2012/01/17 12:17 - Asian Activities Report for January 17, 2012 includes: CMMB Vision (HKG:0471) has successfully developed and produced its first 6-MHz CMMB chips for CMMB signal reception designed for the existing US television channel spectrum bandwidth; Poly (Hong Kong) Investments Limited (HKG:0119) announced today that the Group's contracted sales in 2011 amounted to approximately RMB 15.8 billion and the contracted gross floor areas sold were around 2.15 million square metres; FamilyMart Co., Ltd. (TYO:8028) says that from January 17th, 200 convenience stores owned by FamilyMart will accept China UnionPay credit cards; NEC Corporation (TYO:6701) has signed a contract with SAP (NYSE:SAP) Japan to provide Cloud Computing service - Software as a Service (SaaS) to global users.
2012/01/04 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for January 4, 2012 includes: LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE:LDK) has agreed to acquire approximately 33% increased share capital in Sunways AG (ETR:SWW) and has also offered to takeover all outstanding shares in Sunways; Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (TYO:8031) says that its joint venture company Galaxy NewSpring Pte. Ltd. will operate two new water treatment plants in China; Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8604) has reached an agreement to invest in Jiu You Quan Xing Equity Investment Fund, a private equity fund based in Shanghai; Diploma Group Limited (ASX:DGX) has achieved Practical Completion on its Eleven 78 development on Hay Street in West Perth; AEON CO., LTD. (TYO:8267) announced that its subsidiary, Petcity Co., Ltd. will be merging with AHB International Inc..
2012/01/03 12:41 - Asian Activities Report for January 3, 2012 includes: C C Land Holdings Limited (HKG:1224) is seeking spin-off and separate listing of its packaging business on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; Australian exploration and development company KBL Mining Limited (ASX:KBL) has signed a Memorandum of Framework Cooperation with Guangdong Guangxin Mining Resource Group Co. Ltd; SOHO China Limited (HKG:0410) has signed an agreement to purchase the Bund 8-1 Land in Shanghai.
2011/12/21 12:41 - Asian Activities Report for December 21, 2011 includes: Shandong Zhongrun Investment Holding Group Co. Ltd (SHE:000506) says today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Zhongrun International Mining Co. Ltd has signed a private placement agreement with Canadian Zinc Corporation (TSE:CZN); Toray Industries, Inc. (TYO:3402) has developed four new home water purifier products specifically for the Chinese market; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4217) has decided to form a new company, named Hitachi Chemical Electronic Materials (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. in Taiwan; NTT Data (TYO:9613) has signed an agreement with Korean IT giant LG CNS regarding data centre cooperation.
2011/10/14 12:05 - Asian Activities Report for October 14, 2011 includes: Ironbark Zinc Limited (ASX:IBG) has entered into a US$50 million funding facility with Glencore International AG (LON:GLEN); Altura Mining Limited (ASX:AJM) has received Operation Production Mining approval for the Tabalong Coal Project in South Kalimantan, Indonesia; Republic Gold Limited (ASX:RAU) has entered into a Tenement Sale Agreement to sell its Far North Queensland assets to Territory Minerals Pty Ltd; Leighton Holdings Limited (ASX:LEI) today announced that its subsidiary Leighton Offshore had been awarded a major contract by Iraq's South Oil Company.
2011/08/08 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for August 8, 2011 includes: Laconia Resources Limited (ASX:LCR) has entered into a joint venture agreement with Sinoz Mining Investment Group for the Mooletar Iron Ore Project in Western Australia; Altura Mining Limited (ASX:AJM) announced an initial JORC Mineral Resource estimate for its Pilgangoora Lithium project in Western Australia; White Rock Minerals Limited (ASX:WRM) has received additional high grade silver assays from recent drilling at the Lady Hampden silver prospect; Voyager Resources Limited (ASX:VOR) has received initial assay results from the KM Copper Porphyry Project in southern Mongolia; Godrej Properties Limited (BOM:533150) has entered into an agreement with Jet Airways Limited (BOM:532617) to develop Jet Airways's property in Mumbai.
2011/06/20 12:00 - Asian Activities Report for June 20, 2011 includes: Hastings Rare Metals Limited (ASX:HAS) is to acquire a 60% interest in the Yangibana Rare Earth Project in Western Australia; IPGA Limited (ASX:IPP) is to raise A$8.9 million from SeLoger.com; Krucible Metals Limited (ASX:KRB) has received further encouraging results from the Garnet Prospect in Queensland; Mineral Deposits Limited (ASX:MDL) is to form a joint venture with Eramet (EPA:ERA).
2011/05/26 16:53 - Next Generation Telecoms Summit APAC 2011, hosted by GDS International in concert with analyst partners Ovum and the International Telecommunication Union, will feature some of the leading voices in the technology management sector, including Michael Lawrey, Executive Director of Technology and Networks at Telstra (ASX:TLS) (PINK:TLSYY); Priyanka Undugodage, VP Technology at Dialog Telecom; and Akbar Boghani, GM for IT Strategy at Vodafone Essar.
2011/05/17 14:05 - Frontier Securities is to hold a conference "Mongolia: Capital Raising and Investment", on June 6th-10th, 2011 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The conference provides a perfect opportunity for those who are interested in exploring the latest developments in Mongolia's business environment from key direct sources. Investors will be able to discover lucrative investment opportunities and Mongolian companies will benefit, learning various methods of raising capital from abroad.
2011/03/30 12:30 - Asian Activities Report for March 30, 2011 includes: DYESOL Limited (ASX:DYE) and Tata Steel (BOM:500470) will expand their joint photovoltaics development project in Britain; UGL Limited (ASX:UGL) has signed a property services agreement in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Magma Metals Limited (ASX:MMW) updated on drilling operations at its Thunder Bay North platinum-palladium-copper-nickel project in Canada; Icon Energy Limited (ASX:ICN) signed a liquefied natural gas sales agreement in China.
2011/02/11 15:40 - Mongolian-focused coking coal explorer Aspire Mining Limited (ASX:AKM) (PINK:ASPXF) announce that Phil Rundell will take on the role of Chief Financial Officer in addition to his current role as Company Secretary and the company has also appointed Fergus Campbell to the position of General Manager, Operations.
2010/12/04 10:00 - Emperor International Holdings Limited (HKG:0163) and Emperor Entertainment Hotel Limited (HKG:0296) today jointly announced its corporate exercise in the form of a series of transactions.
2010/11/25 10:15 - Emperor International Holdings Limited (HKG:0163) & Emperor Entertainment Hotel Limited (HKG:0296) today jointly announced its 2010/11 interim results announcement for the 6 months ended 30 September 2010 (the "Period").
2010/10/01 11:01 - Sihayo Gold Limited (ASX:SIH) is very pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Danny Nolan as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") of the Company and also CFO of PT Sorikmas Mining, the 75% owned subsidiary of the Company.
2010/09/10 13:30 - Australian Market Report of September 10, includes; Diploma Group LLC (ASX:DGX) signs a contract for AED$60 million to construct a new government office building in the United Arab Emirates, Breakaway Resources Limited (ASX:BRW) completes four diamond drill hole as part of a joint venture with BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP), Cockatoo Coal Limited (ASX:COK) has entered into an Exclusivity Agreement with Mitsui & Co. Ltd (TYO:8031) (NASDAQ:MITSY)and Lend Lease (ASX:LLC) has entered into an Implementation Agreement with Sekisui House Australia Holdings Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Sekisui House Limited (TYO:1928).
2010/08/24 13:30 - Australian market this morning opened in red led by consumer staples, which lost 2 per cent. Both materials sector and metals and mining sector dropped 1.1 per cent in early trade. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 Index was down 0.67 per cent, while the broader All Ordinaries Index fell 0.59 per cent.
2010/08/18 10:45 - Egyptian Resorts Company (CAI:EGTS), Egypt's leading master developer of mega communities, announced today its consolidated results for the second quarter of 2010, reporting a net profit of EGP 2.98 million on revenues of EGP 2.85 million. Profits were supported by EGP 14.36 million in foreign exchange gains and interest income.
2010/08/12 13:31 - The Australian stock market opened lower this morning, after global markets suffered a heavy loss and all key market indices dropped significantly.
2010/07/29 13:30 - The Australian shares dropped this morning after Wall Street ended its four straight day rises. US shares fell on news that orders for big-ticket items sank in June on weaker demand for airplanes and electronic goods.
2010/07/27 13:30 - The Australian stocks market on Tuesday extended gains as Dow Jones index hit a two-month high due to strong US new home sales and corporate earnings.
Shortly after the opening bell, the S&P/ASX200 Index rose 0.74 per cent, and the broader All Ordinaries Index was up 0.7 per cent.
2010/07/22 13:30 - The Australian share market was lower in early trade as Wall Street plunged overnight on Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's comment that the economy was fragile. The US central bank is not prepared to consider further stimulus in the near term despite an "unusually uncertain" outlook.
2010/07/08 18:05 - Egyptian Resorts Company (ERC) (CAI:EGTS), Egypt's largest master developer of mega resort communities, announced today that its board of directors has appointed leading academic and industry expert Dr. Samir Makary as the company's chairman.
2010/06/28 09:45 - The Australian stocks market ended with a two-week low on Friday due to uncertain domestic and overseas factors, including the weak US housing data and Europe fiscal health, and more importantly, Australia's proposed mining tax. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 66.7 points, or 1.5 per cent, to 4413, bringing this week's losses to 3.2 per cent. The broader All Ordinaries index plunged 64.7 points, or 1.4 per cent, to 4439.4.
2010/06/25 11:21 - Australian real estate company Lend Lease Group (ASX:LLC) has become the highest bidder among the six bidders for the Jurong Gateway Road site, a 1.9-hectare mixed-use development in the Jurong Lake district in Singapore.
2010/06/17 13:30 - The Australian stocks market was slightly lower in early trade, while Wall Street delivered a flat lead overnight. Yesterday the local market posted a strong gain of 1.2 per cent, led by materials and energy stocks.
2010/06/15 13:30 - The Australian share market Tuesday resumed trading after a long weekend and started nearly no change. Overnight the US stocks closed slightly lower despite strong economic data from Europe and upbeat comments from a Federal Reserve official helped to support much of the session. However, the market sentiment was dented after credit rating agency Moody's lowered its rating on Greece's debt to "junk" status.
2010/06/11 13:30 - The encouraging Asia and US economic news overnight gave a strong lift to Wall Street. The Australian shares delivered a firm opening on Friday and the market is expecting more upbeat data from China today.
2010/05/19 13:36 - The Australian shares continue to suffer a stock market downturn caused by debt crisis in Europe. Yesterday the Australian market closed nearly unchanged in a day of fluctuating trade. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index Wednesday shed more than 1.5 per cent in early trade after Wall Street resumed its slide on a surprise move by Germany to restrict some financial transactions against banks.
2010/05/17 13:30 - The Australian stock market opened sharply lower on Monday led by material sector. European bourses broadly tumbled on Friday as European governments' deep spending cuts increased worries over the region's economies. The negative sentiment also spreads through Wall Street and Asian Markets. The Australia's S&P/ASX200 index Monday fell approximately 1.8 per cent in early trade. In economics news today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases lending finance data for March.
2010/05/14 10:04 - Egyptian Resorts Company (CAI:EGTS), Egypt's leading master developer of mega communities, announced today its consolidated results for the first quarter of 2010, reporting a net loss of EGP 2.9 million on revenues of EGP 4.4 million. By comparison, ERC reported profit of EGP 9.5 million in the first quarter of 2009 on revenues of EGP 6.7 million, bolstered by lower depreciation charges and substantial foreign exchange gains. Profits in the quarter just ended were impacted by both a 34.3% drop in revenue and a sharp 675% rise in depreciation costs to EGP 3.2 million on the back of infrastructure and network assets capitalized last year.
2010/05/04 13:30 - The Australian market opened modestly higher today ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate decision. Material and mining shares continued their losing streak in early trade due to the mining tax concerns. But Wall Street's solid gains overnight helped to support the Australian shares with improving US economic data.
2010/04/29 19:30 - Egyptian Resorts Company (CAI:EGTS), Egypt's largest master developer of mega resort communities, and Orascom Development Holding (SIX: ODHN:SW) announced today that they had concluded an agreement under which Orascom Development and Management (ODM), a subsidiary of global powerhouse Orascom Development Holding (ODH), will manage the development of the Marina at Sahl Hasheesh.
2010/04/29 13:30 - Today Australian shares continued their losing streak in early trade, despite a positive lead from Wall Street. Yesterday the Asian and Australian market declined massively on the back to credit ratings downgrades for Greece and Portugal. Australian market's decline today was led by financial shares.
2010/04/19 13:30 - The Australian stock market opened in negative territory this morning following Wall Street's plunge on Friday. Asian markets also fell sharply Friday. Japan's Nikkei lost 1.5 per cent on stronger yen, while China's Shanghai Composite and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index lost 1.1 per cent and 1.3 per cent respectively, due to Chinese government's further move to restrict speculative property investments.
2010/04/08 13:30 - Overnight US stocks broadly declined after new figures from the Federal Reserve showed that consumer credit dropped unexpectedly in February. The sharp plunge in consumer credit was an indication that households are still in a cautious frame of mind despite U.S. economic recovery. Asian markets opened lower this morning following the drops in Wall Street. But Wednesday most Asian stocks gained, helped by stronger oil prices and upbeat corporate earnings. Hong Kong's Hang Seng surged 1.8 per cent, while China's Shanghai Composite fell 0.3 per cent as real estate shares were hurt by fears of further measures to cool the property market. Japan's Nikkei 225 posted a 0.1 per cent rise and South Korea's Kospi Composite finished nearly unchanged.
2010/04/02 16:29 - Egyptian Resorts Company (ERC) (CAI:EGTS) announces consolidated revenue of EGP 25.7 million and consolidated earnings before tax of EGP 8.1 million compared to EGP 347.7 million and EGP 345.9 million respectively for the previous year.
2010/04/01 13:30 - Wall Street overnight fell on the unexpected drop of the private sector employment data, which raised investors' concern over the key nonfarm payroll figures to be released on Friday. Asian markets were mostly lower Wednesday. Japan's Nikkei index closed slightly lower with a 0.1 per cent fall on the last day of the current fiscal year for most Japanese companies. China's Shanghai Composite and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index both lost 0.6 per cent. Today China is due to release PMI figures for the manufacturing sector.
2010/03/29 18:00 - The DFM General Index gained 4.31% (76.2 points) to close at 1845.21 points after trading AED1703 million worth of shares, which left 22 stocks up, 3 down and 3 unchanged. Emaar Properties was the most traded stock capturing AED891 million of the total and gaining 8.82% to AED4.07. DFM followed trading AED324 million rising 7.78% to AED1.94, then Arabtec trading AED204 million advancing 6.91% to AED2.32 and Dubai Islamic Bank trading AED89 million moving 5.53% higher to AED2.67.
2010/03/17 13:30 - Asian markets are set to deliver a positive start on Wednesday. US stocks rose to a fresh 17-month high overnight as the US Federal Reserve acknowledged the U.S. economy was gaining momentum and reiterated that the central bank will keep interest rates low for an extended period. Yesterday Asian shares closed mixed ahead of Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan's policy meetings. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.3 per cent after three-day gains; however, China's Shanghai Composite rebounded from falls in previous two sessions. Hong Kong market shed 0.3 per cent as coal mining shares were hurt by China Shenhua's disappointing earnings.
2010/03/12 13:30 - Banking shares continued to push the US market higher overnight, despite resources and industrial sectors were hurt by worries that China may tighten its policy to cool the overheating economy after the country's latest inflation data. Consumer price index for February in China rose a faster-than-expected 2.7% in February from a year earlier. Thursday Asian markets closed mixed. Several major markets dropped after Chinese economic data. Japan's Nikkei index was up 1 per cent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index inched up 0.1%. Taiwan's Taiex lost 0.4 per cent and South Korea's Kospi shed 0.3 per cent. China's Shanghai Composited gave up most of its early gains and closed with a 0.1 per cent gain.
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