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ASIA News, Oct 30, 2011


S. Korea set to lower 2011 economic growth estimate
Yonhap News
In the first nine months of the year, the Korean economy, Asia's fourth-largest, grew 3.7 percent from a year earlier. But on a quarterly basis, the economy grew at the slowest pace in three quarters in the third quarter on weaker consumer spending and ...
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East Valley restaurants: Asian
East Valley Tribune
Pick up some stir fry, curry or one of the chefs specials, including grilled bourbon chicken, sweet and pungent shrimp and Asian fried sole. $ YC's Mongolian Grill (3206S. McClintock Drive, [480] 820-8880, and 752 W. Elliot Road, [480] 777-2929). ...
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S. Korea Faces Risk of Foreign Capital Exodus, Central Bank Says
Bloomberg
The Bank of Korea on Oct. 26 signed its second currency- swap deal in a week to shield Asia's fourth-largest economy against any fallout from Europe's crisis and the global slowdown. South Korea and China agreed to almost double their won-yuan swap...
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Acer, BYD, Cheung Kong, Daio Paper, Daiwa, Sanrio: Asia Stocks Preview
Bloomberg
(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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Jeev finishes in top-10, Bo Van Pelt wins CIMB Classic
Zee News
Kuala Lumpur: Jeev Milkha Singh`s recovery from the back injury seemed to be on course as he turned in a superb card of five-under 66 here today to round off the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic in tied 10th, his third top-10 finish in last five starts. ...
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Zee News
Kyrgyzstan Votes for a President, Feeling the Pull of Russia
New York Times
Small and landlocked, Kyrgyzstan has long parlayed its strategic Central Asianlocation into an outsize role in geopolitics, hosting both American and Russia military bases and engaging both powers in a lucrative bidding war for its loyalty. ...
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Canada May Boost Asia Oil Sales If Keystone Blocked, Globe Says
Bloomberg
By Frederic Tomesco - Sat Oct 29 14:14:32 GMT 2011 Canada will look to boost oil exports to Asian countries such as China if the US blocks TransCanada Corp. (TRP)'sproposed Keystone XL pipeline, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported, citing Canadian ...
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Vietnam economic reform faces crisis of confidence
AsiaOne
State-owned shipbuilder Vinashin embarked on a flurry of investments, racking up debts of US$4.4 billion (S$5.5 billion) that eventually saw it plunge into quasi-bankruptcy. Now Vietnam is trying to bring down Asia'shighest rate of inflation - nearly ...
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AsiaOne
Samsung Epic Touch 4G: Largest Smartphone Screen, First US Galaxy S II
Mobile bloom News
When the Samsung Galaxy S II sold 3 million units in its first 55 days after launch in Europe and Asia, Samsung was very happy with this sales accomplishment. However, the Samsung Galaxy S II was only getting started, and its sales rate actually ...
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Asia currencies see best rally since 2009
Taipei Times
The Singapore dollar strengthened 2.9 percent to S$1.2426, Malaysia's ringgit gained 2.7 percent to 3.0663 and the Thai baht advanced 1.6 percent to 30.53. The won touched a six-week high of 1100.70 on Friday after the Bank of Korea said the ...
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New breed of music video makers lauded
Manila Bulletin
By ANNIE S. ALEJO MANILA, Philippines – “Gusto talaga naming magkaron ng business,” amateur music video director Keith Dela Rosa says onstage at the C2 “Sarap ng Bukas” Video Making Contest finals held at the SM Mall of Asia music hall on Oct 28. ...
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AT&T Galaxy S II is one of Samsung's thinnest and most powerful handsets ever
Mobile bloom News
The Samsung Galaxy S II that runs on the AT&T 4G mobile broadband network was not the first US Galaxy S II version to arrive after the very successful launch in Europe andAsia, but is one of the thinnest handsets in the entire mobile marketplace. ...
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Parkson's retail arm to raise $108 million in Singapore IPO
Business Recorder (blog)
The company is selling 147 million shares - 67 million of which are existing shares - atS$0.94 each, pricing it at the lower end of an indicative price range of S$0.935-S$1.07. Parkson Retail Asia Limited is a department store operator with a network ...
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Home at the Ritz
TODAYonline
Unlike serviced apartments, which are managed apartments under one title, The Ritz-Carlton Residences in Singapore is the company's first full strata-titled residential project in Asia. Already more than two dozen of the 58 apartment units, ...
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'Significant financial reforms on the way'
The Asian Age
In Asia, Japan has not managed to get over its economic mess. You seem to have deliberated on this extensively at the G-20 finance ministers' meet in Paris. The situation is still grave. In the last meeting of the G-20 finance ministers in Paris we ...
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Global Energy Luminaries Meet in Singapore for 4th Singapore International ...
eco-business.com
In Asia, economic expansion is driving countries to find a mix of energy options that is able to sustain growth while being clean and secure. As a small city-state with no natural resources, Singapore is acutely aware of its energy challenges. ...
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Making money bigger priority than preserving it, SEI says
Straits Times
(KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Increasing their wealth is a priority for more high-net-worth families than merely maintaining what they already have, according to a survey of individuals with an average household net worth of more than US$20 ...
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Cerca: Moapa Valley celebrates pomegranates
Las Vegas Review-Journal
From there it spread throughout Asia, where for thousands of years it was cultivated in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, Armenia, Northern India, Israel and the drier parts of Southeast Asia, the East Indies and elsewhere. Over the centuries, the plant ...
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US State Secretary Clinton to visit Philippines in November - Del Rosario
Zamboanga Today Online
Del Rosario said Clinton will arrive in the country right after the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit that will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii next month before going to Bali, Indonesia to attend the Association of South East Asian Nations ...
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Court grants divorce to woman suffering from husband's nit-picking
Straits Times
(KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The Seoul Family Court said on Saturday it has granted divorce to a housewife and ordered her husband to pay her compensation, finding him responsible for ruining the relationship with his constant belittling comments ...
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Making pineapple a winning Sri Lankan export crop
Sunday Times.lk
By Quintus Perera LIRNEasia, a think tank headquartered in Sri Lanka and representing South Asian, has teamed up with the Lanka Fruits, Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association (LFVPEA) and are jointly involved in a project to find out ways and ...
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Monster Employment Index U.S. Grows 7% Year-Over-Year
Benzinga (press release)
With a local presence in key markets in North America, Europe, and Asia, Monster works for everyone by connecting employers with quality job seekers at all levels and by providing personalized career advice to consumers globally. ...
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Rowan Atkinson Interview For 'Johnny English Reborn'
Flicks and bits
In the years since MI-7′s top spy vanished off the grid, he has been honing his unique skills in a remote region of Asia. But when his agency superiors learn of an attempt against the Chinese premier's life, they must hunt down the highly unorthodox ...
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Sapient to Announce Third Quarter Financial Results on November 3
Benzinga (press release)
Following the release, Alan J. Herrick, Sapient's president and chief executive officer, and Joseph S. Tibbetts, Jr., senior vice president and chief financial officer, will discuss the results in a conference call beginning at 4:30 pm ET, ...
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Australia s Qantas, unions face off over fleet grounding
Moneycontrol.com
The airline is seeking to bring to a head a prolonged and increasingly bitter battle with its unions over pay, working conditions and plans to set up two new airlines in Asia. Qantas plans to cut 1000 jobs and order $9 billion of new Airbus aircraft as ...
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AMEX Hot Stocks to watch next week are - QPSA, MCZ, ANX, SHZ, BAA
Health Talk & You
Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (Mad Catz) designs, manufactures (through third parties inAsia), markets, sells and distributes accessories for all videogame platforms, the personal computer (PC) and the iPod and other audio devices. ...
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Sultanate & India / Credentials' Copy
Oman News Agency
The meeting was attended by Ali bin Ahmed al-Issa'ee, Head of the Minister's Office Department, Sayyid Mohammed bin Salim al- Said, Head of the Protocols Department and Saud bin Ahmed al-Barwani, Head of the West Asia Department.
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Analysts' Weekly Ratings Changes for Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG)
LocalizedUSA
The Company conducts business on a global basis, with sales in North America, Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA), Asia/Pacific and Latin America. The Company conducts business on a global basis, with sales in North America, Europe/Middle East/Africa ...
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NYSE Hot Stocks to watch next week are - SDRL, PWE, BZH, WLT, IVN
Health Talk & You
IVN also holds interests in several other mineral resource projects in Asia, including a 50% interest in the Kyzyl Shear Project, located in Kazakhstan, through its interest in Altynalmas Gold Ltd. In October 2010, Ivanhoe Australia acquired Osborne ...
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Etisalat`s Group Asia News Etisalat Afghanistan to the nurture the ...
By kailash.k
Etisalat`s Group Asia News Etisalat Afghanistan to the nurture the Cricket sport in Afghanistan & PTCL scoops the prestigious “2nd Global HR Excellence Award.
PR 2.O - Online PR, Press Release...
South Korea's police chief meets with skepticism over gun use - Asia ...
By XinhuaNET.COM
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.
Siam Daily News Online
Laos, S. Korea eye closer relations - Asia News Network
That was the message on Monday when Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Thongloun Sisoulith met Korea's Vice Minister of Foreign ...
www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=23134&sec=1
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 East Asia News
South East Asia News and analysis on current events, Asian business, finance, economy, sports and more. Searchable news in 44 languages from WorldNews ...
archive.wn.com/2011/10/18/1400/southeastasianews/
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...
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-...
QNA | News | Qatar Airways Named Asia''s Most Preferred Airline
Qatar Airways flies to over 100 diverse business and leisure destinations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and South America with ...
www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/.../11-10-17-2234_597_0100.aspx
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...
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-...
Etisalat`s Group Asia News Etisalat Afghanistan to the nurture the ...
Etisalat Afghanistan, a 100% owned subsidiary of Etisalat Telecommunications, UAE and the official sponsor of National Afghanistan Cricket Team anno.
dubib.com/.../16729_etisalat-s-group-asia-news-etisalat-afghan...
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...
US, North Korea 'Narrow Differences' in Geneva Talks
Asia RSS Feeds ... First, that the north-south dialogue needs to continue and second that we ... A 30-minute news and interview radio show for and about Asia. ...
www.voanews.com/.../US-North-Korea-Narrow-Differences-in...
Asia Travel News - Travel Industry Today
Latest travel news for travel industry professionals & analysts. ... s part of the experience of travelling in south-east Asia and all over the world," … pollution and ...
travel.einnews.com/region/asia
powradhwani: South-East Asia News:China Warns Vietnam, India ...
South-East Asia News:China Warns Vietnam, India & Philippines. Hindustan Times: Blogs. China warns India, Vietnam, Philippines. So what? So China is ...
powradhwani.blogspot.com/.../south-east-asia-newschina-warn...
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...

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