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Viet Nam, Russia to foster closer ties in nuke energy last updated : 2010-09-02 12:25:20
Russia would co-operate with Vietnamese experts to establish a centre to train staff, experts and engineers in nuclear power plant operations as well as establish a research academy on nuclear energy, said General Director of Russia's Rosatom State C .....

Thai PM pledges policies to boost competitiveness last updated : 2010-09-02 11:20:01
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has pledged to implement key new policies to improve the country's competitiveness, with the goal of upgrading its ranking to 15th from the current 26th out of 58 countries. "To move the country forward, the gov .....

Laos power plant begins commercial operation last updated : 2010-09-01 11:28:07
The Nam Lik 1-2 hydropower plant, located in the central province of Vientiane has commenced commercial operation as the demand for electricity in Laos continues to rise. China International Water Electric Corporation (CWE) and Electricite du Laos .....

2 Bangladesh power plants deal signed with Delhi last updated : 2010-09-01 11:44:13
Two national companies of Bangladesh and India yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up two coal-fired power plants of 1,320 megawatts each in Chittagong and Khulna under a joint venture. The MoU also seeks the two compani .....

Bengali capital to build 2nd int'l airport last updated : 2010-08-30 10:56:38
Bangladesh's cabinet committee on economic affairs has approved the building of a second international airport near Dhaka under public-private partnership (PPP). This is the first project approved after the PPP guideline was finalised last mo .....

Sino-Japan partnership to help global recovery last updated : 2010-08-30 09:15:30
China and Japan, the world's second and third largest economies, agreed on Sunday to seek and develop "new engines" for growth, a move that will also help stabilize the global economy. Premier Wen Jiabao said during a meeting with a Japanese delegat .....

Philippine businesses most bullish in Asia-Pacific last updated : 2010-08-27 11:09:35
Most small and medium enterprises in the Philippines are upbeat on domestic business prospects, resulting in a potential expansion in capital spending and hiring of more employees, according to separate survey results released yesterday by two .....

Intense war looms in tablet PC market last updated : 2010-08-27 10:28:35
Telecom and electronics giants are bracing for major competition over the tablet PC beginning next month. Samsung Electronics plans to debut its 7-inch Galaxy Tab for the first time during the global gadget display event held in Germany next month. .....

‘Smart working’ innovates corporate culture last updated : 2010-08-26 11:06:21
Gone are the days when hard work was rewarded and long hours guaranteed productivity. It is a message of the times to business executives as Korea’s growth center has moved from smokestack industries to high-tech sectors in which speed, creativit .....

In Malaysia, news websites popular, but many in the red last updated : 2010-08-26 10:16:33
Online journalism may be booming in Malaysia, drawing many readers from traditional print media, but staying profitable is another story altogether. With intense competition and business models that are still being worked out, many popular news site .....

Friendster gets shot in the arm last updated : 2010-08-25 12:51:45
What does one do with a social networking site that was once a household name, but has since been overtaken by its rivals? In the case of Friendster - once wildly popular in the Philippines, and around the world - the answer was obvious for MOL Glob .....

Accident risk posed by quiet hybrid cars last updated : 2010-08-24 11:59:07
Hybrid electric vehicles may pose a larger threat to pedestrians than conventional vehicles. According to a recent report by the Korea Insurance Development Institute, hybrid electric vehicles are statistically more likely to get into accidents wi .....

Korean site crashes as iPhone fans make 130,000 pre-orders last updated : 2010-08-19 09:33:45
KT Corp., the exclusive provider of the iPhone in Korea, said Wednesday (August 18) that the number of people who made pre-orders for Apple’s iPhone 4 surpassed 130,000 in the first 13 hours of registration. The number of people applying for the n .....

China 'overtakes Japan in economic prowess' last updated : 2010-08-17 08:30:11
China may overtake Japan as the world's second-largest economy this year, but it remains a developing economy despite its fast pace of growth, economists said. Japan's nominal gross domestic product (GDP), which is not adjusted for price and season .....

Bangladesh plans to build 3rd seaport at Kuakata last updated : 2010-08-16 10:15:38
The Bengali government has started the groundwork for the country's third seaport at Kuakata aiming to improve the economic condition of the people in the region as well as to facilitate India, Nepal and Bhutan to transit goods. A high-powered techn .....



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