NTPC Limited (National Thermal Power Corporation Limited)

Asian Activities Report for September 8, 2011 includes: Encounter Resources Limited (ASX:ENR) provides an update on a number of significant recent advances made at the BM1 and T4 prospects at the Yeneena project in Western Australia; Cortona Resources Limited (ASX:CRC) said today that the NSW Planning Assessment Commission has approved the Company's application to develop its flagship Dargues Reef Gold Mine in NSW; Canyon Resources Limited (ASX:CAY) has received further shallow high grade gold results from its Tonbody Project in Burkina Faso; Hastings Rare Metals Limited (ASX:HAS) announced a major increase in the JORC compliant resources at its Hastings rare metal-rare earth deposit in Western Australia; NTPC Limited (BOM:532555) has signed a Joint Venture Agreement with Ceylon Electricity Board for setting up a 500 megawatt coal based power station in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.

Today the Asian markets include Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea opened higher following the upbeat sentiment in the US market. Nikkei was up by over 2% in early trade. China's Shanghai Composite opened lower but soon returned to the positive territory in early trade.