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"FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comFri, 9 May 2008 11:11 BSTFri, 09 May 2008 17:56:58 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/asiapacific(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/19fc01b2-1dad-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/19fc01b2-1dad-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlThe South Korean carmaker shelved a plan to build mid-sized trucks in the state of Georgia due to falling demand for gas-guzzling vehicles amid record high oil pricesFri, 9 May 2008 11:11 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/38261ad6-1d1e-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/38261ad6-1d1e-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.html Hynix Semiconductor, the world's second-largest memory chipmaker, said it planned to buy up to 10 per cent of ProMOS Technologies to expand its strategic partnership with the Taiwanese rivalThu, 8 May 2008 22:51 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cd84c14e-1d1a-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cd84c14e-1d1a-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlShinsei Bank has revised its group earnings forecast for the fourth time, reflecting the volatility of its businesses and deterioration in the overall market environment Thu, 8 May 2008 20:24 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f6148d86-1ccc-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f6148d86-1ccc-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlHit by a stronger yen, lower demand in the US and high raw material costs, Toyota is expecting net profit to fall 27 per cent in the final quarter Thu, 8 May 2008 18:54 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c38cee82-1d1a-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c38cee82-1d1a-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlThree of Japan's leading consumer finance companies said revenues and operating profits would be lower again this year as tighter lending standards and lower interest rates put further downward pressure on their operationsThu, 8 May 2008 17:42 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0861772e-1d18-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0861772e-1d18-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlChinese companies are becoming willing to use more aggressive tactics in their assault on Australian resource groups. But the ínvestment push has prompted complaints from China that its businesses are being treated unfairlyThu, 8 May 2008 17:29 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ca9f2c66-1d16-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ca9f2c66-1d16-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlHuawei Technologies is looking to sell a stake in its handset and mobile devices division to an external strategic investor, according to people familiar with the company's plansThu, 8 May 2008 17:08 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/73fa8ff6-1c8d-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/73fa8ff6-1c8d-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlThe world's largest mining company is looking at selling non-core assets in aluminium, copper and ferrous metals if it succeeds in taking over its rivalThu, 8 May 2008 02:04 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a5ae004e-1c53-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a5ae004e-1c53-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlRetail prices for laptop computers are poised to rise as manufacturers increase prices for the first time amid soaring raw material and assembly costsWed, 7 May 2008 23:35 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a538d3b0-1c52-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a538d3b0-1c52-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlAs three of the country's top four companies prepare to publish their full-year results, the expectation is of renewed turbulenceWed, 7 May 2008 20:16 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/42276072-1c55-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/42276072-1c55-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlThe world's two biggest makers of machine tools say their revenues and profits look likely to hold up as a result of strong demand from China and sectors such as energy productionWed, 7 May 2008 18:07 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d9f5641e-1d2a-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d9f5641e-1d2a-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlPresenting its annual earnings in Tokyo, the world's most profitable carmaker also briefed investors on some new wrinkles in its much-studied manufacturing processThu, 8 May 2008 21:25 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2a90372c-1c5a-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2a90372c-1c5a-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlPlayStation 3 games console overtakes rival Microsoft's Xbox 360 machine in Europe, but Kaz Hirai, head of Sony's computer games division, is not ruling out cutting the price of the PS3 amid fierce competition in the marketWed, 7 May 2008 20:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4fd11b98-1c53-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4fd11b98-1c53-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlMerrill Lynch's chief executive says the pain from the subprime crisis - which has largely worked its way through the investment banking world - is now just beginning for retail lendersWed, 7 May 2008 19:37 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b1817524-1c47-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b1817524-1c47-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlThe internet in China has reinforced anti-western sentiment in ways that have proved all but impossible to counteract, writes Richard McGregor Wed, 7 May 2008 19:01 BST