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Sovereign wealth funds seek voluntary guidelines to allay fears

Jul 9, 2008, 4:23 GMT

Singapore - Representatives of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) met in Singapore on Wednesday in a bid to make further progress on voluntary guidelines that would allay European and US fears of political interference. ... more

Vietnamese police launch cell phone network

Jul 9, 2008, 4:15 GMT

Hanoi - Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security has teamed up with a Russian mobile phone operator to set up the communist country's seventh mobile phone network, an official said Wednesday. ... more

More than one in three Hong Kong people plays the stock markets

Jul 9, 2008, 4:07 GMT

Hong Kong - Hong Kong's reputation as a business-savvy city was bolstered Wednesday by a survey which found that more than one third of adults invest in stocks or shares. ... more

Japan's key machinery orders up 10.4 per cent in May

Jul 9, 2008, 2:52 GMT

Tokyo - Japan's core machinery orders rose 10.4 per cent in seasonally adjusted terms in May to 1.11 trillion yen (10.41 billion dollars) from the previous month, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday. ... more

Tokyo stocks open higher on Wall Street rise, machinery orders

Jul 9, 2008, 2:34 GMT

Tokyo - Tokyo stocks opened higher Wednesday after overnight gains in the US market and better-than-expected Japanese machinery orders for May. ... more

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