AsiaPulse News back issues from November 2008:
(GEN) SECURITY FORCES ARREST 20 ILLEGAL MIGRANTS.
Nov 01, 2008 ... (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) ...
(GEN) COUNTER-NARCOTICS OPERATIONS.
Nov 01, 2008 ... (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) ...
(GEN) TOBB HOSTS DINNER FOR KYRGYZ PRIME MINISTER IN ANKARA.
Nov 01, 2008 ... (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) ...
(GEN)CYPRIOT LEADERS TO MEET AGAIN ON MONDAY.
Nov 02, 2008 ... (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) ...
(ECO)WORLD BANK GIVES HIGH IMPORTANCE TO TURKEY, KATSU.
Nov 02, 2008 ... (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) ...
(DIP)BARCELONA PROCESS, FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING TO BEGIN TUESDAY IN MARSEILLES.
Nov 02, 2008 ... (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) ...
(DIP) TURKEY'S FOREIGN MINISTER BABACAN TO TOUR EU STATES.
Nov 02, 2008 ... (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) ...
(ECO) TURKEY TO CONTINUE TO PROGRESS WITH OR WITHOUT IMF, SIMSEK.
Nov 02, 2008 ... (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) ...
(CUL) TURKISH FILM "NOKTA" RECEIVES "BEST SOUNDTRACK" AWARD IN FRANCE.
Nov 02, 2008 ... (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) ...
(POL)GOVERNMENT WILL SOLVE PROBLEMS OF CITIES, ERDOGAN.
Nov 02, 2008 ... (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) ...
(GEN)GOVERNOR NASUHBEYOGLU ON BLAST IN HAKKARI.
Nov 02, 2008 ... (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) ...
(DIP)LEBANESE PREMIER DUE IN TURKEY.
Nov 02, 2008 ... (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) ...
TURKEY-PRESS SCAN (3).
Nov 02, 2008 ... PREMIER ERDOGAN: WE WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEMS ALTOGETHER Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while speaking at a ceremony in eastern province of Van, said "if you want to give support to peace, say 'lay down arms'. We are against those who walk around with weapons." ...
TURKEY-PRESS SCAN (2).
Nov 02, 2008 ... ERDOGAN: "IF YOU WANT PEACE, SAY 'LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS' Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the biggest fear of the terrorist organization was that the region would reach prosperity. "Those who relay message for peace, should say "lay down arms" if they really want to ...
TURKEY-PRESS SCAN (1).
Nov 02, 2008 ... -------- MERVE'S FAMILY FILES LAWSUIT IN U.S Her family filed a lawsuit for record holder Turkish swimmer Merve, who lost her life at the Memphis hospital during a kidney operation after a traffic accident. If the family which claims that their daughter ...
(GEN)SECURITY FORCES ARREST 115 ILLEGAL MIGRANTS.
Nov 02, 2008 ... (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) ...
(GEN) SECURITY FORCES SEIZE 5 KILOS OF HEROIN IN EDIRNE.
Nov 02, 2008 ... (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) ...
(ECO) BABACAN SAYS FINANCIAL INSTITUIONS SHOULD SHOW RESTRAINT AND AVOID RISKS.
Nov 02, 2008 ... (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) ...
(ECO)GLOBAL CRISIS CAN ONLY BE SOLVED THROUGH GLOBAL COOPERATION, EKREN.
Nov 02, 2008 ... (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) ...
(GEN) CREW OF HIJACKED TURKISH SHIP IN GOOD CONDITION.
Nov 02, 2008 ... (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) ...
(ECO)EXPORTS DOWN IN OCTOBER.
Nov 02, 2008 ... (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) ...
(CUL)TWO LEGENDARY NAMES OF JAZZ TAKE STAGE IN TURKISH CAPITAL.
Nov 02, 2008 ... (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) ...
(DIP) TRNC FOREIGN MINISTER TO BRIEF SWEDISH PARLIAMENT ON CYPRUS ISSUE.
Nov 02, 2008 ... (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) ...
(GEN)ALBANIAN CITIZEN WANTED BY INTERPOL ARRESTED IN ISTANBUL.
Nov 02, 2008 ... (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) ...
(GEN) 33 ILLEGAL MIGRANTS CAUGHT IN AYVALIK.
Nov 02, 2008 ... (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) ...
FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR OPENS WEAKER - NOV 3, 2008.
Nov 03, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar has opened weaker as gloomy US economic data reinforced fears of a global recession and had investors shy from higher-yielding currencies. At 0700 AEDT, the Australian dollar was trading at .6691/98, from Friday's close of ...
AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY SLUMPS TO LOW LEVEL.
Nov 03, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - Manufacturing activity slumped to its lowest level in 16 years during October, as slower economic growth eroded confidence of business and consumers, a survey says. The Australian Industry (AI) Group-PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian performance of ...
AUSTRALIAN BOND MARKET OPENS WEAKER - NOV 3, 2008.
Nov 03, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - The Australian bond market opened marginally weaker as investors bided time ahead of the central bank's interest rate decision due tomorrow. At 0830 AEDT, the yield on the Commonwealth Government March 2019 bond was at 5.210 per cent, up from Friday's ...
AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY BODY BACKS MURDOCH IN EDUCATION CRITICISM.
Nov 03, 2008 ... CANBERRA, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - Australia's peak industry body today backed Rupert Murdoch in his criticism of the Australian education system. In the first of six Boyer lectures last night, Mr Murdoch touched on the need for Australia to revolutionise its education system. ...
AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY SLUMPS TO 16-YEAR LOW.
Nov 03, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - Manufacturing activity slumped to its lowest level in 16 years during October, as slower economic growth eroded confidence of business and consumers, a survey says. The Australian Industry (AI) Group-PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian performance of ...
S. KOREA POSTS TRADE SURPLUS OF US$1.22 BLN IN OCTOBER.
Nov 03, 2008 ... SEOUL, Nov. 3 Asia Pulse - South Korea posted a trade surplus of US$1.22 billion in October on a surge in exports of ships and oil products as well as lower crude prices, a government report showed Monday. Exports rose 10 per cent on-year to $37.89 billion last month, while ...
N. KOREA HEAPS BLAME ON US FOR GLOBAL FINANCIAL TURMOIL.
Nov 03, 2008 ... SEOUL, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - North Korea stepped up its routine criticism of the United States Sunday for the ongoing global financial turmoil, accusing Washington of turning to warfare to resolve economic concerns. "Troubled by the deepening economic crisis in the new century, ...
S. KOREA, CHINA, JAPAN TO HOLD SUMMIT IN FUKUOKA DEC. 14.
Nov 03, 2008 ... SEOUL, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - South Korea, China and Japan are scheduled to hold a tripartite summit in Fukuoka, Japan, in the middle of next month for discussion on closer cooperation in overcoming the global financial crisis, a ranking official at the South Korean presidential office Cheong ...
S. KOREAN STOCKS EXPECTED TO GAIN GROUND THIS WEEK.
Nov 03, 2008 ... SEOUL, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - South Korean stocks are forecast to gain steam this week, thanks to hopes of trade surplus for October and a possible additional interest rate cut, analysts said Saturday. However, the market will remain volatile due to fears over possible corporate ...
INDIAN TRAVEL AGENTS TO RAISE BOOKING CHARGE FOR AIR PASSENGERS.
Nov 03, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - With cash-strapped airlines going ahead with introduction of 'zero commission' for travel agents from November 1, air tickets bought from the agents are set to become costlier as the agencies have decided to impose hefty booking charges on passengers. ...
SAS LAUNCHES FLIGHTS BETWEEN COPENHAGEN AND DELHI.
Nov 03, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - Foraying into the Indian aviation market, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) Friday launched flights between Copenhagen and Delhi, making the Indian capital its eleventh global destination. The new service would operate three times a week and have a ...
TAIWAN CAR RENTAL FIRMS HOPEFUL OVER EXPANSION OF CHINA FLIGHTS.
Nov 03, 2008 ... TAIPEI, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - Nonstop charter flights between Taiwan and China are likely to be expanded following this week's talks between representatives of the two sides, and car rental operators are among those hopeful that more flights will mean more business. "The expansion ...
HK PEOPLE SHOULD SPEND MORE: LIBERAL PARTY CHAIRWOMAN.
Nov 03, 2008 ... HONG KONG, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - A Hong Kong party chief has urged local consumers to spend more in a bid to help small and medium enterprises withstand the global financial storm. Liberal Party Chairwoman Miriam Lau made the call when visiting local stores in Central, the ...
TAIWAN CROSS-STRAITS TALKS TO USHER IN NEW TOURISM ERA.
Nov 03, 2008 ... TAIPEI, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - The second meeting between top negotiators of the two sides of the Taiwan Straits, scheduled for Nov. 3, will mark a new era for Taiwan's tourism, as more direct links between Taiwan and China will be established, the head of the Ministry of Transportation and ...
CALL FOR TAIWAN, CHINA TO COOPERATE ON SEMICONDUCTORS.
Nov 03, 2008 ... TAIPEI, Nov. 3 Asia Pulse - Taiwan and China have plenty of room for cooperation in the semiconductor industry, a Taiwan semiconductor tycoon said Saturday, suggesting that China focus on integrated circuit design while contracting wafer production to Taiwan. Taiwan ...
INDIA'S AEGIS DEFIES BPO GLOOM TO ADD 5,000 PEOPLE BY FY-END.
Nov 03, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - Aegis BPO Services, an Essar group company, will add about 1,000 people per month, taking the total headcount to 35,000 by this fiscal-end, even as the outsourcing industry is going slow on its recruitment plans. The company, which announced the ...
TAIWAN APPROVES $US303MLN PLAN TO CREATE TEMPORARY JOBS.
Nov 03, 2008 ... TAIPEI, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - Premier Liu Chao-shiuan approved an NT$10 billion (US$303 million) plan Friday that will create temporary jobs and help people in need, beginning Nov. 1, the Executive Yuan said in a statement released Friday. The plan will create an estimated 46,000 ...
S KOREA'S LEE URGES NATIONWIDE SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
Nov 03, 2008 ... SEOUL, Nov. 3 Asia Pulse - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Monday vowed to keep competitive small and medium-sized businesses afloat through various fiscal support measures, as part of his government's drive to prevent the global credit crunch from spilling over into the real ...
OECD REPORT MAY HELP BALANCE INCOME GAP IN TAIWAN.
Nov 03, 2008 ... TAIPEI, Nov. 3 Asia Pulse - Taiwan may find a report recently released by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) helpful in devising strategies to narrow the widening income gap in Taiwan, a government planning agency has suggested. According to the ...
LG CNS TO SET UP DEVELOPMENT CENTER IN CHINA.
Nov 03, 2008 ... SEOUL, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - South Korean systems integration company LG CNS Co. said Sunday it will establish a global development center in Shenyang, China, to fast-track its efforts to tap into the global market. Under an agreement signed with the Shenyang municipal government, ...
STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN SHARES OPEN HIGHER - NOV 3, 2008.
Nov 03, 2008 ... SYDNEY, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - The Australian sharemarket has opened higher, buoyed by rises in financial stocks, after Wall Street rallied on Friday. At 1015 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 80.9 points, or 2.01 per cent, at 4,098.9, while the broader All Ordinaries had ...
BRITISH ENVOY IN SEOUL TO VISIT PYONGYANG NEXT WEEK: SOURCE.
Nov 03, 2008 ... SEOUL, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - The top British envoy in Seoul will fly to Pyongyang next week for a routine consultation with his country's embassy there, a South Korean diplomatic source said Saturday. The visit by British Ambassador to South Korea Martin Uden comes as speculation ...
NYLEX TO REVIEW EARNINGS GUIDANCE FOR FISCAL 2009.(Financial report)
Nov 03, 2008 ... MELBOURNE, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - Diversified manufacturer Nylex Ltd (ASX:NLX) will review its earnings guidance for fiscal 2009, saying current market turmoil will have "an adverse impact on the company's earnings". Nylex said today that several factors were behind the guidance ...
INDONESIA'S PANIN BANK CHALKS UP Q3 NET PROFIT OF US$62 MLN.(Financial report)
Nov 03, 2008 ... JAKARTA, Oct. 31 Asia Pulse - Indonesia's PT Bank Panin Tbk (JSX:PNBN) in the third quarter of 2008 booked a net profit of Rp672 billion (US$62.5 million) thanks to an increase in its interest and fee-based earnings, a spokesperson said. Speaking at a press conference here ...
CALL FOR SOUTH KOREANS TO REVIVE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT.
Nov 03, 2008 ... SEOUL, Nov. 3 Asia Pulse - Reviving the entrepreneurial spirit of South Korea's business community is key to overcoming the current global economic crisis, a senior government official said Monday. Knowledge Economy Minister Lee Youn-ho told the first international conference ...
NET PROFIT DOWN 9.1 PCT.(Financial report)
Nov 03, 2008 ... JAKARTA, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - State telecommunications operator PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (Telkom) posted a consolidated net profit of Rp8.92 trillion (US$829 million) in the first nine months of 2008, down 9.1 per cent from a year earlier. Operating income in the nine ...
ROTMAN SCHOOL DEAN DISCUSSES LEADERSHIP IN MUMBAI, BANGALORE.
Nov 03, 2008 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) Rotman School Dean Discusses Successful Leadership in Mumbai and Bangalore TORONTO, Nov. 3 PRNewswire-AsiaNet - In his recent best-selling book, Prof. Roger Martin, Dean of the University of Toronto's ...
INDIAN OIL COMPANIES TO RETURN TO PROFIT ON PETROL SALES.
Nov 03, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - For the first time in more than a year, oil companies will make profit on sales of petrol but a price cut does not appear to be on the horizon yet as they continue to lose over Rs 1.55 billion (US$31.6 million) per day on sale of diesel, domestic LPG and ...
TAIWAN FRUIT EXPORTS TO CHINA RISE.
Nov 03, 2008 ... TAIPEI, Nov. 3 Asia Pulse - China had imported 1,005 tons of fruit from Taiwan through Xiamen Port this year as of Oct. 30, surpassing the 1,000-ton mark for a year for the first time ever, the Xiamen Quarantine Office said Friday. According to a China News Services report seen ...
S. KOREAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - NOV 3, 2008.
Nov 03, 2008 ... SEOUL, Nov. 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: KOREAN-LANGUAGE DAILIES -- Domino of 'corporate defaults' begins (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Households, smaller businesses pose risk for economy (Kookmin Daily) -- Ruling party lawmakers accused of setting aside ...
WORLD BANK CALLS ON EMERGING ECONOMIES TO EXPAND POLICIES.
Nov 03, 2008 ... SEOUL, Nov. 3 Asia Pulse - Emerging countries should push for expansionary monetary policies to shield their economies from the ongoing global financial turmoil amid falling inflationary pressure, a high-ranking official at the World Bank said in a recent forum. During the forum ...
INDIAN CHAMBERS, FIRMS HAIL HIKE OF FDI CAP IN INSURERS.
Nov 03, 2008 ... NEW DELHI, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - The government's decision to table a bill in Parliament to hike the FDI cap in private insurance firms was hailed Friday by industry chambers and insurers as a move to bring in much needed capital in the sector. "The insurance sector being a capital ...
SOUTH KOREA TO RESUME BEEF TALKS WITH CANADA.
Nov 03, 2008 ... SEOUL, Nov. 3 Asia Pulse - South Korea will restart negotiations with Canada on beef imports this week after a one-year hiatus, government officials said Sunday, with Seoul widely expected to reopen its market. Seoul banned Canadian beef in May 2003 after a case of mad cow ...
S. KOREA, CHINA TO STEP UP COOPERATION ON FOOD SAFETY.
Nov 03, 2008 ... BEIJING, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - South Korea and China agreed Sunday that they will step up cooperation to enhance food safety in a bid to prevent the repeat of a recent food scare sparked by harmful Chinese food products. The promise came amid growing concerns over Chinese food ...
STOCKS - TOKYO MARKETS CLOSED TODAY - NOV 3, 2008.
Nov 03, 2008 ... TOKYO, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - Tokyo financial markets are closed on Monday for Culture Day, a ...
HONG KONG'S CROSBY CAPITAL TERMINATES MEDUSA TAKEOVER BID.
Nov 03, 2008 ... MELBOURNE, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - Hong Kong-based investment bank Crosby Capital Ltd has terminated its $A168 million ($US112.99 million) takeover bid for Medusa Mining Ltd (ASX:MML) after a number of bid conditions were breached amid turmoil in financial markets. Crosby said the ...
HONG KONG NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - NOV 3, 2008.
Nov 03, 2008 ... HONG KONG, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST: - With the US market sinking into recession and import orders declining, mainland toymaker and electrical appliance producer Kin Yat Holdings is accelerating the relocation of ...
VIETNAM HALVES CRUDE OIL EXPORT TAX.
Nov 03, 2008 ... HANOI, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - The export tax for crude oil will fall to 10 per cent from the current 20 per cent, after a decree signed on October 30 by Do Hoang Anh Tuan, Deputy Minister of Finance, becomes effective on November 8. The decree aims to support Vietnamese crude oil ...
STOCKS - SEOUL SHARES JUMP ON EASED FINANCIAL WOES - NOV 3, 2008.
Nov 03, 2008 ... SEOUL, Nov. 3 Asia Pulse - South Korean stocks opened sharply higher Monday on eased financial woes, continuing their rally following a recent currency swap deal with the United States, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) jumped 25.95 points, ...
HERMES GROUP OPENS BRANCH IN HANOI.
Nov 03, 2008 ... HANOI, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - The Hermes group, which sells watches, leather products and home decor among other products, inaugurated its first branch in Hanoi on Oct. 31. Founded in 1837 in France, Hermes now ...