Formex in ThailandThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:39AMFormex Watch SA, inventor of the active suspension watch, has agreed to an exclusive representation in Thailand with C. Thong Panich of Bangkok. After the brand’s development in Europe and the USA, the company is now making headway into the Asian market.
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 29/8Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:03AMThe economic ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) met for the first time in Vietnam’s coastal city of Da Nang on Aug. 28 to seek ways to boost their countries’ economic and trade ties.
Motorbike sales estimated to outstrip 700,000 unitsThursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:59AMJAKARTA: Motorbike sales in Indonesia in August are projected to reach more than 700,000 units, the record high this year, thanks to stronger consumer demand ahead of Idul Fitri.
"Quirino Grandstand Hostage Crisis and Benguet Bus Tragedy"Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:04AMTwo very tragic incidents happened this month of August. 42 people have perished in a bus accident in Benguet followed by a hostage crisis in Luneta where 10 foreign tourists have died. Jiggy Manicad, Emil Sumangil and Rhea Santos report on this incidents that shocked the world. (Episode on August 24, 2010)
Businesses can’t do much with counterfeit goodsFriday, August 20, 2010 @ 4:20AMVietNamNet Bridge – Only a few cases of counterfeit goods being made and sold have been discovered, with violators served with light fines. This explains why counterfeit goods are still flooding the market.
Let's Do Something -- August 19, 2010Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 7:02AM* 9 a.m. -- Mother Nature's gifts: A farmers' market will be held in Carberry. At 10 a.m., the Heritage Village in Minnedosa will also host a farmers' market.
Police forced to let thieves go... because they were riding motorbikes without helmetsMonday, August 16, 2010 @ 4:12AMOfficers saw three crooks fleeing on high-powered bikes worth £20,000. But instead of giving chase, they had to watch them ride off into the distance due to fears over the thieves' safety.
Safety fears stops police pursuitMonday, August 16, 2010 @ 3:38AMPolice are ordered not to pursue thieves they witness stealing motorbikes because the criminals are not wearing helmets.
No pursuit of helmet-free thievesMonday, August 16, 2010 @ 3:38AMPolice witnessing the theft of motorbikes are ordered not to pursue the criminals because the thieves were not wearing helmets.