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U.S. Pressing For Free Trade Pact With ASEAN

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Washington will press for the approval this week of a free-trade pact with Asian countries which would benefit American companies from a bigger East Asian tariff-busting program. U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab will meet with her counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...

ADB Wants Transparency In Projects, Will Make Public All Million Dollar Contracts

AHN

The Asian Development Bank on Tuesday launched fresh anti-corruption drive by issuing a directing ordering all contracts awarded by the bank will be made public and transparent. In a statement, ADB revealed all contracts worth more than $1 million were required to be made public by the borrowers...

Honda To Build Manufacturing Center For Asia In Thailand

AHN

Japanese carmaker Honda Motor said on Tuesday it will build a $32.7 million spare parts manufacturing center for Asia to meet the growing demand for spare body parts in the region. Asian Honda Motor, the Bangkok-based regional headquarters of the company said the target for the completion of the...

Warren Buffett To Auction His Car For Charity

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Billionaire Warren Buffett is auctioning off his 2001 Lincoln Town Car on eBay to raise money for charity. The proceeds will benefit Girls Inc., a nonprofit youth organization that provides educational and recreational programs to girls....

Chain store sales fell 0.2 percent

YAHOO

Reuters - U.S. chain store retail sales fell in the latest week, as weekly chain store sales continued to move lower through August, a retail report said on Tuesday.

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