Archive for June 23rd, 2012
Thailand braces for ‘red shirt’ rally this weekend
Thailand is bracing for a major ‘red shirt’ rally in the capital Bangkok on Sunday, as a commission says dialogue is the best path towards national [...]
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Asian marts broadly weaker
Asian markets slipped yesterday following big losses on Wall Street in the wake of weak manufacturing data from China and Europe and downgrades for 15 of the world’s [...]
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Japan protest over nuclear restart
About 20,000 people gathered in front of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s residence in Tokyo late Friday to protest his decision to restart two nuclear [...]
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Detained Frenchman to stay in Cambodia: minister
Cambodia has repeated its position that it will not extradite a detained French architect linked to disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai before the case has been fully [...]
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Jakarta military jet crash toll hits 11
The number of people killed when an Indonesian military jet crashed into a housing complex in the capital Jakarta has risen to 11, an air force spokesman said Friday. Ten [...]
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Australia fears refugee boat disaster toll could soar
Fears grew Friday that the death toll from a refugee boat disaster off Australia’s Christmas Island could soar, as ships and aircraft scouring the seas for the dozens [...]
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Nidec Seimitsu to Establish Manufacturing Subsidiary in Vietnam
Nidec Corporation NJ -3.22 percent (the “Company”) today announced that its subsidiary, Nidec Seimitsu Corporation (“NSTJ”), will establish a [...]
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An East Asian community?
The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Japan, China and South Korea (Asean-plus-3) announced in December 2005 their determination to realise the East [...]
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Nidec Seimitsu to Establish Manufacturing Subsidiary in Vietnam
Nidec Corporation NJ -3.22 percent (the “Company”) today announced that its subsidiary, Nidec Seimitsu Corporation (“NSTJ”), will establish a [...]
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Riskier bets pitched to Asia’s rising rich
In Japan, brokers are dangling what they claim is a tasty product in front of wealthy investors: a “triple-decker” that uses options to squeeze higher returns [...]
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Spain says stricken banks need up to 62b euros
Spain said Thursday its crisis-torn banks need up to 62 billion euros ($78 billion) to survive a severe financial slump, far less than the maximum foreseen in a eurozone [...]
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Taiwan, Korea still emerging markets: MSCI
MSCI Inc, the world’s leading provider of investment decision support tools, said yesterday it will keep Taiwan’s emerging-market status unchanged as [...]
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PICC gets nod for $3 billion-$4b HK IPO
State-owned People’s Insurance Co. (Group) of China Ltd, one of the country’s biggest insurers by premiums, received Hong Kong regulatory listing approval [...]
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Mild upturn in food price, rentals temper inflation
Hong Kong faced less inflationary pressure in May as private home rentals and food prices rose at a slower pace. The Consumer Price Index gained 4.3 percent last month from a [...]
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Opus eyes record price for HK property
The views it offers across Hong Kong’s famous harbour are stunning but it is the price tag attached to the city’s newest luxury apartment block that is creating [...]
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