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* Saudi Arabia to start H1N1 inoculation with pilgrims
NEW DELHI (AFP) - - US auto giant General Motors is in advanced talks with its Chinese partners on a proposal to bring their vehicles to India, according to the Press Trust of India.
WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - California bank regulators closed United Commercial Bank, of San Francisco, on Friday, the 120th U.S. bank to fail this year.
* U.S. retail earnings take center stage * Wal-Mart eyed for insight on consumer * On tap.
Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. is one lucky bank, receiving a total of P16.8 billion in total financial assistance from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) so far.
This makes BDO as the bank with the largest incentives package from the BSP.
According to a report by the Commission on Audit (CoA), the BSP extended BDO P10 billion in financial assistance in 2002 for its takeover of First E-Bank.
* Global stock markets recover after weak U.S. jobs data
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's father is seeking an allowance from his son's estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents filed Friday.
* US trade panel approved imported paper, salt probes
* Wins A$66.5 mln grant for utility-scale project
TOKYO (AFP) - - Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. and Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings announced Friday they had agreed on a merger to create Japan's largest trust bank sitting on assets of two trillion dollars.
SHANGHAI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Imported iron ore inventories at major ports in China, the world's largest steel producer and ore consumer, fell 2.4 percent on the week to Friday, industry consultancy Mysteel said.
SHANGHAI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - China's key stock index rose 0.28 percent to a fresh three-month closing high on Friday and posted its best weekly rise in more than three months, buoyed by optimism over the economy and that monetary policy would remain loose.
* DBS Q3 net profit S$563 mln; consensus S$480 mln
* Hariri traded Atheros info for tips on other firms--FBI
Asia's third-largest low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) aims to increase its traffic to Japan and Korea with a seat sale as low as P2,499. The seat sale period is from November 6 to 8, 2009, for travel this January 15 to March 15, 2010.
Passengers going on Manila-Incheon, Cebu-Incheon and Cebu-Busan flights can avail of the P2,499 "Go Lite" seat sale fare, which is 35%% lower than the lowest year-round fare of P3,899. Those with check-in luggage will just add P100 upon booking.
CEB flies daily from Manila and Cebu to Incheon, and twice weekly from Cebu to Busan.
Meanwhile, Manila-Osaka passengers can avail of 52%% discount off the lowest year-round fare of P5,499, with the seat sale fare of P2,599. CEB flies every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday to Osaka.
The seat sale fares of P2,499 and P2,599 for Korea and Japan respectively are meant to promote the airline's frequencies and routes to East Asia, especially since it is the only local airline flying to all three major East Asian countries.
DUBAI, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Dubai developer Emaar Properties <EMAR.DU> will delay the opening of Burj Dubai, the world's tallest tower, by one month to Jan 4, it said in a statement on Wednesday.
* Sold most of Asia portfolio before closedown-sources
SYDNEY - A massive fire erupted on an oil rig that has been leaking into the Timor Sea, and Australia's government on Monday promised an investigation, the latest complication in a 10-week effort to plug the hole.
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