Thursday, June 2, 2005

Singapore and Taipai enjoy strong equity markets

by Brian Turner

Equities markets in Taipei and Singapore were up on Thursday but Hong Kong and Tokyo markets were down in a mixed day for Asian stocks.
The weighted index in Taipei was up 1.1 percent to 6,039.48 on gains in shares of smaller technology companies, but larger technology firms saw losses on the day. [...]

Wednesday, June 1, 2005

China expands silver mining to Chile

by Brian Turner

China has expanded its raw materials access in the western hemisphere yet further with an agreement between state-owned mining group Minmetals and the world’s largest copper producer, Chile’s Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco).
Minmetals will spend US$500 million in the first phase of a reported US$2 billion deal that will see Minmetals [...]

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