Archive for April 6th, 2009
US firm keen to make Thailand an ethanol hub
Illinois-based Coskata – a leader in feed-stock ethanol and biology-based renewable energy – says the government should have a clear-cut policy on gasohol [...]
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BacTech closes first and second tranches of private placement
BacTech Mining Corporation (“BacTech” or the “Company”)(CDNX:BM.V – News) today announced that it has closed the first and second tranches of [...]
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Daewoo extends Myanmar oil, gas field exploration
South Korea’s Daewoo International Corp said Friday Apr 3 it had extended exploration rights to Myanmar’s AD-7 oil and gas field, after other members of the [...]
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Vietnam Q2 crude exports may fall 9.3% from Q1
State oil group PetroVietnam said on Friday it expected Vietnam’s crude oil exports in the second quarter ending June to fall 9.3 percent from the first quarter to 3.9 [...]
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Thai Oil pursuing low-cost acquisitions
Thai Oil Plc (TOP), the country’s largest oil refiner, is exploring opportunities to acquire cheap oil refineries and aromatics plants in Asia in order to strengthen [...]
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Singapore urges caution on cervical cancer shots
Singapore Friday called for caution on carrying out mass immunisation of girls as young as nine years old against cervical cancer, saying the vaccine’s effects must be [...]
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Egyptian toddler contracts bird flu virus
An Egyptian toddler has contracted the highly pathogenic bird flu virus, the latest in an upswing of cases in the most populous Arab country, state news agency MENA said on [...]
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Japan to extend US$500m trade financing to Indonesia
Japan will extend at least $500 million in trade financing to Indonesia this year in order to aid Indonesia’s economy, Japanese Vice Ambassador to the Southeast Asian [...]
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Singapore to build 1gigabyte per second broadband network
Singapore awarded StarHub (STAR.SI: Cotización) the contract to develop and operate a nationwide broadband network that will provide homes and offices with Internet [...]
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Philippines to take steps to remove tax haven tag
The Philippines said Friday it will take needed steps to be stricken from a list of four nations blacklisted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development as [...]
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Hong Kong police raid Citic Pacific offices
Conglomerate Citic Pacific, the Hong Kong arm of a Chinese government investment company, said Friday Apr 3 its offices were raided by police in connection with bad currency [...]
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Philippines awarded US$49m stolen by Marcos
The Philippines’ anti-corruption court has awarded to the Government about $49 million in assets that had been stolen 30 years ago by the late strongman Ferdinand [...]
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North Korea launch branded reckless, provocative
North Korea’s rocket launch Sunday Apr 5 rattled all of East Asia and US President Barack Obama led global condemnation of what he called an attempt to provoke trouble. [...]
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China denies spies targeted Australia PM, Rio Tinto
China denied on Friday Apr 3 that its spies attempted to hack into the phone and computer of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd during a visit to Beijing, amid growing [...]
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Malaysia’s exports plunge 15.9% in February
Malaysia’s February exports dropped 15.9 percent year-on-year, according to official data released Friday Apr 3. The trade ministry said in a statement that exports [...]
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