In Monday's Asia papers

18 August 2008 02:00  [Source: ICIS news]

ASAHI SHIMBUN, Japan

 

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Business & Industry

 

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CHINA DAILY, China

 

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Russia forces to start pull out of Georgia Monday

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sunday that Russian forces would begin withdrawing from Georgia around midday Monday, Sarkozy's office said in a statement.

 

Economy won't be hurt after Olympics

China will not suffer from a "post-Olympic recession", senior officials said Sunday, because of the scale and potential of its economy.

 

Business & Industry

 

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TAIPEI TIMES, Taiwan

 

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Ma delegation labeled ‘China, Taiwan’

During their stay, members of the presidential delegation visiting the Dominican Republic were transported in vehicles bearing signs with the words

Tsvangirai calls for strong roll as prime minister in speech

The proposal would mean a major curbing of powers that Mugabe has wielded since Zimbabwe gained its independence in 1980

 

Business & Industry

 

Kuanghua vendors say profit slipping

The new electronics hub saw more than 600,000 visitors in its first month, but vendors complained not many customers visited the third floor

 

Chi Mei explores fresh options

In the face of slowdown in the LCD industry, the company is considering investment in the solar cell and light-emitting diode industries

 

KOREA HERALD, South Korea

 

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Roh slams ex-KBS chief dismissal

Former president Roh Moo-hyun has lashed out at the government for dismissing Jung Yun-joo, former head of the state-run Korean Broadcasting System.

 

Overhaul imminent for state research groups

The government is preparing to announce its plans to streamline state-run research and development institutes and other government-affiliated agencies, officials said yesterday.

 

Business & Industry

 

Derivative loss swells to W1.4tr for exporters

The won's bearish movements against the U.S. dollar are taking heavy tolls on local exporters already struggling with high raw material prices and borrowing costs.

 

Korean companies jump into renewable energy development

An increasing number of Korean firms are getting into renewable energy development as the government pursues a "low-carbon, green-growth" vision to guide the nation's long-term development.

 

NEW STRAITS TIMES, Malaysia

 

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BN: 'Anwar desperate to be PM'

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said Anwar had been going round telling the whole world he was the prime minister-in-waiting and would form the Federal Government come Sept 16.

 

Attack on NST, foreign pixmen condemned

The violence against press photographers covering the by-election has been condemned, even as Parti Keadilan Rakyat adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim denied that his supporters were responsible.

 

Business & Industry

 

StanChart soon to launch Saddiq

Standard Chartered Saddiq will work closely with Malaysian regulators to enhance Islamic financial products which the country can offer

 

Acquisition prospects for airport operator

Senai Airport, which has been approached by several players who want to sell and take their airports private, will consider the matter next year, says a company official

 

BUSINESS TIMES, Singapore

 

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PM Lee paints challenging picture

At a time when immediate worries of inflation and foreign workers are on the minds of many Singaporeans, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday turned their attention to more distant challenges. One key issue is Singapore's low birth rate.

 

Olympics fail to win markets

As the Beijing Olympics gets underway, the excitement at the Games is far from filtering through to the stock markets.

 

Business & Industry

 

Volvo yacht race makes S'pore date

THE driving force behind one of the world's biggest round-the-world yacht races coming to Singapore is, ironically enough, a car company. Swedish car giant Volvo is the main sponsor of the Volvo Ocean Race, and Asia is its second biggest market after Europe.

 

Singapore wins bid to host RoboCup 2010

SINGAPORE will play host to the 2010 RoboCup, a robotics soccer competition and the biggest robotics and artificial intelligence event in the world.

 

BANGKOK POST, Thailand

 

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Business & Industry

 

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JAKARTA POST, Indonesia

 

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By: Staff Reporter
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