http://www.newstin.co.uk/uk/singapore Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76437477 UMC (NYSE:UMC) (TSE:2303), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced that it has been selected as a global component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes following their 2008 annual review. UMC scored... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:19:17 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76437477 2008-09-08T10:19:17Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76415496 Lucite, the maker of acrylic products ranging from bus shelters to McDonald's golden arches, has received two $2bn (£1.1bn)-plus takeover approaches from Japan and Saudi Arabia seeking to pre-empt next month's opening... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76415496 2008-09-08T02:00:00Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76433942 SINGAPORE — Oil prices rose Monday in Asia as Hurricane Ike looked poised to slam into the Gulf of Mexico later this week, delaying efforts to bring oil and gas production back online in a region still recovering from... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:09:00 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76433942 2008-09-08T09:09:00Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76421843 HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks surged 4 percent on Monday after Washington bailed out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to salvage the U.S. housing market, spurring investors to buy back risky assets and sell safe havens... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:54:48 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76421843 2008-09-08T04:54:48Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76420341 Singapore - Singapore's government said it is open to public forums and debates on proposals for 11 sites earmarked as housing estates for foreign semi-skilled workers, media reports said Monday. I welcome the debate,... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:19:01 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76420341 2008-09-08T04:19:01Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76419160 SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Shares in Asian banks soared on Monday after the U.S. government took over Fannie Mae (FNM.N) and Freddie Mac (FRE.N), reassuring investors worried about exposure to the troubled mortgage giants'... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:26:05 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76419160 2008-09-08T03:26:05Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76431868 SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - People are hitting the dance floor in record numbers and the trend shows no sign of stopping, according to travel website VirtualTourist. Swing Dancing; Antarctica Who would have guessed that a... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:26:21 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76431868 2008-09-08T08:26:21Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76435751 Monday September 8, 2008, 6:34 pm SINGAPORE (AFP) - World oil prices rebounded sharply from five-month lows in Asian trade Monday on worries that Hurricane Ike will threaten production facilities in the US Gulf Coast,... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:49:10 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76435751 2008-09-08T09:49:10Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76418438 HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - Heavyweight HSBC surged more than 4.5 pct while China banks, which also have exposure to US mortgage-backed securities, also posted sharp gains. Trading firm Li&Fung surged over 10 pct after news... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:28:44 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76418438 2008-09-08T03:28:44Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76435016 Reuters - China and Japan, the biggest buyers of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae bonds, praised Washington for its rescue of the ailing mortgage giants, but investors had no illusions the bailout would end the global credit... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:22:24 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/76435016 2008-09-08T09:22:24Z