Archive for May 12th, 2008

Temasek skims Indonesia’s anti-monopology court ruling

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Singapore-based Temasek Holdings and its subsidiaries will challenge a Jakarta court's ruling, which found they have partaken in monopolistic behavior, local press reported Monday. In November last year, the Business Competition Sup ...

Pyongyang holds international trade fair to boost economy

Monday, May 12th, 2008

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday held the 11th Pyongyang Spring International Trade Fair in Pyongyang in a move to boost the country's economic ties with the outside world. DPRK Vice Foreign Trade Minister ...

7 Pacific countries race against time as deadline to claim extra ocean space draws near

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Fiji and six other Pacific island countries are beginning to feel pressure to complete their submissions to the United Nations to claim extra ocean space, with only one year remaining to the May 2009 deadline. Fiji along with Solomo ...

First Vietnamese individual owns private aircraft

Monday, May 12th, 2008

A Vietnamese businessman has become the first individual to own a private aircraft in Vietnam, Vietnam News reported on Monday. Doan Nguyen Duc, chairman of the Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Company, paid 7 million U.S. dollars for ...

Tokyo stocks rise

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Tokyo stocks rose Monday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 88.02 points, or 0.64percent, from Friday to 13,743.36. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 1.03 points, ...

Dollar trades at upper 102 yen level in Tokyo

Monday, May 12th, 2008

The U.S. dollar traded at the upper 102 yen level early Monday in Tokyo. At 9 a.m., the dollar traded at 102.55-60 yen, against 102.83-93 yen in New York and 103.08-11 yen in Tokyo at 5 p.m. Friday. The euro was quoted ...

Israel resumes fuel shipments to Gaza

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Israel on Monday resumed fuel shipments to Gaza Strip after about a week of halting, Palestinian officials said. Four tank trucks of industrial diesel were seen entering the Strip and going to the only power station there which was ...

Report: U.S. warship heads towards Mediterranean water

Monday, May 12th, 2008

A U.S. warship has crossed the Egyptian Suez Canal towards the Mediterranean as Lebanon political crisis boiled into sectarian clashes, As-Safier daily reported Monday. U.S. had previously sent the USS Cole guided-missiles destroyer ...