Archive for April 28th, 2008

Website promotes cheap food stalls as Singapore hit by inflation

Monday, April 28th, 2008

The Singapore government has launched a website advertising food stalls that offer cheap meals as the country is facing three-decade high consumer prices, newspaper reported on Monday. English language daily The Straits Times said t ...

Dollar rises to upper 104 yen in Tokyo

Monday, April 28th, 2008

The U.S. dollar rose into the upper104 yen range Monday morning in Tokyo. At noon, the dollar traded at 104.65-70 yen against 104.38-48 yen in New York and 104.70-72 yen in Tokyo at 05:00 p.m. Friday local time. The euro was ...

Matsushita, Sanyo deny report over tie-up

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Panasonic maker Matsushita Electric Industrial Co and Sanyo Electric Co on Monday both denied the report that they may consider a business and capital tie-up or a merger. The Japanese Yomiuri newspaper reported that a plan had been p ...

Dollar trades at upper 104 yen level in Tokyo

Monday, April 28th, 2008

The U.S. dollar traded at the upper104 yen level early Monday in Tokyo. At 09:00 a.m. local time, the dollar traded at 104.62-67 yen against 104.38-48 yen in New York and 104.70-72 yen in Tokyo at 05:00 p.m. Friday local time. ...

Sinopec’s slumping profits only keep in black by gov’t subsidy

Monday, April 28th, 2008

China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), China's largest oil refiner, announced Sunday that its net profits slumped 65.78 percent in the first quarter from the same period of last year, and were only kept in the black by a 7.4 bi ...

Singapore Airlines receives its fourth A380

Monday, April 28th, 2008

The fourth A380, the world's biggest passenger jet, delivered by Airbus to Singapore Airlines (SIA) arrived here Sunday morning, SIA said. The plane will serve the first commercial link between Singapore and Tokyo, Japan, and is due ...

Expanded Hamas government awaits confidence voting

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Dismissed Hamas government on Monday expanded by embodying new ministers and is awaiting vote of confidence, a spokesman for the government said in Gaza city. The nominee ministers "would be put for confidence voting before the Pale ...

IAEA deputy chief in Iran for more nuclear talks

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Olli Heinonen has arrived in Tehran for more talks over Tehran's nuclear program, Iran's Press TV satellite channel reported on Monday. Heinonen is in Tehran on ...