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Hockey Canada awards 2010 world junior championships to Sask.
The little group that could, finally did. Saskatchewan's bid to host the world junior hockey championships -- viewed by some as a pipe dream after four previous failures -- ended with wide smiles all around Monday. Hockey Canada formally announced
Moreover - July 8 - 2008
PS3 update 2.41 coming Wednesday - has Sony got it right this time?
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Moreover - July 8 - 2008
Malaysian shares lower after Wall St drop
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) - Malaysian shares edged lower on Tuesday following losses on Wall Street overnight on renewed concerns about the U.S. financial sector. The Dow fell 0.5 percent after San Francisco Federal Reserve President Janet Yellen
Moreover - July 8 - 2008
European Shares Set to Track Asia Sharply Lower
financial bookmakers said, tracking steep falls in Asian and U.S. markets as investors worried that the top two U.S. mortgage providers would have to raise even more capital. Financial bookmakers, or spreadbetters, in London saw Britain's FTSE 100
Moreover - July 8 - 2008
China bloggers scale the country's firewall
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Moreover - July 8 - 2008
Hong Kong shares outlook - Weaker at opening after Wall Street's retreat
HONG KONG (Thomson Financial) - Hong Kong shares are expected to open lower on Tuesday as Wall Street's retreat overnight may prompt investors to lock in prior sessions' gains. But some support may come from possibly upbeat trade on the mainland markets
Moreover - July 8 - 2008
Tokyo shares open lower after Wall St fall on credit concerns - UPDATE
TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japanese shares opened lower on Tuesday, tracking overnight declines on Wall Street after remarks from a Federal Reserve official and talk of more financial trouble at mortgage purchasers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac added to
Moreover - July 8 - 2008
Singapore's SembCorp Marine says BNP Paribas appeals against court ruling
SINGAPORE (Thomson Financial) - Singapore's SembCorp Marine Ltd. said late Monday that BNP Paribas has submitted an appeal against the Singapore High Court's ruling that prohibits the French bank from filing a petition to wind up SembCorp Marine unit
Moreover - July 8 - 2008
Court orders release of Tibetan activists
Kathmandu (PTI): Nepal released three pro-Tibetan activists, including two Nepalese nationals arrested for their alleged involvement in anti-China activities, following a Supreme Court order which ruled their detention was illegal. The released Nawang
Moreover - July 8 - 2008
Pioneer to sell Blu - ray recorders as Japanese competition steps up in next - generation video
TOKYO (AP) - Pioneer Corp. will start selling Blu-ray disc recorders in Japan sometime before March 2009, the company said Tuesday, the latest in a string of Japanese electronics makers entering the increasingly competitive sector. Pioneer spokeswoman
Moreover - July 8 - 2008
China shares outlook - Lower after rebound; COSL in focus
SHANGHAI (XFN-ASIA) - China shares are expected to open lower on profit-taking after the key index gained about 4.6 pct yesterday, dealers said. Yesterday, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed up 122.51 points or 4.59 pct at 2,792.40, with
Moreover - July 8 - 2008
North Korea nuclear talks to start on July 10
SEOUL: Five regional powers will hold talks with North Korea from Thursday on ending its atomic weapons plans and verifying an account of its nuclear programmes that the North presented in June, a South Korean envoy said on Tuesday. The talks, the first
Moreover - July 8 - 2008
China delays launch of new resource tax - report
BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - China has delayed the launch of a new resource tax on concerns about its inflationary impact, the official Shanghai Securities News reported, citing a source close to the matter. The source said that a resource tax was proposed to
Moreover - July 8 - 2008
Taiwan MoEA proposes to raise China-bound investment ceiling - report
TAIPEI (XFN-ASIA) - The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) proposes to raise the maximum allowable investment by Taiwan firms in mainland China to 50 pct of a firm's net worth from the current 20-40 pct, the Economic Daily News reported. Under current
Moreover - July 8 - 2008
Diary - Taiwan Initial Public Offerings - July 7
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Moreover - July 8 - 2008
Singapore shares lower in early trade after Wall Street decline
SINGAPORE (Thomson Financial) - Singapore shares opened lower on Tuesday following Wall Street's decline overnight, as concerns about economic uncertainties and troubles in the financial sector resurfaced following comments from a Federal Reserve
Moreover - July 8 - 2008
Allco Finance sells part of Singapore property group to reduce debt
SYDNEY, Australia - Troubled Allco Finance Group Ltd. said Tuesday it sold part of its real estate arm in Singapore for 180 million Singapore dollars (US$132 million) to pay off debts. The sale to Singapore property developer Frasers Centrepoint Ltd. is
Moreover - July 8 - 2008
Indonesia sees IPOs for state steel, plantations firms this yr
JAKARTA, July 7 (Reuters) - The initial public offerings for Indonesia's state-owned steel firm, PT Krakatau Steel, and for three state plantation groups is expected to take place this year, State Enterprises Minister Sofyan Djalil said on Monday.
Moreover - July 8 - 2008
China yuan central parity rate set at 6.8581 to dollar vs 6.8567
BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - The central bank has set the yuan central parity rate at 6.8581 to the dollar, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System. The rate, published on the official Chinamoney website (www.chinamoney.com.cn), compares with the
Moreover - July 8 - 2008
Indonesian shares end morning lower on Wall St fall
JAKARTA (Thomson Financial) - Indonesian shares closed the morning session lower on Tuesday, pressured by Wall Street's fall overnight on renewed concerns about the U.S. financial sector. The Dow fell 0.5 percent after San Francisco Federal Reserve
Moreover - July 8 - 2008
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