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Nov 10, 2011

ASIA News, Nov 10, 2011


S Asia rivals due to hold talks
BBC News
The two prime ministers held an almost hour-long meeting on the sidelines of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (Saarc) meeting in the Maldives, which is being attended by eight heads of government. "The next round of talks will be ...
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BBC News
President Benigno S. Aquino III attending the Asia Pacific Economic ...
Manila Bulletin
MANILA, Philippines — President Benigno S. Aquino III will attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America, on November 11-13, 2011. It will be the President's 12th foreign ...
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Cannes Lions jury appoints Lo Sheung Yan as first Chinese jury president
Media Newsline
Since joining JWT in 1996 Mayan, who is a member of JWT‟s global creative council, has helped the agency garner many prestigious regional and global advertising awards. JWT Asia Pacific was named Spikes Asia‟s 2009 „Network of the Year‟, AdFest‟s ...
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Global banking woes knock Asian financials
Financial Times
Noble Group, Asia's largest commodity supplier by sales, plunged 26.5 per cent toS$1.18 in Singapore after its first loss in 14 years and the resignation of Ricardo Leiman, chief executive. Singapore's benchmark, the Straits Times index, ...
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HSBC, Nomura Lead Asia Financial Stocks Lower
Bloomberg
The brokerage lost money overseas in each of the past six quarters, burdened by staffing costs after buying Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s Asian and European units in 2008. The ratings company yesterday downgraded Nomura rival Daiwa Securities Group ...
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Bloomberg
Asian Stocks Tumble as Crisis Hits Italy; Banks, Exporters Dive
BusinessWeek
Of the 511 companies on the Asian gauge that reported results since Oct. 11, 46 percent have missed analysts' estimates, while 34 percent exceeded expectations, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Noble Group plunged 25 percent to S$1.20 in...
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Genting Singapore, Glorious, Olympus, PTC India, TSMC: Asia Stocks Preview
Bloomberg
City Developments Ltd. (CIT) : Singapore's second-biggest developer said third-quarter net income declined 32 percent from a year earlier to S$132.1 million ($102.3 million). The stock dropped 3.6 percent to S$10.25. Genting Singapore Plc (GENS) : The ...
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ASIA PACIFIC BREW.: Press Release - PBIT for FY2011 Crosses S$600 million ..
4-traders (press release)
Today, Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd (APB) announced its financial results for the full year ended 30 September 2011. Group profit before interest, taxation and exceptional items (PBIT) rose S$113.8 million or 23% to S$613.9 million. ...
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SingTel Q2 profit misses forecast, dragged by Bharti
Reuters
SI), Southeast Asia's largest telecoms firm, posted a lower-than-expected second-quarter net profit, as weak results from Indian associate Bharti Airtel (BRTI.NS) overshadowed a better performance at SingTel's Southeast Asian affiliates. ...
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Asia stock is up after Italian PM promises to resign
eTaiwan News
Japan's Nikkei 225 index rises 1 pct to 8742.32, S. Korea's Kospi climbs 0.8 pct at 1917.94, Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumps 2.3 pct to 20122.28 Associated press Asianstock markets turned higher Wednesday, with investment sentiment on the upswing after...
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Olympus's Possible Delisting Means 'Japan Way' No Longer Excuse
BusinessWeek
Tadashi Kageyama, the Hong Kong-based head of Asia-Pacific investigations at risk consultant Kroll Inc., said he has investigated more than 150 corporate governance cases in the region during the past decade. Kageyama said he is “not really surprised ...
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Asia Naphtha/Gasoline-Cracks see temporary recovery
Reuters Africa
PRODUCT Price Prev Change DEC11 NAPHTHA NAF-1H-TYO 887.75/888.75 901.00 -12.75 SPOT NAPHTHA NETBACK NAF-SIN 96.32/96.42 97.82 -1.45 NOV NAPHTHA SWAPS NAF-1M-S 886.00/888.00 901.75 -14.75 DEC NAPHTHA SWAPS NAF-1M-S887.00/889.00 902.50 -14.50 SPOT ...
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Galaxy Nexus to be available in six Asian countries by Q4
CNET Asia (blog)
Samsung has already announced that both the Galaxy Note and Galaxy SII will be getting the update, but has been strangely silent on whether the Galaxy S will be receiving it as well. The smartphone features similar hardware to the Nexus S (which will ...
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CNET Asia (blog)
Sony Tablet S and P to launch by end of this month
The Mobile Indian
Details of the same were shared through Twitter social network by a sales manager (South East Asia) of Sony Computer Entertainment India. S1 will be branded as Sony S and the S2 will be branded as Sony P. There were no details shared about the prices ...
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The Mobile Indian
HTC's Anti-Apple Strategy Wins in US Smartphone Market: Tech
Bloomberg
“He lives on planes,” said Anurag Gupta, president of Europe, the Middle East and Asia for Brightpoint Inc., which distributes mobile phones and other products. “He's a huge force behind HTC and he has a great team.” HTC has benefited from the rising ...
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Bloomberg
Singapore Stocks-Likely down; SingTel, Noble in focus
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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Thailand - Market factors to watch - Nov 10
Reuters
For the Thai press digest click on: - For Thailand's stock exchange news click on: - For Thailand corporate earnings: - For Thailand economic forecast: ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKETS: Pan-Asia...... Japan....... S.Korea... SE Asia..... Hong Kong... Taiwan. ...
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Maersk Cuts Forecast, Warns of Overcapacity
Wall Street Journal
Lars Jensen, managing director at maritime research firm SeaIntel, noted that Maersk increased its volume on Europe-Asia routes by 24% in the third quarter as average rates on the routes declined 26%. Overall market growth was merely 4%. ...
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After 309 days, S.Korean protester climbs down from crane
Reuters India
Kim's case became a cause celebre in Asia's fourth biggest economy amid growing worker anger over wage levels and the government's business-friendly policies. Her soapbox was a cabin aboard crane No. 85 at Busan shipyard. ...
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Trade Deficit in U.S. Was Probably Little Changed in September
Bloomberg
We remain positive on Asia,” and expect a “soft landing in China.” Benton Harbor, Michigan-based Whirlpool, the world's largest maker of household appliances, last week said it will cut more than 5000 jobs and reduce capacity by 6 million units after ...
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Bloomberg
T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy S II overclocked to 1.8GHz!
IntoMobile
You know that Samsung has multiple versions of the Galaxy S II. There's the CDMA model, the standard Galaxy S II sold in Europe and Asia, the one that runs on AT&T's network and the one made for T-Mobile USA's HSPA+ 42Mbps (downlink) network. ...
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Credit Saison, ICBC, Sodick, Tencent: Asia Stocks Preview
BusinessWeek
The stock added 0.3 percent to S$1.605. Pioneer Corp. (6773 JT): The maker of car-navigation systems and audio equipment withdrew its full-year earnings forecast after floods in Thailand disrupted output, according to a statement. ...
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Adobe Systems (ADBE)'s "Buy" Rating Reaffirmed by Bank of America (BAC) Analysts
LocalizedUSA
It has operations in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia.On October 23, 2009, Adobe completed the acquisition of Omniture, Inc. Shares of Adobe Systems traded down 0.32% during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $27.99. ...
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Sony Singapore introduces VPL-VW1000ES world's first 4K home theatre projector
VR-Zone
Well, it looks like Sony Electronics Asia Pacific is bringing the experience to homes when the company unveiled the world's first 4K home theatre projector in Singapore today. The VPL-VW1000ES is not only 3D-capable but is also capable of displaying ...
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VR-Zone
Barry Callebaut cautious on chocolate market
Reuters
Barry Callebaut is benefiting from an outsourcing trend for chocolate production and is looking to increase its footprint in the high-margin gourmet business and in fast-growing Asia to boost growth. "The past year has been very successful for ...
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Reuters
Yen Emulating Franc Places Japan Rebound in Jeopardy
Bloomberg
Endo speaks with Rishaad Salamat on Bloomberg Television's "On the Move Asia." (Source: Bloomberg) Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius hybrid vehicles on the production line at the company's Tsutsumi plant in Toyota City, Japan. Toyota that makes two out of ...
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Bloomberg
Despite losses, flood-hit Pakistan survivors adamant to rebuild lives
Reuters AlertNet (blog)
By Plan International | 7 hour(s) ago | Comments ( 0 ) Plan's Asian based media officer, Nopporn Wong-Anan travelled to Badin in Pakistan where Plan is helping people recover from the recent floods. Farmer Mohammad Idrees Lund, 28, lost most of his ...
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S. Korea's chief nuclear envoy, US point man on Pyongyang to meet in Vienna
Yonhap News
Cho also confirmed that South Korea, Japan and the US are seeking to hold trilateral talks on the margins of the East Asia Summit in Bali, Indonesia, next week. During the talks, Lim would joined by his Japanese counterpart to the six-party talks, ...
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James Murdoch: Others Misled Parliament
TIME
s chairman for Europe and Asia, center, arrives at the offices of News International, a News Corp. subsidiary, at Wapping in London, UK, on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. (LONDON) — James Murdoch insists he told the truth when he said he knew nothing of...
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U.S. to promote relations with South Asia at ... - Siam Daily News
By XinhuaNET.COM
U.S. to promote relations with South Asia at SAARC summit The United States is looking to further its relations with South Asia at the 17th South Asia.
Siam Daily News Online
President Benigno S. Aquino III attending the Asia Pacific Economic ...
By Online
MANILA, Philippines — President Benigno S. Aquino III will attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America, on November 11-13, 2011. It will be the President's ...
Tempo - News in a Flash
Galaxy Note debuts in SE Asia - The Philippine Star » News ...
OmniSketch enables users to sketch using the S Pen as a brush, while Zen Brush provides oriental brush simulation. The Galaxy Note's high-resolution display ensures that e-books, PowerPoint presentations, news apps and web-pages can ...
philstar.com - Business
S. Korea rushes for resources, infrastructure in ... - Asia News Network
In 2009, Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipyard, won an order from theSouth African government to provide high voltage transformers worth ...
www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=23498
ITTF opens Asia Pacific HQ in S'pore - Channel NewsAsia
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has opened its Asia Pacific Headquarters in Singapore.
www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/.../.html
McDonald's October Same-Store Sales Rise 5.5% as Traffic Increases ...
This year McDonald's will open as many as 200 stores in the Asian nation, where it competes with Yum! Brands Inc.'s KFC and Pizza Hut chains. ...
www.bloomberg.com/.../mcdonald-s-october-store-sales-rise-5...
Obama Goes East Saying US Unbowed With Intel's 67% Asian Sales
US companies sell more to South Korea than to France, more to Taiwan than Italy. Last year, exports to the region supported 850000 US jobs, ...
www.businessweek.com/.../obama-goes-east-saying-u-s-unbo...
US Navy Commander Calls for Greater Dialogue
A host of nations surrounding the South China Sea, including China, ... military influence in Asia a top priority in the face of China's growing profile. ...
blogs.wsj.com/.../u-s-navy-commander-calls-for-greater-dialo...
Celtic's Ki in South Korean hospital with mystery illness | Australia ...
Celtic's Ki in South Korean hospital with mystery illness. Submitted by Andrew Slevison on Tue ... Australia/Asia News · Celtic · Email this page · del.icio.us · Ping ...
www.tribalfootball.com/.../celtic-s-ki-south-korean-hospital-m...
ASIA South Asian pollution spurs cyclone formation in ... - Asia News
London (AsiaNews / Agencies) - South Asian pollution is helping the formation of monstrous cyclones over the Arabian Sea, which cost hundreds of deaths and ...
www.asianews.it/.../South-Asian-pollution-spurs-cyclone-form...
U.S. to promote relations with South Asia at ... - Siam Daily News
U.S. to promote relations with South Asia at SAARC summit The United States is looking to further its relations with South Asia at the 17th South Asia.
www.siamdailynews.com/.../u-s-to-promote-relations-with-sou...
UK-based Bournville College sets up S Asia office in Kolkata ...
UK-based Bournville College sets up S Asia office in Kolkata - Kolkata, Nov 8: Bournville Training and Consultancy, the training and consultancy arm of ...
www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-103172.html
Dunya News: Pakistan:-Pakistan, India officials meet before S Asia ...
Senior officials from arch-rivals India and Pakistan met in the Maldives Tuesday as they prepared for a summit of South Asian nations in the remote atoll of Addu, ...
dunyanews.tv/index.php?key...
Etisalat`s Group Asia News Etisalat Afghanistan to the nurture the ...
Etisalat`s Group Asia News Etisalat Afghanistan to the nurture the Cricket sport in Afghanistan & PTCL scoops the prestigious “2nd Global HR Excellence Award.
www.pr2live.com/.../etisalats-group-asia-news-etisalat-afghanis...
One Finance Asia News: S Arabia forms aviation authority
(DUBAI) Saudi King Abdullah on Saturday ordered the establishment of an independent civil aviation authority and put its head in charge of the board of Saudi ...
www.onefinanceasia.com/.../25981-S-Arabia-forms-aviation-a...
Fight Threat Delays US-S. Korea Trade Agreement Approval | Asia ...
The threat of physical fighting erupting among South Korean lawmakers is delaying approval of a crucial trade agreement with the United States.
www.voanews.com/.../Fight-Threat-Delays-US-S-Korea-Trade...
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