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Falcon Energy Group today announced a net profit after tax and minority interest of US$28.1 million ($39.5 million) for the full year ending 31 December 2009, compared to US$27.6 million it achieved for the adjusted 12 months to 31 December 2008. Falcon Energy Group is a provider of integrated ...

Mumbai witnessed its first ever Cyclothon yesterday where Salman Khan was the star attraction of the event. Cyclothon is the event where Cycling professionals from different parts of the world participate in. It was held around the Bandra suburb that continued till noon. The city’s foremost Cyclothon had two cycling ...

Production on the upcoming ninth season of 24 has been suspended after series star Kiefer Sutherland suffered a ruptured cyst near his kidney last week, The Los Angeles Times reports. Shooting on the hit drama began earlier this month, but filming had to be halted last week after Sutherland took time ...

Fusion Garage announced that its controversial JooJoo tablet PC has entered full production, with devices expected to reach consumers by the end of February. The move comes days after Fusion Garage moved to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by TechCrunch, the publishing entity founded by Michael Arrington, which alleges ...

Agfa Gevaert NV said Singapore Press Holdings selected Agfa Graphics to upgrade its analogue prepress printing production at its print center in Singapore, according to an e-mailed statement today.   {jcomments on}

Singapore’s industrial production rebounded in December and rose at the fastest pace in five months as higher demand for electronics and chemicals offset a drop in pharmaceuticals output.   Manufacturing, which accounts for about a quarter of Singapore’s economy, gained 14.4% in December from a year earlier following a revised 9.5% decline ...

Globalfoundries Inc., which bought Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing for $2.5 billion, anticipates a “strong” recovery in the next four to five quarters, Chief Executive Officer Doug Grose said. “The foundry industry is growing faster than the overall semiconductor industry,” Grose said at a press event in Singapore today. Demand for chips is ...

European mobile network equipment maker and mobile phone giant Ericsson plans to cut roughly 946 employees in two of its production locations in Sweden. The job cuts are targeted at production staff in the cities of Gavle and Boras, according to news reports. - European mobile network ...

The new processors will go into flash modules alongside Samsung's own 3-bit NAND controllers to produce 8GB micro Secure Digital [microSD] cards for use in thumb drives, cell phones and cameras, the company said. - Samsung, the world's No. 1 manufacturer of NAND flash processors with more ...

The new processors will go into flash modules alongside Samsung's own 3-bit NAND controllers to produce 8GB micro Secure Digital (microSD) cards for use in thumb drives, cell phones and cameras. - Samsung, the world's No. 1 manufacturer of NAND flash processors with more than 30 percent of ...

Singapore’s industrial production rebounded as electronics companies increased output, boosting the nation’s recovery from its deepest recession in more than four decades.   Manufacturing, which accounts for about a quarter of Singapore’s economy, climbed 3.6% in October from a year earlier following a revised 6.3% drop in September, the Economic Development Board ...

ABC has halted production on its freshman drama FlashForward, Variety has learned. The show, which stars Joseph Fiennes and Sonya Walger, will take a six-day hiatus to tweak a few scripts and is expected to resume production next week. “They want to maintain the high quality of the show, and this gives ...

While next year will not see anything like the disruption to vehicle production in Europe that we saw this, there is the persistent problem of excess capacity. Some have even argued that it would be better if Opel/Vauxhall disappeared entirely, leaving healthier market conditions for those who are left. Whether ...

Water company Hyflux today announced its expansion plans and investments for its Hyflux Innovation Centre global headquarters and a new membrane manufacturing facility Hyflux Production Hub. Read more...

Mainboard-listed China Flexible Packaging Holdings, one of the leading manufacturers in the production and sale of Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) film packaging material, says the group has added a new production line at its new plant. The completion and commencement of the new production line in October will contribute ...

Lorenzo International, the regional integrated lifestyle furniture group, says it has started production at their new factory in Kunshan City the Jiangsu province, China. The new production facility at Dianshan Lake Town has a net asset value of $14 million and occupies a sprawling land area of 40,978 m2 ...

Jon & Kate Gosselin have been kaput for months, and the warring reality couple may soon be separated from the airwaves, if the unhappy hubby gets his way. Jon Gosselin is attempting to shut down production of the family’s reality series, Jon & Kate Plus 8, according to The Insider. ...

At last! Britney & Justin: The Opera! Brooklyn-based composer Jacob Cooper has penned an opera based on the teenage love affair of pop’s ill-fated “It Couple,” Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears. Jessica Biel will not be pleased. Timberbrit is described as a “tragic tale” that imagines Spears’ last concert, in the final hours ...

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Mainboard-listed Straits Asia Resources says it reported another strong set of operational results for the first half of 2009. Sales revenue rose 19% to US$315 million ($451 million), thanks to its decision to sell forward large quantities of its 2009 production before the global financial crisis hit international coal ...