment, the local bourse operator said Sunday. ...
TAIWAN, STANFORD UNIVERSITY FORGE TIES IN BUSINESS TALENT TRAINING.
Dec 03, 2007 ... SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Taiwan signed an agreement with the Stanford University School of Medicine Friday for a cooperative program under which Taiwan will get the U.S. academic institution's assistance in training personnel in high value-added therapeutic and medical equipment ...
S. KOREAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - DEC 3, 2007.
Dec 03, 2007 ... SEOUL, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: VERNACULAR DAILIES -- U.S. nuclear envoy to visit Pyongyang (Kookmin Daily) -- Major presidential candidates avoid clashing over policy (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Presidential candidates seek alliances (Donga llbo) -- U.S. nuclear ...
EC EXTENDS US$383 MLN TO INDIA FOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Dec 03, 2007 ... NEW DELHI, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - The European Commission will provide a 260-million euro (US$383 million) assistance package to India for 2007-10 towards development programmes in health, education and other areas. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed by ...
STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN INDEX OPENS HIGHER - DEC 3, 2007.
Dec 03, 2007 ... SYDNEY, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - The Australian sharemarket has opened higher on a positive US lead and higher base metal prices. Big falls in the prices of gold and oil hurt energy stocks and gold miners. New gaming group Crown Ltd got off to a flying start, but the other ...
INDI'AS MARUTI SUZUKI SALES UP 24 PCT IN NOVEMBER.(Financial report)
Dec 03, 2007 ... NEW DELHI, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) (BSE:532500) on saturday reported a 24 per cent jump in its car sales in the domestic market during November at 65,216 units against 52,574 units in the corresponding month last year. Sales in ...
TATA TECHNOLOGIES SIGNS MOU WITH DAEWOO INFO SYSTEMS.
Dec 03, 2007 ... BANGALORE, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Tata Technologies Limited on Friday announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Daewoo Information Systems (DIS). The objective of the alliance is to enhance competitiveness and broaden business opportunities in the Korean and Indian ...
IATA WARNS OF GLOBAL PILOT SHORTAGE.
Dec 03, 2007 ... BANGALORE, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - The International Air Transport Association on Friday warned airlines across the world could face a severe shortage of pilots unless industry and government work together to change training and qualification practices. IATA issued a new estimate ...
METGASCO ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO SUPPLY GAS TO BP REFINERY.
Dec 03, 2007 ... MELBOURNE, Dec 3 Asia Pulse -Australian coal seam gas explorer Metgasco Ltd (ASX:MEL) has entered into an agreement to supply gas to BP Australia Pty Ltd's Bulwer Island refinery in Queensland. Metgasco plans to conduct a feasibility study into the supply of over 15 petajoules ...
INDIA'S MCC TIES UP WITH MALAYSIA'S CONSUCARE FOR SKIN PRODUCTS.
Dec 03, 2007 ... BANGALORE, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Manipal Cure and Care, a health retail chain, has tied up with Malaysia's ConsuCare to distribute its Dermaceuticals range of plant-based skin care products under the brand name, 'Living Proof'. The tie-up is part of the MCC's growth strategy to ...
INDIA'S RELIANCE RETAIL TO SET UP 30 HYPERMARTS BY 2008.
Dec 03, 2007 ... KOLKATA, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Reliance Retail plans to set up 30 hypermarkets across India in the next few months, but West Bengal was not among the states being considered for setting up this format stores, a company official said. "We are planning 30 hypermarkets across the ...
ROLLS-ROYCE LAUNCHES PHANTOM DROPHEAD COUPE IN INDIA.
Dec 03, 2007 ... MUMBAI, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Luxury carmaker Rolls Royce on Friday launched a convertible variant of its premium sedan Phantom - Phantom Drophead Coupe - at a starting price of Rs 31 million (US$782,500). "We expect to sell as many as 20 Drophead Coupes in the next 12 months," ...
SIEMENS DIVISION BAGS US$118 MLN ORDER FROM INDIA'S SAIL.
Dec 03, 2007 ... MUMBAI, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Siemens Metals Technologies on Friday said it has received an 80 million euro (US$118 million) order from SAIL (BSE:500113) to supply caster's for the modernisation work at the company's IISCO steel plant. The order is for the supply of two new ...
SIX SOUTH KOREAN HOSTAGES RELEASED FROM SHANGHAI FACTORY.
Dec 03, 2007 ... SHANGHAI, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Six South Korean executives and mid-level managers at a factory in Shanghai who were taken hostage over a week ago by local workers were released Friday, company sources here said. Hwain Spinning Co. said the South Koreans were set free after being ...
HONG KONG NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - DEC 3, 2007.
Dec 03, 2007 ... HONG KONG, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST: - Vietnam Manufacturing and Export Processing, the country's third-largest foreign-owned motorcycle maker, will delay the retail subscription of its planned HK$1.05 billion ...
SK TELECOM SIGNS DEAL TO PURCHASE HANAROTELECOM FOR US$1.1 BLN.
Dec 03, 2007 ... SEOUL, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - SK Telecom Co. (KSE:017670), South Korea's top mobile carrier, said today it has signed an official deal to take over a controlling stake in Internet service operator Hanarotelecom Inc. (KSE:033630) to provide diverse communications to its customers and cope with ...
AIR INDIA COMPLETES REFINANCE FOR ITS BOEING FLEET ACQUISITION.
Dec 03, 2007 ... MUMBAI, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Air India on Friday completed the formalities for the second tranche of the US$2.6-billion US Exim Bank-guaranteed refinance facility for acquisition of 68 Boeing aircraft. In the first tranche, Air India secured around US$1.2-billion refinancing ...
IRAN-MADE PEUGEOT PARS CAR TO BE PRODUCED IN EGYPT.
Dec 03, 2007 ... TEHRAN, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Iran's Minister of industries and mines has announced that the production line for the Peugeot Pars, a sedan made by Iranian automaker Iran Khodro, would soon be launched in Egypt. Ali-Akbar Mehrabian, who arrived in the Egyptian capital Cairo on a ...
AUSTRALIA'S MACQUARIE, S KOREA'S MBK AQUIRE 61% OF CABLE CO C&M.
Dec 03, 2007 ... SEOUL, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - An Australian banking giant and a South Korean private equity fund jointly bought more than a 60 per cent stake in South Korea's second-largest cable TV operator, sources said Friday. Macquarie Bank (ASX:MBL) and MBK Partners, one of the most active ...
BEIJING-TEHRAN FLIGHTS TO INCREASE TO FIVE PER WEEK.
Dec 03, 2007 ... TEHRAN, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Deputy head of Civil Aviation Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Alireza Manzari, said that the number of flights between Iran and China will increase. He told ISNA on Saturday that an agreement to the effect was signed with Chinese civil ...
EGYPT MAY IMPORT WHEAT FROM IRAN.
Dec 03, 2007 ... TEHRAN, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Egypt's trade ministry has said it is considering the possibility of importing wheat from Iran in a bid to boost bilateral trade ties. The statement came a day after Iran's Minister of Industries and Mines Ali-Akbar Mehrabian paid a visit to Cairo for ...
ISLAMIC DEV'T BANK OKAYS US$45 MLN IRAN POWER PLANT LOAN.
Dec 03, 2007 ... TEHRAN, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has approved a loan of US$45 million to the Power Plant Projects Management Company (MAPNA). The financial assistance is extended to the state-owned company to import goods, spare parts and other products needed its ...
STOCKS - SEOUL SHARES FALL AFTER STRONG START - DEC 3, 2007.
Dec 03, 2007 ... SEOUL, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - South Korean stocks started stronger Monday but soon fell as foreign investors sold tech, shipbuilding and other blue-chip shares, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 3.18 points, or 0.17 per cent, to 1,902.82 in ...
INDIA'S RELIANCE REACTS TO BHARTI AIRTEL'S COMPETITION STANCE.
Dec 03, 2007 ... NEW DELHI, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications (BSE:532712) on Saturday reacted sharply to rival Bharti Airtel's (BSE:532454) statement that other Indian telecommunication companies should have equal opportunity to succeed, saying "if Bharti honestly believes in ...
NEW SHIPPING LINE WILL BOOST IRAN'S TRADE WITH AFRICA.
Dec 03, 2007 ... TEHRAN, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Regular shipping services between Iran and Africa will be launched on December 6, announced Deputy Commerce Minister for international affairs, Mehdi Ghazanfari. In an interview with MNA, Ghazanfari stated that the scheme was made operational through ...
INDIA'S POWER GRID COMPETES FOR PHILIPPINES ENERGY CO CONTRACT.
Dec 03, 2007 ... NEW DELHI, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Power Grid Corp (BSE:532898), India's largest power transmission utility, is pitched against three companies from Italy, Malaysia and China to secure a multi-billion dollar 25-year contract to run a transmission company in the Philippines', a final decision on ...
TAIWAN COS IN TAINAN COUNTY'S ORCHID PLANTATION SEE BIZ TRIPLE.
Dec 03, 2007 ... Tainan County, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - The 12 companies that have set up shop in Tainan County's Taiwan Orchid Plantation have seen their business turnover growing up to three times their original investments, Tainan Magistrate Su Huan-chih said Friday. Su told 11 visiting South ...
RUSSIA'S VIMPELCOM PLEASED WITH PROGRESS IN CENTRAL ASIA.
Dec 03, 2007 ... TASHKENT, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Vimpel-Communications (VimpelCom), a leading provider of wireless telecommunications services in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) announced its financial and operating results for the quarter and nine months ended on 30 September 2007. ...
INDIA, EU SAY DOHA ROUND SUCCESS IS THEIR TOP PRIORITY.
Dec 03, 2007 ... NEW DELHI, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - India and the European Union, key players on opposite side of the WTO's Doha Round of talks, on Friday said achieving an ambitious and balanced global trade deal remains their "foremost policy piority". Addressing a joint press conference with ...
INDIAN COS GET BOARD APPROVAL FOR 10 PCT OIL INDIA STAKE.
Dec 03, 2007 ... MUMBAI, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - The board of directors of three of India's state-run companies-HPCL, BPCL and IOC, have approved the acquisition of a 10 per cent stake in Oil India Ltd. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BSE:500104) said it has received approval for acquiring 2.5 ...
AUSTRALIAN COS SEE PROFIT GROWTH FALL US$41 BLN SEPT QUARTER.
Dec 03, 2007 ... CANBERRA, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Growth in Australian company profits unexpectedly fell to A$46.52 billion (US$41.22 billion) in the three months to September, taking the gloss off what is expected to be a bumper economic growth reading in Wednesday's national accounts. The ...
KEVIN RUDD SWORN-IN AS AUSTRALIA'S 26TH PRIME MINISTER TODAY.
Dec 03, 2007 ... CANBERRA, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Kevin Rudd has been officialy sworn-in as Australia's 26th prime minister. In a brief ceremony at Government House, Governor-General Michael Jeffery invited Mr Rudd to take the executive oath just after 9.30am (AEST) officially ending John Howard's ...
IRAN, PAKISTAN AGREE TO INCREASE ECONOMIC COOPERATION & TRADE.
Dec 03, 2007 ... ISLAMABAD, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Iran wants to increase bilateral trade with Pakistan to US$1 billion, a senior Iranian diplomat said on Saturday. Ahmed Fasihi, Iran's Commercial Attache, met Pakistani Nasir Khan, the President of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry ...
OMAN INTERESTED IN IRAN'S KISH GAS FIELD, PROPOSES US$2 BLN PLAN.
Dec 03, 2007 ... TEHRAN, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Oman proposed a US$2 billion investment plan to develop the Kish gas field announced Mahmoud Zirakchian, managing director of Iranian Offshore Oil Company. Mr Zirakchian said that the preliminary proposal has been received and following expert studies, ...
PROBE INTO SCANDAL-SCARRED SAMSUNG SEEN AS TEST FOR S KOREA.
Dec 03, 2007 ... SEOUL, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - The last time Lee Kun-hee, the chairman of Samsung Group and South Korea's richest man, faced a crisis was in 2005. At issue then was a graft scandal unearthed by a TV journalist accusing Samsung of giving illegal political funds to some presidential candidates in ...
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS SALES TO TOP US$100 BLN THIS YEAR: CEO.
Dec 03, 2007 ... SEOUL, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Samsung Electronics Co. (KSE:05930), the world's largest manufacturer of computer memory chips, will see its sales exceed the US$100 billion mark this year thanks to strong performances in TV and mobile handset sectors, a top executive said Monday. ...
INDONESIA AND IRAN DELAY CONSTRUCTION OF OIL REFINERY PROJECT.
Dec 03, 2007 ... JAKARTA, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Construction of an Indonesian Iranian oil refinery is likely to be delayed with both sides still revising agreement first signed in 2004. PT Pertamina said it has signed with National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) revision of ...
(UPDATE) S KOREAN ECONOMY GROWS 1.3 PCT IN Q3.
Dec 03, 2007 ... (ATTN: UPDATES with quotes, oil prices in paras 4,5; ADDS more details in last two paras) SEOUL, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - South Korea's economy expanded a revised 1.3 per cent in the third quarter from three months earlier, down from an earlier 1.4 per cent estimate, mainly on ...
INDONESIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - DEC 3, 2007.
Dec 03, 2007 ... JAKARTA, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights from today's newspapers: THE JAKARTA POST - A UN climate conference begins in Bali Monday with parties set to negotiate a new global deal to balance conflicting goals - the urgent need to curb carbon emissions while allowing ...
FIJI'S INTERIM GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS TELEVISION LICENCE.
Dec 03, 2007 ... SUVA, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - The licence for Channel 2 Fiji Ltd to provide a free-to-air service has been suspended, reports The Fiji Times. Fiji's Interim Commerce Minister Taito Waradi said the licence was suspended as a result of a breach of conditions. "I have ...
S. KOREAN EXPORTS JUMP 17.5 PCT ON-YEAR IN NOVEMBER.
Dec 03, 2007 ... SEOUL, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - South Korean exports climbed 17.5 per cent on-year to US$35.9 billion in November, fueled by strong overseas demand for general machinery, flat panels and telecommunication equipment, a government report showed Monday. Imports rose 26.5 per cent to a ...
INDONESIAN GOVT TO BUILD A DAM IN JATIBARANG, SEMARANG.
Dec 03, 2007 ... JAKARTA, Dec 3 Asia Pulse - The government will build a dam in Jatibarang, Semarang to cost around Rp1.2 trillion (US$133 million) toward the end of 2008. The dam will control floods in the Central Java provincial city of Semarang, Water Resources Director General Iwan Nusiyrwan ...