SKorea military to supervise Daewoo shipyard sale: report
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korean military intelligence officials will monitor the sale of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, the world's third largest shipyard, a report said Sunday.The move is...
AFP Finance News -
Sunday May 18, 2008, 2:48 pm
Jet nearly hits workers at Perth airport
Safety officials are investigating a close call between an Indonesian passenger jet and a group of construction workers at Perth Airport last week.
It is believed a Garuda jet inbound from Bali...
ABC Business News -
Saturday May 17, 2008, 10:18 am
US housing posts surprising rebound
Construction of new homes in the US posted the biggest increase in more than two years in April, a rare spot of good news amid the worst downturn in housing in more than two decades.The Commerce...
AAP -
Friday May 16, 2008, 11:45 pm
Leighton 'snowed under' in Middle East
Leighton Holdings Ltd chief executive Wal King says the Middle East region is in an investment and construction frenzy because of record oil prices and his company intends to take full advantage of...
AAP -
Friday May 16, 2008, 7:12 pm
LIMKETKAI SONS FASTTRACKS 4-STAR HOTEL COMPLEX IN PHILIPPINES
MANILA, May 16 Asia Pulse - Limketkai Sons, Inc. fast
tracked the construction of the 250-room hotel complex in the
company's 30-hectares commercial complex in Cagayan de Oro
City. Alfonso Lim, chief...
Asia Pulse News -
Friday May 16, 2008, 4:03 pm
PHILIPPINES BPO FIRMS EYE $13 BLN REVENUE BY 2010
MANILA, May 16 Asia Pulse - The Philippines business process
outsourcing (BPO) industry remains optimistic of hitting its
US$12 to $13-billion revenue target by 2010 on the back of
strong...
Asia Pulse News -
Friday May 16, 2008, 3:18 pm
ANALYSIS - CHANGI TERMINAL 3 LIFTS SINGAPORE AS REGIONAL AIR-HUB
(Analysis from Asia Today International, Australia's
regional business magazine. Contact:
asiatoday(at)asiatoday.com.au) SINGAPORE, May 15 Asia Pulse - After several years in
planning and...
Asia Pulse News -
Thursday May 15, 2008, 4:52 pm
Leighton writes off LC Tunnel investment
Construction company Leighton Holdings Ltd has written off all $132 million of its investment in Sydney's Lane Cove Tunnel, which is in danger of insolvency because of a lack of usage.Leighton...
AAP -
Thursday May 15, 2008, 4:25 pm
Bonaparte gas pipe construction begins
Work has begun on a $170 million gas pipeline that the Northern Territory Government says will create 300 new jobs during its construction.
The 285 kilometre Bonaparte gas pipeline is part of...
ABC Business News -
Thursday May 15, 2008, 3:12 pm
Adelaide Brighton forecasts profit rise
Adelaide Brighton Ltd has forecast full year profit growth of as much as 9.7 per cent as infrastructure and engineering projects spur demand for construction materials.The rosy outlook sent shares in...
AAP -
Thursday May 15, 2008, 2:59 pm
Chopper facility 'to create scores of jobs'
An international aerospace company's decision to build a new helicopter repair facility in western Sydney will create up to 100 new jobs, the New South Wales Government says.
Turbomeca...
ABC Business News -
Thursday May 15, 2008, 2:03 pm
HANOI-VINH EXPRESS RAILWAY NEEDS US$12 BLN: KOREAN STUDY
HANOI, May 15 Asia Pulse - The construction of an express
railway system that links Hanoi with Vinh city in central Nghe
An province will cost nearly US$12.3 billion. The cost was released in the...
Asia Pulse News -
Thursday May 15, 2008, 1:17 pm
Midday Market Roundup 15/05/08
The market is up 24. BHP down as rumours about the Chinese looking at a 19% stake through a London book build at $53 fade. Financials slightly down. Industrials up 1%. Dow up 66. Up 161 at...
Australasian Investment Review -
Thursday May 15, 2008, 12:20 pm
Australia's Leighton nine-month profit up 37 pct
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MELBOURNE, May 15 (Reuters) - Leighton Holdings Ltd
(ASX: LEI.ax) , Australia's top construction group, reported a 37
percent rise in profit for the first nine months of fiscal...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Thursday May 15, 2008, 9:10 am
CSR's Sluggish Result
The stockmarket reaction to CSR's 2008 annual profit was muted: the shares barely moved after a big recent fall and interest was cursory on a day when the BHP-Rio marriage situation got a kick...
Australasian Investment Review -
Thursday May 15, 2008, 8:33 am
