Archive for April 28th, 2008

Vice President: No dependence on rice imports in Indonesia

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Indonesia doesn't depend on overseas rice supplies in 2008, Vice President Jusuf Kalla said Monday. "This is for the first time after 30 years that we don't import rice, all because the hard work by paddy farmers," he was quoted by ...

Pakistan, Iran to ink deal on gas pipeline project soon

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Pakistan and Iran on Monday resolved all issues on the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project, and agreed to ink an agreement soon, the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported on Monday. Pakistani President Pervez Mushar ...

Tokyo stocks close higher

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Tokyo stocks closed higher Monday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 30.90 points, or 0.22percent, from Friday to 13,894.37, after briefly hitting 14,003.28in the morning. The broader Topix index of all First Section ...

Singapore awards $270 mln airport security deal to Cisco

Monday, April 28th, 2008

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Certis Cisco signed a Master Security Services contract on Monday for security services at Changi Airport, Seletar Airport, Changi Airfreight Center and the Air Traffic Control Center. ...

Oil hits record on UK pipeline shutdown, Nigerian violence

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Crude oil hit a record high of 119.93 U.S. dollars a barrel on Monday after BP Plc shut a North Sea pipeline and as fresh violence in Nigeria reignited supply fears. U.S. light crude for June delivery rose 81 cents to 119.33 dollars ...

Screw tops on French wine? No way!

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Looking to battle back against New World winemakers that have lured wine lovers and gained market share with hip marketing campaigns, quality assurances and label information about what's inside the bottle, tradition-bound French winemakers ...

Experts expect U.S. Fed interest-rate cut Wednesday

Monday, April 28th, 2008

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday is expected to make what may be the last -- at least for the time being -- of a string of interest-rate cuts. The Fed's hope a combination of monetary and fiscal stimulus and rising global inflat ...

Continental Airlines calls off merge talks with UAL

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Continental Airlines called off talks with United Airlines parent UAL Corp., saying it wouldn't merge with any carrier at this time, U.S. media reported Monday. Continental's decision came after U.S. rivals Delta Air Lines and North ...