AsiaPulse News back issues from July 2009:
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FOREX - US DOLLAR ENDS CHEAPER AGAINST RUPEE - JUNE 30, 2009.
Jul 01, 2009 ... MUMBAI, June 30 Asia Pulse - The US Dollar ended sharply cheaper against the Rupee at Rs 47.91 per dollar and the Pound Sterling also finished lower at Rs 79.49 per pound at ...
STOCKS - BOMBAY SHARES CLOSE LOWER - JUNE 30, 2009.
Jul 01, 2009 ... MUMBAI, June 30 Asia Pulse - In choppy trade, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Tuesday tumbled nearly two per cent on profit-booking by investors ahead of the general Budget amid a weak opening at European markets. The Sensex, which had gained over 121 points at the ...
FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR OPENS WEAKER - JULY 1, 2009.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SYDNEY, July 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar opened weaker on Wednesday, as poor confidence data in the US dented hopes of a recovery in the world's largest economy. At 0700 AEST, the local currency was trading at US$0.8061 66, down 0.82 per cent from Tuesday's close of ...
SOUTH KOREAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - JULY 1, 2009.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SEOUL, July 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: KOREAN-LANGUAGE DAILIES: - Head of national human rights commission quits his post (Kyunghyang Shinmun) - Non-regular workers' law fails to be revised (Kookmin Daily) - Chief of ...
SOUTH KOREA, THAILAND AGREE TO LAUNCH JOINT WORLD EXPO NEXT YEAR.
Jul 01, 2009 ... BANGKOK, July 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea and Thailand agreed Tuesday to launch a 50-day joint world culture expo in Bangkok next year to promote bilateral friendship and cooperation and publicize the historic cultures of the two nations. Kim Kwang-yong, visiting governor of ...
KAESONG INDUSTRIAL PARK CAN BE VEHICLE FOR OPENING NORTH KOREA.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SEOUL, July 1 Asia Pulse - A joint industrial complex could serve as a viable vehicle to open up North Korea as South Korea and the international community try to change its aggressive behavior, a Chinese scholar suggested Tuesday. "Why does North Korea behave in a way that is ...
FITCH TEAM TO VISIT S KOREA FOR ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT NEXT WEEK.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SEOUL, July 1 Asia Pulse - Global credit appraiser Fitch Ratings said Wednesday that it will send a delegation for its annual visit to South Korea to assess the nation's economic conditions. The delegation including two members of its sovereign team -- James McCormack and Ngiam ...
VIETNAM STILL DRAWING INVESTORS: R & M.
Jul 01, 2009 ... HANOI, July 1 Asia Pulse - Vietnam is still an attractive investment opportunity despite the current global recession, confirms website Research and Markets (R&M), the world's leading source for international market research and market data. In its latest "Vietnam Food and Drink ...
HO CHI MINH CITY PRAISED AS RELIABLE DESTINATION FOR FDI.
Jul 01, 2009 ... HCM CITY, July 1 Asia Pulse - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has praised, Ho Chi Minh City's efforts to become a reliable destination for foreign investors, the nation's leading foreign investment attraction locality and one of the country's top economic centres. ...
AUSTRALIAN BOND MARKET OPENS WEAKER - JULY 1, 2009.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SYDNEY, July 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian bond market opened slightly weaker on Wednesday, following a soft lead from US Treasuries. At 0830 AEST, the yield on the Commonwealth Government March 2019 bond was 5.545 per cent, up from Tuesday's close of 5.525 per cent, while the ...
INDIA'S DHANALAKSHMI BANK REDUCES DEPOSIT RATES.
Jul 01, 2009 ... MUMBAI, July 1 Asia Pulse - Indian private sector lender Dhanalakshmi Bank (BSE:532180) on Tuesday said it has reduced interest on its deposits by up to 1 per cent across various slabs. For deposits with a tenour of 91 days to 179 days, the rate has been cut from 7 per cent to 6 ...
SHAW WALLACE TO SELL ENTIRE STAKE IN INDIA'S UNITED SPIRITS.
Jul 01, 2009 ... MUMBAI, July 1 Asia Pulse - Vijay Mallya-led United Spirits (BSE:532432) on Tuesday said Shaw Wallace (BSE:501379) will sell its entire 10.27 per cent stake in the company to retire a part of debt. United Spirits Ltd (USL) in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange said, "Due to ...
RAIN DELAY MAY FORCE INDIAN FARMERS SHIFT TO SHORT-CYCLE CROPS.
Jul 01, 2009 ... MUMBAI, July 1 Asia Pulse - A delay in rainfall is likely to impact crop size and farmers may shift to short-cycle crops like cotton and castor seeds, an Indian industry official said. "The delay in monsoon has raised concern for several crops sown during the season. The sowing ...
INDIAN GOVT RELEASES ABOUT 15 MLN TONNES NON-LEVY SUGAR FOR JULY.
Jul 01, 2009 ... NEW DELHI, July 1 Asia Pulse - The Indian government has released 15 million of sugar to be sold in the open market in July, while dispensing with the quarterly release order system until December. "The Central Government has decided to release non-levy sugar quota of 15,000,000 ...
INDIAN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT HAS IMPROVED IN 3 YEARS: WB/IFC.
Jul 01, 2009 ... NEW DELHI, July 1 Asia Pulse - It is easier to start and operate business in India than it was three years ago in many large cities of the country, a report by IFC and World bank says. "The report finds it is easiest to start and operate a business in Ludhiana, Hyderabad and ...
PROMOTER OF INDIA'S SHYAM GROUP ELECTED TO SISTEMA BOARD.
Jul 01, 2009 ... NEW DELHI, July 1 Asia Pulse - Rajiv Mehrotra, the founder of Indian telecom firm Shyam Group, has been elected to the Board of the diversified Russian group Sistema. Russian conglomerate Sistema has formed a joint venture with Shyam Telecom (BSE:517411) and has a pan-Indian ...
INDIA'S MMTC TO SELL 10,600 TIONMNES OF IMPORTED YELLOW PEAS.
Jul 01, 2009 ... NEW DELHI, July 1 Asia Pulse - India's state-run MMTC (BSE:513377) has invited bids for sale of 10,600 tonnes of imported yellow peas on the domestic market. Bids will close on July 6 and the decision on the tender will be taken on July 8, the company said on its website. ...
INDIAN INDUSTRY LIKELY TO SHOW BETTER RESULTS FOR MAY: DIPP.
Jul 01, 2009 ... NEW DELHI, July 1 Asia Pulse - India's industrial production is expected to have done better in May as domestic demand-driven industries are doing well, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion Secretary Ajay Shankar said. "In May, industrial output is expected to be ...
INDIA'S CORE INDUSTRIES EXPAND BY 2.8 % IN MAY.
Jul 01, 2009 ... NEW DELHI, June 30 Asia Pulse - The six core industries in India grew by 2.8 per cent in May 2009 against 3.1 per cent in the same month last year on improved production in cement, coal and electricity. The growth rate of six core industries -- crude oil, petroleum refinery ...
INDIAN RAILWAYS DEVELOP NEW FREIGHT WAGONS TO TRANSPORT CARS.
Jul 01, 2009 ... NEW DELHI, July 1 Asia Pulse - India's Railways have developed new freight wagons which can transport cars efficiently and is planning to run them in routes with a good business potential. At present, bulk of cars rolling out of factories for city outlets are transported by ...
INDIA'S MOTHERSON SUMI TO BUY OUT GERMAN PARTNERS' STAKE IN JV.
Jul 01, 2009 ... MUMBAI, July 1 Asia Pulse - Indian auto component maker Motherson Sumi Systems (BSE:517334) on Tuesday said it will acquire the stake of its partner Wilhelm Pudenz and Wickmann Werke in the joint venture firm Motherson Pudenz Wickmann Ltd. The board has approved the purchase of ...
SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT CALLS FOR PEOPLE-FRIENDLY POLICY.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SEOUL, July 1 Asia Pulse - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called on his ministers Tuesday to better look out for ordinary citizens, noting the success or failure of a government policy may well depend on public sentiment. "The people may feel neglected if the government ...
INDONESIAN GOVT PREDICTS ECONOMY TO GROW 4.3% THIS YEAR.
Jul 01, 2009 ... JAKARTA, July 1 Asia Pulse - The Indonesian government has predicted the country`s economic growth this year may reach 4.3 per cent amidst the minus 1.3 per cent global economic growth. "The economic growth in the first semester of 2009 may reach 4.1 per cent, and in the second ...
INDONESIAN ECONOMY MAY GROW ABOVE 4%: BANK INDONESIA.
Jul 01, 2009 ... JAKARTA, July 1 Asia pulse - Bank Indonesia (BI) Deputy Governor Hartadi A Sarwono said it was possible for the Indonesian economy to grow above 4.0 per cent if the US and Europe recovered. "It is not impossible for it to happen. It depends on the speed of global recovery. It is ...
FOREX - U.S. DOLLAR OPENS STRONGER AGAINST WON - JULY 1, 2009.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SEOUL, July 1 Asia Pulse - The U.S. dollar on Wednesday opened at 1,275.0 ...
PAPUA NEW GUINEA'S CLIMATE CHANGE OFFICE DIRECTOR SUSPENDED.
Jul 01, 2009 ... PORT MORESBY, July 1 Asia Pulse - Papua New Guinea's Office of Climate Change (OCC) director Dr Theo Yasause has been suspended while an internal investigation of the office is carried out. PNG's cabinet decided last Friday to sideline Yasause after much speculation surrounding ...
STOCKS - TOKYO SHARES OPEN LOWER - JULY 1, 2009.
Jul 01, 2009 ... TOKYO, July 1 Asia Pulse - Tokyo shares tumbled 0.67 per cent lower Wednesday. The benchmark ...
TREMOR CAUSED ROCKFALL AT BHP'S WEST AUSTRALIAN NICKEL MINE.
Jul 01, 2009 ... PERTH, July 1 Asia Pulse - BHP Billiton's (ASX:BHP) Perseverance nickel mine could be closed by the West Australian government after a second rockfall at the site. West Australian Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore has sought urgent advice from state mining engineer ...
CHANGES TO AUSTRALIA'S JOB SERVICES TO PUSH UP UNEMPLOYMENT: OPP.
Jul 01, 2009 ... CANBERRA, July 1 Asia Pulse - Unemployment will rise because of changes to the job services network, the Australian opposition says. More than 250,000 unemployed people will register with new employment providers from Wednesday, following the Rudd government's A$4 billion ...
AUSTRALIAN EDUCATOR OPPOSES RESUMPTION OF SYDNEY METRO PROJECT.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SYDNEY, July 1 Asia Pulse - Private educator Navitas Ltd (ASX:NVT) says it's opposing a move by the New South Wales (NSW) government to resume its premises in Wynyard, in Sydney's CBD, for use with its Metro transport project. Navitas said in a statement on Wednesday that Sydney ...
AUSTRALIAN TREASURER CALLS FOR UNION RESTRAINT UNDER NEW IR LAWS.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SYDNEY, July 1 Asia Pulse - Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan has urged unions not to make extraordinary wage demands now that the new workplace relations system has come into effect, following reports that one union may soon push for six per cent pay rises. Employers are bracing ...
STOCKS - SEOUL SHARES INCH UP AFTER WEAK START.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SEOUL, July 1 Asia Pulse - South Korean stocks started weaker Wednesday, but gained ground as investors picked up tech and financial shares, shrugging off overnight falls in U.S. markets, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 5.45 points, or ...
AUSTRALIAN INSURER SUNCORP-METWAY NAMES SNOWBALL AS NEW CEO.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SYDNEY, July 1 Asia Pulse - Australian banker and insurer Suncorp-Metway Ltd (ASX:SUN) has announced financial services executive Patrick Snowball as its new chief executive officer. Mr Snowball was chairman and deputy chairman with the Towergate group of companies for the past ...
S. KOREA POSTS 2ND-HIGHEST FOOD PRICE GROWTH AMONG OECD MEMBERS.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SEOUL, July 1 Asia Pulse - Food prices in South Korea were the second-highest among major countries in May, a report showed Wednesday, indicating that the current economic crisis is heavily weighing on the livelihood of ordinary people here. According to the report by the ...
STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN SHARES OPEN LOWER - JULY 1, 2009.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SYDNEY, July 1 Asia Pulse - The Australian share market opened lower following falls on Wall Street sparked by surprisingly weak consumer sentiment. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 61.7 points, or 1.56 per cent, at 3,893.2, while the broader All Ordinaries had ...
S. KOREA'S MAJOR SHIPYARDS SUFFER SEVERE SLUMP IN NEW ORDERS.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SEOUL, July 1 Asia Pulse - Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., South Korea's leading shipbuilder, and its local rivals saw a major drop in orders in the first half of the year due to a protracted global economic slump, industry sources said Wednesday. The country's "Big 3" shipyards, ...
AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY GRP WARNS UNIONS AGAINST PATTERN BARGAINING.
Jul 01, 2009 ... CANBERRA, July 1 Asia Pulse - Trade unions will be penalised if they insist on industry-wide pattern bargaining under Labor's new workplace relations system, a leading Australian industry group says. Hundreds of thousands of businesses will come under new unfair dismissal laws ...
CROWN EXPANDS PRESENCE IN VIETNAM.
Jul 01, 2009 ... (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) MEDIA RELEASE PR35255 Crown Expands Presence In Vietnam PHILADELPHIA, July 1 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown), a leading supplier of packaging products worldwide, ...
INDIA'S HCL INKS FIVE-YEAR DEAL WITH DR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP.
Jul 01, 2009 ... NEW DELHI, July 1 Asia Pulse - India's HCL Technologies (BSE:532281) on Tuesday said it has bagged a five-year deal from US-based flavoured beverage producer Dr Pepper Snapple Group. Under the agreement, HCL would provide IT application and infrastructure operations to DPS, HCL ...
AUSTRALIAN RETAILER CLIVE PEETERS ABANDONS STRATEGIC REVIEW.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SYDNEY, July 1 Asia Pulse - Australian discount appliance retailer Clive Peeters (ASX:CPR) says it has abandoned a strategic review of the company after failing to find "an acceptable outcome". At the same time, the company has forecast an operating loss before tax for fiscal ...
INDIA'S GMR INFRA WITHDRAWS US$500 MLN QIP ISSUE.
Jul 01, 2009 ... MUMBAI, July 1 Asia Pulse - India's GMR Infrastructure (BSE:532754) on Tuesday withdrew a proposed US$500-million qualified institutional placement issue due to unfavourable market conditions. "The management committee of the board of directors of the company have decided to ...
AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURING SECTOR CONTINUES SLIDE IN JUNE.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SYDNEY, July 1 Asia Pulse - Activity in the Australian manufacturing sector continued to decline in June, although the pace of easing slowed, a survey showed. The Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Performance of Manufacturing Index rose by 0.9 index points in June ...
NEW DELHI, PATNA BEST CITIES IN INDIA TO START BUSINESS: WB.
Jul 01, 2009 ... NEW DELHI, July 1 Asia Pulse - Patna is ahead of Mumbai but second only to New Delhi in terms of ease of starting a business in India, according to a World Bank ranking announced on Tuesday. Of the 17 cities figured in the World Bank and International Finance Corporation's ...
CABCHARGE AUSTRALIA DEFENDS LATE RESPONSE TO ACCC QUERY.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SYDNEY, July 1 Asia Pulse - Taxi fare payment company Cabcharge Australia Ltd (ASX:CAB) says it did not know it had been served with legal proceedings by the competition watchdog because it didn't open an envelope delivered by a courier for over three hours. Cabcharge defended ...
GLOBAL INVESTOR CONFIDENCE IMPROVES IN JUNE: STATE STREET.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SYDNEY, July 1 Asia Pulse- A private sector measure of global investor confidence rose 6.5 per cent in June, indicating a greater willingness to buy shares. The State Street investor confidence index rose by seven index points to 115.5, from 108.5 in May. Confidence ...
COAL INDIA TO BECOME "PUBLIC LTD" COMPANY PRIOR TO DIVESTMENT.
Jul 01, 2009 ... NEW DELHI, July 1 Asia Pulse - Paving the way for its disinvestment, India's largest coal miner, Coal India, will soon become a "Public Limited" company from a private one at present. "For disinvestment and coming out with public offer, the pre-requisite is to become a public ...
UNIONS EXPECTED TO CALL FOR HIGHER WAGES: AUSTRALIAN DPM.
Jul 01, 2009 ... CANBERRA, July 1 Asia Pulse - Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard says "of course" unions will make wage claims under the new industrial relations system, but that doesn't mean they'll be successful. Employers are bracing for ...
CERTARA EXPANDS PRESENCE IN DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEV'T MARKE.
Jul 01, 2009 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) (BW)(MO-CERTARA) Certara Expands Presence in Drug Discovery and Development Markets in China and Taiwan Tri-I Biotech, Inc. Named Area Distributor/Representative for Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese Customer Base ...
HOCKEY DEMOLISHES HOWARD GOVT'S ECONOMIC RECORD: AUSTRALIAN TRES.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SYDNEY, July 1 Asia Pulse - An attack by Australian shadow treasurer Joe Hockey on the former Howard government's tax policy is "extraordinary" and "pretty sloppy", Treasurer Wayne Swan says. Mr Hockey called into question aspects of the policy, including tax cuts and measures ...
SKYCROSS EXPANDS ITS GLOBAL REACH BY ACQUIRING SHANGHAI UNIVERSE.
Jul 01, 2009 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) (BW)(FL-SKYCROSS) SkyCross Expands Its Global Reach by Acquiring Shanghai Universe Wireless Consumer Electronics Companies Will Benefit from Expanded Antenna Design and Manufacturing Capabilities High-Tech ...
WE WON'T REVERT TO PATTERN BARGAINING: AUSTRALIAN TRADE UNIONS.
Jul 01, 2009 ... CANBERRA, July 1 Asia Pulse - Australian trade unions deny they are pushing for centralised pay rises despite an industry-wide bid for wage increases in the manufacturing sector. Hundreds of thousands of businesses will come under new unfair dismissal laws and American-style ...
EX-FAIRFAX BOSS NAMED AS CHAIRMAN OF AUSTRALIAN CINEMA GRP HOYTS.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SYDNEY, July 1 Asia Pulse - Former chief executive of Australia's Fairfax Media Ltd (ASX:FXJ) David Kirk has been appointed chairman of the board of the Hoyts theatre group. Hoyts director David Grayce on Wednesday welcomed Mr Kirk to the board, noting that his considerable ...
STOCKS - SRI LANKAN SHARES BECALMED - JUNE 30, 2009.
Jul 01, 2009 ... COLOMBO, June 30 Asia Pulse - Sri Lankan stocks closed almost flat Tuesday as retail investors took defensive positions on mid cap shares and some selected blue chip counters, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share Price Index closed down 0.32 per cent (7.72 points) to ...
JUNE CONSUMER PRICE INFLATION AT 0.9 PCT.
Jul 01, 2009 ... COLOMBO, July 1 Asia Pulse - Consumer prices in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo rose 0.9 per cent in June from a year earlier, down from 3.3 in May, while prices during the month moved up 1.3 per cent, the government's statistics office said. The Colombo Consumer Price Index moved ...
S. KOREA'S TRADE SURPLUS SURGES TO RECORD US$7.4 BLN IN JUNE.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SEOUL, July 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea's trade surplus reached a record US$7.4 billion in June, due mainly to a sharp drop in imports caused by the domestic economic slump, a government report showed Wednesday. The country's exports came to $33 billion last month, decreasing ...
HONG KONG NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - JULY 1, 2009.
Jul 01, 2009 ... HONG KONG, July 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST: - Aluminum Corp of China (SEHK: 2600) (Chalco), the country's biggest producer of the metal, plans to raise as much as 10 billion yuan (HK$11.35 billion) through the placement ...
AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - JULY 1, 2009.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SYDNEY, July 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW: - Australian investment banks have emerged strong from the global financial crisis on an equity-raising revenue goldmine and the expected conclusion of a joint venture between ...
N-TRIG, FUJITSU PARTNER TO HELP MAKE HANDS-ON COMPUTING FASTER.(Company overview)
Jul 01, 2009 ... (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) (BW)(N-TRIG-LTD) N-trig and Fujitsu Partner to Help Make Hands-On Computing Faster and More Fun Technology Partnership Demonstrates Strong Technological Development to Stimulate Multi-Touch Computing for OEM and ISV ...
SRI LANKA'S HAYLEYS GETS NEW CHAIRMAN.
Jul 01, 2009 ... COLOMBO, July 1 Asia Pulse - Mohan Pandithage, the present head of Sri Lanka's Hayleys group transportation business, will become chairman and chief executive of the conglomerate from today, July 1. Hayleys said in a statement that Pandithage has had a 40-year career at the ...
SRI LANKA CREATES ECONOMIC ZONE FOR CHINESE INVESTORS.
Jul 01, 2009 ... COLOMBO, July 1 Asia Pulse - Sri Lanka's investment promotion agency, the Board of Investment, said it signed a deal with China's Huichen Investment to manage a special economic zone dedicated to Chinese investors. Huichen will invest US$28 million in the zone in Mirigama, north ...
JACK B. ALLEN TO HEAD NEWLY FORMED WESTINGHOUSE JAPAN.(Company overview)
Jul 01, 2009 ... (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) MEDIA RELEASE PR35256 Jack B. Allen to Head Newly Formed Westinghouse Japan PITTSBURGH and TOKYO, July 1 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- -New company to serve as single focal point for full range of ...
SRI LANKA SHELL GAS PRICE DOWN, LAUGFS UP.
Jul 01, 2009 ... COLOMBO, July 1 Asia Pulse - The Sri Lankan unit of multinational Shell has reduced the price of its liquid petroleum gas while local group Laugfs has hiked its prices, the consumer affairs authority said. The price of a 12.5 kilo Shell gas cylinder will be reduced by 53 rupees ...
MINISTER INVITES INDONESIAN COMPANIES TO INVEST IN TURKEY.
Jul 01, 2009 ... JAKARTA, July 1 Asia Pulse - Turkish State Minister Zafer Caglayan informed on Tuesday Indonesian Industry Minister Fahmi Idris about Turkey's attractive investment climate and incentives given to investors. Having arrived in Jakarta with a group of 40 ...
FOREX - RINGGIT OPENS LOWER AGAINST U.S. DOLLAR - JULY 1, 2009.
Jul 01, 2009 ... KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 Asia Pulse - The ringgit opened at 3.5200/5230 against the U.S. dollar on ...