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China, India and ASEAN Press Release Service

Asia News Wire and Press Release Service
Asia is a fast growing and significant part of the global community that many News and Press Release services fail to reach, Kris Newswire reaches them every time.
Kris Newswire, is the Asia-Pacific leader in news and press release distribution. Public relations and investor relations professionals rely on Kris Newswire [...]

Read More » No commentMarch 22, 2012

Cotai Strip(R) development, will officially open on Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Sands China Ltd.(HKG:1928), a majority-held subsidiary of global integrated resort developer Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) , announced today that Sands(R) Cotai Central, the newest addition to the company’s Cotai Strip(R) development, will officially open on Wednesday, April 11, 2012.
This phase of the property’s launch features more than 600 rooms and suites under the [...]

Read More » No commentMarch 22, 2012

Peninsula Bangkok Luxury Hotel

The Peninsula Bangkok is a luxury hotel located at the end of the Charoennakon Road directly beside the Chao Phraya River. The hotel is part of The Peninsula Hotels Group based in Hong Kong who are owned by Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Limited.
The Hotel has won numerous awards for luxury including Asia’s number one [...]

Read More » No commentMarch 22, 2012

Real Estate News Thailand

Chonburi Provincial Administration Organisation, which oversees tourism development in Pattaya, has set a target of 10 million international and domestic visitors and 100 billion baht (US$3.26 billion) in tourism recipts for the resort destination by 2015.
According to figures from Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Pattaya received 8.3 million arrivals in 2010, a 93.1-per cent [...]

Read More » No commentMarch 21, 2012

Thailand: 5,086 Dead

Thailand: 5,086 Dead and 8,485 Injured in 8 Years of Terror
The Deep South Watch of Songkhla University told a press conference that the southern insurgency had been going on for more than eight years. The flare up started with the theft of guns from a military camp in January 2004.
During the 8 year period from [...]

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Asia Mining News: Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar

Mining Law Changes: Australia, Indonesia, Philippines
Shayne Heffernan is one of the leading legal advisors on Mining Law in Asia, Shayne Heffernan holds a Ph.D. in Economics and brings with him over 25 years of trading experience in Asia and hands on experience in Venture Capital, he has been involved in several start ups that have [...]

Read More » No commentMarch 19, 2012

Asian Companies on Agricultural Must Own List

AGCO Corp (NYSE:AGCO), Agrium Inc (TO:AGU), Potash Corp of Sask (NYSE:POT), Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT), Bunge Ltd (NYSE:BG), The Andersons (NASDAQ:ANDE)Indofood Agri Resources, Golden Agri Resources, Xiwang Sugar (HKG:2088), China XLX Fertiliser Ltd. HKG:01866, SGX:B9R, ZHONGPIN INC. NASDAQ:HOGS, Around Asia also look at Noble, Wilmar and Thai United
Economist Shayne Heffernan on Why to Buy Food
Rising demand in [...]

Read More » No commentMarch 19, 2012

Putrama Tuta Reinvents Film Making in Indonesia

Tuta is taking action elements that have proven popular around the globe – the Fast And The Furious franchise has had an obvious influence – and wedding those elements to a script that actually cares about its characters. Cares rather a lot, apparently. He working with a very strong cast as well, and when you [...]

Read More » No commentMarch 18, 2012

Singapore Stocks CapitaMall, Genting Singapore, Ascendasreit

Shayne Heffernan Best Buys in Singapore this week are CapitaMall, Genting Singapore, Ascendasreit
Real Estate Stocks: CapitaMall, Ascendasreit
Singapore has been for many years one of our lead investment destinations, and now as the economy is growing we expect to see an uptick in Real Estate, Local Demand and continued growth of the Singapore Stock Exchange.
Rents [...]

Read More » No commentMarch 18, 2012

Myanmar in ASEAN, Trade Booms

Myanmar’s border trade amounted to over US$3.046-B in nearly the whole F-Y 2011-12, + about 60% from more than US$1.9-B in the same period for F-Y 2010-11, a local media reported Friday.
The increase of the border trade volume was due to the rise of nearly US$1-B export, said the Biweekly News.
Myanmar’s border trade was [...]

Read More » No commentMarch 12, 2012