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Chubu Electric, Honda Motor, NEC, Sharp: Asia Stocks Preview
BusinessWeek
Stock symbols are in parentheses and share prices are as of the latestclose. The information in each item was released after markets shut unless stated otherwise. All Nippon Airways Co. (9202) (9202 JT): Asia's largest listed carrier by sales ...
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China asserts its territorial claims in South China Sea
USA TODAY
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY A member of the Philippine marines reconaissance team secures the beach as US and Philippine marines arrive on a rubber boat during a beach raid simulation on Monday. By Ted Aljibe, AFP/Getty Images BEIJING – Chinese travel ...
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USA TODAY
Daptiv Releases Japanese Language Version of Daptiv PPM to Meet Rapidly ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
... the on-demand leader in project portfolio management software, todayannounced general availability of a Japanese language version of Daptiv PPM. The new offering was a direct result of feedback from customers in the Asia Pacific region.
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Bullion 'Buying Opportunity' – Analysts More Bullish
Resource Investor
Gold rose $13.80.60 or 0.84% in New York yesterday and closed at $1657.60/oz. Gold traded initially sideways in Asia then it dipped downward and recovered in early European trading. Support for gold is at $1624/oz. and $1612/oz. and resistance is at ...
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CBM Asia Reports Second Exploration Well Encounters 32 Meters of Net Coal at ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
("CBM Asia" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:TCF)(US:CBMDF)(FRANKFURT:IY2) has been informed by the operator Newton Energy Capital Limited that the second exploration well (CBM-KW-01) at the Kutai West Coalbed Methane Production Sharing Contract ("Kutai ...
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Asia Faces Stronger Growth, but Further Rebalancing Critical, Says IMF's Asia ...
International Monetary Fund
Growth in Asia is expected to pick up this year, after slowing in the lastquarter of 2011, but Asian policymakers now face the challenging task of adjusting policies to support stable, non-inflationary growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ...
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China asserts its territorial claims
Tucson Citizen
by Calum MacLeod on Apr. 26, 2012, under USA TODAY News Chinese travel agent Ou Nanxi has never seen such gorgeous beaches like those found on the trial cruise she took to the uninhabited islets of the Paracel Islands. “There were white coral beaches ...
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Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts Focus on Asian Markets to Fuel Growth
SYS-CON Media (press release)
The big casino companies have been increasingly reliant on Asia to fuel growth. The Chinese gambling market grew over 32 percent annually in thelast 5 years. Despite concerns over China's economic growth analyst predict gaming revenues from China to ...
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Global Sources spring fashion trade shows provide one-stop sourcing ...
MarketWatch (press release)
HONG KONG, April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Global Sources (NASDAQ:GSOL) opened its fashion and garment China Sourcing Fairstoday with 1200 booths -- an increase of nine percent from last year. The Fairs provide a convenient opportunity for ...
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Alliance Memory Announces Distribution Agreement With Avnet Electronics ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
SAN CARLOS, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 04/26/12 -- Alliance Memory todayannounced a distribution agreement with Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia, part of the global technology distributor Avnet Inc. (NYSE: AVT). Under the terms of the agreement, ...
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South Korea's Current-Account Surplus Widens in March
Bloomberg
The surplus was $3 billion, compared with a revised surplus of $557 million in February, the Bank of Korea said in a statement in Seoul today. The current account is the broadest measure of trade, tracking goods, services and investment income. Asia's ...
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Korea retailers halt US beef sales over mad cow
New Era
Reaction elsewhere in Asia was muted with Japan saying there's no reason to restrict imports. South Korea's No. 2 and No. 3 supermarket chains, Home Plus and Lotte Mart, said they halted sales of US beef to calm worries among South Koreans.
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New Era
Speech by FS at HKETO and HKTDC Business Luncheon in Thailand
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
The many friends of Thailand in Hong Kong and around the world were shocked and saddened by the terrible floods here last year.We were also impressed by the way the Thai people responded to the disaster and got the country, and especially its capital ...
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Mandarin Oriental announces new celebrity fan for global brand advertising ...
eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition
At a press conference held today at Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong, multi-award winning actress and singer Karen Mok was officially welcomed as thelatest celebrity fan for Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group's USD multi-million global advertising campaign ...
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Canonical Releases Ubuntu 12.04, Precise Pangolin
PC Magazine
By Matthew Murray Canonical today announced the release of the latestedition of its popular free Linux distribution, Ubuntu: version 12.04. Nicknamed "Precise Pangolin," after the scaled mammal found in southern Africa and southeast Asia, ...
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Piaggio launches Vespa model in India
Financial Times
Last year Asian sales surged by more than half at a time of weak demand in Europe and North America. The Italian group, already India's leading producer of three-wheeled commercial vehicles by market share, plans to sell a modified version of its Vespa ...
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Financial Times
The Russell Asia Pacific Index Returned +10.3% YTD as of April 20, With the ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
SEATTLE, WA -- (Marketwire) -- 04/26/12 -- The Russell Asia Pacific Index returned +10.3% year-to-date as of April 20, 2012, with performance almost even across small cap & large cap stocks within the index. This year-to-date performance represents an ...
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New job portal for PMEs
AsiaOne
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM), together with recruitment consultancy firm Robert Walters, today launched the PME Jobs Network (www.pmejobsnetwork.com.sg), which aims to make it easier for PME jobseekers to identify and gain access to job opportunities ...
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AsiaOne
Thai Stock Index May Rally 12% More, Kasikorn Says
Bloomberg
The benchmark SET Index may climb to as high as 1350 in the third quarter, Kavee Chukitkasem, an investment strategist at top-ranked Kasikorn Securities, said in a phone interview today. That would be highest level since April 1996.
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A History of the World, BRIC by BRIC
Huffington Post
Twelve years later, that window is being slammed shut as from India, Australia, and the Philippines to South Korea and Japan, the US declares itself back in the hegemony business in Asia. Doubts that this was the newAmerican path were dispelled by ...
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Leaning on US, Philippines boldly pushes back on China in sea dispute
Christian Science Monitor
The Philippines accused China today of violating a 2002 nonaggression pact when Chinese government ships prevented Filipino authorities from arresting Chinese fishermen whom the Philippines say were illegally encroaching. It is the latest in a series ...
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Christian Science Monitor
General Cable Inaugurates Plant in India
SYS-CON Media (press release)
The Honorable Chief Minister of Himachal, Mr. PK Dhumal, inaugurated the plant today with more than 200 high-ranking government officials and business leaders in attendance. Also in attendance were Mr. Mathias Sandoval, General Cable President and CEO ...
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Philippines-China standoff could spin out of hand
Asianjournal.com
But the risks in the latest flare-up over a South China Sea shoal are much bigger than the territory itself. Armed vessels from the Philippines and its much more powerful neighbor, China, have faced off for two weeks at the horseshoe-shaped Scarborough ...
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Mead Johnson Nutrition's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
As noted in our press release issued earlier today, we delivered strong first quarter results. Constant dollar sales growth of 9% was in line with our expectations. The continued excellent performance in both Asia and Latin America was partially offset ...
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Australian Stock Market Report – Afternoon 4/26/2012
NASDAQ
No major data was released in Asia today however tomorrow will be the busiest day of the week and one of the most eventful of the month for Japan. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is due to meet for the second time this month and will publish its new economic ...
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NTT : Communications Launches New Data Centers in Singapore and Malaysia ...
4-traders
The data center is connected directly to the Asia Submarine-cable Express (ASE), NTT Com's new undersea cable offering high-speed, high-reliability network environment between Singapore and other Asian locations including Japan.
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New Samsung Star*3DUOS TVC gets youth high on WiFi
Best Media Info
Cheil Worldwide SW Asia has created a new television commercial for the Samsung Star 3DUOS Touch Screen phone that puts life on fatafat mode. The Samsung Star*3DUOS Touch Screen phone is the latest offering from Samsung Mobile, pioneers of this popular ...
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GuestLogix Unveils Second-Generation Onboard Retail Software for the Global ...
eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition
GuestLogix Inc. (TSX: GXI), the leading global provider of onboard retail and payment technology solutions to airlines and the passenger travel industry,today announced an enhanced version of the industry's most comprehensive and advanced onboard ...
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Amadeus strengthens its partnership with STA Travel with a long-term global ...
eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition
Under this new agreement, over 29 STA Travel markets will use the Amadeus distribution system to access travel content throughout Amadeus′ global partner network. Today, STA Travel already enjoys the benefits of Amadeus' technology solutions including ...
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A-B InBev Global CMO Steps Down
AdAge.com
Anheuser-Busch InBev Global Chief Marketing Officer Chris Burggraeve has stepped down and will be replaced by Miguel Patricio, zone president for Asia Pacific. "After 23 years of working for some of the best global brand companies, Chris has decided to ...
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Honda sees bumper year as it leaves disasters behind
The Malaysian Insider
Reuters pic TOKYO, April 27 — Honda Motor Co posted a more than doubling in quarterly operating profit today, as production recovered from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan last year, and it forecast a 38 per cent rise in global sales in the year ...
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The Malaysian Insider
Are British newspapers a menace to democracy?
The Economist (blog)
BAGEHOT spent today in Singapore on the final leg of a trip watching the British foreign secretary at work in Asia. A future column will discuss Britain's new foreign policy plans, but this week's print column—written from the road—examines a furore ...
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AsiaInfo-Linkage Reports Unaudited First Quarter 2012 Results
MarketWatch (press release)
In the first quarter of 2012, we signed additional NG-BOSS 3.5 upgrade contracts with China Mobile as we continue to ramp up our latest upgrade. For China Unicom, we completed implementation for two of the six northern provinces and are working to ...
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A farewell to superpowers
Salon
Twelve years later, that window is being slammed shut as from India, Australia and the Philippines to South Korea and Japan, the US declares itself back in the hegemony business in Asia. Doubts that this was the new American path were dispelled by...
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Salon
New Zealand Cuisine With An Ethnic Twist
usariseup
Agriculture plays a big role in New Zealand as well as adding a Pacific Rim touch to the cuisine so a cacophony of Europe,Asia, and the Pacific islands of Polynesia are now created inNew Zealand kitchens. New Zealanders, or Kiwis as they like to be ...
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usariseup
Marriott International and Galaxy Entertainment Group Announce the Ritz ...
MarketWatch (press release)
HONG KONG, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) and Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG)today announced they have signed long-term management agreements for more than 1300 rooms, suites and floating villas at ...
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Corbis Images Extends Premium Commercial Offering; Launches Eureka and Minden...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
... today announced the expansion of its premium commercial offering with the launch of two new collections. The collections, which feature over 70000new images, include Minden Pictures, which encompasses key aspects of natural history, ecology, ...
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TRUMPETS Takes A Leap Of Faith In Its Latest Production
Manila Bulletin
TRUMPETS, the first professional gospel theater group in Asia, takes the proverbial leap of faith for its current project – 4Faith – held every Monday from April 16 to May 7 at The Reading Room of the Filipinas Heritage Library, Ayala Triangle, Makati.
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World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions at Mission Hills Guangdong, China
WorldGolf.com
The International Federation of PGA Tours announced today that the 2012 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions will be played the week of October 29 - November 4 at Mission Hills Guangdong, China, on the Olazabal Course. The first HSBC Champions took ...
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Friday Morning Global Market, Economic, and Company News
ValueWalk
By Abhijit Sen Every morning we put out a news report with thelatest news in global stock markets, company news, and global economic news. US stock-index futures little changed: US stock index futures erased their earlier gains and are pointing to a ...
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ValueWalk
BTU INTERNATIONAL, INC. : BTU International Recognized with Its Sixth ...
4-traders
"The Pyramax not only features the latest innovations, but for our Asiancustomers includes access to our local, multi-function organization, including sales, service, training and engineering." PYRAMAX™ 100N reflow ovens are setting the industry ...
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“Belden Knows Fiber” Showcased at BICSI Canadian Conference
SYS-CON Media (press release)
Belden has manufacturing capabilities in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia, and a market presence in nearly every region of the world. Belden was founded in 1902, and today is a leader with some of the strongest brands in the signal ...
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Old money seeks new home in Asia - TODAY News - TODAY.com
SINGAPORE — In the 1470s, the prominent Spinola family of Genoa had an apprentice business agent in Barcelona named Christopher Columbus helping to ...
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Pakistan team named for Junior Asia Cup Hockey | Pakistan Today ...
With the approval of International Hockey Federation (FIH), the Asian Hockey Federation has released .... To stay updated with latest news please follow us on ...
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