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 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:47:08 -0500 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:47:08 -0500 30 BEIJING - China's inflation rose to 4.5 per cent in January with soaring food prices contributing significantly to the reversal of a five month trend of easing prices. http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203358523/cs/1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:19:39 -0500 China National News.com http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203358523/cs/1/ Tokyo, Feb 10, 2012 (JCN) - NTT Communications Corp. (NTT Com) and Lao National Internet Center (LANIC) will start a collaboration to provide Internet service providers (ISPs) in Laos with global ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379954/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:12:29 -0500 JCN Network http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379954/ Tokyo, Feb 10, 2012 (JCN) - The G6 Alliance will begin their groundbreaking cooperation in Asia-Europe container shipping in the first week of March - one month ahead of schedule. Serving the ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379955/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:12:28 -0500 JCN Network http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379955/ China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 4.5 percent year-on-year in January, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Thursday. The growth rate was the highest ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379976/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:07:56 -0500 Global Times http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379976/ Japan Airlines (JAL) and International Airlines Group (IAG) have agreed plans for a new joint business between JAL and British Airways on flights between Europe and Japan. The joint business would ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379899/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:02:18 -0500 Travel Blackboard http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379899/ Investigations reveal a Qantas aircraft could have literally fallen from the sky as a Qantas Pilot incorrectly entered the Boeing 717 ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379972/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:02:13 -0500 Travel Blackboard http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379972/ As Cathay Pacific upgrades its reservations system over the weekend, many online systems will be temporarily unavailable. This upgrade will not impact Cathay Pacific’s flight schedule. The ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379973/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:02:07 -0500 Travel Blackboard http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379973/ Indian industrial production growth slowed sharply in December, its slowest pace in two months, adding to pressure on the central bank to start cutting interest rates to help stimulate an economy ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379967/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:57:55 -0500 CNBC http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379967/ by linking hardware and software through online networks -- a model he used at its PlayStation unit -- dismissing any suggestion the battered brand would revert to a gadget-centered strategy under ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379966/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:57:46 -0500 CNBC http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379966/ , the world's No.7 steelmaker, posted an unexpected quarterly loss, its first in more than two years, as higher raw material costs and weak demand in Europe hurt ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379969/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:57:19 -0500 CNBC http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379969/ China's third-tier city of Wuhu, in eastern Anhui province, has relaxed restrictions on purchases of homes, easing limits on multiple home buyers and raising cash subsidies, the official China ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379970/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:57:09 -0500 CNBC http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379970/ Australia's central bank on Friday repeated that interest rates were at the right level for the moment though there would be scope for an easing if the economy slowed ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379971/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:56:59 -0500 CNBC http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379971/ Toyota Motor Corp has announced it will shift production of its Highlander sport utility vehicles to a factory in Indiana from Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc, a subsidiary in Miyawaka, Fukuoka Prefecture, ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379975/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:53:53 -0500 Asia News Network http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379975/ Hong Kong based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts signed an agreement with Faisal Bin Qassim Al-Thani & Sons to manage Shangri-La Hotel, Doha, as well as Traders Hotel, Doha; both hotels are ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379974/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:49:59 -0500 4Hoteliers http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379974/ Industrial output rose by a slower-than-expected 1.8 per cent in December compared with a year earlier, government data showed on Friday. Analysts on average had expected a rise of 3.4 per cent, a ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379939/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:47:17 -0500 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379939/ dollar in early trade on the Interbank Foreign Exchange market, following increased demand for the American currency from importers. However, a higher opening in the equity market capped the ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379938/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:47:14 -0500 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379938/ Sensex on Friday extended gains for the third straight session by adding another 44 points in early trade, on sustained buying by funds and retail investors. The 30-share index, which had gained ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379937/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:47:11 -0500 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379937/ MUMBAI | NEW DELHI: In 2007, 27-year-old Kaushalendra from Bihar shunned the placement frenzy, which would see many of his colleagues earn fat salaries, in favour of a more homespun alternative: ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379936/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:47:08 -0500 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379936/ Sahara India group worth $2.5 billion over the next five years in India, the companies said on Thursday. The group has plans to build projects worth $25 billion over the next 20 years. Sahara India ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379940/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:47:04 -0500 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379940/ Foreign Contribution Regulation rules (2011) which include political parties, media organizations and journalists among persons debarred from receiving donations from abroad. The rules follow the ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379941/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:47:00 -0500 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379941/ NEW DELHI: The country's exports in January rose 10.1% to $25.4 billion, thanks to step up in shipments of engineering goods, gems and jewellery, drugs ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379942/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:46:57 -0500 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379942/ ATHENS: Taking negotiations to the eleventh hour, Greece announced an agreement on Thursday on new austerity cuts demanded by its international creditors to release a (euro) 130 billion ($173 ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379944/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:46:54 -0500 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379944/ MUMBAI: In a big consolidation move for the burgeoning Indian e-commerce market, the poster boy of Indian online retail - Flipkart.com - has bought out electronics retailer Letsbuy.com for an ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379943/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:46:51 -0500 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379943/ NEW DELHI: The European Union's insistence on guaranteed access for all government and public sector contracts is proving to be a deal breaker for the free trade agreement ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379945/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:46:48 -0500 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379945/ MNC business globally. Royal Stag, a semi-premium blended whisky, sold 12.3 million cases last year, well ahead of Absolut's 11.3 million cases, to be the top volume grabber across Pernod ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379946/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:46:46 -0500 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379946/ Emirates Telecommunication Corp , or Etisalat, booked the biggest loss among global telecom majors when it wrote off investments worth $827 million in India, a week after the Supreme Court cancelled ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379947/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:46:43 -0500 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379947/ dollar demand from banks and importers despite weakness of dollar overseas. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the rupee resumed steady at 49.15/16 per dollar and traded in the range ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379949/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:46:37 -0500 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379949/ Eight Japan- and the US-based firms established an industry group for wireless communications used for smart meters. The eight firms are Analog Devices Inc, Fuji Electric Co Ltd, Japan's ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379959/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:46:16 -0500 NE Asia http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379959/ Wireless devices that are expected to be equipped with the transceiver module once the size of the module becomes equivalent to that of the ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379958/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:46:15 -0500 NE Asia http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379958/ Power Assist Technology Ltd and Shimane University developed what they claim is the world's smallest charger for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs). They ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379957/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:46:13 -0500 NE Asia http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379957/ Qualcomm Inc exhibited its wireless power transmission system for electric vehicles (EVs) at the 2012 International CES. This is the first time that Qualcomm has showed the system at a trade ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379956/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:46:12 -0500 NE Asia http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379956/ DeviceFidelity Inc, a US-based venture, developed a microSD memory card featuring NFC (near field communication) capability. In January 2012, the company tied up with Spring Card Systems LLC and ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379960/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:46:07 -0500 NE Asia http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379960/ Toshiba Corp exhibited a prototype of a waterproof tablet computer that can be wirelessly powered at the 2012 International CES. At the trade show, the tablet was being wirelessly powered in an ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379961/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:46:06 -0500 NE Asia http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379961/ Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Samsung Life Insurance Co., South Korea’s biggest insurer, said it sees investment opportunities in distressed assets put up for sale by U.S. and European ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379951/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:31:47 -0500 Business Week http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379951/ Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Templeton Global Bond Fund rejoined the top-performing fixed-income funds following last year’s underperformance by scooping up distressed Irish bonds and keeping bets ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379953/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:31:43 -0500 Business Week http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379953/ Nikkei share average edged down to below 9,000 on Friday as investors remained wary about Greece's debt restructuring prospects, even after Athens struck a long-awaited deal on a second ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379965/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:57:36 -0500 Times of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379965/ KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- Ducati Malaysia aims to double its sales of the premium motorcycle range to over 500 units this year compared with last year, its general manager C.W. Juan said. ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379962/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:30:06 -0500 Bernama http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379962/ KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) still favours Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) for the unique quality of KL Sentral to support earnings growth, potential in ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379964/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:30:05 -0500 Bernama http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379964/ KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- OSK Research Sdn Bhd is more optimistic on the outlook of CIMB Group Holdings Bhd although its share price has lagged both the market and its peers over the past ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379963/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:30:01 -0500 Bernama http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203379963/ Calcutta, Feb. 9: Tata Steel Group, India’s largest steel maker, suffered a loss of Rs 602.6 crore in the third quarter, following a write down of inventories of finished goods and raw materials in ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371114/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:03:06 -0500 The Telegraph http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371114/ New Delhi, Feb. 9: Abu Dhabi-based mobile operator Etisalat, which operates in India in a joint venture with DB Realty, has written off over $820 million against the India operations after the ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371113/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:03:05 -0500 The Telegraph http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371113/ New Delhi, Feb. 9: India sees an opportunity to boost trade with Iran by tapping the sectors that will be affected by the sanctions imposed by the US and the European Union. A delegation from India ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371115/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:03:04 -0500 The Telegraph http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371115/ Mumbai, Feb. 9: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) will raise $1 billion through the issue of unsecured notes reportedly to fund its capital expenditure in the shale gas assets it shares with Chevron ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371116/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:03:04 -0500 The Telegraph http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371116/ Mumbai, Feb. 9: Deutsche Bank has raked in a gain of over Rs 900 crore after flipping its investment in city-based real estate player Lodha Developers that it had made in ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371117/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:03:02 -0500 The Telegraph http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371117/ Newcrest Mining, the world's no.3 gold miner, beat market forecasts with a 17 percent jump in half-year underlying profit on Friday, buoyed by soaring gold prices, and rewarded shareholders ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371119/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:20:57 -0500 CNBC http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371119/ , Southeast Asia's biggest lender, on Friday posted an unexpected 8 percent rise in quarterly profit, beating expectations as strong loan growth propelled key net interest income upward by 17 ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371120/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:20:49 -0500 CNBC http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371120/ Indonesia's central bank unexpectedly cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to a record low 5.75 percent on Thursday, as it sought to take advantage of low inflation to ensure growth in ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371122/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:20:31 -0500 CNBC http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371122/ was halted on Thursday pending an announcement regarding its parent, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, which reportedly plans to buy back the 40 percent stake in it held by ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371123/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:20:19 -0500 CNBC http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371123/ SYDNEY/SEOUL--Qantas Airways and Korean Air will carry out inspections for wing cracks on their Airbus A380 superjumbo planes earlier than previously scheduled, after European air safety officials ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371118/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:19:47 -0500 The China Post http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371118/ Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Nippon Steel Corp., Japan’s biggest steelmaker, expects prices to stay low this year as global producers of the metal used in cars, ships and construction continue to ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371110/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:53:29 -0500 Business Week http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371110/ Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Unicharm Corp., Japan’s biggest diaper maker, forecasts operating margins will widen as it doubles sales in China to more than 100 billion yen ($1.3 billion) by March ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371111/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:53:23 -0500 Business Week http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203371111/ There are certain motoring review sections out there that publish barely disguised press releases. Some journalists write the most glowing reviews because they don't want to upset PR people and ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360651/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:39:03 -0500 The National http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360651/ Maruti Suzuki on Thursday said it has evolved to meet the demands of a changing India and crossed the 10 million cumulative domestic sales mark. The 10 millionth vehicle, ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360629/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:35:13 -0500 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360629/ Tropicana and Gatorade, also said it would cut about 8,700 jobs, or about 3 percent of its global workforce. The company also reported a fourth-quarter profit of $1.42 billion, or 89 cents per ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360630/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:35:10 -0500 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360630/ profit-selling by stockists at existing higher levels amid a weak global trend. While gold lost Rs 40 to Rs 28,490 per 10 grams, silver dropped by Rs 800 to Rs 56,500 per kg on reduced offtake by ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360632/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:35:03 -0500 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360632/ Photograph by Valerio Mezzanotti/The New York Times/Redux For the past decade, Michael Gould says he’s watched with envy as a "stupefying" number of Chinese tourists lined up ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360634/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:17:12 -0500 Business Week http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360634/ Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG is considering expanding production in Malaysia and has sent senior executives, including management board members, to review Proton Holdings Bhd.’s ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360635/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:17:05 -0500 Business Week http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360635/ Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Lenovo Group Ltd., the world’s second-biggest maker of personal computers, posted a 54 percent increase in third-quarter profit as orders for office computers jumped and ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360637/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:17:02 -0500 Business Week http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360637/ Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc., maker of the iPad and iPhone, will face protesters tomorrow who want the company to change its manufacturing practices to address criticism of worker conditions at ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360638/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:16:57 -0500 Business Week http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360638/ Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Alibaba.com Ltd. suspended its shares from trading in Hong Kong as the company prepares a statement about a transaction involving its parent, which is raising about $3 billion ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360639/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:16:54 -0500 Business Week http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360639/ PUTRAJAYA, Feb 9 (Bernama) -- Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) will be asked to divest their non-core businesses to Bumiputera firms through an open tender process. Prime ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360641/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:55:49 -0500 Bernama http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360641/ KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has benefited from the participation of Japanese financial institutions in both the domestic financial sector and the Labuan International Business and ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360642/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:55:42 -0500 Bernama http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360642/ KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia Airlines Travel Fair (MATF)2012, an annual event with best prices and value deals for air travel, is back with more special offers for economy and ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360643/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:55:39 -0500 Bernama http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360643/ SINGAPORE, Feb 9 (Bernama) -- NEC Corp has deployed CA Technologies' advanced authentication technology to offer a new scalable security solution as a cloud service. In a statement Thursday, ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360644/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:55:26 -0500 Bernama http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360644/ KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 (Bernama) -- Boeing's new mid-size passenger airplane, the 787 Dreamliner, touched down in Thailand after demonstrating its long-range capabilities by flying nonstop from ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360646/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:55:15 -0500 Bernama http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360646/ BANGKOK, Feb 9 (Bernama) - Malaysian International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed will be leading a two-day trade and investment mission to Thailand starting Feb 22. Top ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360647/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:55:06 -0500 Bernama http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360647/ KOTA KINABALU, Feb 9 (Bernama) -- Tourist arrivals in Sabah last year rose by 13.6 per cent to 2.84 million compared to 2010, said State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360648/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:54:55 -0500 Bernama http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203360648/ New Delhi, Feb. 8: India is likely to plug a loophole by which firms used the Mauritius route to buy and sell shares here without paying capital gains on ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350280/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:05:43 -0500 The Telegraph http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350280/ New Delhi, Feb. 8: Bharti Airtel today posted a 22 per cent decline in net profit at Rs 1,011 crore for the December quarter, hit by lower phone use by customers, higher interest outgo and costs ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350283/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:05:41 -0500 The Telegraph http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350283/ Mumbai, Feb. 8: The Singapore government’s investment arm Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd today sold 1.38 per cent of ICICI Bank shares for a consideration of over Rs 1,472 ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350285/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:05:38 -0500 The Telegraph http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350285/ Qantas has flown participating teams from the Wellington Rugby Sevens including Australia, England, Canada, USA, Argentina, South Africa, Kenya and Japan to Las Vegas this week to compete in the ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350329/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:25:39 -0500 Travel Blackboard http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350329/ China's annual inflation rate accelerated to 4.5 percent in January, well ahead of market expectations and breaking a five-month trend of easing price pressures as consumers ramped up spending ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350321/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:21:37 -0500 CNBC http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350321/ reported a 6 percent drop in underlying second-half profits and took a $9.3 billion chargemainly against its aluminum business, but appeased investors with a huge dividend hike, underscoring its ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350003/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:21:29 -0500 CNBC http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350003/ posted third quarter net profit that beat forecasts, though growth slowed for a third straight quarter, with the world's No.2 PC maker highlighting the Europe crisis and a hard disk drive ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350322/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:21:22 -0500 CNBC http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350322/ Japan's core machinery orders fell more than expected in December in a sign that a strong yen and worries about slowing global growth may weigh on capital expenditure in coming months. But ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350323/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:21:11 -0500 CNBC http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350323/ , Australia's largest phone company, reported higher first-half earnings and maintained its full-year guidance on Thursday, as nearly 1 million new mobile subscribers offset a fall in sales at ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350325/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:20:51 -0500 CNBC http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350325/ South Korea's central bank held its key policy interest rate steady at 3.25 percent for an eighth consecutive month on Thursday, as it grapples persistently high inflation and weakening growth ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350327/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:20:33 -0500 CNBC http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350327/ Toyota and 5 per cent controlled by PT Astra International -- is able to produce 110,000 units of cars, such as the multi-purpose vehicles Kijang Innova and Fortuner, per ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350334/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:17:13 -0500 Asia News Network http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350334/ Rahul Khullar on Thursday said. Imports stood at USD 40.1 billion in January 2012, resulting in a trade deficit of USD 14.7 billion. During April-January 2011-12, the country's exports ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350258/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:08:26 -0500 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350258/ Batelco has become the first casualty of the Supreme Court judgment which cancelled 122 telecom licences on charges of irregularity last week. Batelco and its foreign associates, which together have ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350260/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:08:18 -0500 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350260/ Slowing economic growth and rising expenses have not been able to dent the confidence of Indian consumers. Despite moderating optimism over job ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350263/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:08:15 -0500 Times Of India http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350263/ Nikon Corp will equip the "D800" digital SLR (single-lens reflex) camera, which is scheduled to be released March 22, 2012, with a USB 3.0 interface. This was announced by the USB ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350276/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:07:28 -0500 NE Asia http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350276/ The Nikkei reported in its morning edition of Feb 8, 2012, that Renesas Electronics Corp, Fujitsu Ltd and Panasonic Corp started to discuss the consolidation of their main semiconductor ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350277/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:07:27 -0500 NE Asia http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350277/ Germany-based Renice Technology Co Ltd will attend Embedded World 2012, which is the most specialized embedded professional exhibition in the world. The exhibition will be lightened by many ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350278/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:07:26 -0500 NE Asia http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350278/ Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Piyush Gupta, chief executive officer of DBS Group Holdings Ltd., Southeast Asia’s largest bank, picked banking over a passion for bird-watching three decades ago. Now ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350265/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:50:23 -0500 Business Week http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350265/ Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Yahoo! Inc.’s board shakeup that led to the departure of Chairman Roy Bostock adds to pressure on the company to sell Asian assets valued at more than $10 billion and ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350270/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:50:10 -0500 Business Week http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350270/ Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- With Asia’s elderly population poised to double within four decades, more money is being plowed into preserving wealth than enhancing growth, driving up demand for the ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350273/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:50:02 -0500 Business Week http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350273/ Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- It’s called "Godzilla," and the nickname is apt. The Nissan GT-R is fully capable of frightening children and terrorizing ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350275/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:49:54 -0500 Business Week http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350275/ ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its country report on Pakistan, which was released on Wednesday, has asked Islamabad to raise general sales tax rate, re-introduce special excise ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350295/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:49:24 -0500 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350295/ KARACHI: Vegetable prices have increased by 30 percent following the increase in petrol and diesel rates this month, while tomato and onion prices have doubled, said one trader on Wednesday. Welfare ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350296/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:49:20 -0500 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350296/ KARACHI: The rupee touched a record low at 90.80 against the dollar in the intra-day trade and ended with a recovery on Wednesday over high import payments and strong supplies, dealers said.The ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350297/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:49:15 -0500 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350297/ ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) is planning to establish more commodity exchanges and two licenses for the same will be issued in the near future, said SECP ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350300/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:49:12 -0500 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350300/ KARACHI: The Karachi Stock Exchange's (KSE) benchmark index dropped 21 points on profit-selling in select energy and banking stocks, as the market had surged by about three percent in the last ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350299/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:49:09 -0500 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350299/ KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has increased its domestic and international fares on account of fuel price hike adjustment, a statement said on Wednesday.The national flag ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350298/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:49:06 -0500 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350298/ ISLAMABAD: The production of motorcycles increased by 10.65 percent during the first five months of the current fiscal year against the same period last year, official data revealed on Wednesday.As ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350301/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:49:01 -0500 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350301/ KARACHI: Moderate trading activity was witnessed at the Karachi cotton market on Wednesday with tight positions of ginners, which resulted in increase in the spot rate by Rs100 per maund, a dealer ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350303/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:48:58 -0500 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350303/ KARACHI: The American Business Forum (ABF) has expressed concerns over the State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) latest report regarding practice of scheduled banks massively investing in government ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350304/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:48:56 -0500 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350304/ KARACHI: Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has embarked upon a massive disconnection operation against illegal gas connections in its franchise area of Sindh and Balochistan, a statement ... http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350306/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:48:54 -0500 The News http://story.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/203350306/