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Samsung predicts sharp rise in profit

Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest maker of memory chips and liquid crystal display screens, gave a surprisingly bullish profit forecast which suggested that the worst might be over for the technology giant

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Hybrids help Toyota, Honda dominate Japan car sales

Toyota Motor Corp's Prius hybrid was Japan's best-selling car in June while Honda Motor Co's rival Insight ranked fourth, helping the two hybrid leaders dominate the list of top-selling models.

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Gold inches down as dollar eyed

Gold prices inched down on Monday as the dollar steadied against the euro, but trading was subdued following a US holiday, with traders looking for direction from the currency market.

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Oil prices dip below $65 in Asian trade

Oil prices extended their losses in Asian trade on Monday after the latest unemployment report in the United States showed that a recovery in the world's biggest economy is unlikely to come soon.

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Dollar mixed ahead of G8 summit

The dollar was mixed against other major currencies in Asia on Monday as investor caution grew ahead of a summit of the Group of Eight economic powers this week, dealers said.

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Ford says China sales up 20% in first half

Ford Motor Co. said on Monday its sales in China surged 14% in the first half of 2009 on strong demand for passenger cars.

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Poor nations look for help to feed themselves

Kanayo Nwanze, a UN agency chief from Nigeria, believes Africa is ready for a shift from food aid to farm investment

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Zoellick plea over stimulus cuts

World Bank president says in a letter to G8 leaders that 'some developed countries are now considering a policy mix that assumes the recovery is at hand'

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Saudi methanol exports talks with China

The Saudi ministry of trade and industry is in talks with China over allegations Saudi exporters are selling methanol at prices below the cost of production

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China to step up ad ranking

The global advertising market will bottom out in the current quarter and China is set to overtake the UK as the fourth-largest market, behind Germany and Japan, one of the world's largest media agencies predicts in a report

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AIG to weigh up offers for Taiwan life arm

The insurance group will this week assess initial bids for its $2bn Taiwanese life assurance unit, after strong interest from global private equity firms and strategic buyers

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Broker-banker marriage hit by breaches of trust

The financial industry's vaunted belief in trust and long-term relationships is being challenged by research showing that before the crisis US mortgage brokers fed loans of deteriorating quality to the banks they did most business with

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UBS to shake up US brokerage

Oswald Grübel, UBS's chief executive, wants to shake up the top managerial ranks of the embattled bank's brokerage business in the US after deciding against a sale, according to people familiar with the matter

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Brown fears economic recovery is in peril

UK PM focuses on oil volatility and said leaders should 'look at a range of measures to address volatility, market transparency and co-ordinated consumer/producer investment in sustainable energy'

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Both gladiators achieve greatness in epic final

It is said that some people paid up to £8,000 to watch the Wimbledon men's singles final in the belief that Britain's Andy Murray might be playing. They didn't get Murray. They got a bargain

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New Report on "Worldwide Flat Glass Market Report: 2009 Edition" available through Aarkstore Enterprise

New Report on  Worldwide Flat Glass Market Report: 2009 Edition  available through Aarkstore Enterprise - aarkstore

Market for flat glass has always been driven by the demand for building glass and automotive glass, which in turn depend on economic growth. Both automotive and construction sector have been impacted by the current global economic recession. Real estate market is particularly going through a tough phase and is expected to remain sluggish for the remaining quarters of this year. However, new applications...

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Almaty hosts “Kazagrofood-2008” Forum

Kazakhstan is interested in horticultural production supplies to home market at off-season from Central Asian countries. Moreover, our country is a transit corridor for this production supply from Central Asian countries to Russian and European markets. All these factors stipulate the necessity of combining efforts to create common tariff policy, tax treatment, transport corridor, phytosanitary norms

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Fine Contemporary Furniture & Interiors - Manufacturer

Fine Contemporary Furniture & Interiors - Manufacturer - indochinedecor

Our customers include home builders, real estate agents, hotels, resorts, furniture wholesalers, importers, retailers, architects, interior designers and individual customers.

Besides our local Asian markets, our main export markets are the USA, Canada, Japan, UK and the European Union.

We manufacture contemporary furniture and decor items primarily in teak, natural and synthetic...