Archive for July 28th, 2012
AFP to display Olympic Games highlights in HK
During the London Olympic Games, AFP will be showing the best of its photo output at Hong Kong’s foreign correspondents’ club (FCC). AFP and the Foreign [...]
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AFCSR 2012, Asia’s Foremost Conference on CSR, Moves to Bangkok October 26-27
This year Bangkok will host the 11th AFCSR on October 25 & 26, Thursday & Friday. Following ten successful conference runs in six of Southeast Asia’s major [...]
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Asia: Uptick in sentiment
Asian markets rallied yesterday Friday July 27 and the euro held on to strong gains from New York after the European Central Bank chief said it would do “whatever it [...]
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China appoints officers to South China Sea garrison
China has appointed military officers at a newly-established garrison in the South China Sea, state media reported Friday, the country’s latest step to bolster claims [...]
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Japan may send troops to disputed islands
Japan’s defence minister on Friday warned Tokyo could send troops to a chain of East China Sea islands at the centre of a territorial row with China if the simmering [...]
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Human rights watch urges Indonesian govt to say sorry
Efforts at national reconciliation are underway in Indonesia after a state-sponsored inquiry indicated gross human rights abuse and crimes against humanity during the 1965-66 [...]
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US import ban hurting Burma people: think-tank
A US ban on all Myanmar imports is stifling key job-creating areas of the economy such as the garment industry rather than hurting the interests of the corrupt elite it [...]
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Onlookers hamper whale rescue in Indonesia
Rescuers in Indonesia fought Friday to help a sperm whale stuck in shallow waters to return to sea, as their efforts were hampered by local residents arriving on boats and [...]
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More empty stomachs in N Korea as Kim plans reforms
Talk that North Korea’s young leader plans to reform the broken economy is already having an impact. It’s helping send rice prices even further out of the reach [...]
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VW victim of industrial espionage in China: Report
German auto giant Volkswagen has become the victim of industrial espionage in China, where its local partner has allegedly stolen engine designs, the business daily [...]
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China raises HK central bank’s QFII quota to $1b
China has increased the amount Hong Kong’s central bank can invest in Chinese securities to $1 billion from $300 million, a the city’s monetary authority said on [...]
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MBK Taiwan TV buyer unsure if deal conditions achievable
The buyer group of MBK Partners’ stake in a Taiwan cable TV unit said on Thursday it is not sure whether the conditions laid out by local regulators for the $2.4 [...]
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Taiwan records almost 20pct rise in exports to Mexico
Taipei, July 26 (CNA) Taiwan’s exports to Mexico for the first half of the year rose almost 20 percent from a year earlier, amid a 4.7 percent decline in its total [...]
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Taiwan court quashes Chen appeal in graft case
Taiwan’s Supreme Court on Thursday quashed a successful appeal by ex-president Chen Shui-bian against one of his corruption convictions, ordering the High Court to [...]
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Smartphones power Samsung to record $4.5b profit
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Friday posted a record net profit of 5.19 trillion won ($4.53 billion) in the second quarter, powered by strong smartphone sales [...]
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