Japan's major telecommunications carrier KDDI Corp. (TYO:9433) said it will lay an undersea fibre-optic cable network to link Japan and Singapore in a joint project with five companies including U.S. Internet search giant Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG). The project is to deal with an expected increase in demand for communications services in the Asia-Pacific region, with cost estimated at US$400 million dollars. The consortium behind the project comprises Globe Telecom (PSE:GLO) of the Philippines, Google, KDDI Corp of Japan, Network i2i, Reliance Globalcom and TPG subsidiary Telemedia Pacific Inc.
Sydney, Dec 11, 2009 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Wall Street climbed on Thursday as the economic data showed a continued downtrend in continuing jobless claims and a drop in the US trade deficit to US$32.9 billion.
Asian stocks mostly Friday moved higher at opening after the strong economic figures from the US boosted investor confidence. Today the focus will be on a series of economic data of China. The nation's key official figures on industrial production, CPI, and retail sales are due out later in the day.
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Japan's major telecommunications carrier KDDI Corp. (TYO:9433) said it will lay an undersea fibre-optic cable network to link Japan and Singapore in a joint project with five companies including U.S. Internet search giant Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG). The project is to deal with an expected increase in demand for communications services in the Asia-Pacific region, with cost estimated at US$400 million dollars. The consortium behind the project comprises Globe Telecom (PSE:GLO) of the Philippines, Google, KDDI Corp of Japan, Network i2i, Reliance Globalcom and TPG subsidiary Telemedia Pacific Inc.
Taiwanese synthetic rubber maker TSRC Corp. (TPE:2103) said Thursday its board has approved a plan to take a 30% stake in a synthetic rubber-producing joint venture in India. State-run Indian Oil Corp. (BOM:530965) will hold 50% of the joint venture and Japan's Marubeni Corp. (TYO:8002) the remaining 20%, said a person familiar with the situation.
It is reported that South Korea's Hana Micron (067310.KQ) has formed a joint-venture with Brazil's Altus Sistemas de Informatica to build a US$40 million semiconductor assembly plant in Brazil. The joint-venture will be known as HT Micron, which could invest up to $200 million in the plant.
Hontai Life Insurance Co. and Waterland Financial Holdings Co. (TPE:2889) are both bidding for US insurer Metlife Inc.'s (NYSE:MET) Taiwan unit, said sources. The acquisition cost of the unit could be between US$50 million and US$100 million.
Panasonic Corp. (TYO:6752) said it will buy a majority stake in Sanyo Electric Co. (TYO:6764) to secure its position as a leading provider of batteries for fuel-efficient cars. Panasonic has acquired a 50.19 percent stake in Sanyo Electric Co. for 403.78 billion yen, completing a tender offer that would create one of the world's largest consumer electronics conglomerates with a strong grip on solar and battery markets.
China CNR Corp, a leading maker of trains and rolling stock, plans to launch its Shanghai initial public offering later this month. It planned to issue up to 3 billion A shares in IPO to raise 6.44 billion yuan for investment projects. CNR and its rival China South Locomotive and Rolling Corporation (SHA:601766)(HKG:1766) are the two major train manufacturers in China, accounting for more than 95 percent market share in the country.
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