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Taiwanese leads by 1 shot Tempo ... second to the last hole, enabling Japanese Azuma Ayano, Singapore's Mardan Mamat and Americans Matthew Rosenfeld, Anthony Kang and Ben Fox to join him on top of the leader board in the second leg of the Asian Tour that offers a top prize of $47550. |
Nokia Says to Cut 4000 Jobs to Shift Phone Assembly to Asia BusinessWeek By Diana ben-Aaron Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Nokia Oyj, which sells more mobile phones in Asia than any in other region, will cut about 4000 jobs in factories in Hungary, Mexico and Finland as it concentrates assembly closer to its Asian suppliers. |
 Metro | Police probe second 'hate attack' by Asian gang on white victim Metro The incident, which the victims claim was a hate crime, comes after 18-year-old trainee chef Dan Stringer was battered and left for dead by a gang of up to eight Asian men in Hyde, Greater Manchester on Saturday. Detective Constable Ben Harris from ... White man bottled and teenager punched in second unprovoked Asian gang race ... Police investigate alleged race hate crime in Rochdale Police investigate 'race hate' attack after man, 21, hit with bottle and boy ... |
 AFP | Six share lead in Philippines golf AFP The 31-year-old Lu, who has made just two cuts in 26 starts on the Asian Tour and whose uncle was a multiple Tour winner, battled to a three-under-par 69 late in the day to make it a six-way tie. Up there with him was the Singaporean Mardan Mamat, ... Six share lead at Philippine Open Digvijay best Indian after first round at Manila |
 Moneycontrol.com | PRECIOUS METALS: Gold In Tight Range In Asia; Greece In Focus Wall Street Journal Gold received support Tuesday from US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who reaffirmed sustained accommodative monetary policy in comments to the Senate Budget Committee, analysts said. "Certainly Greece is a great focus for the market at the ... Gold rises as Greek rescue deal draws closer |
Japanese companies invest in Vietnam Financial Times By Ben Bland in Hanoi Japanese companies are flocking to Vietnam in record numbers seeking cheap labour and growth markets and business is booming for the Hanoi branch of Izakaya Yancha, a Japanese restaurant chain. “Many Japanese men in their 40s like ... |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Asia markets rise on Greek debt hopes Ninemsn Asian markets rose on Wednesday, tracking gains on Wall Street amid growing hopes that Greece will reach a bailout deal with creditors on its massive debt, and avoid a much-feared default. The euro also got a boost after reports that a final debt ... Asian stocks advance as Greece may soon reach a deal Greek Premier Seeks Rescue Consensus Amid Political Quarrels Stocks: Investors take Greek deal in stride |
Momentum gets behind greater coal exports to Asia MarketWatch By Ben Fox NEW YORK -(MarketWatch)- Coal may be a dirty word in the US, but Asia's growing appetite for the fuel has triggered a boom in export-facility investments on American shores, just as domestic demand for coal is stagnating. |
River of drugs and booze in Laos Herald Sun The Department of Foreign Affairs estimates about 30000 Australians visit Laos each year and the death of three in a month has put the South-East Asian nation in the headlines. One recently returned Melburnian, who didn't want to be named, said Aussies ... |
SMX to launch landmark black pepper contract Financial Times By Ben Bland in Hanoi The fledgling commodities operation of the Singapore Mercantile Exchange will launch the first global futures contract for black pepper on Friday in a move that some traders hope will set a global price benchmark and reduce the ... |
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