In Friday's Asia Papers

09 May 2008 02:00  [Source: ICIS news]

ASAHI SHIMBUN, Japan

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Hu shows mettle in pingpong friendly

Chinese President Hu Jintao went up against a formidable opponent in Tokyo on Thursday: Japanese Olympian Ai Fukuhara.

 

Business & Industry

 

Software, charity drive info-tech visionary

Bill Gates, chairman and co-founder of Microsoft Corp., shared his views on a wide range of issues-- from his vision of an information society to his passions about philanthropy and science education--in an exclusive interview with The Asahi Shimbun on Wednesday.

 

CHINA DAILY, China

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President Hu pledges peaceful development

China will never be a military threat to any nation, President Hu Jintao said in Tokyo Thursday.

 

Virus infection hits 24,934, kills 32

Contagious hand-foot-mouth disease has left 32 children dead and sickened 24,934 as of Thursday, according to Xinhua's tally.

 

Business & Industry

 

Leaders agree on early solution to gas disputes
The leaders of China and Japan agreed on Wednesday to step up talks to reach an early deal on the disputes over gas fields in the East China Sea.

 

Nippon Oil, CNPC to form oil refining JV
Japan's biggest oil refiner Nippon Oil Corp said it and  China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), will set up an oil refining joint venture in Japan by April next year.

 

TAIPEI TIMES, Taiwan

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Ma camp wavers on July flights

President-elect Ma Ying-jeou never made any announcements on the date cross-strait weekend charter flights would commence, nor did he promise to implement cross-strait weekend charter flights by July 4, Ma spokesman Lo Chih-chiang said yesterday.

 

Myanmar pressured to allow aid in

Desperate survivors cried out for aid yesterday, nearly a week after Cyclone Nargis killed as many as 100,000 people, as pressure piled up on Myanmar to throw its doors open to an international relief operation.

 

Business & Industry

 

Hynix purchasing a stake in ProMOS

ProMOS Technologies Inc, the nation's third-largest maker of computer memory chips, said yesterday it would sell a stake to Hynix Semiconductor Inc as part of its move to secure next-generation technologies.

KOREA HERALD, South Korea

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Korea urged to improve National Security Law

The United States called on Korea to amend its National Security Law during the U.N. Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Report session in Geneva on Wednesday.

 

Lee seeks stronger ties with Australia

President Lee Myung-bak and Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith yesterday discussed ways to step up economic cooperation and promote peace on the Korean Peninsula.

 

Business & Industry

 

Won slumps to 30-month low

The won, the world's worst-performing major currency this year, slumped to the lowest since November 2005 as the central bank said its weakness will help bolster the economy as growth slows.

 

NEW STRAITS TIMES, Malaysia

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Dewan Rakyat: BN backbenchers lodge report against Karpal
THE Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club lodged a police report against DAP chairman Karpal Singh yesterday for questioning the Sultan of Perak Sultan Azlan Shah's decision to reinstate Datuk Jamry Sury as head of the Perak Religious Department.

 

Business & Industry

 

No new updates.

 

BUSINESS TIMES, Singapore

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Google sees YouTube products soon, warm on Yahoo

Google expects to launch new products for its YouTube Web video service in the next few months and sees reason for closer cooperation with Yahoo, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Thursday.

 

Oil industry trips on spiralling power rates

What goes around, comes around. On the back of the hike in oil prices which almost touched US$124 yesterday, electricity tariffs in Singapore have climbed to uncomfortable heights. And ironically, the oil industry here - which uses a lot of electricity - is feeling the most pain.

 

Business & Industry

 

Opec expected to earn US$1t this year

Thanks to record crude oil prices, Opec members will likely earn over US$1 trillion this year from oil exports, according to the US government's top energy forecasting agency.

 

BANGKOK POST, Thailand

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Bank denial

Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has denied saying two commercial banks were on the verge of jeng, or bankruptcy even though his TV interview led to a run on the two banks.

 

Parachute drops possible

Day Seven: Relief agencies say the Burmese military junta wants cash and supplies, but will not allow cyclone relief teams into the battered country. The US is considering parachuting emergency aid to what the UN says are 1.5 million "severely affected" survivors.

 

Business & Industry

 

Sugar export quota sought

Food processors have urged the government to allow them access to the country's sugar export quota, which is five baht a kilogramme cheaper than the domestic quota to prevent price rises. Processors have been severely affected by the sudden five-baht increase in domestic sugar prices that the cabinet approved two weeks ago, said Santi Vilassakdanont, the chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

 

JAKARTA POST, Indonesia

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Tidal flood wreaks havoc on flight planes

A tidal flood Thursday morning saw the temporary closure of the toll road between Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and Jakarta, resulting in dozens of flight delays.

 

Govt plans scrapping subsidies for wealthy households

The government plans to scrap electricity subsidies for middle and upper-income households to ease pressure on the state budget.

 

Business & Industry

 

No new updates.

 

By: Staff Reporter
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