China/HK

Renminbi dispute looks set to haunt Sino-US economic talks
9/3/2010 8:22:00 PM

President Barack Obama's top economic adviser will arrive for talks in Beijing this weekend, just as the simmering argument about the Chinese currency and global imbalances threatens to heat up again.

India

General Motors To Commission Powertrain Engine Plant In Maharashtra
9/3/2010 7:00:20 AM

General Motors India is set to commission a 160,000-unit capacity powertrain engine plant in Maharashtra, the company said.

Korea

U.S.-Korean joint military drill announced during Antony's Seoul visit
9/3/2010 10:50:17 AM

South Korean Defence Minister Kim Tae-young on Friday, after his meeting with Defence Minister A K Antony, announced the U.S.-South Korean joint military drill that would be held from September 5 to 9.

Singapore

Singapore dollar touches record high
9/4/2010 3:41:37 AM

THE Singapore dollar hit a record high against the greenback yesterday before easing slightly, prompting rumours that the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) may have intervened to stop its rise.

Malaysia

Naza aborts pact to build Matrade Centre
9/3/2010 4:53:41 PM

Jetson received a notice from TTDI KL Metropolis Sdn Bhd yesterday to terminate the shareholders agreement sealed by the two companies earlier. It would be seeking legal advice, Jetson said in a statement to Bursa Malaysia yesterday. Jetson and TKLM, owned by the Naza group, sealed a pact last year to carry out the planning, design and construction of the new Matrade Centre at Jalan Duta in Kuala Lumpur. Early last month, Business Times had reported that the Naza brothers may exit Jetson, barely 12 months after they took control of the company. By late August, however, Jetson told the stock exchange that it was not aware of any plan by key shareholders to sell their stakes in the company. Nevertheless, the uncertainties have taken a toll on the stock, which fell by some 24 per cent over the past 30 trading days to close at RM1.19 yesterday. On the surface, the termination of the agreement with Jetson lends more credence that the Naza brothers are moving towards an exit strategy. SM Nasarudin SM Nasimuddin said he will reserve his comments at this point of time. The Naza brothers, SM Nasarudin and younger sibling SM Faliq, bought 33.15 per cent of Jetson for RM12.3 million. The brothers, heirs to the Naza empire, had since then twice sought to buy out the other Jetson shareholders, while maintaining its listing status. Datuk Teh Kian An and his family members were the major sellers of the initial block of shares that allowed the Naza brothers passage into Jetson, their maiden foray in a public-listed company. Teh was the former controlling stakeholder of Jetson and is the current group managing director. Terminating Jetson from the Matrade project should not come as a big shock to the market as the writing was on the wall as early as last month. This was when Jetson ended an agreement with China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Ltd to develop a 38-storey building in Kuala Lumpur for Naza TTDI Sdn Bhd. Business Times understands that in recent weeks both parties had moved closer towards bridging their differences. "A gentleman's agreement will be reached sooner rather than later," a source familiar with the matter said.

Vietnam

Mostly up ahead of US jobs data
9/4/2010 12:59:28 AM

Asian stocks mostly edged higher yesterday September 3 as dealers followed a third straight rise on Wall Street, but gains were limited by unease ahead of much-anticipated US jobs data.

Philippines

Peso closes the week at P44.69:$1
9/3/2010 7:02:00 PM

The peso closed the first week of September on stronger footing, firmly settling at the P44 level after local stocks continued to post gains.

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Taiwan

Taiwanese Chan advances to third round of US Open
9/4/2010 3:59:00 PM

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan's Chan Yung-jan scored two wins at the U.S. Open Thursday, advancing to the third round of the women's singles in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in 17 attempts and reaching the second round in the women's doubles with China's Zheng Jie.

Dubai

Insurers lift Kuwait market over 7,300 points
9/2/2010 12:29:38 PM

The KSE Market or Price Index finished 0.38% higher at 6,703.2 points due to strong gains in the insurance segment. Gulf Insurance Co. (up 8.16% at KD0.530) posted the largest advance. Real estate and foof companies performed weaker. Over the week the KSE bourse added 0.86%.

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Latest regional headlines

Earthquake hits south New Zealand
9/3/2010 11:43:49 PM

A state of emergency is declared in Christchurch after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island, injuring two people seriously.

Video

Shopping malls: saviour or curse?
9/3/2010 10:02:39 AM

Meadowhall in Sheffield was one of the first giant shopping centres in the UK. What sort of effect has it had on the local area?

Energy, Oil, and Gas

South Korean firm wins $1.46bn Saudi water plant contract
9/2/2010 6:00:49 AM

Saudi state-owned Saline Water Conversion Corp (SWCC) has awarded South Korea's Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction a $1.46bn contract to build a new desalination plant in the kingdom, Reuters has reported. The plant will produce 1.025 million cubic metres of desalinated water per day and will be integrated with a 2,400 megawatts (MW) power plant, in Ras Azzour, on the Gulf coast. The plant, expected to be the world's largest would be completed in January 2014, Doosan said.

Commentary

Dealogic league table roundup, Sept 3
9/3/2010 2:49:00 PM

Ping An Insurance lifts the equity capital markets, while the the debt capital markets get more active with five deals.



Interest Rates

ECB meeting: A double dip is not on the cards
9/2/2010 4:12:36 PM

Full allotment at all auctions was extended until year-end and interest rates were kept unchanged as expected. Trichet was softer in tone than at the last meeting, but did not seem too concerned about the risk of a double dip: “A double dip is not on the cards in our own analysis”. The staff growth forecasts were revised upward – in particular for this year – whilethe inflation forecast was revised a little up for both 2010 and 2011. Taking a pause on the exit path As expected the ECB kept all



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Changes in China's Intellectual Property Story
9/3/2010 8:01:03 PM

I
was speaking to an M&A lawyer today from a large Italian law firm, and one
of the many interesting topics that came up was the gigantic improvements in
intellectual property protection in China. I have heard this message from a few
other lawyers recently, but he threw out a few interesting reasons for this
change that I hadn't heard [...]


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Commodities

SA govt. ties itself in knots over Sishen iron ore debacle
9/3/2010 4:22:24 PM

Is the minister of South Africa's DMR engaging in double speak

Cricket

UPDATE 3-Cricket-Police question suspended Pakistan trio
9/3/2010 9:12:36 PM

LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Pakistan captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif were questioned by the London Metropolitan police on Friday following their indefinite suspension from all cricket.

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