Provides the latest RSS feeds for Asia Business News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page China National News.com http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/10/id/5e8a9e9456185a7e/ en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:20:36 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:20:36 -0400 30 The role of design in reinventing the world's factory was in the spotlight at a recent conference organised by the Hong Kong Design Centre. http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/514954/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:38:13 -0400 China National News.com http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/514954/cs/1/ Jakarta - The European Union will soon partially lift a blanket ban on Indonesian airlines, imposed in 2007 after a series of deadly air accidents, the Indonesian Transport Ministry said Saturday. The... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25859167/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:50:21 -0400 Earth Times http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25859167/ NEW DELHI: The Air India financial crisis could soon reach a flashpoint with lower-rung employees striking work across the country for two hours on Friday to protest against delayed payment of sala... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25857424/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:26:04 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25857424/ The country first got into debt to help pay for the Revolutionary War. Growing ever since, the debt stands today at a staggering $11.5 trillion, equivalent to over $37,000 for each and every Americ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25857405/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:26:03 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25857405/ Modern airplanes are marvels of technology. Yet when they crash, as two have in the past month, investigators often must hunt for the recordings of the flight data and pilot communications since th... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25857406/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:26:02 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25857406/ Saturday, July 04, 2009 By Mansoor Ahmad LAHORE: The government on the one hand claims that it is serious in bringing down the inflation to single digit while it is taking measures that are likely... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853038/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:05 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853038/ Saturday, July 04, 2009 By our correspondent PESHAWAR: Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) President Sharafat Ali Mubarak, Vice President Muhammad Ishaq and members of executive committ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853036/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:05 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853036/ Saturday, July 04, 2009 By Saad Hasan KARACHI: Arif Habib Bank, which just days back announced selling majority of its shares to a Mauritius-based investment firm, is looking forward to acquiring ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853034/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:06 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853034/ Saturday, July 04, 2009 By our correspondent KARACHI: A significant increase of 4.7 per cent in the last couple of sessions at Karachi bourse invited profit selling on Friday.The favourite stocks ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853039/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:03 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853039/ Saturday, July 04, 2009 KARACHI: Pakistan Tea Association (PTA) Chairman Hanif Janoo said Friday that a vessel MV Orinoco River has arrived at the Karachi Port, carrying 155 containers with 2.3 milli... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853041/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:02 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853041/ Saturday, July 04, 2009 KARACHI: LPG producers and marketing companies have increased the price of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) by a record over Rs8 to Rs70 per kilogram with the increase in Saudi A... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853035/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:06 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853035/ Saturday, July 04, 2009 ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency has constituted an advisory committee on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) enforcement comprising senior professionals.The inaugur... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853047/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:00 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853047/ Saturday, July 04, 2009 BEIJING: OPEC is satisfied with the current crude oil price, the president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Angolan Oil Minister Jose Botelhode Vasconcelo... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853052/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:30:58 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853052/ Saturday, July 04, 2009 LONDON: Oil fell towards $66 a barrel on Friday, adding to a drop of nearly 4 per cent the previous day, as unemployment data hardened views economic weakness would sap energy... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853040/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:04 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853040/ Saturday, July 04, 2009 By our correspondent PESHAWAR: Hand-knitted woolen carpet exporters have called for quick establishment of proposed Carpet Nagar, a project that has been lingering on for t... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853051/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:30:57 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853051/ Saturday, July 04, 2009 GENEVA: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is facing a budget hole of about $3 billion as the recession dries up foreign aid, the Geneva-based funding bod... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853055/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:30:57 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853055/ Saturday, July 04, 2009 By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: The World Bank committed a record amount of $1.7 billion in fiscal year 2009 (FY09) to help Pakistan cope with the impact of global economic... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853042/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:02 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853042/ Saturday, July 04, 2009 By Sayed Abid Hussain MIRPUR (AJK): Mirpur Development Authority Chairman Abdul Qayyum has said that measures are being initiated to make Mirpur Development Authority an ef... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853046/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:00 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853046/ Saturday, July 04, 2009 By Adeel Pathan Last week saw budgets being announced at the local level as District Hyderabad budget as well as taluka municipal administrations announced their respective... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853050/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:30:57 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853050/ Saturday, July 04, 2009 LONDON: The dollar dipped against the euro on Friday, reversing some of its sharp gains the previous session following weak US jobs data which dampened hopes that the global e... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853048/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:30:59 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853048/ Saturday, July 04, 2009 LONDON: Oil market officials here have launched a probe into an alleged rogue trader who this week helped push prices to eight-month peaks, costing his company nearly $10 mill... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853054/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:30:56 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853054/ MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: State Bank of India has offered a loan of up to $1 billion to Bharti Airtel to partly fund the Indian telecom firm's planned stake buy in South Africa's MTN, two sources said. T... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853025/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:21:30 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853025/ Saturday, July 04, 2009 By Sayed Abid Hussain MIRPUR (AJK): The AJK Tax Department broke all records of revenue collection by realising over Rs4,533 million against Rs3,500 million income tax targ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853037/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:05 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853037/ NEW DELHI: The government on Friday spiked coal supply assurances - called linkages in industry parlance - of 25 captive power projects with a view to weed out non-serious players and freeing up fu... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853028/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:21:27 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853028/ NAGOYA (Kyodo) Toyota Motor Corp. may operate the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. plant in California on its own to produce the Prius hybrid after General Motors Corp. withdrew from the joint vent... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853033/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:43 -0400 Japan Times http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853033/ Saturday, July 04, 2009 SINGAPORE: Pakistan sold around 15,000 tons of corn this week mainly to Malaysia as supplies from India dried up, while Asian wheat importers bought 20,000tons of Black Sea wh... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853044/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:03 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853044/ NEW DELHI: The Union Budget on Monday could bring some cheer for corporate taxpayer, as it is likely to remove fringe benefit tax (FBT). Companies have been demanding abolition of FBT since it was ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853026/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:21:31 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853026/ Saturday, July 04, 2009 SINGAPORE: Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia will cut or keep steady the official selling prices (OSPs) of most of its crudes to Asia for August as refining margins come under pre... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853053/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:30:55 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853053/ Saturday, July 04, 2009 By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Food & Agriculture (MinFA) is organisng a three-day workshop on the role of media for accelerating agricultural growth in SA... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853043/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:03 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853043/ MUMBAI: Dalal Street investors are still out of the money, having lost nearly Rs 11 lakh crore since the last full-fledged Budget 16 months ago. On Friday, as the sensex closed 255 points higher at... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853024/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:21:29 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853024/ absence from key meeting Saturday, July 04, 2009 By our correspondent LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Friday lodged a protest with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani over ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853045/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:01 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853045/ Saturday, July 04, 2009 By our correspondent KARACHI: SITE Association of Industry (SAI) has announced to hold the 16th Bachat Bazaar this year in Ramadan for 15 days starting from August, 26 2009... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853049/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:30:58 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853049/ NEW DELHI: Budget flyers could soon be spoilt for choice. Cash-strapped Air India has been asked to start low-cost domestic operations as part of its overall restructuring - and survival - strategy... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853029/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:21:25 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853029/ Wagon and coach makers are sensing new business opportunities from Railway minister Mamata Banerjee's plan to start projects under private-public-partnership (PPP) model. Private sector companies l... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853031/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:21:19 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853031/ Railway minister Mamata Banerjee's ambitious proposal to run non-stop trains between big metros could prove to be the biggest challenge to low-cost carriers (LCCs), when the proposal becomes a real... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853032/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:21:18 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25853032/ The country 's national carrier Air India is facing losses worth Rs 4000 crores - this is a reason it has delayed staff salaries. With no money coming in, nearly 20,000 workers across the country went... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25851001/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:00:48 -0400 NDTV http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25851001/ NEW DELHI: Times Audience Network (TAN), the online video arm of the Times Group, will be simulcasting the live budget feed for ET Now and Times Now on July 6. It will be a never-done-before event ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25848582/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:59:53 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25848582/ MUMBAI: After a few days of dull trading, the stock market spiralled up today following the Railway Budget, with the benchmark Sensex soaring by 255 points on heavy buying by foreign funds and part... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25846090/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:27:50 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25846090/ NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways, one of the largest profit-making industries in the county, proposes to invest Rs 40,745 crore in the current fiscal, up from Rs 36,773 crore in the previous financial... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25846091/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:27:48 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25846091/ NEW DELHI: Employees of national carrier Air India went on a two-hour strike at airports across the country on Friday to protest the delay in salary payments, but it failed to move the airline mana... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25846092/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:27:47 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25846092/ By Sanjeev Sinha, ET Bureau Close on the heels of changes at helm of some global IT majors like Microsoft and Apple, India’s top IT companies are now witnessing a period of churn and change in the ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25846093/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:27:45 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25846093/ There has been no change in passenger fares or freight rates in the rail budget. Presenting her third Rail Budget, Mamata Banerjee said that there is a need to have social view on rail projects. http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25843612/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:02:01 -0400 NDTV http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25843612/ With youth being the flavour of the season, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today introduced low-cost, air-conditioned 'Yuva Trains' dedicated to the generation next. http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25841235/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:37:35 -0400 NDTV http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25841235/ With youth being the flavour of the season, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today introduced low-cost, air-conditioned 'Yuva Trains' dedicated to the generation next. http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25841236/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:37:30 -0400 NDTV http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25841236/ Proposals to impose "carbon tariffs" on imported products will violate the rules of the World Trade Organization as well as the spirit of the Kyoto Protocol, China's Ministry of Commerce said. http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25841238/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:26:28 -0400 CNBC http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25841238/ A 30-second snippet of Michael Jackson rehearsing two days before his death was released Thursday, part of more than 100 hours of footage that could be turned into live albums, a movie and a pay-per-v... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25841239/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:26:26 -0400 CNBC http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25841239/ NEW DELHI: Employees of national carrier Air India went on a two-hour strike at airports across the country from 1 pm in protest against the delay in salary payments despite a warning from the mana... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25841234/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:24:17 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25841234/ (RTTNews) - The stock market in Japan ended in the negative territory on Friday mirroring Wall Street losses after weak employment report dented recovery hopes. Weak trading in Asian markets, thin vo... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25841223/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:19:26 -0400 Quote.com http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25841223/ The State-owned Asset Supervision and Administration Commission is pushing China Mobile to buy stakes in the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, but the discussion is still in the early stages, C... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25838644/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:02:01 -0400 CNBC http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25838644/ International policy veteran Rintaro Tamaki will become Japan's top currency diplomat in a regular personnel reshuffle at the Finance Ministry, a move that is not expected to lead to major changes in ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25838645/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:01:58 -0400 CNBC http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25838645/ There has been no change in passenger fares or freight rates in the rail budget. Presenting her third Rail Budget, Mamata Banerjee said that there is a need to have social view on rail projects. http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25838641/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:10:42 -0400 NDTV http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25838641/ TOKYO — Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co. said Thursday it has decided to impose pay cuts on President Fumiyuki Akikusa and six other executives following an unauthorized removal of customer inform... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25838640/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:18:10 -0400 Japan Today http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25838640/ MUMBAI: Expectations ran high on the bourses in early trade today as the key indices went up on investors buying power and capital goods stocks. The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex, which... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25838637/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:04:32 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25838637/ MUMBAI: The Indian rupee today lost 18 paise against the dollar in early trade on strong demand for the greenback from importers amid the US currency rising against other currencies. At the Inte... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25838638/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:04:30 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25838638/ For Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, it is a survey of advice. Big bang reforms are needed in practically every sector with special focus on direct taxes, disinvestment and even fiscal consolidation... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25836125/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:56:15 -0400 NDTV http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25836125/ The key benchmark indices were flat in the early deals today. While IT, metal and realty stocks were under pressure, some buying interest was seen in pharma and capital goods stocks. http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25836126/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:56:12 -0400 NDTV http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25836126/ , which would finance the takeover, helped by an estimated 3 billion euros ($4.23 billion) in European state loan guarantees, they added. One person involved in the deal said a lengthy meeting last Th... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25836128/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:47:14 -0400 CNBC http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25836128/ wrapped up one of the world's biggest rights issues on Friday, saying its Australian shareholders had taken up 94.76 percent of their entitlements to the new shares. http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25833839/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:29:35 -0400 CNBC http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25833839/ Major stock indexes fell more than 2.6 percent on Thursday, pushing the Dow Jones industrials to their lowest level in six weeks, after the government said the unemployment rate hit a 26-year high and... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25833835/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:37:44 -0400 NDTV http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25833835/ NEW car and truck sales topped 100,000 in June as the Australian vehicle market showed tentative signs of recovery. The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) said on Friday 102,847 vehicles... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25833834/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:10:35 -0400 The Courier Mail http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25833834/ (RTTNews) - The Japanese market fell sharply in early trading on Friday with the overnight fall on Wall Street on the back of weak employment report triggering a sell-off across the board. With the U... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25833793/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:29:14 -0400 Quote.com http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25833793/ Friday, July 03, 2009 By our correspondent KARACHI: A leadership summit between Pakistan and the EU in Brussels this month has agreed to explore new ways of providing better access to the Pakistan... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830266/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:44 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830266/ Friday, July 03, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Makhdoom Amin Fahim on Thursday assured the members of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) that their input regarding trad... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830270/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:42 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830270/ Friday, July 03, 2009 By our correspondent LAHORE: Hectic trading activity was witnessed at the Lahore Stock Market as the bulls ruled the trading floor to lift the LSE 25-index past the 2200 poin... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830269/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:42 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830269/ Friday, July 03, 2009 THATTA: Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Nazar Mohammad Gondal on Thursday performed the ground breaking and foundation stone laying ceremony of the first palm oil mill... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830271/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:40 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830271/ Strongly pitching for a restructuring of tax policy, the Economic Survey suggests phasing out of various surcharges, cesses and transaction taxes imposed by the government over the years in order t... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830251/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:49:59 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830251/ Friday, July 03, 2009 By Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China has agreed to include eleven sectors from services under the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to evolve a transparent and predictable s... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830265/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:47 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830265/ A day after the Centre exerted its control to jack up motor fuel prices as an "ad-hoc" measure, the Economic Survey suggested sweeping reforms, starting with unshackling pump prices and limiting th... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830253/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:49:55 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830253/ Friday, July 03, 2009 WASHINGTON: US employers cut 467,000 jobs in June, far more than expected, while the unemployment rate rose to 9.5 per cent, the government said on Thursday in a report that sho... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830282/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:34 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830282/ LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Some Japanese central bank policymakers criticized private-sector banks for their failure to adequately reduce risks from holding stocks, the Nikkei reported Friday, citin... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830261/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:30:41 -0400 Market Watch http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830261/ Air New Zealand this week celebrates 50 years of operations between New Zealand and Brisbane. TEAL, the forerunner to Air New Zealand, undertook the first flight from Auckland to Brisbane on 4 July 1... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830284/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:56:06 -0400 Travel Blackboard http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830284/ Friday, July 03, 2009 By our correspondent KARACHI: The significant foreign and local institutional buying placed the Karachi bourse very close to 7,500 points level on Thursday. Just before the c... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830268/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:43 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830268/ Friday, July 03, 2009 SYDNEY: Australia posted its largest trade deficit in 12 months on Thursday, as softening commodity prices and demand hammered export earnings amid the global economic turmoil, ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830279/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:35 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830279/ Friday, July 03, 2009 By Muhammad Shahid MUZAFFARABAD: Jagran hydropower station, around 85 kilometres from Azad Jammu and Kashmir capital, is an underground set-up in the Neelam valley contributi... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830274/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:38 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830274/ Friday, July 03, 2009 By our correspondent PESHAWAR: The 42nd training course in polishing, cutting and designing of precious and semi-precious stones started at the Gems and Gemological Institute... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830275/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:38 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830275/ Friday, July 03, 2009 By Mansoor Ahmad All Pakistan Textile Mills Association that generally avoids confronting the government threw caution to the wind and lashed out against the economic manager... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830278/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:36 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830278/ Friday, July 03, 2009 LONDON: Steel order books in Europe and the United States have improved over the past month, prompting producers to restart some idled capacity, but full recovery is some months... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830281/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:34 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830281/ Friday, July 03, 2009 ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday confirmed that its collection stood at Rs 1,150 billion for the fiscal year 2008-09.Against three time revised tax targ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830264/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:46 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830264/ Passengers on Qantas Group services dropped by 2.8% in May, with revenue dipping 3.9% when compared to a year earlier, but it’s when you separate Qantas and Jetstar brands when the numbers becom... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830285/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:56:08 -0400 Travel Blackboard http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830285/ Friday, July 03, 2009 By Jawwad Rizvi LAHORE: Following the recent hike in prices of petroleum products transporters have decided to go on strike from July 08 if the government does not withdraw i... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830263/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:46 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830263/ The government should go for sweeping reforms and increase foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the country to push growth, The Economic Survey, 2008-09 said. While FDI should be allowed in the... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830254/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:49:57 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830254/ Friday, July 03, 2009 BEIJING: China may allow foreign firms with investments inside the country to list domestically, as part of efforts to boost trader confidence during the global downturn, an off... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830280/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:35 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830280/ The coal ministry's efforts at opening doors for full private entry through open bidding in coal mining got a boost, with the Economic Survey identifying continued state monopoly over the sector, w... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830255/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:49:53 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830255/ Friday, July 03, 2009 By our correspondent MANSEHRA: Owners of forests in the provincially administered tribal area of Kala Dhaka have demanded of the government to announce a forest policy for th... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830272/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:10:39 -0400 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830272/ In a suggestion that could breathe new life into disinvestment, the Economic Survey set an annual mop-up target of Rs 25,000 crore and suggested the government sell at least 10% stake in all unlist... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830256/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:49:51 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830256/ Chief Executive Indra Nooyi said Thursday she is not concerned about the potential for Moody's to downgrade the company's credit rating if it succeeds in acquiring its two largest bottlers http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830283/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:54:41 -0400 CNBC http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830283/ The Economic Survey 2008-09 called for disaggregation of telecom licenses from spectrum allocation. Telecom licences should have a nominal regulatory charge, spectrum should be auctioned and be fre... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830257/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:49:50 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830257/ NEW DELHI: Cash-strapped Air India, which is finding it hard to meet operational expenses, has 30 days to submit its restructuring plan to the government. Admitting that the airline is facing a hug... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830258/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:49:48 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830258/ NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday said Reliance Industries will have to pay royalty on natural gas it is producing from KG basin fields as per the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) signed with ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830259/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:49:46 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25830259/ *Have you created IDs and passwords to enter other SPH online sites such as AsiaOne Careers? 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If so, then checking this box will mean that your BTO ID and password will override those earlier IDs an... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825823/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:14:19 -0400 Business Times http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825823/ BANGALORE: A clutch of funds including Capital International, T Rowe Price, Reliance and DWS Investments bought over one crore shares in United Spirits Ltd (USL), Vijay Mallya's flagship liquor com... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825825/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:07:08 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825825/ NEW DELHI: The government is likely to extend the tax benefits on exports earnings of the information technology (IT) units, operating from the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), to March 3... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825826/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:07:06 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825826/ *Have you created IDs and passwords to enter other SPH online sites such as AsiaOne Careers? If so, then checking this box will mean that your BTO ID and password will override those earlier IDs an... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825820/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:15:19 -0400 Business Times http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825820/ NEW DELHI: A decision on whether to raise motor fuel prices in view of rising international crude prices can be expected after the Budget session. Oil ministry bureaucrats and oil company executive... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825824/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:07:09 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825824/ NEW DELHI: The six core infrastructure industries grew by 2.8% in May 2009 as against 3.1% in the same period last year. In April the core sector grew 4.3%. However, what is encouraging in the d... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825827/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:07:05 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825827/ NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra government has taken the lead in hiking the value-added tax (VAT) on mobile cellular handsets from 4% to 12.5%, a move that could ignite similar action from other states.... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825828/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:07:04 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825828/ MUMBAI: The risky side of QIP issues was exposed on Tuesday. In a post-market release, GMR Infrastructure said that it was not going ahead with its planned QIP issue "in light of the existing marke... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825829/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:07:01 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825829/ MUMBAI: Unrealised derivative losses of around Rs 2,381 crore at Novelis have pulled down Hindalco Industries' consolidated net profit by 78% to Rs 485 crore in fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, fr... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825830/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:07:00 -0400 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/25825830/