Vietnam to auction 7.8 trln dong bonds this week
(Feb 6)
HANOI, Feb 6 (Reuters) Vietnam's Hanoi stock exchange will hold three auctions this week to sell bonds worth a combined 7.8 trillion dong ($373.2 million) for two policy lending banks and Vietnam Expressway Corp, the exchange said.
DBS: Greater China to make up 35 pct of revenue this y
(Feb 6)
TAIPEI, Feb 6 (Reuters) DBS Group Holdings Group said on Monday a focus on the China, Hong Kong and Taiwan markets will see its revenue from Greater China "quickly" rise to 35 percent of the total this year from 30 percent last year.
Shirakawa: Japan economy hurt by yen rise, deflation
(Feb 6)
TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Monday that he acknowledges that the economy is in a severe situation due to deflation and a strong yen, signalling the central bank's readiness to offer further monetary stimulus if Japan's fragile economic recovery is threatened.
RBI slightly relaxes foreign exchange curbs for banks with big open positions
(Feb 6)
MUMBAI, Feb 6 (Reuters) The Reserve Bank of India has marginally relaxed limits on net open foreign exchange positions for many banks that had large open positions before the central bank imposed restrictions in December, two banks confirmed to Reuters on Monday.
SPNB will no longer revive abandoned housing projects
(Feb 6)
KUALA LUMPUR: Syarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd (SPNB), an agency set up to revive abandoned housing projects, will no longer rehabilitate such projects due to a policy change.
Modenas eyes 15% of market share in S'wak
(Feb 6)
SIBU, Feb 6 (Bernama) Motosikal dan Enjin Nasional Sdn Bhd (MODENAS), the national motorcycle maker, wants to increase its market share in Sarawak to 15 per cent this year, with the sale of its latest edition, Motosikal Rakyat 1 (MR1), and another new model to be launched next month.
ANALYSIS - China gets restive taste of post-Dalai Lama era
(Feb 6)
BEIJING (Reuters) - China over the years has derided the Dalai Lama as a jackal in Buddhist robes, choreographer of a separatist Peking opera and, lately, instigator of a plot that led some Tibetans to set themselves on fire and other forms of protest.
Green tea drinkers show less disability with age:study
(Feb 6)
NEW YORK (REUTERS) - Elderly adults who regularly drink green tea may stay more agile and independent than their peers over time, according to a Japanese study that covered thousands of people.
China bans airlines from joining EU emissions scheme
(Feb 6)
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese government said on Monday it has barred the country's airlines from joining a European Union scheme to charge for carbon emissions from flights into and out of Europe and prohibit airlines from charging customers extra because of the EU plan.
As Facebook grows up, it courts Madison Avenue
(Feb 6)
NEW YORK (REUTERS) - About a year ago, when it became clear that taking Facebook Inc public was a matter of when not if, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg went out and poached Caroline Everson, then global advertising head at Microsoft Corp.
