Philippines leader gets oil firms to cut diesel prices: spokesman - AFP - Sun 10:11 pm
President Gloria Arroyo has prevailed on oil companies in the Philippines to trim diesel prices to help ease the pain of surging inflation, her spokesman said Sunday.

[external] India cbank buying more bonds with FX reserves - Reuters - Sun 9:41 pm
MUMBAI, July 20 (Reuters) - India's central bank has increased the ratio of its rising foreign exchange reserves invested in foreign bonds but has cut deposits held with foreign banks, it said in its half-yearly report.

China warns ExxonMobil to drop Vietnam deal: report - AFP - Sun 9:07 pm
China has warned US oil giant ExxonMobil to drop an exploration deal in the seas off Vietnam and said the project could threaten any future mainland contracts, a Hong Kong newspaper reported on Sunday.

[external] Kuwait lets dinar fall slightly after dlr rises - Reuters - Sun 9:05 pm
KUWAIT, July 20 (Reuters) - Following are details of the latest dinar reference rate versus the dollar set by Kuwait's central bank .

No Olympic hangover for Chinese economy: experts - AFP - Sun 8:09 pm
China's robust economy is unlikely to hit the skids after the Olympics, unlike most host nations who have endured post-Games downturns, experts say.

[external] NASA eyes buying Japan's cargo spacecraft - paper - Reuters - Sun 7:53 pm
TOKYO, July 20 (Reuters) - NASA has began unofficial negotiations with Japan's space agency on purchasing units of an unmanned cargo transfer spacecraft as the successor to its space shuttles, the Yomiuri newspaper said on Sunday.

[external] China warns Exxon over Vietnam deal-newspaper - Reuters - Sun 6:55 pm
HONG KONG, July 20 (Reuters) - China has warned Exxon Mobil Corp to pull out of an exploration deal with Vietnam, describing the project as a breach of Chinese sovereignty, the South China Morning Post reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources.

[external] Japan steelmakers to beat '08/09 forecasts -Nikkei - Reuters - Sun 6:30 pm
TOKYO, July 20 (Reuters) - Japan's major steelmakers are likely to beat their own earnings forecasts for this business year thanks to price hikes to battle soaring fuel and raw materials costs, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday.

[external] Bangladesh key economic indicators - July 20 - Reuters - Sun 6:12 pm

Earlier Headlines

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· Philippines to meet oil companies over price surge: officials - AFP - Sun 9:49 am
· [external] Saudi SABIC Q2 net profit up 16.5 pct to record - Reuters - Sun 9:43 am
· [external] "Dark Knight" sets opening day box office record - Reuters - Sun 9:02 am
· [external] Italy watchdog probes mobile operator 3's prices - Reuters - Sun 8:51 am
· [external] UPDATE 1-Saudi Basic Industries Q2 net up 16.5 pct to record - Reuters - Sun 8:16 am
· [external] Conti CEO says no poison pills against Schaeffler - Reuters - Sun 4:53 am
· [external] Russia Gazprom buys 25 pct of DalTransGas from Rosneft - Reuters - Sun 2:44 am
· [external] Pakistan closing rupee rates in the kerb market - Reuters - Sun 1:49 am
· [external] Shareholders OK Indonesia's Bank Niaga, Lippo merger - Reuters - Sun 12:26 am
· India's RCom and SAfrica's MTN call off merger talks - AFP - Sun 12:06 am

· [external] India call money-(closing)-09.50-09.75 pct Jul 19 - Reuters - Sat 11:04 pm
· [external] Japan firms to work out next-gen car battery norms - Reuters - Sat 10:07 pm
· [external] India call money-09.50-09.75 pct Jul 19 - Reuters - Sat 10:00 pm
· Thai budget airline suspends services - AFP - Sat 9:28 pm
· [external] India call money-09.25-09.50 pct Jul 19 - Reuters - Sat 9:02 pm
· [external] Pakistani c.bank sells 13 bln rupees of T-bills - Reuters - Sat 8:59 pm
· [external] Toyota to make 100,000 units of hybrid car -paper - Reuters - Sat 8:44 pm
· [external] Tsunami warning lifted in northeast Japan - Reuters - Sat 8:38 pm
· [external] KDDI Q1 operating profit to fall 10 pct -Nikkei - Reuters - Sat 8:20 pm
· [external] India call money-(opening)-09.50-09.75 pct Jul 19 - Reuters - Sat 8:04 pm

· [external] Tsunami warning in northeast Japan after strong quake - Reuters - Sat 7:40 pm
· [external] Bangladesh key economic indicators - July 19 - Reuters - Sat 6:17 pm
· US optimistic on WTO talks if China leads concessions - AFP - Sat 4:29 pm
· [external] US STOCKS-Techs sink as Google, Microsoft miss the mark, Dow up - Reuters - Sat 4:00 pm
· [external] US lawmakers seek review of wiring at Iraq bases - Reuters - Sat 3:11 pm
· [external] CORRECTED - IPO VIEW-GT Solar hopes sun will come out next week - Reuters - Sat 3:00 pm
· [external] US consumer electronics group defends world trade - Reuters - Sat 2:39 pm
· [external] Paul Simon sues Japanese clockmaker for using song - Reuters - Sat 2:18 pm
· [external] Teva to buy Barr for $7.46 bln, boost generic lead - Reuters - Sat 12:54 pm
· [external] US STOCKS-Techs sink as Google, Microsoft disappoint, Dow up - Reuters - Sat 12:32 pm

· [external] FOREX-Dollar boosted by Citi results but sentiment shaky - Reuters - Sat 12:28 pm
· [external] NEWSMAKER-Former general Yanai steers big Teva deal - Reuters - Sat 12:22 pm
· [external] Citi, IBM support Dow, tech hurts Nasdaq, oil off - Reuters - Sat 12:16 pm
· [external] ASX substantial shareholding notices - July 21 - Reuters - Sat 12:15 pm
· [external] IMM speculators raise bets against U.S. dollar-CFTC - Reuters - Sat 12:12 pm
· [external] US STOCKS-Nasdaq sinks as Google, Microsoft stumble; Dow up - Reuters - Sat 12:12 pm
· [external] Guinea to replace Alcoa management at bauxite miner - Reuters - Sat 11:03 am
· [external] US STOCKS-Market slips after Google, Microsoft disappoint - Reuters - Sat 11:02 am
· [external] GM, utility group to announce electric car tie-up - Reuters - Sat 11:00 am
· [external] MOVES-Molson Coors, Covepoint, Peoples United - Reuters - Sat 10:45 am