Bloomberg.com Region - Asia News Bloomberg.com Region - Asia News http://www.bloomberg.com Bloomberg LP en-us Financial News Asian Stocks, European Futures Gain on Economy Outlook; Gold Hits Record Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks and European index futures rose, gold climbed to a record and the Australian dollar led gains in Asian currencies on signs the economic recovery is gathering pace. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aDibTdnNBAOI&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=aDibTdnNBAOI Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:24:08 EST Financial News Reliance Bond Risk Increases as Investors Question Bid for LyondellBasell Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The cost of protecting Reliance Industries Ltd.’s debt from default rose after the refiner and energy explorer controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani bid for bankrupt chemicals and fuels maker LyondellBasell Industries AF. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=al_si4fnwxBA&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=al_si4fnwxBA Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:37:01 EST Financial News Thailand Economy Shrinks 2.8%, Least in Year on Global Recovery, Spending Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Thailand’s economy contracted less than estimated last quarter as a nascent global recovery and government spending began to pull the nation out of its first recession in a decade. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=akNy8XoDUjB8&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=akNy8XoDUjB8 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:54:04 EST Financial News China's Sovereign Fund Said to Buy $400 Million of Stock in Longyuan IPO Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- China Investment Corp., the nation’s sovereign wealth fund, agreed to buy $400 million of shares in the Hong Kong initial public offering of China Longyuan Power Group Corp., said three people familiar with the sale. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=ag598.uJGFl0&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=ag598.uJGFl0 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:16:56 EST Financial News Sands China Raises $2.5 Billion in Initial Offering at Bottom End of Range Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Sands China Ltd. and its parent, the casino company controlled by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, raised HK$19.4 billion ($2.5 billion) in a Hong Kong initial public offering conducted at the bottom of the marketed range. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=ay_Q0Xlppqu0&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=ay_Q0Xlppqu0 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:41:48 EST Financial News Taiwan's Export Orders Increase for First Time in 13 Months on Electronics Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Taiwan’s export orders climbed in October for the first time in 13 months as stronger demand for electronics goods spurs the island’s economic recovery. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=a8YhNtnh5Jis&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=a8YhNtnh5Jis Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:06:50 EST Financial News Indian Phone Wars Curb Earnings at Bharti, Reliance Even as Sales Advance Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Anil Gupta stepped out of an Aircel Ltd. shop in New Delhi with a better deal for calling his daughter in Chicago. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=a43M3.KvK0t4&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=a43M3.KvK0t4 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:32:20 EST Financial News Singapore to Study Property Market Before Adding Anti-Speculation Measures Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Singapore will study the impact of existing measures to deter speculative property purchases before taking more steps to rein in prices, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=a05EOKeHScWE&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=a05EOKeHScWE Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:12:33 EST Financial News Yudhoyono Says Bailout of Bank Century Was Necessary to Prevent a Crisis Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the government’s cash injections into PT Bank Century after a bailout last year were necessary, and rejected suggestions the money was used in his re-election campaign. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aCwt_Nwi5SRc&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=aCwt_Nwi5SRc Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:14:55 EST Financial News Ex-CLSA Banker Lam Banned for Life by Hong Kong's SFC for Insider Trading Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission banned former CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets investment banker Allen Lam from the industry for life following his conviction in July for insider trading. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=as5jpqeeoZnA&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=as5jpqeeoZnA Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:42:25 EST General News Trial of Top Khmer Rouge Jailor Duch for Mass Cambodian Killings Will End Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The trial of the Khmer Rouge’s top prison warden ends this week after six months of testimony about the regime’s mass killings and brutality that brought Cambodians face to face with the man who tortured them three decades ago. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aFiGh_jxgmac&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=aFiGh_jxgmac Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:22:20 EST General News Indonesian Rescuers Comb Sea Off Sumatra for Ferry Survivors as 29 Drown Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesian rescue workers are combing the sea off Sumatra island for survivors after a ferry sank in rough weather yesterday, killing at least 29 people, officials said. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aLd_wQ9i2TQg&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=aLd_wQ9i2TQg Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:23:44 EST General News Death Toll Climbs to 104 in China's Worst Mining Accident in Two Years Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The death toll from China’s worst coal-mine disaster in almost two years rose to 104 as authorities criticized safety lapses and dismissed senior management of the pit in the country’s northeast. 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