TOKYO, Feb. 6 Kyodo - Toyota Motor Corp. on Friday lowered its forecast for the 2008 business year to
March to a net group loss of 350 billion yen, the first red ink since it began

Jakarta, Feb 6 (ANTARA) - The Finance Ministry maintains that income tax cuts will remain to serve as a fiscal stimulus for the national economy in 2009, a ministry official said.

Hanoi (VNA) - Fishermen across the country have come ashore with bulging
nets, signaling a lucrative year for the fishing sector.

Hanoi (VNA) - The Government has cut preferential tax rates on imported petroleum to
25 percent from 35 percent. The new rate will be applied to imported petrol from
Feb. 10.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian information technology
(IT) industry spending is expected to grow by between four and five percent this

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SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister-designate said Friday

Hanoi (VNA) - Thinh Phat Real-Estate and Electric Cable Co has won a contract to
export 1.5 million USD worth of cable to Cambodia .

HCM City (VNA) - Foreign business heads working in Vietnam will meet their
local counterparts next month in order to build an effective business climate.

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese firms are planning a business trip to Germany and
Poland to implement a trade promotion programme in May.

TOKYO, Feb. 6 Kyodo - Japan's six major banking groups saw a combined loss of some 990 billion yen
(about $10.8 billion) in their stock investments in the nine months through