Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. http://beta.malaysia.news.yahoo.com/asia-pacific-business.html en-en Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:42:00 +0800 5 http://beta.malaysia.news.yahoo.com/asia-pacific-business.html http://sg.yimg.com/i/my/mastheads/222x39_ma_malaysia_news.gif 39 222 http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080829/tbs-japan-auto-company-nissan-e5c2383.html /afp/20080829/r_t_afp_bs_jp/tbs-japan-auto-company-nissan-e5c2383_1 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:42:00 +0800 Nissan Motor Co. on Friday become the latest automaker to announce price hikes for some of its vehicles in response to skyrocketing steel costs. AFP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080829/tbs-as-japan-nissan-prices-83b1f84.html /ap/20080829/r_t_ap_bs_jp/tbs-as-japan-nissan-prices-83b1f84_1 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:36:00 +0800 Hit by soaring steel and other material costs, Nissan announced price hikes in Japan Friday for some commercial vehicle models but held back from increases on its more crucial passenger car offerings. AP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/bnm/20080829/tbs-mas-insurance-ceeeaba.html /bnm/20080829/r_t_bnm_bs_my/tbs-mas-insurance-ceeeaba_1 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:34:57 +0800 SUBANG JAYA, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- To provide a wide range of services to customers, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has partnered with Etiqa Insurance and Mondial Assistance to offer a new online travel insurance called MHinsure. Bernama http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080829/tbs-centro-7318940.html /rtrs/20080829/r_t_rtrs_bs_other/tbs-centro-7318940_2 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:33:16 +0800 (Recasts, adds analyst and company comment) Reuters http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/bnm/20080829/tbs-publicbank-investment-ceeeaba.html /bnm/20080829/r_t_bnm_bs_my/tbs-publicbank-investment-ceeeaba_1 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:28:34 +0800 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Public Bank Bhd has launched a new investment product called PB Commodities and Resources Basket (PB CARB) Investment which enables investors to invest in the currencies of countries that are rich in natural resources and net exporters of those natural resources. Bernama http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080829/tbs-china-economy-forex-21231dd.html /rtrs/20080829/r_t_rtrs_bs_cn/tbs-china-economy-forex-21231dd_2 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:26:02 +0800 (Refiles to fix typo in headline) Reuters http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080829/tbs-philippines-economy-moneysupply-8bedc88.html /rtrs/20080829/r_t_rtrs_bs_ph/tbs-philippines-economy-moneysupply-8bedc88_1 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:25:20 +0800 (Adds background) Reuters http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080829/tbs-as-oil-prices-e285837.html /ap/20080829/r_t_ap_bs_as/tbs-as-oil-prices-e285837_1 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:25:00 +0800 Oil prices jumped Friday in Asia to near US$117 a barrel on expectations tropical storm Gustav will soon enter the Gulf of Mexico area, home to a quarter of U.S. crude supplies and 40 percent of its refining capacity. AP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080829/tbs-china-energy-oil-invest-company-cnoo-ec2362a.html /afp/20080829/r_t_afp_bs_cn/tbs-china-energy-oil-invest-company-cnoo-ec2362a_1 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:23:00 +0800 China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), the nation's third largest oil producer, will spend 6.6 billion dollars to nearly double the capacity of a major refinery project, state media said Friday. AFP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/bnm/20080829/tbs-taann-results-ceeeaba.html /bnm/20080829/r_t_bnm_bs_my/tbs-taann-results-ceeeaba_1 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:21:15 +0800 SIBU, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Ta Ann Holdings Bhd has posted a net profit of RM34 million for the first six months ended June 30, 2008, which translated into earnings per share of 16 sen. Bernama