Asia stories - Page 10
Savvy business investments see Datacom revenue and profit continue to soar
Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
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Datacom's shrewd investments fuel a 10% revenue surge and 60% profit leap in its IT services, spotlighting a year of strong growth.
Photo gallery: ShoreTel partners lift off for NASA space experience
Mon, 12th Dec 2016
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Local ShoreTel partners have experienced a space odyssey at the Kennedy Space Center after winning the vendor's Great Rewards 2016 incentives program.
Used smartphones a 'disruptive force' to the global market
Tue, 22nd Nov 2016
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Rise of second-hand smartphones disrupts market, with IDC forecasting a leap to 222.6m devices by 2020, shaking up the industry.
New APAC headquarters for Google in Singapore
Tue, 15th Nov 2016
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Google's new APAC HQ opens in Singapore, marking growth and aiming to boost regional tech careers and innovation.
Facebook introduces slimmed down version of its Android app
Mon, 15th Jun 2015
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Facebook Lite debuts for Android users, offering the quintessential social experience on 2G or shaky networks with minimal data use.
Nuplex beefs up investment plans across Asia
Thu, 9th Apr 2015
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Nuplex Industries, the specialty chemicals manufacturer, is exploring more investment opportunities across Asia, having shifted its businesses away fr.
Airline lobby dismisses Wellington airport extension plans
Wed, 8th Apr 2015
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new zealand institute of economic research
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New Zealand's airline lobby has opposed plans for the Wellington International Airport extension, saying the $350 million estimated cost may fall on t.
Anzco posts weaker 2014 profit after taking control of Five Star Beef
Tue, 31st Mar 2015
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Anzco Foods, New Zealand's third-largest meat company, said profit halved in 2014, a year in which it bought out shareholder Itoham Foods' half stake.
NZers see growing benefits from closer economic ties with Asia, wary on investment: survey
Tue, 31st Mar 2015
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New Zealanders see positive spin-offs coming from the nation's growing economic ties across Asia, although they have become wary of investment from th.
DB forecasts cider sales to double in the next five years
Thu, 12th Mar 2015
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DB Breweries chief executive Andy Routley is forecasting cider sales in New Zealand to double in the next five years to about 12 percent the size of.
NZ dollar gains after Chinese central bank cuts rates to stimulate demand
Mon, 2nd Mar 2015
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The New Zealand dollar advanced on expectations a reduction in interest rates in China may stimulate demand for New Zealand commodities in the country.
Wellington Drive widens annual loss, NZX's SuperLife underwrites $3m share issue
Mon, 2nd Mar 2015
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Wellington Drive Technologies, the unprofitable manufacturer of energy efficient motors, widened its annual loss as sales dropped 35 percent.
Turners & Growers full-year profit falls 1.9% on processing, NZ trading losses
Thu, 26th Feb 2015
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Turners and Growers reports a 1.9% decline in full-year profit to NZD $16.6 million, attributing losses to processed foods and New Zealand trading pressures.
UPDATE: Air New Zealand forecasts fare discounts; yield pressure looming
Wed, 25th Feb 2015
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The only cloud on Air New Zealand's horizon in coming months will be yield pressure as it faces more competition from foreign-owned airlines due to lo.
Fonterra kicks off $144 million partnership with Dutch cheese maker
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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Fonterra Co-operative Group, the world's largest dairy exporter, has commissioned a new dairy ingredients plant in Heerenveen, in the north of the.
Douglas Pharmaceuticals diversifies, shoots for near quarter-billion dollar turnover
Fri, 13th Feb 2015
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Douglas Pharmaceuticals, New Zealand's largest developer and manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals, is targeting annual revenues of $244 million.
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares increase as oil price recovery fuels equities; Skellerup gains
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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New Zealand shares edged up as the ongoing recovery in oil prices stoked investors' demand for worldwide equity markets.
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall led by Steel & Tube, NZOG as oil weakens; Spark, MRP gain
Tue, 6th Jan 2015
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New Zealand shares fell, led by Steel & Tube Holdings, New Zealand Oil and Gas and Fletcher Building, joining a global sell off in equities in the.
Greenback slips to third in NZ's expanded TWI, yuan at second
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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The US dollar's weighting has slipped in the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's new trade-weighted index, which adds the Chinese yuan to a line-up of 17.
A2 Milk changes Chinese supply approach for infant formula
Fri, 21st Nov 2014
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A2 Milk Co has agreed to make China State Farm Holdings Shanghai the sole importer of its a2Platinum infant formula while the milk marketer will ta.