Archive for July 7th, 2012
Singapore International Water Week 2012 Closes on a High
Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2012, held from 1 – 5 July and themed “Water Solutions for Liveable and Sustainable Cities”, achieved a new record [...]
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Asia: Downbeat sentiment
Asian markets fell yesterday Friday July 6 as apparently coordinated action by Europe and China to stimulate growth failed to reassure wary investors ahead of US jobs data [...]
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Thai court defers key ruling on PM party
Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday deferred ruling for a week on an incendiary charter amendment case that could lead to the dissolution of the ruling party. The [...]
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China may miss 2012 trade growth target: vice premier
China will have difficulty meeting its 10 percent trade growth target this year, vice Premier Wang Qishan said in published comments, underlining challenges to supporting [...]
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Taiwan, Korea hold economic consultation
The Taiwan-South Korea Economic Consultation concluded July 3 in Seoul, paving the way for stronger business ties between two of Asia’s most competitive economies, [...]
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10 aid workers held in Burma: UN
Ten aid workers including some UN staff have been detained in western Myanmar in the wake of deadly communal unrest, the body said Friday, as rights groups warned of mass [...]
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Obama raps China, Romney in debut campaign bus tour
President Barack Obama heralded his first re-election campaign bus tour with a new trade blast at China and fresh accusations his White House foe Mitt Romney helped send US [...]
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Germany’s Merkel to make first official trip to Indonesia
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will make her first official visit to Indonesia next week for talks with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and business leaders, her [...]
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Japan panel blames disaster on negligence
Japan’s nuclear accident was caused by negligence on the part of government, regulators and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co., 9501.TO -1.29 percent a [...]
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Investment protection pact with China may be signed soon: SEF head
Taipei, July 6 (CNA) The next round of high-level cross-Taiwan Strait talks can be expected in a month, when a long-stalled investment protection pact will be signed, [...]
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Chinese police ‘smash’ trafficking gangs, frees 181
Chinese police have broken up two major child trafficking gangs and freed 181 children, officials say. Authorities arrested 802 suspects on Monday in an operation across the [...]
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Yumiko Cheng safely returns to HK
Hong Kong singer Yumiko Cheng accidentally fell off from a hill in Phuket, Thailand last month and went into a coma for two days before reviving, and stayed at a local [...]
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Taiwan to set new ingredient rules for infant milk formula
Taiwan has decided to follow in the footsteps of a UN commission in setting the limit of melamine in infant milk formulas. Thecommission set a recommended limit of 0.15 [...]
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Taiwan dollar steady this week as inflation counters slowdown
Taiwan’s dollar was little changed this week as accelerating inflation added to the case for policy makers to favour a stronger currency, countering concerns over [...]
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Taiwan’s HTC pleased with UK court victory over Apple
Taiwan’s leading smartphone maker HTC Thursday hailed as a victory a British court ruling that it did not infringe on a patent owned by the US technology giant Apple. [...]
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