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NEW YORK----Penton Media's Ward's Auto Interiors Show, North America's only trade show and conference dedicated to vehicle interiors, today announced several high-profile speakers to headline its 2007 event, to be held June 6 and 7 in Detroit, MI.

(Corrects volume to say cubic meters in third paragraph.) March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Mitsubishi Corp., Japan's largest trading company, signed a 30-year ethanol supply agreement with Sao Martinho SA and will buy a stake in a Brazilian mill.

Japanese bonds fell Monday, pushing 10-year yields to the highest in more than three weeks.

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Mitsubishi Corp., Japan's largest trading company, signed a 30-year ethanol supply agreement with Sao Martinho SA and will buy a stake in a Brazilian mill.

TOKYO ) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, criticized for denying that Japan forced women to work as sex slaves during World War II, offered a fresh apology Monday but refused to clearly acknowledge Tokyo's responsibility for running the brothels. "I express my sympathy toward the comfort women and apologize for the situation they found themselves in,'' Abe told a parliamentary debate, using a ...

TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, criticized for denying that Japan forced women to work as sex slaves during World War II, offered a fresh apology Monday but refused to clearly acknowledge Tokyo's responsibility for running the brothels.

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose to its highest in three months after Iran took 15 British servicemen captive and the United Nations imposed new sanctions on the country, heightening concern supplies from the Middle East will be disrupted.

ANAHEIM, Calif.----Eudyna Devices Inc., Mitsubishi Electric Corp., NEC Electronics Corp., Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Opnext, Inc. and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., today announced at OFC/NFOEC 2007 the formation of a Multi-Source Agreement for compatible sources of optical transmitter and receiver devices for use in 40 Gbit/s optical transceiver modules.

SAO MARTINHO S.A. , through its subsidiary Usina Boa Vista S.A., announces today the execution of an Ethanol Purchase and Sale Agreement with the Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan, by means of which Usina Boa Vista S.A., which will be initially crushing up to 3.0 million tonnes de sugarcane per year, producing around 286,000 m3 of ethanol, agrees to sell Mitsubishi 30% of its total output in the ...

RESIDENTS living close by an accident blackspot have called for urgent action to prevent another crash. It follows Friday’s incident at Castle Cottages, on the outskirts of Millom, when a 25-year-old Mitsubishi driver escaped unhurt after ploughing through a dry stone wall.

Baseball fans pouring into AT&T Park this season will see a larger-than-life Barry Bonds, with the San Francisco Giants slugger reaching heights of up to 31 1/2 feet. Giants ace Barry Zito and other players will also be getting the big-picture...

LONDON, March 26 (newratings.com) – Shares of Mitsubishi Electric Corp (ticker: MIE1) Monday rose over 2% after Japan's fifth-largest electronics manufacturer raised its full-year earnings projections.

March 26 (Reuters) - Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata Plc has made a friendly cash offer of 4.6 billion Canadian dollars ($4 billion) for LionOre Mining International , the world's 10th largest nickel producer.

TOKYO -- A Japanese court Monday rejected demands for compensation of about 184 million yen (US$1.56 million) by a group of Chinese forced to work as slave laborers at a Japanese mine during World War II, a court official said.

Mitsubishi Ralliart driver, Scott Pedder, has all but ruled out contesting this year’s Australian Rally Championship. Speaking to RallySport Magazine today, Pedder said that all hopes of driving his Lancer Evo 9 in this year’s championship had just about gone.

Rally Tasmania has been run and won for 2007, with Alan Simonson taking victory in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9. We've updated our photo gallery with some great pictures from RallySport Magazine photographer Nick Morey.

A Japanese court Monday rejected demands for compensation of about 184 million yen (US$1.56 million; €1.17 million) by a group of Chinese forced to work as slave laborers at a Japanese mine during World War II, a court official said.

TOKYO — Mitsubishi Electric Corp said Monday it will file a complaint with a European Union court by April 19 against the European Commission's claim that the Japanese electronics firm took part in a cartel on equipment for power utilities in Europe.

A spike in oil prices gave Asian markets a boost with the Nikkei enjoying solid gains, although some caution remained ahead of key economic data this week.

A Japanese court on Monday rejected demands for compensation of about $1.56 million by a group of Chinese forced to work as slave laborers at a Japanese mine during World War II, an official said.

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average advanced for a fifth day. Credit Saison Co. jumped after Sanyo Electric Credit Co. agreed to be acquired by General Electric Capital Corp., sparking speculation other consumer lenders will become acquisition targets.

(Corrects typographical error in eighth paragraph.) March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average advanced for a fifth day.

(RTTNews) - Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (MIELY.PK) on Monday revealed its dividend policy and revised fiscal 2007 earnings and sales forecast. The company said it lifted its consolidated full year outlook from earlier forecast.

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese bonds fell, pushing 10-year yields to the highest in more than three weeks, as signs of a rebound in the U.S. housing market improved the outlook for global economic growth.

A group of eight Chinese people seeking compensation for slave labour in Japan in World War Two had their case rejected by a regional court on Monday.

TOKYO, March 26 (Reuters) - The Nikkei average rose 0.24 percent to a one-month closing high on Monday, after gains in exporters including Fanuc Ltd. were partly offset by losses in property shares such as Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. .

NORMAL - The average age of community college students is going down, and the amount of collaboration between those schools and businesses is going up.

TOKYO, March 26 (Reuters) - The following stocks are on the move on Monday: **NONBANKS UP ON SANYO ELECTRIC CREDIT**

TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Mitsubishi Electric Corp said it expects to post its highest ever operating profit in the current fiscal year ending this month amid buoyant demand for its factory automation systems, allowing it to increase its annual dividend.

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese bonds fell, pushing 10-year yields to the highest in more than three weeks, as signs of a rebound in the U.S. housing market improved the outlook for global economic growth.

(RTTNews) - Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (MIELY.PK) on Monday revised its guidance for fiscal 2007. On consolidated basis, the company now expects net income of 122 billion yen compared to 120 billion yen projected earlier.

(RTTNews) - Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (MIELY.PK) on Monday revealed its decision to appeal against a decision adopted by the European Commission imposing fines for an infringement of EU competition rules on sales of gas insulated switchgear, to the European Court of First Instance before April 19, 2007, the due date of appeal.

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained, reversing a loss. Credit Saison Co. jumped after Sanyo Electric Credit Co. agreed to be acquired by General Electric Capital Corp., sparking speculation other consumer lenders will be acquisition targets.

** To see the latest Reuters poll of Japanese retail investor sentiment, click on [ID:nTKG002624 ] TOKYO, March 26 (Reuters) - The Nikkei average gained 0.13 percent on Monday after hitting its highest level in a month, as gains in exporters including Fanuc Ltd. were offset by losses in property firms ...

TOKYO----Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today its dividend policy and revised its business performance forecast for fiscal 2007.

TOKYO, March 26 (Reuters) - The following stocks are on the move on Monday: **MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC GAINS ON HIGHER FORECAST**

TOKYO----Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that on March 26, 2007 , Mitsubishi Electric has decided to appeal to the European Court of First Instance before April 19, 2007 , the due date of appeal, against a decision adopted by the European Commission imposing fines for an infringement of EU competition rules on sales of gas insulated switchgear in Europe (announced on January 24, ...

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Mitsubishi Electric Corp., a Japanese maker of plant machinery and mobile phones, raised its full-year net income goal 1.7 percent, on stronger-than-expected sales of equipment used to make cars and flat-panel screens.

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose to the highest in three months as Iran's detention of 15 British sailors and the UN's decision to tighten sanctions against the country heightened concern that Middle East supplies may be disrupted.

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei finished Monday morning flat after hitting its highest level in a month, as gains in exporters including Fanuc Ltd. were matched by losses in property firms such as Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

122 bln yen from 120 bln yen, citing stronger sales of its machine tools, home appliances and heavy industry systems. The company also decided to lift its annual dividend to 10 yen per share from the 8 yen it paid in the year to March 2006.

TOKYO, March 26 (Reuters) - Japanese electronics conglomerate Mitsubishi Electric Corp. raised its annual operating profit forecast by 28 percent to above market expectations on Monday, helped by strong demand for factory automation equipment.

TOKYO, March 26 (Reuters) - Shares in Mitsubishi Electric Corp. , Japan's fifth-largest electronics conglomerate, erased their morning losses and rose more than 2 percent after the company hiked its full-year earnings outlook on Monday.

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose to the highest in three months on concern Iran's capture of 15 British naval personnel will heighten tensions in the Middle East, source of a third of the world's oil.

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. 10-year yields held near the highest in a month on speculation data will show the worst of a housing-market slowdown is over, making it harder for the Federal Reserve to reduce interest rates.

TOKYO, March 26 (Reuters) - The dollar extended gains against the euro on Monday following data last week showing a surprise jump in U.S. existing home sales that cooled expectations for the Federal Reserve to trim interest rates in the next few months.

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks dropped, led by power producers such as Tokyo Electric Power Co., on concern there may be more cases of mismanagement in the industry after the company disclosed last week details of an accident at a nuclear reactor in 1978.

TOKYO, March 26 (Reuters) - Japan's Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said it would brief about its earnings at 0400 GMT. Mitsubishi Electric, the smallest of Japan's "big five" electronics conglomerates, did not give further details.

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. 10-year yields held near the highest in a month on speculation the worst of a slowdown in the housing market is over, making it tougher for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks dropped, led by real estate shares such as Mitsubishi Estate Co., as investors sold shares they judged had gained too much too quickly.

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks dropped, led by real estate shares such as Mitsubishi Estate Co., as investors sold shares they judged had gained too much too quickly.

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks advanced after existing home sales in the U.S. unexpectedly rose, allaying concern a slowing housing market will derail economic growth there. Exporters including Sony Corp. paced gains.

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's bonds may drop after a report showed sales of existing homes in the U.S., the nation's biggest export market, unexpectedly rose by the most in three years.

March 26 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks may advance after existing home sales in the U.S. unexpectedly rose, allaying concern a slowing housing market will derail economic growth there. Exporters including Honda Motor Co. may pace gains.

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2005 national rally champion Ponsiano Lwakataka yesterday survived disqualification to win an incident filled Mbarara TAP Rally.

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SEVEN members of a Filipino-Chinese family, five of them children, were killed when a fire engulfed their house in Barangay Cogon-Pardo, Cebu City yesterday dawn.

GREENHOUSE SALE - Decatur High School’s horticulture students, led by teacher Jim Allsup, are going to open the greenhouse for anyone who wants to come visit or purchase their plants.

ILIGAN CITY -- A 26-year-old graduating law student of Xavier University who was reported missing since March 22 was found dead Saturday in a remote area in Taraka, Lanao del Sur.

FLOWER MOUND – A little dress shop in a Dallas suburb is trying to preserve a 100-year-old law against price-fixing. Phil Smith is going to Washington, D.C., today to watch lawyers argue his case before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday morning.

Striding into Kyoto in December of 1997 claiming to be a mighty warrior in the battle against global warming was a familiar beast, the nuclear power industry.

Traffic was slowed for nearly five hours Saturday on a rain-soaked Interstate 25 following a two-car accident that claimed a 16-year-old Pueblo boy. Two other youths were injured in the afternoon crash that halted traffic just north of the city limits. Sheay Gadlin-Thornton was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple trauma, according to Pueblo County Coroner James Kramer. He had turned ...

The 22-year-old was involved in a fiery head-on collision Friday night. A 22-year-old man died Friday night from injuries suffered in a fiery crash that left a 21-year-old man in critical condition.

Doha: Qatar Automobiles Company (QAC), the exclusive dealer for Mitsubishi vehicles in Qatar, has launched the all new Pajero in the local market. QAC is a subsidiary of the Nasser Bin Khaled Group.

A Delaware County man who worked at Vincent's Restaurant in West Chester died Wednesday night after he was shot in Philadelphia, according to reports.

FLOWER MOUND – A little dress shop in a Dallas suburb is trying to preserve a 100-year-old law against price-fixing. Phil Smith is going to Washington, D.C., today to watch lawyers argue his case before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday morning.

People arrested are innocent unless proven otherwise in court. Initial charges often change as a case progresses. Courthouse evacuation — The Linn County Courthouse was evacuated for an hour this morning after officials received a call about a bomb threat at 7:58 a.m. After deputies determined the threat was unfounded, the courthouse was reopened.

BURLEY - The Idaho State Police in Pocatello finished its investigation of a two-car crash involving a Cassia County Sheriff's deputy that happened March 16.

She wanted the death penalty for the gunman. Paulette Francis wanted the killer of her only child to die, at least until time healed a small corner of her forever wound.

There's only one reason why the 2008 Mitsubishi Evolution X would be driving around the high desert of Southern California and it has nothing to do with cold medicine.

One person died overnight at a local hospital from injuries suffered Friday in a fiery crash. Officials have waited to release the person's identity until they could notify relatives, Hampton Police Cpl. Paula Hooks said. Two other people were injured when the man's car crossed the median on Hampton Roads Center Parkway and collided head-on with a pickup truck, police said. The impact caused the ...

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A Hampton accident has proven fatal. Around 8 p.m. on Friday night, a red Mitsubishi four-door was traveling at a high rate of speed westbound on Hampton Roads Center Parkway near I-64.

Canton agriculture instructor Mike Delligatti has been selected to participate in the 2007 Toyota International Teacher Program to Japan.

Canton agriculture instructor Mike Delligatti has been selected to participate in the 2007 Toyota International Teacher Program to Japan.

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A Delaware County man who worked at Vincent’s Restaurant in West Chester died Wednesday night after he was shot in Philadelphia, according to reports.

Three people were injured Friday evening when a car crossed the median on Hampton Roads Center Parkway and collided head-on with a pickup truck, police said.

Pasco County authorities have arrested the owner of Del Carmen Mexican Store, where $48-million in migrant worker's checks and money transfers passed through the hands of Jose Frias in 2 1/2 years.

BLOOMINGTON — The living wage proposal has support of a majority of Bloomington residents who plan on attending events at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum, according to a public opinion poll released Friday by the Central Illinois Organizing Project.

A Sydney motorist police stopped for speeding in southern NSW has been charged with drug offences. Police say they clocked the 29-year-old man's red Mitsubishi Magna allegedly travelling 50km over the 110km/h limit at 7am (AEDT) on Saturday at Goulburn.

A Sydney motorist police stopped for speeding in southern NSW has been charged with drug offences.

Stock markets in Asia closed mixed Friday, with investors in Hong Kong stepping back after a busy week of earnings while Japan's benchmark index extended its winning streak as banks and other domestic consumption shares rose.

A 27-year-old shoplifting suspect who threatened to knife security guards at the Wal-Mart in Manchester was arrested Friday in Hartford after he led police on a chase, Manchester police said.

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Three people were injured Friday evening when a car crossed the median on Hampton Roads Center Parkway and collided head-on with a pickup truck, police said.

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March 24 (Bloomberg) -- Volvo AB, the world's second-largest truckmaker, raised its stake in Nissan Diesel Motor Co. to 96 percent to gain a regional brand name and add production in Asia, the world's fastest-growing economic region.

March 24 (Bloomberg) -- Volvo AB, the world's second-largest truckmaker, raised its stake in Nissan Diesel Motor Co. to 96 percent to gain a regional brand name and add production in Asia, the world's fastest-growing economic region.

A court in Tokyo ordered the Japanese government and three drug makers Friday to pay damages to people who contracted hepatitis C from tainted blood products.

A court in Tokyo ordered the Japanese government and three drug makers Friday to pay damages to people who contracted hepatitis C from tainted blood ...

Takeshi Yoshida, a civil servant who lives in Tokyo's Suginami Ward, is essentially a couch potato. However, in November, the 30-year-old discovered a reason to get out of the house on his days off--a pass that allows him to visit museums in the capital free or at a discount.

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With their financing promotions behind them, Mitsubishi is clawing its way back the old fashioned way, with a desirable product. First came the Outlander, now over the horizon comes the new Lancer. Drive the Mitsubishi Lancer

Philadelphia homicide detectives said this week they have not determined the motives or made arrests in two fatal shootings this week that have brought the city’s homicide number near 90.

NSW police say a six year-old girl seriously injured in a car accident in Sydney's west may also have been involved in an earlier accident.

A SIX-year-old girl seriously injured in a car crash in Sydney's west may also have been involved in an earlier accident, New South Wales police said today.

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March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Cia. Siderurgica Nacional, Brazil's third-largest steelmaker, expects to break Cia. Vale do Rio Doce's hold over exports from the Casa de Pedra mine by next year, helping CSN to become a major iron-ore supplier.

Japan's Mitsubishi could begin the US$250mn works to expand the Guacolda coal-fired plant in Chile's region III "in a couple of months," a Guacolda source told BNamericas.

NEW YORK, March 23 (Reuters) - U.S.-traded shares of overseas companies rose on Friday, boosted by deal news, including talk that DaimlerChrysler AG's U.S. unit may be close to being bought out.

It happened on Highway 52 about 1/2 mile east of Webb. State Troopers say 20 year old Brandon Dozier of Blakely, George had just gotten off work at Perdue in Dothan.

TOT has set up a committee to investigate its former board of directors and other relevant persons over an alleged failure to protect the state agency's interest that might cost it Bt14 billion.

The Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. (Japex) and Mitsubishi Corp. will invest US $400 million to boost production from the Kangean oil and gas field in East Java after the Japanese firms bought 50 pct of the block, the Jakarta Post reported, citing Japex president Yuji Tanahashi.

March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Cia. Siderurgica Nacional, Brazil's third-largest steelmaker, expects to break Cia. Vale do Rio Doce's hold over exports from the Casa de Pedra mine by next year, helping CSN to become a major iron-ore supplier.

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The Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation has announced $139,000 in new grants for two national projects that serve young people with disabilities. Continuing multiyear projects will receive $349,000 in 2007 funds.

Japan is close to a go-ahead on an ambitious commercial regional jet project. Sure, it's risky and costly, but China is hot on its heels

General Electric Co. said on Friday it would launch a $1.14 billion takeover bid for leasing firm Sanyo Electric Credit Co. (8565.T) to further expand into Japan's $68 billion leasing market.

March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Cia. Siderurgica Nacional, Brazil's third-largest steelmaker, expects to break Cia. Vale do Rio Doce's hold over exports from the Casa de Pedra mine by next year, helping CSN to become a major iron-ore supplier.

U.S. industrial and services giant makes $1.14B offer, looks to gain a bigger share of the lucrative Japanese leasing market.

March 23 (Bloomberg) -- The yen rebounded versus the dollar and euro on speculation losses earlier this week fail to reflect a recovery in Japan's economy as property and stock prices gain.

March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose to the highest in more than three weeks. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. led gains among Japanese banks after the country's land prices rose for the first time in 16 years.

A 25-year-old Millom driver has escaped serious injury after ploughing in to a wall outside Millom this morning. His Mitsubishi pick up careered into a dry stone wall at Castle Cottages.

_ The U.S. dollar stayed above the 118 yen line for most of Friday's trading in Tokyo as investors sought to find a new direction following the dollar's sell-off sparked by a statement released by the U.S central bank earlier this week.

March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose to the highest in more than three weeks. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. led gains among Japanese banks after the country's land prices rose for the first time in 16 years.

_ The Tokyo District Court joined two other district courts Friday in ordering the government to pay damages to people infected with the hepatitis C virus after being treated with tainted blood products.

General Electric Co. said on Friday it would launch a $1.14 billion takeover bid for leasing firm Sanyo Electric Credit Co. (8565.T), marking a potential windfall for top shareholder Goldman Sachs Group Inc. .

March 23 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar headed for a weekly gain against the yen as investors bet the Federal Reserve's inflation concerns will delay a reduction in interest rates.

March 23 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar headed for a weekly gain against the yen as investors bet the Federal Reserve's inflation concerns will delay a reduction in interest rates.

Japanese stocks were back in rally mode in afternoon trading Friday, extending gains after ending at a three-week high in the previous session, as investors bought Toyota Motor Corp., Sony Corp. and other export-related shares as the yen continued on its recent weakening trend against the dollar.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- Rising oil and base metals prices lifted Asian energy and resource shares on Friday, and the dollar steadied, as investors bet the U.S. Federal Reserve would leave interest rates on hold for some time.

March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Cia. Siderurgica Nacional, Brazil's third-largest steelmaker, expects to break Cia. Vale do Rio Doce's hold over exports from the Casa de Pedra mine by next year, helping CSN to become a major iron-ore supplier.

March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks gained, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average posting the largest weekly advance in 14 months. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. and other companies that rely on domestic demand rose after nationwide land prices increased for the first time in 16 years.

March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks were poised for the biggest weekly advance in seven months. Mizuho Financial Group Inc. led gains among Japanese banks after the country's land prices rose for the first time in 16 years.

(Corrects commercial land-price gain in seventh pargraph.) March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks gained after nationwide land prices rose for the first time in 16 years. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. and Central Japan Railway Co., led advances by companies that rely on domestic demand.

(Corrects commercial land-price gain in 8th paragraph.) March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks were poised for the biggest weekly advance in more than three months. Mizuho Financial Group Inc. led gains among Japanese banks after the country's land prices rose for the first time in 16 years.

(Corrects commercial land-price gain in 8th paragraph.) March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks were poised for the biggest weekly advance in more than three months. Mizuho Financial Group Inc. led gains among Japanese banks after the country's land prices rose for the first time in 16 years.

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March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks gained after nationwide land prices rose for the first time in 16 years. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. and Central Japan Railway Co., led advances by companies that rely on domestic demand.

March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks were poised for the biggest weekly advance in more than three months. Mizuho Financial Group Inc. led gains among Japanese banks after the country's land prices rose for the first time in 16 years.

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March 23 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar headed for a weekly gain against the yen as investors pared bets the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates by June.

March 23 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar headed for a weekly gain against the yen as investors pared bets the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates by June.

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March 23 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar headed for a weekly gain against the yen as investors pared bets the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by June.

March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks were poised for the biggest weekly advance in eight months. Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. led gains among Japanese property companies after the country's land prices rose for the first time in 16 years.

March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks gained after nationwide land prices rose for the first time in 16 years. Mitsubishi UFJ and Central Japan Railway Co., led advances by companies that rely on domestic demand.

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March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks were poised for the biggest weekly advance in seven months. Mizuho Financial Group Inc. led gains among Japanese companies that rely on the domestic economy after a report showed the country's overall land prices rose for the first time in 16 years.

March 23 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar headed for a weekly gain against the yen as investors pared bets the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by June.

by Staff Writers Atacama NM (SPX) Mar 23, 2007 The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international telescope project, reached a major milestone on March 2, when two ALMA prototype antennas were first linked together as an integrated system to observe an astronomical object.

March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks gained, paced by commodity-related shares such as Mitsubishi Corp. and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. after prices of crude oil and metals climbed.

March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks gained, paced by commodity-related shares such as Mitsubishi Corp. and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. after prices of crude oil and metals climbed.

Forty-seven entries have been received for the opening round of the Victorian Rally Championship, which gets under way tomorrow. A host of Mitsubishi Lancers and Subaru Imprezas will lead the field away in the Cerberus Stages, which will be based in Neerim, east of Melbourne.

The rugged little 2007 Suzuki SX4 makes sense for outdoors types prone to get stuck in the mud with other bargain basement cars. But don't expect much in the way of on-road infotainment.

March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese government bonds may drop on speculation 10-year yields at the lowest in more than a year will deter buyers. A technical chart traders use to predict price changes suggests a four-day rally in bonds may end.

March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks may gain, paced by commodity-related shares such as Mitsubishi Corp. and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. after prices of crude oil and metals climbed.

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Bundled euro banknotes. The euro fell against the dollar on Thursday on profit-taking a day after the European currency rose to its highest level against the greenback for two years.

The euro fell against the dollar on Thursday on profit-taking a day after the European currency rose to its highest level against the greenback for two years.

A staff member of Malabon-Navotas Rep. Federico Sandoval was robbed of P240,000 in cash before noon Thursday by three still unidentified gunmen on motorcycles shortly after withdrawing the money from a bank in Navotas.

Tokyo, Japan, Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey and Exton, Pennsylvania (ots/PRNewswire) - - Eisai's Dramatic Leap Towards Biologic Therapeutics Evidenced by the Acquisition Eisai Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, "Eisai", President and CEO: Haruo Naito), Eisai Corporation of North America (Woodcliff Lake, NJ, "ECA", President: Hajime Shimizu) and Morphotek(R) Inc. (Exton, PA, "Morphotek", CEO: Nicholas Nicolaides) ...

Eisai Co., ( Nachrichten ) Ltd. (Tokyo, "Eisai", President and CEO: Haruo Naito), Eisai Corporation of North America (Woodcliff Lake, NJ, "ECA", President: Hajime Shimizu) and Morphotek(R) Inc. (Exton, PA, "Morphotek", CEO: Nicholas Nicolaides) today announce that ECA has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Morphotek for US$325 million after excess net cash.

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Tokyo, Japan, Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey and Exton, Pennsylvania (ots/PRNewswire) - - Eisai's Dramatic Leap Towards Biologic Therapeutics Evidenced by the Acquisition Eisai Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, "Eisai", President and CEO: Haruo Naito), Eisai ...

March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke is giving himself flexibility to respond to slowing economic growth.

DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Mitsubishi Corporation - Company Profile and Executive Databank" to their offering.

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The Dow Jones-Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi-UFJ weekly business barometer increased by 0.6% in the week ended March 10 following two straight weeks of 0.2% declines, according to data reported Thursday.

March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Land prices in Japan rose for the first time in 16 years as international and domestic investors competed to acquire properties in the three biggest cities.

An offshore oil and gas production platform in the Niger delta, Nigeria. World oil prices have extended gains, with New York crude above 60 dollars per barrel after news of a larger-than-expected fall in US gasoline stockpiles.

LONDON - Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank ADCB.AD, has increased its five-year loan to $1.5 billion from $1 billion after the deal closed oversubscribed, making it the biggest syndicated loan for a Middle Eastern bank to date, a banking source said on Thursday.

World oil prices extended gains on Thursday, with New York crude above 60 dollars per barrel after news of a larger-than-expected fall in US gasoline stockpiles.

March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke is giving himself flexibility to respond to slowing economic growth.

DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Mitsubishi Electric Corporation - Company Profile and Executive Databank" to their offering.

Asian markets rallied Thursday, boosted by overnight gains on Wall Street and the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates unchanged.

The dollar firmed on Thursday, after plumbing a two-year trough against the euro overnight on signals from the US Federal Reserve of a possible interest rate cut later this year.

Actress Rochelle Barrameda on Thursday urged her brother-in-law's father to shed light on the mysterious disappearance of her sister.

Japanese land prices have risen for the first time in 16 years, the government said Thursday, in one of the clearest signs yet that the economy is finally winning its long battle against deflation.

March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Land prices in Japan rose for the first time in 16 years as overseas and domestic investors competed to acquire properties in the country's three biggest cities.

March 22 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton Ltd., faced with declining grades at the world's largest copper mine, may invest in extra processing equipment at the site in a bid to maintain output amid rising prices for the metal.

_ (EDS: ADDING INFO ON LAND PRICES IN 17TH GRAF)

March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Land prices in Japan rose for the first time in 16 years as overseas and domestic investors competed to acquire properties in the country's three biggest cities.

March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Overall land prices in Japan rose for the first time in 16 years as overseas and domestic investors competed to acquire properties in the country's three biggest cities.

_ The U.S. dollar edged down to the lower 117 yen range Thursday in Tokyo, as market players pared positions on some of their riskier assets on heightened speculation of an interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

She wanted the death penalty for the gunman. Paulette Francis wanted the killer of her only child to die, at least until time healed a small corner of her forever wound.

A masked man with a gun robbed a customer and clerk inside Too Bux DVD, a video store on the corner of Hohman Avenue and Ridge Road. The robbery was reported at 9:50 p.m. Friday. The masked man pointed a gun at a store employee and at a customer, demanding money from both.

(Corrects commercial land price rise in second paragraph.) March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Overall land prices in Japan rose for the first time in 16 years as overseas and domestic investors competed to acquire properties in the country's three biggest cities.

Japanese stocks rose for a third straight trading session Thursday, led by steelmakers and real estate issues, following Wall Street's overnight rally.

New Delhi, Mar.22 (ANI): China has given approval for four overseas banks to incorporate locally, paving the way for them to offer renminbi retail business. HSBC Bank (China) Co Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank (China) Ltd, Bank of East Asia (China) Ltd, and Citibank (China) Co Ltd, have secured the nod to commence operations as locally incorporated companies, the China Banking Regulatory Commission ...

March 22 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar traded near a two-year low against the euro after the Federal Reserve unexpectedly abandoned its bias toward higher interest rates and the European Central Bank signaled it may raise borrowing costs.

JAKARTA, March 22 (Reuters) - Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. and Mitsubishi Corp will jointly invest $400 million in Indonesia's Kangean block to boost its production, Japex's chief said on Thursday.

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