Archive for June, 2011
Business Briefs June 30
* Tan Cuong Thanh Co has announced planning of Thien Park urban area in Danang City’s Lien Chieu District. The 1.6 trillion dong project will cover 100 hectares with [...]
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VN Index slips to 432pct
Closing the last trading session of June, the VN Index lost another 2.06 points or 0.47 percent to 432.54 pts. The market liquidity reached only 22.94 million shares worth [...]
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Asian stocks rise as Greece nears debt resolution
Asian stock markets moved higher Thursday, a day after Greece approved a harsh austerity package to prevent the heavily indebted country from a massive default. Oil prices [...]
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Magnitude-5.4 quake jolts central Japan; 7 hurt
A magnitude-5.4 earthquake has rattled central Japan and at least seven people are hurt. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake hit Thursday in Nagano, some 170 [...]
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Earthquake hits central Japan, no damage reported
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit central Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but there were no reports of injuries or damage. The [...]
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Asian markets mostly up on Greece prospects
Asian stock markets mostly rose yesterday Wednesday June 29 on hopes Greek lawmakers will pass a crucial vote that will help the country avoid a devastating default. As [...]
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Vietnam’s economic indicators – June 29
Vietnam’s economic indicators – June 29 30/Jun/2011 Intellasia | Reuters HANOI, June 29 (Reuters) – Vietnam’s economic indicators . * Updated [...]
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Myanmar tells Suu Kyi to stay out of politics
Myanmar’s regime told pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi Wednesday to halt all political activities and warned her planned first national tour since being freed [...]
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Taiwan boat aborts protest near disputed islands AFP
Taiwanese anti-Japan activists who sailed near a disputed island chain in the East China Sea were forced to turn back after being confronted by Japanese patrol boats, [...]
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China’s emerging municipal mess
It has been clear for some time that China’s municipalities ran up big debts during the country’s heroic post-crisis stimulus in 2009. But only now are the full [...]
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Caixin Online: Is China driving property bubbles abroad?
In late May of this year, more than 400 people lined up to purchase apartments at a site in New Westminster City, a suburb of Vancouver. Within two and half hours of the [...]
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How China’s banks break the rules
In October, I sat down in Nanjing with a senior banker for one of China’s “Big Four” state banks. I asked him about the new regulations just put in place by [...]
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PLA develops online game for training
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has developed its first online military game to improve combat skills and technological awareness. The first-person shooter game has [...]
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Surging China costs turn some US makers homeward
On a recent morning at Master Lock’s 90-year-old factory in Milwaukee, a cluster of machinery was whirring, every 2 seconds spitting out one of the combination locks [...]
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Daimler plans $2b China investment
Daimler plans to capitalise on burgeoning Chinese demand for its premium vehicles by investing some euro 2bn with its local partner in the production of new compact cars and [...]
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