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Asian Leaders Agree to Promote Biofuels 15 Jan 2007 Asia Pacific |
| Asian and Pacific leaders signed an agreement Monday to help reduce their dependence on conventional sources of energy and promote the use of biofuels.
The Cebu Declaration on East Asian Energy |
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| Asian Leaders Create Free Trade Zone 13 Jan 2007Asia Pacific |
| Southeast Asian leaders agreed at their annual summit Saturday to create a tighter political bloc, turn their region into a free-trade zone by 2015 and fight harder against terrorism and poverty. In |
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| Bidco Oil Refineries Bid to Get Plot Fails 5 Jan 2007Asia Pacific |
| A bid by a leading consumer good manufacturer to annex an idle plot in a city suburb has brought into focus the principle of forcible acquisition of property. Bidco Oil Refineries Ltd, through |
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| Shanghai Copper Softer on Concerns Over Demand 16 Oct 2006Asia Pacific |
| Shanghai copper futures edged down on Monday as concerns over Chinese demand increased slightly after the country's customs data showed a big drop in imports of refined copper and alloy. |
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| South Korea's Gmarket Takes on eBay 3 Oct 2006Asia Pacific |
| The thumping pop music and blaring lights at Seoul's Dongdaemun market keep going all night long as shoppers swarm around merchants hawking the latest trendy fashions at rock-bottom prices. |
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| Media Free to Roam in China During 2008 Games 27 Sep 2006Asia Pacific |
| Foreign media will be free to travel around China and enjoy uncensored access to the Internet during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, organizers said on Wednesday. Non-Chinese journalists currently need |
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| Softbank to Raise $12 bln on Vodafone 26 Sep 2006Asia Pacific |
| Japan's Softbank Corp. (9984.T) plans to raise about $12 billion by securitizing earnings of the cell phone unit it bought from Vodafone Group PLC (VOD.L), a source close to the matter said on |
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| India's Satyam Plans Expansion in Asia-Pacific Region 19 Sep 2006Asia Pacific |
| Indian software firm, Satyam Computer Services, plans to expand its Asia-Pacific presence in a bid to boost revenues from the region. India's fourth largest software house aims to buy a couple |
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| South Korea Steps Up Online Gambling Crackdown 19 Sep 2006Asia Pacific |
| The government announced it is cracking down on South Koreans who have set up Internet gambling websites overseas to escape a domestic drive against betting. The Information and Communication |
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| Oil Eking Out Small Gains, OPEC Eyes U.S. Growth 18 Sep 2006Asia Pacific |
| Oil prices nudged higher for a second day on Monday, struggling to end their steepest slump in more than a decade amid robust winter fuel stocks and easing geopolitical and weather risks to oil |
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| ICBC May Set IPO Record 5 Sep 2006Asia Pacific |
| China's biggest commercial bank plans to raise up to $19 billion with an initial public offering this year, possibly breaking the record for the world's biggest IPO, a news report said |
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| Chairman of Shanghai Electric Resigns 21 Aug 2006Asia Pacific |
| The chairman and two directors of Shanghai Electric Group, a state-run maker of power-plant equipment, have resigned amid an investigation into alleged misuse of public funds, the company said |
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| Dubai Man-made Island Nears Completion 7 Aug 2006Asia Pacific |
| United Arab Emirates - With 14,000 laborers toiling day and night, the first of Dubai's three palm-shaped islands is finally about to get its first residents. The Palm Jumeirah, a 12-square-mile |
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