AsiaPulse News back issues from August 2008:
FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR OPENS LOWER - AUG 1, 2008.
Aug 01, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar has opened at its lowest level in six weeks as a fall in oil prices and a report showing an expansion in US economic activity gave support to the American currency. At 0700 AEST, the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.9422 24, ...
STOCKS - BOMBAY SHARES CLOSE HIGHER - JULY 31, 2008.
Aug 01, 2008 ... MUMBAI, July 31 Asia Pulse - Bombay stocks edged up 0.48 per cent on Thursday on some buying support for metal and oil and refinery sectors ahead of the ...
FOREX - US DOLLAR ENDS FIRMER AGAINST RUPEE - JULY 31, 2008.
Aug 01, 2008 ... MUMBAI, July 31 Asia Pulse - The US dollar ended sharply dearer against the rupee at Rs 42.58 per dollar and the pound sterling also finished higher at Rs 84.32 per pound ...
AUSTRALIAN BOND MARKET OPENS FIRMER - AUG 1, 2008.
Aug 01, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian bond market has opened firmer as weaker jobless claims in US and softer economic growth had investors taking refuge in safe haven assets. At 0830 AEST today, the yield on the Commonwealth Government March 2019 bond was at 6.125 per cent, ...
S. KOREA'S ELECTRONIC SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS DIP 17.9 PCT IN Q1.
Aug 01, 2008 ... SEOUL, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea's electronic securities transactions fell 17.9 per cent in the first quarter from three months earlier mainly because trading was sluggish amid slumping stock markets, the financial watchdog said Friday. The volume of online securities ...
AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - AUG 1, 2008.
Aug 01, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW: - Surprisingly weak retail sales and credit growth has spurred speculation that the Reserve Bank may begin to cut official interest rates by the end of the year. ...
TITANIUM 2008 PROVIDES GLOBAL INSIGHTS FROM A WORLD PERSPECTIVE.
Aug 01, 2008 ... (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) MEDIA RELEASE PR31297 TITANIUM 2008 Provides Global Insights From a World Perspective BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- TITANIUM 2008 is the 24th annual conference and exhibition ...
AUSTRALIA'S SUNCORP FORECASTS SHARP FALL IN FY08 PROFIT.(Financial report)
Aug 01, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Suncorp Metway Ltd (ASX:SUN) will leave its fiscal 2008 final dividend unchanged and has forecast flat dividend growth for fiscal 2009 after bad weather and the credit crunch almost halved its annual profit. The bank and general insurer said it expects ...
SINGAPORE-BASED TIGER AIRWAYS AXES FLIGHTS TO DARWIN.
Aug 01, 2008 ... MELBOURNE, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Budget airline Tiger Airways has axed its services to Darwin from Melbourne and Singapore, blaming high fuel and operating costs in Darwin for the decision. Services to Darwin will be suspended from October 26, Tiger chief operating officer Steve ...
INDIA READY TO RETURN TO WTO TALKS, BLAMES US FOR IMPASSE.
Aug 01, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Squarely blaming the US for the collapse of the WTO talks in Geneva early this week, India on Thursday said it can return to negotiations but will not compromise on protection to farmers in an open market. "I told the WTO Director General that India ...
AUSTRALIA'S ALLCO FINANCE CLOSE TO SIGNING NEW DEBT FACILITY.
Aug 01, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Allco Finance Group (ASX:AFG) is close to signing a new senior debt facility with the investment firm's 12 syndicate banks, which have all obtained internal approval for the agreement. The facility requires final documentation and will replace Allco's ...
AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY AT 3-YEAR LOW: REPORT.
Aug 01, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Australian manufacturing activity has hit a near three-year low as high interest rates slow the economy, a report shows. The Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers performance of manufacturing index (PMI) fell 0.1 index points to 46.9 in ...
AUSTRALIAN PM WON'T SAY WHETHER ECONOMY SLOWING TOO QUCKLY.
Aug 01, 2008 ... CANBERRA, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has refused to say whether Australia's economy was slowing too rapidly. Economic data showing a slump in housing approvals, weak retail spending, and consumer and business pessimism have led to calls for a cut in interest ...
AUSTRALIAN BANKS MUST PASS ON RATE CUTS TO BORROWERS: PM.
Aug 01, 2008 ... CANBERRA, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned banks they have a "responsibility" to pass on to borrowers any cut in official interest rates. Economic data showing a slump in housing approvals, weak retail spending, and consumer and business pessimism have led ...
INDIA'S SINTEX ACQUIRES 90 PCT STAKE IN GERMAN FIRM FOR US$55.5 MLN.
Aug 01, 2008 ... MUMBAI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Plastic products maker Sintex Industries (BSE:502742) on Thursday said it has acquired 90 per cent stake in German-based Geiger Technik GMBH for Euro 35.6 million (US$55.5 million), a move that would help the company in enhancing its presence in the European ...
BLOOMBERG TELEVISION COVERS CHINA DURING OLYMPIC GAMES.
Aug 01, 2008 ... (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) MEDIA RELEASE PR31292 BLOOMBERG TELEVISION Covers China During Olympic Games NEW YORK and HONG KONG, August 1 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Starting Monday, BLOOMBERG TELEVISION(R) viewers will see live ...
SUNY HOSTS UNDERGRADUATES FROM SICHUAN PROVINCE, CHINA.
Aug 01, 2008 ... (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) MEDIA RELEASE PR31293 SUNY Hosts Undergraduates From Sichuan Province, China ALBANY, New York, August 1 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Program to Train Young Leaders to Rebuild Earthquake-ravaged ...
AUSTRALIA'S CSR TO BOOST ITS ETHANOL PRODUCTION CAPACITY.
Aug 01, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - CSR Limited (ASX:CSR) will spend .8 million ($US16.74 million) to increase its ethanol production capacity to 60 million litres per annum, the company announced today. Citing strong demand by Australian oil companies for fuel grade ethanol, CSR said it ...
DAIICHI'S OPEN OFFER FOR 20 PCT STAKE IN RANBAXY AWAITS SEBI'S NOD.
Aug 01, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Japanese drug maker Daichii Sankyo (TSE: 4568), which has signed a share purchase agreement with Ranbaxy (BSE: 500359), on Thursday said its open offer for an additional 20 per cent stake in the domestic pharma major would undergo a change of schedule, ...
INDIAN N-POWER SECTOR WAITING FOR NUCLEAR DEAL CUE: MINISTRY.
Aug 01, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - There is no better time than now for the Indo-US nuclear deal to come through, as nuclear power plants are running at less than 50 per cent of their capacity for want of fuel, feel Power Ministry officials. Shortage of nuclear fuel means ...
INDIA'S LUPIN LTD GETS US FDA NOD FOR DIVALPROX EPILEPSY DRUG.
Aug 01, 2008 ... MUMBAI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Indian pharmaceutical firm Lupin Ltd (BSE:500257) on Thursday said it has received final approval from US Food and Drug Administrator for Divalprox Sodium Delayed Release tablets, used to control seizures in the treatment of epilepsy. Lupin ...
FOREX - US DOLLAR OPENS FIRMER AGAINST WON - AUG 1, 2008.
Aug 01, 2008 ... SEOUL, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The U.S. dollar on Friday opened at 1,014.0 won, up ...
INDIA'S ONION EXPORT PRICE HIKED BY US$20 A TON.
Aug 01, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - State-owned cooperative major Nafed has decided to increase the minimum export price of onion by US$20 a ton for August to discourage exports and boost domestic availability. The average MEP now stands at US$250-255 a ton. "We have raised ...
PIERS EXPANDS TRADE DATA COVERAGE TO LATIN AMERICAN AIR CARGO.
Aug 01, 2008 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) MEDIA RELEASE PR31275 PIERS Expands Trade Data Coverage to Latin American Air Cargo NEWARK, N.J., July 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- PIERS Global Intelligence Solutions(R), a Commonwealth Business Media ...
AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY GAINS FROM HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY IN BUILDING SECTOR.
Aug 01, 2008 ... CANBERRA, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The economy is drawing significant benefits from the building and construction industry having posted sharp productivity gains over the past few years, a new report says. The Australian Building and Construction Commission today released its 2008 ...
TRIUMPH AWARDS MIDORI MATSUO, JAPAN, FOR LINGERIE DESIGN.
Aug 01, 2008 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) MEDIA RELEASE PR31256 Inspiring Lingerie Triumph Awards Midori Matsuo, 20, Japan, for the Most Inspiring Lingerie Design at the International Final of the Triumph Inspiration Award '08 in Beijing BEIJING, July 31/ ...
PAKISTAN INT'L AIRLINES, CRESCENT COMMERCIAL BANK SIGN E-TICKETING DEAL.
Aug 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Crescent Commercial Bank Limited (CCBL), a subsidiary of Samba Financial Group, have signed an agreement for installation of the first financial centre PIA e-ticketing kiosk in the ATM lobby of CCBL branch at Clifton in ...
GARUDA AIMS TO DOUBLE PROFIT TO US$57 MLN THIS YEAR.
Aug 01, 2008 ... JAKARTA, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Garuda Indonesia intends to double its net profit this year to Rp516 billion (US$56.7 million) from a year earlier, its president director said. "We aim to increase it by up to two-fold," Emirsyah Satar said following a discussion on state-owned ...
INDONESIAN VP ASKS SMEs TO BRAND THEIR PRODUCTS.
Aug 01, 2008 ... JAKARTA, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Vice President Jusuf Kalla has asked small- and medium-scale businessmen to brand their products so that Indonesians consumers can feel proud in using the goods. "It is time for us to brand our products. If so far, women feel proud when they consume ...
STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN LIFTS DISCOUNT RATE TO REIN IN INFLATION.
Aug 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Tuesday raised the discount rate from 12 per cent to 13 per cent for the next six months to counter inflationary pressures in the economy. Discount rate is the rate at which commercial banks obtain money from the ...
INDIA'S VISHAL RETAIL POSTPONES IPO PLANS.
Aug 01, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Indian retail major Vishal Retail (BSE:532867), which a month back had announced plans to raise up to Rs 2 billion (US$47 million) through an IPO, has postponed the equity divestment considering the current market sentiments. "Besides the present ...
STOCKS - TOKYO BOURSE OPENS WEAKER - AUG 1, 2008.
Aug 01, 2008 ... TOKYO, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Tokyo stocks started weaker on Friday, with the Nikkei-225 index falling 100.24 ...
S KOREA'S LS CABLE ACQUIRES U.S. CABLE MAKER.
Aug 01, 2008 ... SEOUL, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - LS Cable Ltd. (KSE:006260), South Korea's biggest wire and cable maker, said Friday that it has acquired 86.88 per cent of U.S.-based Superior Essex in a tender offer. LS Cable said it also expects to acquire an additional stake of 7.04 per cent, the ...
INDIA NEEDS US$87 BLN BY 2025 FOR HEALTHCARE FACILITIES: STUDY.
Aug 01, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - India will need investments of Rs 3700 billion (US$87 billion) to provide just two hospital beds for every 1,000 people, from the present level of 0.86, a joint study by industry body Ficci and global consultancy firm Ernst & Young said. According ...
INDIAN GOVT MULLS ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE REDRESSAL SYSTEMS.
Aug 01, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The government is planning to set up alternative dispute redressal systems to make consumer fora more efficient, a senior government official said today. Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Sharad Pawar had yesterday echoed the ...
AUSTRALIAN INFLATION EASES SLIGHTLY IN JULY: SURVEY.
Aug 01, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Inflation eased slightly in July but remains above four per cent on an annual basis for the sixth month in a row, a private sector survey shows. The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge rose 0.4 per cent in July, following a 0.5 per cent ...
STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN SHARES TUMBLE AT OPEN - AUG 1, 2008.
Aug 01, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian share market opened lower today after disappointing US economic growth data and higher jobless claims hit Wall St. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index sunk 47.3 points, or 0.95 per cent to 4930.1, while the broader All ...
TAIWAN TO SEEK TALKS WITH CHINA OVER RELAXED BOURSE INVESTMENT.
Aug 01, 2008 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The government will ask its quasi-official intermediary body to negotiate with China over the signing of an agreement for a possible relaxation of rules governing Chinese investment in Taiwan's stock market, an official said Thursday. The remarks came ...
AIR MACAU FLIES TAIWANESE FRUIT TO BEIJING FREE OF CHARGE.
Aug 01, 2008 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Athletes from around the world, including those from Taiwan, will be able to enjoy Taiwanese fruit at the Beijing Olympics, thanks to a free fruit transport service provided by Air Macau. According to an Air Macau executive, his company began the ...
STOCKS - SEOUL SHARES OPEN LOWER - AUG 1, 2008.
Aug 01, 2008 ... SEOUL, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - South Korean stocks started weaker Friday as investor sentiment was dented by overnight falls in U.S. markets following the announcement of weaker economic data, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 11.98 points, ...
TAIWAN READY TO ENGAGE IN FIRST-EVER WTO LAWSUIT.
Aug 01, 2008 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Taiwanese trade negotiators are prepared to enter the court of trade for a lawsuit over a tariff dispute with the European Union under the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade dispute settlement, as pre-trial consultations have ended without a ...
TAIWAN'S TRADE RELATIONS NOT UNDERMINED BY DOHA COLLAPSE.
Aug 01, 2008 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Despite the recent collapse of World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Round talks, the future of Taiwan's international trade relations remains optimistic, as the improved cross-Taiwan Strait relations will help Taiwan gain more ground in multilateral and bilateral ...
STOCKS - SRI LANKA STOCKS LIFTED BY TELCO GAINS - JULY 31, 2008.
Aug 01, 2008 ... COLOMBO, July 31 Asia Pulse - Sri Lankan stocks closed higher Thursday, lifted by gains in telecom heavyweights after the dominant fixed line operator Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) reported a surprise jump in June quarter profits The All Share Price Index gained 1.41 per cent (34.27 ...
CHINESE SPECULATION ON TAIWAN BOURSE WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE: FSC.
Aug 01, 2008 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Even if Chinese funds are allowed on the Taiwan stock market, speculation using such funds would not be possible as a well-devised supervisory mechanism has been in place, a Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) official said Thursday. FSC Vice ...
SRI LANKA INFLATIONS SLOWS TO 26.6 PCT IN JULY.
Aug 01, 2008 ... COLOMBO, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Sri Lanka consumer inflation in the capital Colombo slowed to 26.6 per cent in July 2008 from a record 28.2 per cent in June, the government's statistics office said. In the month of July prices rose 0.2 per cent compared with an increase of 3.7 per ...
TAIWAN'S CABINET AIMS FOR NEGATIVE GROWTH IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION.
Aug 01, 2008 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The government will work toward achieving negative growth in terms of energy consumption by government agencies and public schools, with the goal of cutting consumption by 7 percent over a seven-year period, the Bureau of Energy under the Ministry of Economic ...
54 MORE TAIWAN BUSINESSES JOIN TRAVEL SHOPPING ASSURANCE SYSTEM.
Aug 01, 2008 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Taiwan's Travel Quality Assurance Association (TQAA) accepted 54 more businesses into its Travel Shopping Assurance System Thursday, increasing its total membership to 157. Tourism Bureau Director-General Janice Lai presented the certificates of ...
SRI LANKA INSURANCE REGULATOR CRACKS DOWN ON MISLEADING ADS.
Aug 01, 2008 ... COLOMBO, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The Insurance Board of Sri Lanka has revealed it had warned several insurance firms that violated regulations and also resorted to advertising campaigns that misled the public. The Board said it issued warnings to two insurers, one violating rules on ...
ONE MORE CARRIER CANCELS FLIGHTS ON TAIWAN'S WESTERN CORRIDOR.
Aug 01, 2008 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Domestic flight services on Taiwan's western corridor will be slashed further after Trans Asia Airways (TAIEX:6702) decided to suspend all its Taipei-Kaohsiung and Taipei-Tainan flights from Friday, due to the strong competition from the more convenient and less ...
CHAIRMAN OF TAIWAN'S POWERCHIP SEMICON INDICTED FOR INSIDER TRADING.
Aug 01, 2008 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Prosecutors on Thursday indicted Frank Huang, chairman of Powerchip Semiconductor Corp. TAIEX:5346), one of Taiwan's largest computer memory chip makers, on charges of insider trading. The prosecutors said they are seeking a 4.5-year jail term and a ...
TAIWAN TO OPEN DOORS TO 5 MORE CHINESE MEDIA OUTLETS.
Aug 01, 2008 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Five more regional Chinese media outlets will be allowed to post journalists in Taiwan, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) announced Thursday. The new measure follows the council's lifting of a ban in late June on the posting of correspondents from the ...
HONG KONG NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - AUG 1, 2008.
Aug 01, 2008 ... HONG KONG, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST: - Hong Kong's Exchange Fund, the government reserves used to help stabilise the currency, suffered a record investment loss of HK$35 billion in the first half and could see a ...
TAIWAN GOVT'S 2009 EXPENDITURE TO RISE 6.9%.
Aug 01, 2008 ... TAIPEI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The central government's expenditure for 2009 is budgeted at NT$1.83 trillion (US$60 billion), marking a 6.9 percent year-on-year increase, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) reported Thursday. The increased budget ...
BUSINESS WIRE DAILY SUMMARY - JULY 30, AND 31, 2008.(Company overview)
Aug 01, 2008 ... A summary of news releases for July 30, and 31, 2008, compiled by Business Wire, the global leader in news distribution. To view any of these news releases on Business Wire's website, please go to www.businesswire.com. 1) Category Code: Films & Motion Pictures ...
VIETNAM RAISES CAR REGISTRATION FEES TO 15 PCT OF PRICE.
Aug 01, 2008 ... HANOI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on July 29 signed a decree to raise car registration fees to up to 15 per cent of a vehicle's purchase price. The decree was issued in an attempt to reduce traffic in urban areas and curb the countrys soaring trade ...
INDIA HOPES FOR CLOSER RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN: LAWMAKER.
Aug 01, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - India is looking forward to cementing cooperative ties with Taiwan, said a Taiwanese legislator, who is leading a 10-member legislative delegation on a fact-finding visit to the South Asian country. Cheng Li-wen, a lawmaker of the ruling Kuomintang ...
THAILAND TO SELL RICE TO AFRICAN, ASIAN NATIONS.
Aug 01, 2008 ... BANGKOK, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The Thai government has agreed to sell 2.1 million tonnes of rice in its stocks on a government-to-government basis, according to Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Surapong Suebwonglee. Mr Surapong said several African and Asian countries had ...
VIETNAM''S VINCOM SECURITIES EXPANDS TO HO CHI MINH CITY.
Aug 01, 2008 ... HO CHI MINH CITY, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Vincom Securities Company (VincomSC) has expanded its operations in the south, opening a branch in Ho Chi Minh City's Nguyen Van Thu Street. The new office offers services like securities custody. To save time in making trade ...
AUSTRALIA'S BUDERIM GINGER EXPECTS ANNUAL PROFIT TO RISE.
Aug 01, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Buderim Ginger Ltd (ASX:BUG) has forecast its annual pre-tax profit to rise by as much as $A2 million ($US1.88 million), in line with its guidance. The company's guidance for the 2008 calendar year was for a pre-tax profit rise of between $A1 million ...
VIETNAM'S BASIC INTEREST RATE KEPT AT 14 PCT PER ANNUM.
Aug 01, 2008 ... HANOI, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - A new decision by the State Bank of Vietnam will keep the basic interest rate at 14 per cent per annum from August 1. The central banks basic interest rate on Vietnam dong lays as a foundation for commercial banks to set their ...
THAKSIN'S WIFE SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS JAIL FOR TAX EVASION.
Aug 01, 2008 ... BANGKOK, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Thailand's Criminal Court handed down a three-year jail term on the wife of deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra for tax evasion. It was the first verdict of several court cases brought against the former permier, his family and associates by a ...
CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN OPENS THIRD LOCATION IN SOUTH KOREA.
Aug 01, 2008 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) (BW)(CA-CALIF-PIZZA-KITCHEN)(CPKI.NASDAQ) California Pizza Kitchen Opens Third Location in South Korea Restaurant Writers/Business Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE) - Aug. 01, 2008-- California Pizza ...
THAI BUSINESS CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO DROP IN JULY.
Aug 01, 2008 ... BANGKOK, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Business sector confidence in Thailand continued to decline through July upon concerns over continuing political uncertainties fuelled by a spate of clashes between anti- and pro-government groups of demonstrators, according to the Bank of Thailand. ...
VIETNAM'S PHA RUNG SHIPYARD LAUNCHES 34,000 DWT VESSEL.
Aug 01, 2008 ... HAI PHONG, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The Pha Rung Shipyard company on July 31 successfully launched a 34,000 DWT cargo ship, the largest of its kind built by the firm. The vessel, named San Felice, is the first in a series of 14 ships contracted for construction with the Graig ...
CAMBODIA YET TO ACT ON MILITARY WITHDRAWAL: THAI FM.
Aug 01, 2008 ... BANGKOK, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - Reiterating that it is up to the Thai government as to when troops might be withdrawn from the disputed Preah Vihear temple site claimed by both Thailand and Cambodia, Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag said Thursday the Cambodian government has "not informed Thailand ...