LG Chem's Q3 profit climbs 43 pct on weaker won
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's largest chemical company, LG Chem Ltd., said Thursday its third-quarter net profit rose 42.9 percent from a year ago due to the won's fall versus the U.S.
CALL ON ASIAN GOVTS TO WORK ON CUSHIONING ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN IMPACT
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Asian nations with bigger fiscal surpluses must now work on cushioning the impact of the global economic slowdown on their economies to avoid related social fallou
EAST ASIAN ECONOMIES MORE RESILIENT TO GLOBAL TURBULENCE
BANGKOK, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- East Asian economies continue to perform strongly and are more resilient in facing the current global economic turbulence, following significant changes since the 1997
Ford to cut 450 more jobs in Victoria
(AAP) Ford has announced 450 new job cuts at its two Victorian plants as the company struggles amid the global economic crisis.
M'SIA BANS IMPORT OF RAISING AGENT FROM CHINA, ORDERS RECALL OF TWO BISCUIT BRANDS
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Thursday banned the import of raising agent "ammonium bicarbonate" from China as the substance was found to contain excessive melamine level.
FINANCIAL CRISIS WOES ADD TO GLOOM AT M'SIA-CHINA PALM OIL SEMINAR
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ASIAN MARKET TO BE FOCUS FOR MATRADE NEXT YEAR
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- The Asian market, will be the focus next year for Malaysian exports, as the region will register strong growth despite the slowdown in the global economy.
GOVT TO ACHIEVE SMAL-HOLDER'S CREDIT EXTENSION TARGET: ECONOMIST
Jakarta, Oct 16 (ANTARA) - The government will be able to achieve its target to provide Rp14 trillion in smallholder's business credits (KURs) to small businesses in 2008, economist Dr Darwin Zahed
