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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page North Korea Times.com http://www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/10/id/5e8a9e9456185a7e/ en-us Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:01:58 -0400 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:01:58 -0400 30 Rents are up in Hong Kong as the number of new properties coming on to the market declines. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/614114/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:33:07 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/614114/cs/1/ China is to host the coal mining industry at a special forum in Beijing in Ocotber. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/614112/cs/1/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:22:34 -0400 North Korea Times.com http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/614112/cs/1/ New York - For two long months, Toyota endured a royal beating as the whipping boy for the car-crazy United States.Its president Akio Toyoda, grandson of the founder of the storied Japanese car produc... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33312511/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:44:26 -0400 Earth Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33312511/ Saturday, March 20, 2010 By our correspondent KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday launched two separate schemes for increasing the flow of credit to small and rural enterprises wit... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308876/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:34:51 -0400 The News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308876/ Saturday, March 20, 2010 By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: The Army Welfare Trust and the Ministry of Privatisation have reached an understanding to resolve their issues pending for more than two de... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308877/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:34:50 -0400 The News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308877/ Says power supply to improve by mid-April Saturday, March 20, 2010 ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy Crisis (CCEC) was held here Friday under the chairmanship of Minister for... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308878/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:34:49 -0400 The News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308878/ Saturday, March 20, 2010 By our correspondent LAHORE: The Lahore stock market lost 5 points on last working day of the week in the lackluster trading as its benchmark LSE 25-index closed at 3,147 ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308880/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:34:47 -0400 The News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308880/ Saturday, March 20, 2010 By our correspondent KARACHI: The stocks market slipped slightly on Friday in range-bound activity, but extended buying in blue-chip Oil & Gas Development Company Ltd (OGD... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308879/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:34:46 -0400 The News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308879/ Leading biotechnology company to introduce insect-resistant; Bt cotton and other advanced seed technologies in Pakistan Saturday, March 20, 2010 By Israr Khan ISLAMABAD: The government is going... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308882/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:34:45 -0400 The News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308882/ Saturday, March 20, 2010 By our correspondent LAHORE: A special advance team from Turkey called on Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab on Economic Affairs and Vice Chairman/ CEO Punjab Board of Inves... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308883/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:34:45 -0400 The News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308883/ Saturday, March 20, 2010 By our correspondent PEHAWAR: The federal trade ministry has hinted approving 33 kanals and Rs498 million for Gems and Gemological Institute of Pakistan to boost the value... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308885/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:34:44 -0400 The News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308885/ Saturday, March 20, 2010 BRAY, Ireland: The police released Sean FitzPatrick, former chairman of Anglo Irish Bank, without charge, after questioning him for more than a day, a Reuters witness and the... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308886/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:34:44 -0400 The News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308886/ Saturday, March 20, 2010 BEIJING: China urged the United States on Friday not to politicise a row over the value of its currency as it announced a top official would travel to Washington for talks on... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308887/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:34:43 -0400 The News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308887/ Deserving persons, widows and helpless women top priority: Gilani Saturday, March 20, 2010 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Friday transparent and timely disbursement of fu... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308888/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:34:43 -0400 The News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308888/ Saturday, March 20, 2010 By our correspondent KARACHI: Pakistan and Oman discussed possibilities to build partnership in the agriculture commodities and halal food market. A 16-member trade delega... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308889/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:34:43 -0400 The News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308889/ Saturday, March 20, 2010 By our correspondent LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) urged the SNGPL authorities to put an end to gas load shedding as it not only curtailed ind... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308890/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:34:43 -0400 The News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308890/ Saturday, March 20, 2010 NEW DELHI: The number of super rich people in India have doubled last year owing to its robust economy. The nation that is also home to millions living below poverty line has... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308894/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:34:42 -0400 The News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308894/ Saturday, March 20, 2010 SHANGHAI: US Internet giant Google will close its business in China next month and may announce its plans in the coming days, Chinese media reported on Friday, after rows ove... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308892/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:34:41 -0400 The News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308892/ Saturday, March 20, 2010 BRUSSELS: The prospect of Greece appealing to the IMF for a debt rescue gathered momentum on Friday despite the risk of casting a shadow over the eurozone, as the euro again ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308893/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:34:41 -0400 The News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308893/ Saturday, March 20, 2010 LONDON: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the G20 must mature into an organisation that can promote global economic growth and warned there could be another financial ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308891/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:34:40 -0400 The News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33308891/ Explaining the rationale for the hike in the two key short-term rates, the central bank said there had been major macro-economic developments since the presentation of the third-quarter review of mone... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33306513/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:58:23 -0400 The Telegraph http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33306513/ New Delhi, March 19: The government has received applications of interest to bid for third-generation (3G) and wireless broadband spectrums from 20 operators. Today was the last day to put in applicat... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33306514/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:58:22 -0400 The Telegraph http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33306514/ The government holds 100 per cent in the country’s largest coal producer and plans to offload 10 per cent, or 63.16 crore shares, through an IPO. The draft red herring prospectus for the issue is... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33306516/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:58:22 -0400 The Telegraph http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33306516/ The initial public offering (IPO) of Pune-based Persistent Systems was today subscribed 93.6 times on its last day, making it the highest subscribed issue in a little over two years. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33306515/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:58:21 -0400 The Telegraph http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33306515/ WASHINGTON: Toyota has fired an angry missive to television network ABC demanding it retract a report claiming Toyota’s vehicles could speed out of control because of an electronics flaw. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33306518/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:56:00 -0400 New Straits Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33306518/ TOKYO: Japanese police said Friday they had found no problem with a Toyota Prius involved in an accident last July that led the transport ministry to ask the carmaker to review its braking system. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33306519/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:55:46 -0400 New Straits Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33306519/ March 20 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose for a fourth week after the U.S. Federal Reserve pledged to keep borrowing costs near zero for an “extended period” and as the Bank of Japan expan... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33306511/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:29:46 -0400 Business Week http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33306511/ March 20 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea’s won and the Malaysian ringgit fell this week as concern about Greece’s ability to secure financial assistance from the European Union cooled demand fo... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33306510/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:29:45 -0400 Business Week http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33306510/ Toyota Motor Corp. asked ABC News on Thursday to retract and apologize for an "irresponsible" report it aired last month suggesting electronics as the cause of sudden acceleration in its cars. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33306512/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:20:23 -0400 Japan Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33306512/ Last Updated: March 17. 2010 3:44PM UAE / March 17. 2010 11:44AM GMT JAPAN // Ralliart, the Japanese high-performance subsidiary of Mitsubishi, has announced plans to scale down its business activitie... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303755/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:32:59 -0400 The National http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303755/ Tokyo: The head of Mitsubishi Motors challenged widespread views that a strategic partnership was necessary for its survival, saying the company would aim to return to health by operating within its l... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303752/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:56:45 -0400 Gulf News http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303752/ SEATTLE - (Business Wire) Toyota owners in Colorado, Florida and Maryland have added a new demand in the ongoing struggle against the car manufacturer concerning a long litany of safety complaints and... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303754/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:47:22 -0400 Earth Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303754/ Weep no tears for the world’s No. 1 automaker. Bad as things look for it at the moment, the worst of the crisis is over, predicts Shukan Taishu (March 22). “No way,” reads its confident headline... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303753/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:34:40 -0400 Japan Today http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303753/ MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) decision on Friday to raise repo and reverse repo rates signal that the central bank is now confident about the growth of the economy. Hence, the RBI is no... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303744/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:26:44 -0400 Times Of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303744/ NEW DELHI: Cairn India, which found the decade's biggest onland oilfield in Rajasthan's Barmer district, has finalised a funding arrangement with a consortium of domestic institutional lenders for ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303745/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:26:41 -0400 Times Of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303745/ NEW DELHI: There will be one more life insurance company in the country as the government-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB), Andhra Bank and their British partner Legal & General on Friday announced the f... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303746/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:26:40 -0400 Times Of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303746/ MUMBAI: The verdict is out on the impact created by the controversial Rin television commercial — which directly compared Rin and Tide — on the audience. It seems to have achieved what it set o... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303747/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:26:38 -0400 Times Of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303747/ MUMBAI: The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) on Friday dismissed the review application filed by Shankar Sharma, VC and joint MD, First Global, against an order by market regulator Sebi that bar... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303748/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:26:37 -0400 Times Of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303748/ NEW DELHI: Interest rates on home, car and other retail loans are set to firm up in near future as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday hiked the rates at which it takes deposits, and lends sh... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303749/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:26:35 -0400 Times Of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303749/ MUMBAI: Fixed maturity plans (FMPs) of mutual funds are once again gaining currency. Prominent fund houses such as UTI, HDFC, ICICI Prudential, Birla Sun Life, Kotak and Reliance among others, have ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303750/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:26:33 -0400 Times Of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303750/ NEW DELHI: Somany Group company Hindustan Sanitary ware & Industries Ltd (HSIL) on Friday said it is acquiring electrical goods maker Havells India's bathroom accessories and fittings business for ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303751/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:26:31 -0400 Times Of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33303751/ leading B2B search platforms with more than 30 B2B industry websites to its name, evaluates the Mitsubishi HC771080P projector. The Mitsubishi HC77-20S is a high 15,000:1 contrast ratio with 1080p... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33300804/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:42:13 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33300804/ Toyota's (NYSE:TM) recall debacle could cost the Japanese carmaker billions of dollars in compensation claims, the lawyer handling Toyota lawsuits in the United States told the German Financial Times ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33300805/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:34:03 -0400 Hispanic Business Magazine http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33300805/ March 20 (Bloomberg) -- India’s central bank will probably raise interest rates again next month as the first increase in two years is only the initial step in the battle against inflation, BNP ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33300802/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:15:41 -0400 Business Week http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33300802/ March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Indian companies’ American depositary receipts fell the most in six weeks after the nation’s central bank unexpectedly raised interest rates for the first time sinc... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33300803/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:15:40 -0400 Business Week http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33300803/ MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank on Friday raised its key short-term lending and borrowing rates by 25 basis points each as part of its tight money policy to combat inflation, which the government feels is... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33297718/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:51:06 -0400 Times Of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33297718/ MUMBAI: The BSE benchmark Sensex on Friday rose by 59 points to extend the gains for the fourth straight day, the longest winning streak in two months, on sustained buying by investors in heavyweig... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33297719/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:51:03 -0400 Times Of India http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33297719/ As part of its strategy to exiting the easy money regime, the Reserve Bank of India has raised repo rate and reverse repo rates by 25 basis points. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33294675/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:59:32 -0400 NDTV http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33294675/ March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Foreign companies that do business in China will be tracking the criminal trial next week of Rio Tinto Group iron-ore chief Stern Hu and three colleagues to see if politics pla... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33294668/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:35:08 -0400 Business Week http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33294668/ “This is one the market is struggling to interpret properly,” he said. “The bond market has sold off aggressively and the Canadian dollar is up, but I fear those moves could be overd... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33294671/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:35:07 -0400 Business Week http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33294671/ March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s bonds fell for a third week as signs the world’s second-largest economy is recovering damped demand for the safety of government debt. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33294670/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:35:06 -0400 Business Week http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33294670/ March 19 (Bloomberg) -- All Nippon Airways Co., Asia’s second-largest carrier by sales, predicted a return to profit next fiscal year as the company cuts jobs and adds flights. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33294669/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:35:05 -0400 Business Week http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33294669/ March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co.’s initial public offering, the biggest in Japan since 1998, will value the company’s shares right between its two largest competi... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33294674/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:35:00 -0400 Business Week http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33294674/ By Mohd Razman Abdullah JELI, March 19 (Bernama) -- The Internet can be platform to market products and strengthen existing businesses, according to Syarikat Autocard Privilege Sdn Bhd. It provi... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33294679/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:02:57 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33294679/ KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- The Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association Malaysia (REHDA) has proposed that all housing developers in the country, contribute 0.25 or 0.5 per cent of the... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33294678/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:02:55 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33294678/ KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) aims to sign up 200,000 users by year-end for its newly-launched online community portal, Yemmz, said its Executive Vice-President for Con... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33294680/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:02:53 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33294680/ PENANG, March 19 (Bernama) -- Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) and Perbadanan Pembangunan Pulau Pinang Telecommunication Services Sdd Bhd (PDC Telco) on Friday signed an agreement which will help in expandin... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33294681/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:02:52 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33294681/ TORONTO--(Marketwire - March 19, 2010) - The Bedford Report is pleased to announce that its latest Market Update analyzing recent news and events on BP plc ( http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33292223/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:09:16 -0400 Market Wire http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33292223/ March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Bharti Airtel Ltd., the Indian phone company planning a $9 billion purchase of Zain’s African assets, may ask Zain for legal protection from a dispute in Nigeria, accordi... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33292222/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:46:48 -0400 Business Week http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33292222/ D ETROIT — Toyota’s woes and competitors’ efforts to capitalize on them are creating sweet deals for new car buyers. As Toyota tries to reverse a 12.4 percent sales decline through ... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33292230/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:34:36 -0400 Boston Herald http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33292230/ KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- D&O Green Technology Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary, Omega Semiconductor Sdn Bhd, had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Taiwan-based Securitag As... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33292224/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:15:21 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33292224/ KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- The four-day Malaysia International Jewellery Fair which began here today, is expected to garner more than RM5 million in sales. The exhibition at the Mandarin O... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33292225/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:15:15 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33292225/ KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- Business speaker and author Michael "Bird Dawg" Bergdahl, an authority on Wal-Mart's best practices, is coming to Malaysia for the first time. Known for his semi... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33292226/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:15:06 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33292226/ KOTA BAHARU, March 19 (Bernama) -- Takaful Ikhlas Sdn Bhd has target premium growth to reach RM625 million for the current financial year ending March 31. Its President and Chief Executive Officer,... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33292227/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:15:02 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33292227/ KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) has urged lamp manufacturers to reduce the prices of energy-saving lamps following the government's decis... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33292229/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:14:59 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33292229/ KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- Inflation remained at a low level with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for February 2010 up 1.2 per cent compared to the same month last year but unchanged month-on-... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33292228/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:14:53 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33292228/ KUALA LUMPUR: IJM Corp Bhd's unit Road Builder (M) Sdn Bhd has secured an RM600 million project to expand the Sungai Besi highway.It said on Friday, March 19 it had accepted the letter of award from B... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33290012/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:45:51 -0400 The Edge Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33290012/ ]'s net profit rose 46% to RM18 million for the third quarter ended Jan 31, 2010 from RM12 million a year ago as it earnings were boosted by its multilevel marketing (MLM) division and higher group re... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33290013/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:45:49 -0400 The Edge Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33290013/ Gold prices rose marginally by Rs 30 to Rs 16,940 per ten grams in the bullion market in New Delhi on Friday on festive buying amid a firming global trend. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33290009/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:38:47 -0400 NDTV http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33290009/ March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Yuan forwards rose for the first time this week on speculation government tests to gauge the impact of a stronger currency on exporters will pave the way for appreciation to re... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33290006/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:15:25 -0400 Business Week http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33290006/ March 19 (Bloomberg) -- National Strategy Minister Yoshito Sengoku said Japan has “extremely little” room for additional stimulus spending because of the country’s financial conditio... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33290007/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:15:22 -0400 Business Week http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33290007/ KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- The A'Famosa Golf Resort Berhad in Melaka, which was sued by a company director over a crocodile attack about six years ago, has assured the public that the golf co... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33290019/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:44:51 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33290019/ KUCHING, March 19 (Bernama) -- The Grand Margherita Hotel, formerly known as Holiday Inn Kuching, is undergoing a RM10.6 million renovation which will be completed in May. The renovation is part of... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33290021/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:44:47 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33290021/ SHAH ALAM, March 19 (Bernama) -- Maybank Islamic Bhd is still experiencing strong and robust growth in its operations due to an increasing acceptance in the use of Islamic financial services in this c... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33290020/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:44:45 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33290020/ KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- The Securities Commission (SC) has approved three initial public offering (IPO) applications from China-based companies, its executive director (issues and investme... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33290022/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:44:43 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33290022/ KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia's international reserves amounted to RM331.7 billion as at March 15, 2010. In a statement on Friday, the central bank said the reserves posi... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33290023/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:44:41 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33290023/ PETALING JAYA, March 19 (Bernama) -- Broadband Internet connection is "electricity" for the digital world and no longer a luxury but a necessity for everybody. People can use a broadband connection... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33290024/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:44:38 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33290024/ SINGAPORE: DBS Group Holdings (DBSH) has announced Koh Boon Hwee will step down as chairman of the DBSH and DBS Bank (DBS) boards after the AGM and EGM on April 30. It said on Friday, March 19 that DB... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33288093/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:10:08 -0400 The Edge Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33288093/ KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Rating Corp (MARC)has affirmed with a stable outlook and withdrawn its AA/MARC-1 and AAID/MARC-1 ID ratings on CIMB Group Holdings Bhd's  RM6.0 billion conventional and Islami... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33288094/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:10:06 -0400 The Edge Daily http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33288094/ TOKYO: Japanese police said Friday they had found no problem with a Toyota Prius involved in an accident last July that led the transport ministry to ask the carmaker to review its braking system. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33288106/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:04:48 -0400 New Straits Times http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33288106/ State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and partners on Friday walked away with more than half of the 33 oil and gas blocks awarded to successful bidders of the recently concluded eighth roun... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33288089/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:03:13 -0400 NDTV http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33288089/ State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and partners on Friday walked away with more than half of the 33 oil and gas blocks awarded to successful bidders of the recently concluded eighth roun... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33288091/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:03:11 -0400 NDTV http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33288091/ The government plans to divest its 10 per cent stake in the country's largest coal producer Coal India Ltd (CIL) by August this year. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33288090/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:03:10 -0400 NDTV http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33288090/ March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Morgan Stanley Asia Chairman Stephen Roach said that Paul Krugman’s call to push China to allow a stronger yuan is “very bad” advice and that increased Chines... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33288087/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:40:27 -0400 Business Week http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33288087/ KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- The local banking industry is set to resume its information technology (IT) spending after bouncing back from the economic downturn last year, according to technolo... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33288101/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:12:42 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33288101/ KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- The Securities Commission (SC) will undertake focused engagements with boards of selected public listed companies (PLCs) to discuss corporate governance concerns, i... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33288102/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:12:39 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33288102/ KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- The Audit Oversight Board (AOB) will commence operations on April 1, said Securities Commission (SC) Chairman Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar. She said an implementation s... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33288104/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:12:30 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33288104/ From Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar SANA'A (YEMEN), March 19 (Bernama) -- Proton's Yemeni agent, Al-Fath Motor's, plans to set up three more showrooms in the country this year at a cost of around US$200,... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33288105/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:12:24 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33288105/ The government plans to divest its 10 per cent stake in the country's largest coal producer Coal India Ltd (CIL) by August this year. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286042/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:34:04 -0400 NDTV http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286042/ The government plans to divest its 10 per cent stake in the country's largest coal producer Coal India Ltd (CIL) by August this year. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286041/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:34:03 -0400 NDTV http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286041/ March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Orient Overseas (International) Ltd., Hong Kong’s biggest container line, fell the most in a month on the city’s stock exchange after reporting its first annual los... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286037/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:12:08 -0400 Business Week http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286037/ March 19 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. President Barack Obama postponed a trip to Indonesia for three months to focus on his health-care plan, ceding ground to China in seeking trade and investment opportunitie... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286038/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:12:07 -0400 Business Week http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286038/ March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose, driving the MSCI Asia Pacific Index toward a fourth weekly advance, after U.S. jobs and manufacturing reports boosted confidence in a global economic recover... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286039/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:12:07 -0400 Business Week http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286039/ (56 mins ago) Hong Kong stocks rose 0.19 percent in line with regional markets after a rally in the afternoon. The benchmark Hang Seng Index was 40.15 points higher at 21,370.82. Turnover was HK$5... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286045/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:09:17 -0400 The Standard http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286045/ March 12: Critics allege that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was aware of reports about sticking gas pedals on Toyota vehicles as early as 2003. NBC’s Tom Costello reports. http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286040/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:51:10 -0400 MSNBC http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286040/ By Zakaria Abdul Wahab SINGAPORE, March 19 (Bernama) -- Maybank Singapore has won The Asian Banker's Excellence in Employment Engagement Award for implementing an outstanding employee engagement pr... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286046/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:43:51 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286046/ KOTA KINABALU, March 19 (Bernama) -- Bahrain has shown interest in a seaweed cultivation project in Sabah and may consider possible joint ventures. Yayasan Sabah group's executive chairman and dire... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286047/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:43:48 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286047/ MELBOURNE, March 19 (Bernama) -- Pay-TV operator Fetch TV, which is to be launched soon, is reported to be bidding for the television rights for the lucrative Australian Football League (AFL). Back... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286048/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:43:44 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286048/ By Abdul Muin Majid DUBAI, March 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is stepping up its campaign in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and other West Asian markets where experts say demand for high quality me... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286049/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:43:38 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286049/ KOTA KINABALU, March 19 (Bernama) -- State Minister of Resource Development and Information Technology Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai, has urged young entrepreneurs to transform their creative talent, into int... http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286050/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:43:35 -0400 Bernama http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/5e8a9e9456185a7e/id/33286050/