[external] GE in sovereign fund talks on Areva T&D bid-paper - Reuters - Sat 1:27 am
PARIS, Nov 6 (Reuters) - General Electric is talking to sovereign funds in Singapore, Korea and Qatar about its possible bid for Areva's electrical power and transmission unit T&D, Les Echos newspaper said on Friday.

[external] DBS plans more hiring for private bank business - Reuters - Sat 1:19 am
SINGAPORE, Nov 6 (Reuters) - DBS Group , Southeast Asia's biggest bank, plans to hire more relationship managers for its private bank operation, its chairman Koh Boon Hwee said on Friday.

[external] CORRECTED - CORRECTED-U.S. Treasury's Geithner to visit Japan Nov. 10-11 - Reuters - Sat 12:47 am
(Corrects headline to show that the visit will be Nov. 10-11 not Nov. 11-12) WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will meet with Japanese government officials in Tokyo next week before attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation finance ministers meeting in Singapore, the Treasury said on Wednesday.

[external] MONEY MARKETS-Aussie swaps extend rise, China bill yields drop - Reuters - Sat 12:10 am
SINGAPORE, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Australian overnight-indexed swaps inch higher after a bullish central bank report on prospects for growth and investment in the economy.

[external] Manila's Globe 9-mth net profit up 12.3 pct on yr - Reuters - Fri 11:43 pm

[external] Thai AIS Q3 beats estimates, 3G delay clouds outlook - Reuters - Fri 11:36 pm
* Q3 net profit 4.18 bln baht vs 3.9 bln consensus * Service revenue down 4 pct; net additions 380,000 * Cuts 3-year investment to $1.5 bln from $2.2 bln * Q4 seen improving due to high season, economic recovery * Shares up 0.6 pct, underperform overall market (Adds details) ...

[external] Asia stocks, oil advance before US job numbers - Reuters - Fri 10:37 pm
HONG KONG, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose ahead of the latest U.S. payrolls report on Friday, expected to show the fewest job losses since August 2008, while oil prices recovered to $80 a barrel after a sharp drop on high U.S. fuel inventories.

[external] Thai AIS plans $1.5 bln network investment - Reuters - Fri 10:26 pm
BANGKOK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Thailand's top mobile phone operator, Advanced Info Service PCL (AIS) , said on Friday it planned to invest 50 billion baht ($1.5 billion) in total in its 2G and future 3G network over the next three years.

[external] EM ASIA DEBT-Bonds firm but investors wary of new issues - Reuters - Fri 10:13 pm
HONG KONG, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Asian spreads tightened on Friday driven by a broad pick-up in risk appetite but tepid investor response to new issues is becoming a source of worry for some who expect a slowdown in primary market activity.

Earlier Headlines

All times are Singapore Time (GMT+8)

· [external] Thai AIS Q3 net profit down 7.7 pct, beats forecasts - Reuters - Fri 9:54 pm
· [external] U.S. becomes top country brand under Obama - survey - Reuters - Fri 9:00 pm
· [external] Malaysia Hot Stocks-Genting shares up on Singapore casino - Reuters - Fri 7:41 pm
· [external] Asia oil swaps trade upturn reaches climax in Oct - Reuters - Fri 7:26 pm
· [external] Asia stocks, oil rise ahead of US jobs numbers - Reuters - Fri 7:05 pm
· [external] DBS leads Q3 surge in Singapore bank profits - Reuters - Fri 5:55 pm
· [external] DBS says Q3 net profit surges 49 pct, eyes growth - Reuters - Fri 3:43 pm
· [external] DBS says Q3 net profit up 49 pct, beats forecasts - Reuters - Fri 3:23 pm
· [external] STOCKS NEWS ASIA-Shares to climb on Wall St gains - Reuters - Fri 2:37 pm
· [external] IMF has no specific plans for Argentina review - Reuters - Fri 7:30 am

· [external] SE Asia Stocks-Mostly falter after Fed caution, Manila rises - Reuters - Fri 3:01 am
· [external] Shell, Silver Wave win SAfrica exploration rights - Reuters - Fri 2:39 am
· [external] MONEY MARKETS-China braces for IPO outflows,India OIS rates fall - Reuters - Fri 1:13 am
· [external] Asian shares dip on Fed outlook, dlr recovers - Reuters - Thu 11:32 pm
· [external] EM ASIA DEBT-Asian bonds steady as stocks weaken - Reuters - Thu 10:57 pm
· [external] Asia shares dip; dollar shaky on cautious Fed - Reuters - Thu 7:49 pm
· [external] Indonesia c.bank sells dlrs to support rupiah-traders - Reuters - Thu 7:33 pm
· [external] DIARY - Asian Market Holidays to December 2009 - Reuters - Thu 5:03 pm
· [external] Hyatt Hotels IPO priced at $25 per share - Reuters - Thu 4:57 pm
· [external] Hyatt Hotels IPO prices at $25 per share - Reuters - Thu 4:46 pm

· [external] STOCKS NEWS ASIA-Shares set for cautious gains - Reuters - Thu 3:04 pm
· [external] Singapore holds key for China's yuan reform -Merrill - Reuters - Thu 2:35 am
· [external] Sembcorp Marine Q3 net profit up; to build yard - Reuters - Thu 2:27 am
· [external] CORRECTED - UPDATE 2-Rolls-Royce sees sales growth, markets still tough - Reuters - Thu 2:22 am
· [external] Sembcorp Marine to build new rig yard in Singapore - Reuters - Thu 1:57 am
· [external] LUKOIL to expand Asia oil products trade H1 2010 - Reuters - Thu 1:56 am
· [external] RUSAL seeks HK approval for December listing - Reuters - Thu 1:41 am
· [external] Singapore's Sembcorp Marine Q3 net profit up 3 pct - Reuters - Thu 1:34 am
· [external] MONEY MARKETS-Australian rate hike bets linger despite weak data - Reuters - Thu 12:42 am
· [external] Rusal, in dual listing, seeks HK approval this month - Reuters - Thu 12:39 am

· [external] Goldman to sell stake in landmark China buyout deal - Reuters - Wed 11:37 pm
· [external] Dlr steady below 1-mth high, stocks up - Reuters - Wed 11:37 pm
· [external] EM ASIA DEBT-Spreads narrow in cautious trade;eyeing Agile offer - Reuters - Wed 10:56 pm
· [external] New Issue-Ascendas India issues $20mln 3 yr MTN - Reuters - Wed 9:41 pm
· [external] Singapore Exchange to launch fuel oil futures in Jan - Reuters - Wed 8:57 pm
· [external] World Bank GDP forecasts for East Asia - Reuters - Wed 8:03 pm
· [external] Indonesia c.bank intervenes to defend rupiah-traders - Reuters - Wed 7:56 pm
· [external] Dlr edges down, Asia stocks up before Fed - Reuters - Wed 7:03 pm
· [external] FACTBOX-Market impact of PetroChina-SPC trading merger - Reuters - Wed 6:42 pm
· [external] Vietnam developer Vincom to sell $150 mln intl bond - Reuters - Wed 5:51 pm