Archive for December, 2011
China allows huge Valemax ship to dock
Vale, the world’s biggest iron ore miner by volumes, took a significant step towards its goal of controlling all its shipping to China after it was confirmed that one [...]
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Freeport Indonesia’s workers to return to mine on Monday
Workers at Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold Inc’s (FCX.N) Indonesia unit will return to the Grasberg mine on Monday at the end of a three-month strike after making a [...]
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Aussie ‘X’ linked to boat deaths
Indonesian authorities say an Australian man is suspected of being involved in the syndicate that organised the ship packed with asylum seekers that sank off Java earlier [...]
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Asian marts mostly higher on US data
Asian markets mostly rose on the last trading day of the year yesterday following another set of positive US economic data, but eurozone debt fears remained after a mixed [...]
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Malaysia proposal video wins hearts worldwide
After watching an emotional video of Malaysian Timothy Tiah propose to his girlfriend, “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest hailed it as a heartwarming coda to [...]
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Camera traps capture 35 rhino in Indonesian park (video)
Dozens of camera traps installed in an Indonesian national park earlier this year captured images of 35 critically endangered Javan rhinos, including five calves, officials [...]
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Art Stage Singapore gets set to turn focus on Asia-Pacific
Art Stage Singapore might be an event that is still in its infancy, but already its reach is far and of considerable influence not only in terms of Asian art but for the [...]
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Vietnam jails 2 rights activists for anti-government ‘propaganda’
A woman writer was sentenced to five years in prison in Vietnam for spreading anti-government propaganda, state media said on Friday, with an activist pastor also jailed for [...]
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Funds expect surge of bad loans in China
Foreign and domestic distressed debt funds expect a big supply of bad loans to come on to the market in China after at least five years in which banks largely sat on their [...]
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Local flavour to the stories that gripped HK in 2011
While international affairs dominated the headlines in Hong Kong in 2011, a whiff of political intrigue, a little history and a family drama played out fully in the [...]
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CEPD outlines 2012 economic blueprint for Taiwan
Achieving economic growth for Taiwan by boosting domestic demand and creating job opportunities is a top priority of the ROC government in 2012, Council for Economic Planning [...]
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Taiwan Cabinet unveils industry support measures
The ROC government unveiled a series of initiatives December 28 to support Taiwan’s economy, stock market and industries in the face of increasing uncertainty in the [...]
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Taiwan, Germany agree to abolish double taxation
Taiwan and Germany inked a treaty eliminating double taxation and clamping down on evasion December 28, paving the way for increased bilateral trade and exchanges. “The [...]
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Taiwan bonds rise for third day before monetary-policy review
Taiwan’s government bonds rose for a third straight day and the currency dropped as economists predicted the central bank will leave borrowing costs unchanged at a [...]
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China’s new GPS satellites raise fears of threat to Taiwan
Defense specialists are warning that China’s Beidou (??) satellite-based navigation system, which began providing services on Tuesday, could pose a long-term threat to [...]
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