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Malaysian billionaires paving the way for sons last updated : 2013-05-13 13:20:44 -> 1444 view(s)
Quek Leng Chan's investment in TH Heavy Engineering Bhd (THHE) is the second recent example of a tycoon paving the way for his heir apparent to get a taste of the real business world.
Last week, Quek, via GuoLine Capital Ltd (GCL), bought 10 per cen ....
Nepal's telecom user base crosses 20m mark last updated : 2013-05-13 10:29:33 -> 451 view(s)
Nepal now has 20 million telecom subscribers. Although now announced officially, the latest milestone in the telecom sector was achieved in the first week of May.It took almost a century to reach the 10-million mark. But the next 10 million came in j ....
Zest Airways begins flights from Manila to KK last updated : 2013-05-13 09:45:26 -> 423 view(s)
A Philippine airline has started flying into this Sabah capital.
AirAsia-linked Zest Airways began operating its four times weekly Manila-Kota Kinabalu route on Friday.
Tourism Malaysia Manila office director Fazdila Mansor said tourists from the P ....
Samsung, LG keep close eye on depreciating yen last updated : 2013-05-13 09:06:23 -> 555 view(s)
Samsung, LG and a number of other conglomerates and exporters such as Hyundai Motor have been operating emergency taskforce teams since late last year to cope with the falling Japanese currency, industry sources said on Sunday.
Airlines - Korean Air ....
G-7 nations keep wary eye on falling yen last updated : 2013-05-13 08:22:32 -> 776 view(s)
A gathering of finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of Seven nations ended Saturday without outward criticism of the recent rapid depreciation of the yen, but that could change if Japan's currency continues to fall.
As a signi ....
Indonesia launches first CPO land export last updated : 2013-05-12 12:43:05 -> 759 view(s)
Deputy Trade Minister Bayu Krisnamurthi has sent its first exports of crude palm oil (CPO) by land at the Indonesia-Malaysia Nanga Badau border checkpoint in Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan.
Sixty tonnes of CPO will be sent to Serawak, Malaysia, by PT. ....
M'sians more positive on global, local economic outlook: poll last updated : 2013-05-12 12:06:06 -> 595 view(s)
Malaysians are more positive on the global and local economic outlook compared to the second half of 2012, according to Ernst & Young's latest bi-annual South-East Asia issue of the Global Capital Confidence Barometre.
The survey, which covered ....
Yangon soon to be metropolis last updated : 2013-05-11 15:14:15 -> 836 view(s)
Myanmar's government is making preparation to accommodate the growing number of population in Yangon and seeking inputs from the international and local community in making the transition as the city is expected to house about 10 million people in th ....
Korea joins global currency war with surprise rate cut last updated : 2013-05-11 15:10:00 -> 623 view(s)
The world economy is racing toward a global currency war following a flurry of benchmark rate cuts or hinted cuts by developed and developing countries to counter a prolonged economic sluggishness.
Caught between a weaker yen which has breached 100 ....
Thailand, Myanmar to sign SPV deal last updated : 2013-05-11 15:07:10 -> 617 view(s)
Thailand and Myanmar will sign a deal on May 27 to set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to manage the massive Dawei project for a deep seaport and economic zone, said Prime Minister's Office Minister Nivatthamrong Boonsongpaisal.
The signing will ....
Asian airlines to open new routes to China in June last updated : 2013-05-11 12:36:18 -> 726 view(s)
China Airlines, EVA Air, and TransAsia Airways yesterday announced that they will open nine new direct routes between Taiwan and China in June ahead of the summer tourist season.
With economic growth gradually picking up this year and the two-month ....
Park assures US firms over Korea investment last updated : 2013-05-10 12:55:04 -> 933 view(s)
South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday (Thursday Korea time) met with prominent business leaders in Washington, DC and stressed the attractiveness of Korea as an investment destination despite the North Korea risk.
On the second-last leg ....
World Bank resumes support for hydropower in Laos last updated : 2013-05-10 11:54:18 -> 747 view(s)
The Lao government has gained a new partner to back its hydropower development policy after the World Bank resumed its support for the construction of dams.
According to a report published in the Washington Post this week, the bank is making a major ....
US$12m investment to improve literacy in Laos last updated : 2013-05-10 11:51:55 -> 626 view(s)
Primary school children in six educationally disadvantaged districts of Savannakhet province in Laos will now have the opportunity to access education and nutritious school meals through a new project.
Costing over US$12 million, the education progr ....
Viet Nam seeks investors for major projects in Ho Chi Minh City last updated : 2013-05-10 11:49:16 -> 778 view(s)
Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City authorities are calling for investment in dozens of projects in Thu Thiem, the new urban area, which is expected to be a major international financial-commercial centre by 2020.
Construction on the main infrastructure of ....
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