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Oct 31, 2011

ASIA News, Oct 31, 2011


S'pore consumer confidence lowest in two years
Channel News Asia
Nielsen said in the Asia Pacific, Singapore has now dropped out of the top 10 list of most confident countries. It was in 9th position in Q2 2011. For the survey, Singaporeans were asked to rank their top concerns. The top three were the economy (27 ...
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European, U.S. Stock Futures Decline; Vestas May Drop, Barclays May Move
Bloomberg
US index futures and Asian shares fell. Vestas Wind Systems A/Stumbled 20 percent as the biggest maker of wind turbines cut its forecasts for revenue and margins based on earnings before interest and taxes this year after delays in expanding ...
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Bloomberg
Samsung Galaxy S II on the AT&T network technical review and specs list
Mobile bloom News
The Samsung Galaxy S II for the AT&T 4G mobile broadband network is the US version which most closely resembles the overseas European and Asian Galaxy S II which initially introduced the handset to the world. That handset sold a whopping 10 million ...
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HTC, Korea Life, Maybank, Neptune Orient: Asia Stocks Preview
BusinessWeek
CapitaMall Trust (CT SP): Singapore's biggest retail property trust, said it plans to raise about S$250 million ($200 million) by selling new shares to invest in shopping malls in the city-state. The stock lost 0.8 percent to S$1.875 before afternoon ...
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S'pore talks to focus on Asia's oil demand
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE - Asia's oil demand outlook will dominate talks at a key industry gathering here this week as policymakers in Europe and the United States grapple with an economic slowdown and the threat of a second recession. Asia, led by China, ...
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S'pore considering importing electricity
Channel News Asia
S Iswaran, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade and Industry, said: "What we are now seeking to do is whether, through the importation of electricity, we can achieve some sort of fuel diversification as ...
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Shell says Asia to be key growth area long term
Economic Times
S.iness, he said. Outside Asia, the company aims to start exploration drilling in Alaska by the middle of next year, and is in discU.S.sions with the authorities to resume work on two exploration wells in Libya, he said. CHINA SHALE GAS Shell is also ...
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CSI, Honda, HTC, Korea Life, Maybank, Neptune Orient: Asia Stocks Preview
Bloomberg
CapitaMall Trust (CT) : Singapore's biggest retail property trust, said it plans to raise about S$250 million ($200 million) by selling new shares to invest in shopping malls in the city-state. The stock lost 0.8 percent to S$1.875 before afternoon ...
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S.Korea, China and Japan launch 'Campus Asia' exchange program
한겨레
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) announced the launch of 'Campus Asia,' a joint project with the Chinese Ministry of Education and the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Science, along with the list of 10 ...
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ITTF opens Asia Pacific HQ in S'pore
Channel News Asia
By Patwant Singh | Posted: 31 October 2011 1503 hrs SINGAPORE: The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has opened its Asia Pacific Headquarters in Singapore. At the official opening on Monday, ITTF said it is looking to expand into the region ...
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Asia Naphtha/Gasoline-Cracks rebound, may not last
Reuters Africa
PRODUCT Price Prev Change DEC11 NAPHTHA NAF-1H-TYO 876.00/877.00 875.00 +1.50 SPOT NAPHTHA NETBACK NAF-SIN 95.01/95.11 94.89 +0.17 NOV NAPHTHA SWAPS NAF-1M-S 876.50/878.50 880.50 -3.00 DEC NAPHTHA SWAPS NAF-1M-S878.25/880.25 882.63 -3.38 SPOT GASOLINE ...
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Acer, BYD, Cheung Kong, Daio Paper, Sanrio: Asia Stocks Preview
BusinessWeek
(SIE SP): The aircraft maintenance unit of Singapore Airlines Ltd. (SIA SP) said second-quarter net income rose 7.1 percent from a year earlier to S$71.2 million ($57.3 million). The shares added 0.5 percent to S$3.72. SMRT Corp. ...
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S. Korea Seeks Talks over DPRK's Nuclear Program
CRIENGLISH.com
... (DPRK)' s nuclear program, local media reported Monday. The three countries can meet on the sidelines of an upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Russia or an East Asia Summit in Indonesia for policy coordination on the DPRK, ...
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Pelt pockets whopping US$1.3m for Classic win
Malaysia Star
By LIM TEIK HUAT and S. RAMAGURU KUALA LUMPUR: American golfer Bo Van Pelt went on a birdie blitz to score a six-shot win in the US$6.1mil CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia at the Mines Resort and Golf Club yesterday. The 36-year-old Van Pelt, ...
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Malaysia Star
Asian PC Makers Warn of Grim Outlook
Wall Street Journal
Apple Inc.'s Chief Executive Tim Cook said in a recent conference call with analysts that he anticipates a shortage of disk drives in the coming months. Asustek on Monday reported a better-than-expected 11% rise in third-quarter net profit to 4.68 ...
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Bank of China's Hong Kong Unit to Remain Sole Yuan Clearing Bank
Wall Street Journal
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd., the Hong Kong unit of China's largest commercial bank Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., also said earlier it wanted clearing bank status. Hong Kong's offshore yuan market has been developing ...
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'Darkest period is over' for markets: Experts
IBNLive.com
Sailesh Jha, Head of Asia Market Strategy at SEB Bank Singapore believes markets have underestimated growth in the US economy. He says the recent third quarter GDP data which showed the world`s largest economy growing 2.5% - the fastest pace in a year ...
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Singapore Stocks-Down by midday; China Dairy outperforms
Reuters
Around 855.5 million shares worth S$777.1 million were traded, compared with 1.23 billion shares worth S$1.2 billion on Friday. Asian shares fell and precious metals slipped as the dollar spiked to a three-month high against the yen following Japan's ...
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Singapore Hot Stocks-SIA gains after Qantas disruptions
Reuters
Qantas, which competes with SIA on routes between Europe and Australia as well as some parts of Southeast Asia, grounded its entire fleet on Saturday because of a labour dispute, causing tens of thousands of passengers to be stranded around the world. ...
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HTC hurt by Sprint iPhone
Kansas City Star
HTC Corp., Asia's second-largest smartphone maker, forecast revenue and shipments that missed analyst estimates as competition from Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy and Apple Inc.'s iPhone crimp demand. Fourth-quarter revenue will be NT$125 billion ...
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CapitaMall Trust to raise at least S$250 mln in placement
TODAYonline
... plans to raise at least S$250 million through a placement of new units to fund the upgrade of its properties and investment, it said on Monday. CapitaMall Trust, managed by property developer CapitaLand's shopping mall arm CapitaMalls Asia, ...
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Robert N. Taylor, PhD Joins Bestnet A/S
Sacramento Bee
Dr. Taylor has provided consultancy on product development, regulatory requirements and the successful application of public health insecticides throughout Asia Pacific. In addition to a contributory role in Bestnet's product research & development ...
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60 countries take part at S'pore Energy Week 2011
Jakarta Post
About 15000 institutions and corporations from 60 countries, mostly from the Asia-Pacific region, are taking part the 2011 Singapore International Energy Week 2011 convention, which commenced Monday. "Based on the number of participants, ...
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Sony to end LCD display JV with Samsung
ZDNet Asia
By Kevin Kwang , ZDNet Asia on October 31, 2011 (12 hours ago) Japanese electronics giant hopes to limit exposure to loss-making TV business by selling stake back to Samsung and procure cheaper displays from other manufacturers, report notes....
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Thailand - Market factors to watch - Oct 31
Reuters
S.Korea... SE Asia..... Hong Kong... Taiwan.... Australia/NZ.. India....... China..... * OTHER MARKETS: Wall Street .. Gold ....... Currency.. Eurostocks... Oil ........ JP bonds... ADR Report ... LME metals. US bonds.. Stocks News US Stocks News ...
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Singapore Stocks-May open lower; Sembcorp Marine eyed
Reuters
ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKETS: Japan S.Korea China Hong Kong Taiwan SE AsiaAustralia/NZ India OTHER MARKETS: Wall Street Gold Currency Eurostocks Oil JP bonds ADR Report LME metals US bonds STOCKS NEWS US, Europe, Asia: DIARIES & DATA: IPO diary & data ...
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Unrefined Oil Stable Above $93; G20 Gathering Looked At
Dice News
The dollar headed to a new way lower against the Japanese currency early in Asia on Monday, maintaining the danger of interference from Japan`s establishment. The dollar was at 75.77 yen, plunged as low as 75.31 on EBS. United States share stopped out ...
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China Bilingual Changes Fiscal Year End
Sacramento Bee
S. Office +1 727-641-1357miketoups@gmail.com Investor Relations:Mike BowdoinRedChip Companies, Inc.Tel: +1-800-733-2447, Ext. 110Email: info@redchip.com Reader comments on Sacbee.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Sacramento Bee. ...
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Interpol`s general assembly session kicks off
BSANNA NEWS
The Vietnamese police investigated thousands of cases related to economic, drug, high-tech, environmental and terrorist crimes, which were highly appreciated by INTERPOL as well as police agencies in Southeast Asia. This year`s INTERPOL General ...
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Neptune Orient Has Third Straight Loss on Shipping-Rate Fall
BusinessWeek
It fell 0.9 percent to close at S$1.14 today. Earnings were announced after the market closed. Average freight rates dropped on Asia-Europe routes by 39 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, according to Leung at Jefferies. ...
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South Korea seeks talks with China, Japan over ... - Siam Daily News
By XinhuaNET.COM
S. Korea seeks talks with China, Japan over DPRK's nuclear program South Korea is seeking to hold a trilateral meeting with the foreign ministers of China.
Siam Daily News Online
S. Korea and US to write defense plan on N ... - Asia News Network
South Korea'>Korea and the U.S. agreed to establish a joint operational plan to counter North Korea'>Korean provocations within this year and strengthen ...
www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=23259
PHILIPPINES - ITALY Rome, a Mass for Fr Fausto ... - Asia News
Rome (AsiaNews) - A memorial mass for Fr Fausto Tentorio, the PIME ... will be celebrated in Rome Tuesday, October 25 at 7pm at the Church of S. Maria degli ...
www.asianews.it/.../Rome,-a-Mass-for-Fr-Fausto-Tentorio-at-S...
South Korea's police chief meets with skepticism over gun use - Asia ...
S.Korea's police chief meets with skepticism over gun use South Korea's police chief has come under fire recently not only from human rights organizations.
www.siamdailynews.com/.../south-koreas-police-chief-meets-...
Asia Religion News - Religion Today
Latest religion news for religion professionals & analysts. Breaking world ... A huge portion of South Asian studies is dedicated to religion. … UNESCO Study ...
religion.einnews.com/region/asia
Asia Currencies Rally Most Since 2009 as Europe Combats Crisis
By David Yong and Jiyeun Lee Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Asian currencies strengthened this week by the most in more than two years, led by South Korea's won, ...
www.businessweek.com/.../asia-currencies-rally-most-since-20...
Clinton Concludes Tour to South, Central Asia | News Views Pedia
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has wrapped up a four-nation tour to South and Central Asia, where she met with regional cream of the crop on issues ...
www.newsviewspedia.com/clinton-concludes-tour-to-south-ce...
Taliban leader Fazlullah vows new war ... - South Asian News Agency
sana news deliver latest and breaking news in Urdu from Pakistan, World, Sports, Business, Cricket and Weather. Find Pakistan news in Urdu & english.
www.sananews.net/.../taliban-leader-fazlullah-vows-new-war-i...
U.S., S Korea join hands against N Korea ... - Entertainment Asia
Associated PressSEOUL, South KoreaThe U.S. and South Korea declared that any North ... Entertainment Asia News and info on Asian Entertainment Industry ...
www.asia-e.com/u-s-s-korea-join-hands-against-n-korea-prov...
The activists shining light on China's dark corners - Telegraph
By the evening the slap had been picked up by an Asian television channel. ....http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8854225/The-activists- ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../The-activists-shining-light-on-Chinas-...
Asian Stocks Advance After U.S. Economic Growth, Europe Deal Boost ...
Asian exporters advanced. Honda added 4.4 percent to 2498 yen. Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea's biggest exporter of consumer electronics, ...
www.bloomberg.com/.../asian-stocks-advance-after-u-s-econo...
Etisalat`s Group Asia News Etisalat Afghanistan to the ... - Dubib.com
Etisalat Afghanistan, a 100% owned subsidiary of Etisalat Telecommunications, UAE and the official sponsor of National Afghanistan Cricket Team anno.
www.dubib.com/.../16729_etisalat-s-group-asia-news-etisalat-a...
SE Asia Stocks-Earnings help S'pore, Thailand rise ... - Yahoo! News
Read 'SE Asia Stocks-Earnings help S'pore, Thailand rise; others flat' on Yahoo!. * Banks lead Thai stocks up ahead of 3-day weekend.
my.news.yahoo.com/se-asia-stocks-earnings-help-spore-thaila...
Pricier hotel rooms in Spore amid crunch (The Straits Times ...
News for the Hospitality Executive ... By Ng Kai Ling, The Straits Times, Singapore /Asia News NetworkMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News ... Last year, tourists paid an average of S$212 a room -- which was S$20 more compared with 2009. ...
www.hotel-online.com/News/2011.../k.ANN.1319483886.htm...
S. Korea, Japan Renew Cooperation Pledges Regarding North ...
The leaders of the Japanese and South Korean governments are vowing cooperation on North Korea's illegal nuclear weapons program and other matters ...
www.voanews.com/.../South-Korea-Japan-Renew-Cooperation...

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