SKorea firm buys into Canada uranium producer: report
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea's state-run power company has bought a 17-percent stake in a Canadian uranium producer, securing a stable source of fuel for its nuclear power plants, a report said.Korea...
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Sunday July 5, 2009, 6:04 pm
Two Koreas fail to agree in talks on joint project
SEOUL (AFP) - North and South Korea failed to reach agreement in talks Thursday about the fate of their last major joint business project, amid high cross-border tensions and the North's continuing...
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Thursday July 2, 2009, 7:27 pm
Two Koreas hold new talks on fate of joint project
SEOUL (AFP) - North and South Korea have held fresh talks on the fate of their last major business project amid continuing tensions over the communist state's nuclear and missile programmes.The third...
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Thursday July 2, 2009, 4:42 pm
Midday Market Roundup 02/07/09
The market is up 29. We were up 36 at best. The SFE Futures were up 16 points overnight. Dow Jones closed up 57. Dow up 133 at best and up 1 at worst. Lowest volume in 3 weeks on the NYSE ahead of...
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Thursday July 2, 2009, 11:55 am
SKorea's trade surplus surges to record: govt
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea's trade surplus reached a record 7.4 billion dollars in June after exports fell at a slower-than-expected pace, government figures have shown.Exports were worth 33 billion...
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Wednesday July 1, 2009, 12:40 pm
SKorea says economic outlook less gloomy
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea has said the economic downturn has eased and it now expects a contraction of 1.5 percent this year compared with the 2 percent shrinkage predicted earlier."The economic...
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Thursday June 25, 2009, 4:20 pm
SKorean group in talks to buy Czech turbine firm
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea's Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction is in talks to buy Czech turbine company Skoda Power for 700-800 billion won (552-630 million dollars), a spokesman has...
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Wednesday June 24, 2009, 4:41 pm
S.Korean group bids for Czech turbine maker
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea's Doosan Group has said it is seeking to buy Czech turbine company Skoda Power for about 700-800 billion won (552-630 million dollars)."It is not yet decided which...
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Monday June 22, 2009, 12:50 pm
Two Koreas hold talks on future of joint project
SEOUL (AFP) - North and South Korea have resumed talks on the fate of their last remaining reconciliation project, amid high tensions between Pyongyang and the outside world over its nuclear...
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Friday June 19, 2009, 12:58 pm
MCC, AIF Raise Cash
Yesterday's funding raising announcement from Macarthur Coal was a bit odd, even by some of the capital raisings we have seen in the past nine months. On Wednesday it tickled the market's...
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Friday June 19, 2009, 8:48 am
China: Exports Down, Investment/Spending Up
It's a good thing for Australia that China is spending the best part of $US585 billion on stimulating its domestic economy. It needs to because there's no help whatsoever coming from the...
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Friday June 12, 2009, 8:46 am
Mining Income Slumps
The impact of the puncturing of the resources boom is well and truly upon us. Figures released yesterday by ABARE (The Australian Bureau of Agricultural And Resource Economics) shows an...
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Friday June 12, 2009, 8:32 am
S.Korea freezes key interest rate for fourth month
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea's central bank has frozen its key interest rate at 2 percent for the fourth straight month amid some indications the economic downturn is moderating.At its monthly policy...
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Thursday June 11, 2009, 11:16 am
Inflation/Deflation In Asia
Inflation continues to fall in China and Japan; in fact it's deflation, especially in Japan where the fall in commodity prices (especially iron ore and coal) from April 1, has had a big...
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Thursday June 11, 2009, 8:36 am
Rio Tinto - Chinalco Dead, BHP Back
Rio Tinto's love affair with the Chinese aluminium giant, Chinalco, is ending. Reports overnight Thursday from London said Chinalco would be quitting the $US19.5 billion deal Friday morning...
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Friday June 5, 2009, 8:11 am
