Archive for April, 2012
Japan, ASEAN vow to complete trade ‘roadmap’
Ministers from Japan and Southeast Asia agreed to complete a “roadmap” in August to double trade in 10 years between the world’s third largest economy and [...]
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Thousands rally in Malaysia for clean elections
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters gathered in Malaysia’s capital to demand electoral reform, confronting a police lockdown that left the city a maze of razor wire [...]
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Thai web editor faces 20 years for ‘royal insults’
A Thai web editor facing decades behind bars over remarks about the monarchy posted by other people on her website said she still hopes to be acquitted ahead of a [...]
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US citizen held for ‘terrorism’ in Vietnam: report
An American of Vietnamese origin has been detained in Ho Chi Minh City and accused of “terrorism” by planning a protest to disrupt the anniversary of the fall of [...]
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Burma transition gathers pace, but still has lengthy road to travel
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is on the road to Myanmar to witness a “critical moment” in the isolated Southeast Asian state’s slow but sure transition [...]
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US pledges to consider Taiwan jet sales
The White House promised “serious consideration” Friday to selling new US fighter jets to Taiwan, winning the support from a senator who had blocked a Pentagon [...]
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Vietnam tycoon falls foul of the party
She may have succeeded in building one of Vietnam’s richest families but businesswoman Dang Thi Hoang Yen always knew that entering the murky world of high-level [...]
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IMF calls on Asia to prepare to tighten policies
The IMF said on Friday Asia should be ready to tighten monetary policies if overheating pressures emerge, while remaining alert to any future shocks from a still volatile [...]
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Four dead in Myanmar rebel attacks: state media
A series of attacks in conflict-hit northern Myanmar left at least four officials dead, state media said Sunday, in rare acknowledgement of ethnic unrest that has marred the [...]
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Japan’s brewers thirst for new deals
Japan’s three biggest brewers, which have spent a whopping $23 billion on overseas acquisitions in the past five years, are on the prowl for more purchases to spur [...]
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Getting married in Korea? Bring a lot of cash!
The Beatles may have sung “all you need is love,” but in South Korea a couple wanting to get married also needs cash, a lot of it – nearly $200,000 (122,925 [...]
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KOGAS, CPC take Aust Prelude stake
Taiwan’s CPC and South Korea’s KOGAS are taking stakes in Royal Dutch Shell’s revolutionary Prelude project, joining Inpex as investment partners in the [...]
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Andy Lau in talks for ‘Iron Man 3′
Hong Kong Film Award winner Andy Lau is said to be joining the production of “Iron Man 3″ which will be shot in China, according to AsiaOne. There are rumours [...]
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NEC sees $1.36b net loss
Japanese IT firm NEC said Friday it lost $1.36 billion in the year to March as asset write-downs and tax payments hit its bottom line, even as operating profit rose. [...]
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GLG HK managers said to plan own Asia hedge fund
Kelvin Woo and Joe Zhang are leaving GLG Partners Inc., the London-based hedge fund bought by Man Group Plc (EMG) in 2010, to set up their own Asia-focused macro hedge fund, [...]
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