LG Display Q2 seen surging but LCD outlook dimmer Scientific American | By Rhee So-eui | SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean flat screen maker LG Display Co <034220.KS> and two smaller Taiwanese rivals are set to post profits for the second quarter that more than trebled thanks to strong demand for TVs and tight supplies of PC panels. | But a global economic slowdown...
UN chief tells South Koreans to trust beef imports Examiner SEOUL, South Korea (Map, News) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon told his fellow South Koreans on Friday to trust and support the country's leaders following weeks of protests against U.S. beef imports that have rocked the government. | Speaking at a joint news conference with South Korean Prime Minister Han...
Organ donor plan: sell now, give later The Australian | ORGAN donors could sell their heart or liver before they die, on the condition they are harvested after death, under a plan being championed by the Australian Liberal Students Federation. | The federal council of university Liberal clubs meeting th...
Grand Prix deal locks in 5pm race The Australian | THE Australian Formula One Grand Prix will shift to a twilight timeslot, with a 5pm start next year, after a deal was finally struck to keep the prestige race in Melbourne. | Victorian Premier John Brumby announced the deal yesterday, but refused t...
Treasurer slams gate on Chinese raids The Australian | THE Rudd Government has finally revealed that it will impose limits on Chinese takeovers of Australian mining companies as it grapples with a $30 billion wave of Chinese foreign investment proposals. | In a move that threatens to aggravate tensions...
Land deal to fill church coffers The Australian | THE Catholic Church will reap millions of dollars from a state government-backed deal for land in the Adelaide CBD, securing the church's financial future in South Australia and providing a template for doing business around the country. | The chur...
China OKs more talks with Dalai Lama envoys Canada Dot Com | China agreed Thursday to hold another round of discussions with envoys of the Dalai Lama before the end of the year, but officials declined to say if the two sides made any progr...
Asia stocks edge lower; oil above $145 Inquirer | HONG KONG -- Asian stocks slipped on Friday as record high crude oil prices threatened to jeopardise earnings and curb consumer spending, while the uncertain economic outlook fol...
Bullets 'for maximum carnage' News24 | Jakarta - Bombs found in a militant safe house in South Sumatra were packed with bullets to inflict maximum carnage, police said on Friday as they interrogated 10 suspected Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) cell members. | Police also said they were on the loo...
A diabolical policy problem Sydney Morning Herald | The weight of scientific evidence tells us Australians are facing risks of damaging climate change. The risk can be substantially reduced by strong and early action by all major economies. Without that action, it is probable that Australians, over ...
Singapore Ex-president Lee Kuan Yew targets US lawyer over blog The Australian | AFTER succeeding in his latest defamation action against opposition politicians, former Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew has turned his attention to a visiting US lawyer who has criticised Mr Lee on the internet. | The latest target is California lawyer Gopalan Nair, a former Singapore citizen, who dared Mr Lee to take action over a critical...
Delphi to set up Rs 300-crore unit in TN The Times Of India | CHENNAI: US-based auto component giant Delphi’s Indian expansion is gaining speed. It is setting up a manufacturing unit to produce electronics and safety management system (ESM) products in Chennai. The greenfield project, coming up on ten acres at Oragadam, is meant to serve as a cl...
