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• Landslide win for S Korean conservative
  (SEOUL) A former tycoon who promises to reinvigorate South Korea's economy and take a tougher line with North Korea won a landslide presidential election victory yesterday.
• Nippon Steel, rivals buy stakes in each other to bolster takeover defences
  (TOKYO) Nippon Steel Corp, the world's second-biggest steelmaker, and two Japanese rivals will spend 260 billion yen (S$3.4 billion) buying stakes in each other to bolster takeover defences and strengthen a production alliance.
• Thailand's rudderless economy desperately seeks stability
  (BANGKOK) After two years of political upheaval and post-coup policy bungles, most Thais and foreign investors hope Sunday's general election will signal the end of a period of disappointing economic growth.
• Kerry Group offers to buy out SCMP for HK$2.37b
  (HONG KONG) SCMP Group Ltd, publisher of Hong Kong's South China Morning Post newspaper, said it received a HK$2.37 billion (S$443.8 million) buyout offer from parent Kerry Group, as the company's shares hover near historic lows.
• Govt seeks to cut delays with new flight caps in NYC
  (WASHINGTON) Controlling the number of flights during peak periods at three New York City-area airports is one of the measures the federal government may propose to ease chronic air travel delays across the United States.
• AirAsia to begin India flights in '08
  (KUALA LUMPUR) AirAsia Bhd and sister airline AirAsia X will both begin flights to India in late 2008, AirAsia chief executive officer Tony Fernandes said.
• Indonesia to delay open sky talks with EU
  (JAKARTA) The Indonesian government has linked open sky policy negotiations with the EU to the bloc's ban on Indonesian airplanes, effectively grounding the negotiations for the present, local press said yesterday.
• Orient Thai to buy 20 Boeings to upgrade fleet
  (SINGAPORE) Orient Thai Airlines Ltd, whose budget airline unit had a crash this year, will order 20 Boeing aircraft, valued at about US$2.5 billion, to modernise its fleet.
• Express train derails in Pakistan; 50 dead, 200 injured
  (KARACHI) An express train packed with holiday travellers derailed in southern Pakistan, killing at least 50 people and injuring about 200 in the nation's worst rail disaster in more than two years.
• N Korea, Russia plan rail link
  (MOSCOW) OAO Russian Railways plans to build a US$100 million container terminal in North Korea as the world's largest rail company tries to create a land transport corridor linking Asia to Europe.
• Data leakage, mobile security top firms' focus
  PREVENTING the leakage of sensitive data and bolstering mobile security will be key priorities for businesses in 2008, according to several security vendors.
• It was the year of Web 2.0 platforms, say analysts
  FROM its early roots as information portals, websites are becoming increasingly interactive and industry analysts believe 2007 marks the year when they made a major leap into the era of Web 2.0.
• Soundbuzz tunes in to high-fidelity audio
  SOUNDBUZZ is hoping to break new ground in online music sales by reaching out to a target group which has traditionally shied away from buying music through the Internet.
• New phone device allows you to 'speak' through your ear
  (TOKYO) A Japanese company on Tuesday unveiled a new device that will allow people to 'speak' through their ear so that they can use their mobile telephones in noisy places.
• Biometrics market to see robust growth
  FOR some, having their eyes scanned by a beam of light, even though harmless, is a scary thought. For others, placing a finger on a pad that has been touched umpteen times by others makes them squeamish.
• More firms integrate security, risk management
  SINGAPORE organisations are getting better at integrating security with risk management, and are more positive in their outlook on security, according to the latest annual study by Ernst & Young.
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• MGM Macau's opening ups the ante for rivals
  (MACAU) MGM Mirage, the world's No2 casino operator, opened a 600-room, Las Vegas-style resort in Macau on Tuesday, raising the stakes in a Chinese gambling haven increasingly crowded by global players.
• China pips UK as euro area's top supplier
  (PARIS) China became the euro area's biggest supplier, overtaking the UK and adding urgency to Europe's campaign for a stronger Chinese currency.
• China sets up national oil reserve centre to beef up energy security
  (BEIJING) China announced on Tuesday the setting up of a national oil reserve centre, the top economic planning agency confirmed.
• China policy bank yields up on bond sale while others fail
  (SHANGHAI) China's money market rates and bond yields generally fell yesterday because of improving liquidity, as retail funds locked up by China Pacific Insurance's initial public offer (IPO) returned to investors.
• Abterra to buy stake in China coal mining firm
  MINING and logistics firm Abterra yesterday signed a conditional agreement to buy 49 per cent of a Chinese coal mining company for 188 million yuan ($37 million).
• Youcan acquiring packaging products company in China
  FROZEN food and ice- cream maker Youcan Foods International has agreed to buy 51 per cent of a Zhejiang-based packaging products company for 27.8 million yuan (S$5.5 million).
• Fabchem to buy China ammonia nitrate maker for 24.1m yuan
  FABCHEM China, a maker of commercial explosive devices, is acquiring a China ammonia nitrate manufacturer for 24.1 million yuan (S$4.8 million).
• CMZ expects much higher earnings from luxury zippers