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Nov 5, 2011

ASIA News, Nov 05, 2011


Bid Deadline for MF Global Asia Units Is Extended
Wall Street Journal
By ALISON TUDOR HONG KONG—Liquidators extended the deadline for bids on MF Global Holdings Ltd.'s Asia-Pacific units by one day amid a sudden surge of interest, making it more likely the New York-based firm's franchise in the region will be kept ...
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Samsung Galaxy S II For AT&T Is Honored at 4G World Expo
Mobile bloom News
Such is the case for AT&T's United States version of the Samsung Galaxy S II that broke Samsung sales records in Europe and Asia. That handset sold 10 million copies in its first five months, and that is without the support of the tech-ravenous US ...
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Canada's economic future lies with booming Asia
Edmonton Journal
If you don't get that, you can't ap-2 preciate what we'll need to do to h sustain our comfy Canadian living " standards or secure our kids' eco-s nomic futures in the years ahead. The world has changed. When some 20 million Americans remain jobless two ...
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S'pore sports officials have war of words
AsiaOne
By Lim Say Heng In one corner is Dr Tan Eng Liang, Singapore's chef de mission (CDM) to the upcoming South-east Asia (SEA) Games in Indonesia. In the other is Dr Lee Bee Wah, president of the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA). ...
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AsiaOne
ASIA MARKETS: Asia Awaits China Price Data, Toyota Earnings
Fox Business
s (NSANY) July-September profit slipped a more modest 3%. Toyota is facing various pressures to its bottom line -- particularly a persistently high Japanese yen and flooding in Thailand that has left its own factories reportedly undamaged but has hit ...
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Congressman urges US to review ties with Pak
South Asian News Agency
Congressman Gary Ackerman, a top democrat in the house foreign affairs sub-committee on South Asia said It s high time to completely rethink the United States relationship with Pakistan because of Islamabad s continuing perfidy of sponsoring terror...
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Obama and Asia's two futures
TODAYonline
... public disquiet in Myanmar at China's massive influence in the country, and has cancelled a huge US$3.6 billion (S$4.6 billion) dam that Chinese firms were building. China, it is plain to see, is at the root of most of the disputes troubling Asia. ...
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Man cleared of molest after donating RM182,000 in victim's name
Malaysia Star
A JAPANESE national was cleared of molesting a waitress after he compounded the case with a donation of S$74000 (RM182,000) to a charity and an apology in open court. Tomio Tange, 39, a manager in an oil firm, had been charged with lifting the skirt ...
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Four men sentenced for ginseng poaching in the Smokies
Knoxville News Sentinel
Much of it is sold in Asia, where wild ginseng is considered more potent than cultivated ginseng, he said. "The park's overall goal is to protect native plants and animal species in a natural state," Miller said. "Also, it's a legal issue because you ...
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Waters Corp. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)
GuruFocus.com
During the 2011 Quarter, sales increased 22% in Europe, 11% in Asia (including Japan), 8% in the US and 14% in the rest of the world as compared with the 2010 Quarter. The effect of foreign currency translation increased sales by 10% in Europe, ...
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`North Korea`s collapse has begun.`
동아일보
On the emergence of a South Korea-led reunification, the Russian think tank correctly said, “This will have a positive impact on Russia's standing in the Asia-Pacific region.” The left-leaning Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun administrations of South ...
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Regional solution
DAWN.com
In short, the 12 other participants represented a circle broader than Afghanistan`simmediate neighbourhood. In placing the country at the centre of a South and CentralAsia region, it demonstrated a realistic acceptance of broader linkages and ...
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US lawmaker hails India`s positive Afghan role
Zee News
... development assistance to Afghanistan and India's vision for an independent sovereign, stable, united, democratic and prosperous Afghanistan, emerging as the hub for trade, transportation and energy linking Central and South Asia, the embassy said. ...
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NYSE Volume Active Stocks are - NEE, NSC, UN, NE, GR
Retirement Planning
Consumers buy 170 billion Unilever packs worldwide every year, and NV' s products are used over two billion times a day. The Company operates in three regions: Asia, Africa and Central and Eastern Europe (Asia Africa CEE), the Americas and Western ...
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Shell''s Matthias Bichsel on Reducing Complexity
OilVoice (press release)
However, it is true that in the Western world there are less young engineers, but this is offset by the many thousands of engineers and scientist that graduate in India and Asiain general and are very happy to join the energy industry. ...
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Con-way's CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
Geographically, North America's results were complemented by continued strength in Menlo's international operations, as Europe and Asia outpaced North America in percentage growth. Menlo is progressing toward a solid year, as demand for high-value...
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)
GuruFocus.com
Sales growth was strong in Asia and modest in Europe and North America. The results in North America and Asia were affected by the cessation of the supply contract and the lower stimulus-funded sales in Japan, respectively. ...
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Uzbekistan improves customs system
Central Asia Online
How likely do you think it is that Central Asia will be peaceful and prosperous during the next 20 years of independence? Models applaud Kazakhstani fashion designer Kenji Deviatko following the presentation of his Spring-Summer 2012 collection in ...
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IXYS Corp. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)
GuruFocus.com
Of our international sales, approximately 51.2% were derived from sales in Europe and the Middle East, approximately 42.6% were derived from sales in the Asia Pacific region and approximately 6.2% were derived from sales in the rest of the world. ...
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Japan allots P24-M for Pikit peace-building project
Minda News
A statement from the Japanese embassy said that Ambassador Toshinao Urabe and Yukiyo Nomura, country director of Intercommunication Center for Asia and Nippin (ICAN) Philippines, signed on Thursday the grant contract for “Peace Building Project through ...
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SDB in Penang debut with By The Sea
Malaysia Star
The move by the property developer is seen as a strategy to extend its branding into cities favoured by the expatriate community and Asia's well-heeled, says the Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association Malaysia (Rehda) Penang chief Datuk Jerry ...
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Malaysia Star
After 145 players, Project 2013 squad almost ready
Malaysia Star
“Let's not talk about the top-two finish as we are preparing for the Junior Asia Cup, which will serve as the qualifier for the 2013 Junior World Cup. “We have to beat the likes of India, Pakistan and South Korea here so that we will have the ...
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NYSE Hot Stocks to watch are - MHS, TMO, UPS, ABX, TLM
Retirement Planning
Talisman's three main operating areas are North America, the North Sea and SoutheastAsia. The Company's wholly owned subsidiaries include Talisman Energy Canada, Talisman Energy USA Inc., Talisman Energy Norge AS, Talisman Energy (UK) Limited,...
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AtriCure Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)
GuruFocus.com
The increase in international revenue was primarily due to an increase in product sales inAsia and in our direct European markets. Selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $0.1 million, ...
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AIG Advisor Group Sees Revenue Growth
Financial-Planning.com
Natural disasters in the northeast and Asia, plus choppy conditions in credit and equity markets saddled American International Group with a $4.1 billion loss for the third quarter, the company announced on Friday morning. A $2.3 billion loss in the ...
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United Parcel Service, Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)
GuruFocus.com
Additionally, excess market capacity, especially in the Asia-to-US trade lane, has reduced our purchased transportation costs and improved the operating profitability in this business. Our logistics business had a small decrease in operating profit for ...
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Remembering Joseph Carlini
Student Operated Press
It was peacetime, though the winds of war had blown across Europe, Russia, China, Asia, and North Africa On that December morning, while Joseph Carlini was asleep in his bunk in Pearl Harbor, Alice May Bunt my mother, and her brother Albert Nelson were ...
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With an eye on WTO obligations, Pakistan offers MFN status to India
AHN | All Headline News
The United States along with regional players this week welcomed the dramatic unexpected positive turn of events in the volatile South East Asia region with Pakistan offering a most favored nation (MFN) status to its archenemy India but the ground ...
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Things to do Nov 5
TODAYonline
Tickets from S$35 to S$95 from www.marinabaysands.com/Ticketing. Indonesian artist I Nyoman Tulus' first solo exhibition in Asia celebrates the beauty of Indonesia's natural environment. His vibrant rendition of birds and orchids set upon majestic ...
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Hong Kong aims to drive economic growth with innovation and technology development
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
The technology enterprise, a Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation incubatee, has just won the bronze award in the Wall Street Journal Asia¡¦s AsianInnovation Awards this year with the ACEHearing software jointly developed with the ...
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BBC News - Asia
Get the latest Asian news from BBC News in Asia: breaking news, features, ... of them children, have been found adrift in a boat off the west coast of South Korea. ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/asia/
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
Arabian cyclones intensified by S. Asian pollution ... - Yahoo! News
Read 'Arabian cyclones intensified by S. Asian pollution: study' on Yahoo! News. Airborne pollution from South Asia is helping to brew monster storms in the ...
news.yahoo.com/arabian-cyclones-intensified-asian-pollution-...
South Korea's unification chief visits U.S. - Asia News
S Korea's unification chief visits U.S. South Korea's unification minister Yu Woo-ik , tasked with overseeing relations with the Democratic People's Republic.
www.siamdailynews.com/.../south-koreas-unification-chief-vis...
Half of spam now comes from Asia
Region accounts for most spam worldwide, with more Asian nations joining the "Dirty ...Breaking News: Pro-biz, green incentives give S'pore datacenter edge ...
www.zdnetasia.com/half-of-spam-now-comes-from-asia-6230...
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...
Sony to end LCD display JV with Samsung
Breaking News: 'Pre-crime' human profiling system inaccurate, infringes personal privacy... By Kevin Kwang , ZDNet Asia on October 31, 2011 (5 days ago) ... of the SouthKorea-based S-LCD Corporation that manufactures LCD TV displays, ...
www.zdnetasia.com/sony-to-end-lcd-display-jv-with-samsung-...
US, South Korea to Increase Defense Posture Against ... - VOA News
The U.S. and South Korea have pledged to "advance combat readiness capabilities" near the disputed sea border with North Korea, warning against any future ...
www.voanews.com/.../US-South-Korea-to-Increase-Defense-P...
Controversy mars Kyrgyz presidential election
If he falls short, he will face a strong challenger from the south in a run-off. ... News. Central & South Asia. Report: Global carbon dioxide output soaring. Gunmen ...
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/.../20111030175330696330.ht...
TURKEY - VATICAN Turkey: Pope's appeal for ... - Asia News
Vatican City (AsiaNews) - Benedict XVI today launched an appeal for ... needs caused by the devastating earthquake that struck the south-east of the country. ...
www.asianews.it/.../Turkey:-Pope's-appeal-for-earthquake-vict...
Half of spam now comes from Asia - ZDNet Asia News
Region accounts for most spam worldwide, with more Asian nations joining the " Dirty ...Breaking News: Pro-biz, green incentives give S'pore datacenter edge ...
www.zdnetasia.com/half-of-spam-now-comes-from-asia-6230...
Groove|Asia News: A S$126000 birthday celebration for Coco Lee's ...
The couple reportedly spent NT$600 million (S$26 million) on the wedding. After the wedding, the couple, together with 20 family members and friends, flew to ...
www.grooveasia.com/.../A-S-036-126-000-birthday-celebratio...
XE.com - Asia Fuel Oil-S.Korea WP buys 90000 T for Nov-Dec
News Providers: Thompson Financial, AP, XFN-Asia, Daily FX, Reuters Date format: yyyy-mm-dd. Refresh Articles. Asia Fuel Oil-S.Korea WP buys 90000 T for ...
www.xe.com/news/2011-11-02%2003:27:00.../2255349.htm
South Korea, safe haven from debt crisis? - World Daily News
S Korea, safe haven from debt crisis? Global economy is now facing a new era of debt crisis. The U.S. economy, which had suffered from twin deficits,
www.worlddailynews.org/.../south-korea-safe-haven-from-deb...
ITTF opens Asia Pacific HQ in S'pore - Singapore News - XinMSN ...
ITTF opens Asia Pacific HQ in S'pore. SINGAPORE: The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has opened its Asia Pacific Headquarters in Singapore. ...
news.xin.msn.com/en/singapore/article.aspx?cp-documentid...
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Nov 4, 2011

LATEST World News, Nov 04, 2011


Greece aims for crisis coalition
The Australian
For much of Thursday night and early yesterday (AEST), Greeks and world leaders struggled to keep up with changes in Athens. Reports said Mr Papandreou had resigned, then he was staying on, or calling an election, or forming a new coalition. ...
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