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Mining Group Lobbies Australian Independents

WSJ.com: What's News Asia Sat, 09/04/2010 - 17:43

An Australian mining council moved to pressure the three independent lawmakers critical to propping up a new minority government to oppose a planned new mining tax.

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Korea Finance to Issue Dollar Bonds

WSJ.com: What's News Asia Sat, 09/04/2010 - 17:33

Policy-funding firm Korea Finance plans to raise $750 million through U.S. dollar-denominated bonds sometime this year.

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KT to Sets iPhone Date

WSJ.com: What's News Asia Sat, 09/04/2010 - 17:19

South Korea's KT Corp. will start selling Apple's iPhone 4 in the country on Sept. 10.

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From North Korea, Word of Shortages

WSJ.com: What's News Asia Sat, 09/04/2010 - 16:30

North Korea is grappling with food shortages, interviews with defectors and Chinese traders suggest. The privations come on the eve of a meeting that could signal its biggest political transformation in decades.

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Korean Foreign Minister Offers to Resign

WSJ.com: What's News Asia Sat, 09/04/2010 - 15:13

South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan has offered to resign amid accusations of nepotism, an official said.

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Only in India: Audience Members Help Woman Choose a Husband

Weird Asia News Fri, 09/03/2010 - 21:33

Audience members at a traditional swayamvar ceremony helped Bhanumati Vyas select a husband by voting for Rajendra Rawal. Swayamvar is an ancient Hindu practice wherein a woman chooses a husband from among a list of suitors. The swayamvar for Bhanumati attracted 36 eligible studs keen on making the 55-year-old widow their lifelong partner in life, [...] Related posts:107 Year-Old Woman Seeks First Husband Stabbing Husband is a Side Effect of Sleeping Pills? Red Ribbon key to finding husband

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Japanese Mascots: A New, Effective and Charming Invasion

Weird Asia News Thu, 09/02/2010 - 22:00

Visiting Japan, it is difficult to miss the proliferation of mascots that seem to be everywhere. A recent research team concluded that there are at least 42 different police mascots in Japan, some nationally recognized and others only known in their specific prefectures and local towns. The Japanese government has mascots for other municipal services [...] Related posts:China Envisions Cost-Effective Public Transportation Most Cost Effective Vehicle Ever Japanese Underwear Exercise

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New Zealand City, Rocked by Quake, Declares Emergency

BusinessWeek.com -- Asia Sat, 09/04/2010 - 14:55

Christchurch, New Zealand’s second- largest city, declared a state of emergency after the nation’s South Island was rocked by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that cut power, damaged roads and ripped facades off buildings.

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Asean Says Obama Summit Reaffirms U.S. Confidence in Region

BusinessWeek.com -- Asia Sat, 09/04/2010 - 13:48

President Barack Obama’s plan to meet Southeast Asian leaders this month reaffirms U.S. trust in a group that’s leading efforts to meet global economic and financial challenges, a regional official said.

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South Korea’s Foreign Minister Yu Offers to Resign

BusinessWeek.com -- Asia Sat, 09/04/2010 - 13:07

South Korea’s Foreign Minister Yu Myung Hwan offered to quit after local media reports regarding his daughter’s recent employment at the ministry, spokesman Kim Young Sun said.

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Australians, in Election Limbo, Prefer Labor-Led Government

BusinessWeek.com -- Asia Sat, 09/04/2010 - 12:37

Australian voters, entering their third week without a result in a federal election, prefer the incumbent Labor Party to form a minority government, a poll released today shows.

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New Zealand’s Christchurch, Rocked by Quake, Declares Emergency

BusinessWeek.com -- Asia Sat, 09/04/2010 - 11:48

Christchurch, New Zealand’s second- largest city, declared a state of emergency after the nation’s South Island was rocked by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that cut power, damaged roads and ripped facades off buildings.

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Quiet achiever to head SIA

Business Times Online - Top Stories Sat, 09/04/2010 - 04:30

IN the end, it was a dark horse that nosed out the frontrunners to claim one of the most prized jobs in aviation. Singapore Airlines (SIA) has picked its former cargo chief, Goh Choon Phong, to succeed outgoing chief executive Chew Choon Seng.

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SingTel technicians stung as soccer bug bites

Business Times Online - Top Stories Sat, 09/04/2010 - 04:30

A MONTH into the new season for the Barclays Premier League (BPL), the love for the game is keeping more than a few soccer-mad Singaporeans awake in the wee hours of the morning.

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Penalty threat to help HDB effect new rules

Business Times Online - Top Stories Sat, 09/04/2010 - 04:30

THE Housing & Development Board (HDB) will be relying on buyers of non-subsidised flats to declare if they own private properties here or overseas.

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Jobless rate up despite private firms' hirings

Business Times Online - Top Stories Sat, 09/04/2010 - 04:30

PRIVATE employers hired more workers over the past three months than first thought, lifting hopes for the weak US economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend.

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Progen ordered to repay liquidators $18.5m

Business Times Online - Top Stories Sat, 09/04/2010 - 04:30

THE creditors of bankrupt Progen Engineering may get some reprieve after the Court of Appeal on Thursday ordered its parent company to repay $18.5 million to liquidators to settle their debts.

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