China crude oil imports exceed 50% of total consum...
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Energy | Tuesday March 09, 2010 | By lowem
peakoil.com -> chinadaily.com.cn :
China's oil imports will continue to see solid growth this year, with more than half of the country's total oil consumption coming from abroad, industry insiders said. It is inevitable for the country - the world's...
GM to wind down Hummer as Sichuan Tengzhong sale a...
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Biz | Monday March 08, 2010 | By lowem
bloomberg.com :
General Motors said it will close Hummer, the maker of military-inspired sport-utility vehicles, after Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. couldn't win Chinese approval to buy the unit. Winding down the brand will take...
Greece could sell islands to cut debt : German MPs
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Biz | Thursday March 04, 2010 | By lowem
reuters.com :
Greece should consider selling some of its islands as one option to reduce debt, two members of the German parliament, Josef Schlarmann and Frank Schaeffler said. "Those in insolvency have to sell everything they have to pay their...
cny-2010 photos..
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ties that bind | Saturday February 27, 2010 | By biow
i was sick thruout CNY except the first day.. so, no mood to take photos.. only these 2:
CNY first day at EM's family..
CNY 3rd day at my sis Hong's place.. taken using my niece's camera.. ken refused to be in the photo.. wenn...
Happy CNY 2010..
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tete-a-tete | Sunday February 14, 2010 | By biow
Here's wishing all readers, "Happy Chinese New Year"..
See also:
1. Happy CNY 2009..
2. Happy CNY 2008..
a day out..
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ken & wenn | Sunday February 07, 2010 | By biow
Singapore Airshow 2010 photos and video gallery
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Musings | Sunday February 07, 2010 | By lowem
The Singapore Air Show is here again. Went to the Singapore Airshow 2010 twice this year, as has been the case for the past couple of rounds - once during the trade day on Wednesday where there are fewer people, and once with the family during the public day...
photos of Singapore Airshow 2010
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road less travelled | Saturday February 06, 2010 | By biow
It's so rare that EM will brave the crowds and the heat for this..
the soaring..
the waiting..
the crowd..
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a year older.. yikes..
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ties that bind | Saturday February 06, 2010 | By biow
I know, our wall is a mess.. too many posters/photos.. we dun hv a wall to take good photo with.. *sigh*.. anyway, happy birthday, my dearie..
this n that.. what is this called?
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yours truly | Wednesday February 03, 2010 | By biow
Singapore to consider nuclear power to improve ene...
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Energy | Tuesday February 02, 2010 | By lowem
bloomberg.com :
Singapore should consider using nuclear power and depend less on foreign workers in its efforts to transform the economy in the next decade, a government-appointed panel said. The recommendations have been accepted by the government...
I am a house elf..
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yours truly | Thursday January 28, 2010 | By biow
I feel like I am one.. I'd only managed to go home "early" for the first 2 weeks of Jan-2010.. thereafter, i'm back to my grueling schedule, ie reach home when the kids are fast asleep.. meaning, after 9pm or later.. and once i'm home, silently i try to eat my...
ST - Ingram Micro Vietnam Retreat 2010 Day 3
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Musings | Tuesday January 26, 2010 | By lowem
Day 3 was "Going Back Day". We started off with a wrap-up of the conference with Koh See Kiat giving a short overview of the ST Electronics Infosoft corporate structure, after which we took a group photo. Thanks to automatic face recognition technology from ...
ST - Ingram Micro Vietnam Retreat 2010 Day 2
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Musings | Monday January 25, 2010 | By lowem
Day 2 was the conference proper, but before that my room-mate Chan Yue and I went about taking some photos out on the street in the block surrounding the hotel.
As could be expected, at present Vietnam is still very much...
ST - Ingram Micro Vietnam Retreat 2010 Day 1
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Musings | Monday January 25, 2010 | By lowem
Day 1 of the trip was pretty much free and easy. For business continuity reasons, we were divided into 2 groups - I was with the morning group.
One of the very first impressions you get upon arrival at a country would be immigration, and it...
What is karma? Why do we chant to the Gohonzon? W...
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value creation (soka) | Sunday January 24, 2010 | By biow
By Dr. Yoichi Kawada
What is karma? Why do we chant to the Gohonzon? Where is karma created?
Karma is in the subconscious, specifically in the unconscious part of the subconscious. The subconscious is all our dormant potential. Happiness and...
ST - Ingram Micro Vietnam Retreat 2010
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Musings | Friday January 22, 2010 | By lowem
Just reached the Duxton Hotel Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where a group of about 30 folks from ST Electronics, Ingram Micro, IBM and Symantec are having a sponsored weekend conference/retreat. Here are some initial photos from today. Here I was at the...
Birth Announcement: Welcome Joshua
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kindred spirit | Friday January 22, 2010 | By biow
Announcing new baby to my lao phng you gang.. so handsome..
nice shot.. i didn't take ken/wenn shot like this..
aww..
See...
Japan Airlines (JAL) files for bankruptcy in $10 b...
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Biz | Tuesday January 19, 2010 | By lowem
bloomberg.com :
Japan Airlines (JAL) filed for the country's fourth-largest bankruptcy under a 900 billion yen ($10 billion) turnaround plan after four government bailouts failed to revive Asia's most indebted carrier. Asia's largest airline will shed...
Toyota to double global production of hybrid vehic...
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Energy | Tuesday January 19, 2010 | By lowem
channelnewsasia.com :
Toyota plans to double its global production of hybrid vehicles in about two years, positioning such fuel-sipping cars as a core profit earner. The automaker recently notified parts suppliers that it intends to roll out about...
NYMEX crude oil prices drop below $79 as Euro fall...
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Energy | Friday January 15, 2010 | By lowem
bloomberg.com :
The Euro declined the most in almost a month against the US dollar on concern Greece's struggles to reduce its budget deficit will damage confidence in the region. The EUR/USD forex exchange rate fell as much as 0.8%, the biggest decline...
Japan Airlines (JAL) to cut 15600 jobs under turna...
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Biz | Friday January 15, 2010 | By lowem
channelnewsasia.com :
Troubled Japan Airlines (JAL) is expected to cut 15,600 jobs, or about 30% cent of its group workforce, in 3 years under a rehabilitation plan. The layoffs, coupled with cuts in benefits and wages, will be carried out together with...
Japan Airlines set to file for bankruptcy on 19 Ja...
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Biz | Sunday January 10, 2010 | By lowem
channelnewsasia.com :
Japan Airlines ( JAL ) is set to file for bankruptcy on 19 Jan 2010, the first step in a court-led rehabilitation process for the debt-ridden Japanese carrier. The decision came as its creditor banks dropped their earlier proposal...