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San Miguel's consolidated net profits surged 57 percent to 27.6 billion pesos ($677.55 million) last year, boosted by strong turnover from new businesses, the top Philippine conglomerate said Thursday.

2013-03-21T10:47:47ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/14/Asian_markets_mostly_rise_weakens_e518

Asian markets mostly rose on Thursday, while the dollar climbed against the yen after Japan's parliament agreed the government's nominees to lead the Bank of Japan.

2013-03-14T13:06:53ZAFP Asian Editionby Danny McCordtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/12/Nuclear_group_Areva_insists_public_e90a

Two years after Japan's Fukushima nuclear crisis, the head of French group Areva, a leading company in the sector, insisted that public confidence in atomic energy has been re-established.

2013-03-12T05:41:14ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/05/Nuclear_power_capacity_grew_again_efc8

The world's nuclear power generation capacity grew again in 2012 after a drop in 2011 in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, according to a draft new UN atomic agency report seen by AFP Tuesday.

2013-03-05T18:54:56ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/05/Nuclear_power_grew_again_2012_78e2

Nuclear power generation grew again in 2012 after a drop in 2011 in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in Japan, according to a draft new UN atomic agency report seen by AFP Tuesday.

2013-03-05T12:24:40ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/27/Safety_concerns_cloud_Korea_nuclear_671a

South Korea has big plans to become a major nuclear energy player, but they are unfolding at a time when the global industry is under intense scrutiny after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

2013-02-27T08:16:04ZAFP Asian Editionby Lim Chang-Wontag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/26/Safety_concerns_cloud_Korea_nuclear_671a

South Korea has big plans to become a major nuclear energy player, but they are unfolding at a time when the global industry is under intense scrutiny after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

2013-02-27T04:15:15ZAFP Asian Editionby Lim Chang-Wontag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/26/approves_150m_loan_Nepal_hydropower_f0bf

The Asian Development Bank said Tuesday it had approved a $150-million loan for a giant hydropower plant to ease Nepal's chronic electricity shortages which lead to power cuts of up to 14 hours a day.

2013-02-26T12:34:27ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/25/Earthquake_shakes_buildings_Tokyo_bf0c

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit Japan on Monday, setting buildings in the capital swaying but causing no risk of a tsunami, seismologists said.

2013-02-25T10:43:51ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/08/Japans_Renesas_logs_173_loss_a37d

Struggling Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics on Friday posted a $1.73 billion net loss in the nine months to December, and chopped its annual earnings forecast by 17 percent.

2013-02-08T18:59:00ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/06/Kuwait_parliament_probe_mega_projects_0c8c

Kuwait's parliament on Wednesday voted to form a special panel to probe allegations of irregularities in two contracts worth $5.0 billion awarded to two foreign-led consortia.

2013-02-06T14:03:57ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/04/Fukushima_operator_TEPCO_triples_loss_6200

Fukushima nuclear plant operator TEPCO on Monday slashed its outlook for the fiscal year to March, warning it expected to lose about $1.29 billion or almost three times an earlier estimate.

2013-02-04T13:15:30ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/31/Toshibas_nine-month_profit_surges_fold_5a42

Japan's Toshiba said Thursday net profit in the nine months to December soared six fold to 54.52 billion yen ($600 million) thanks to brisk sales in its semiconductor and power plant businesses.

2013-01-31T08:53:55ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/30/Japan_December_factory_output_25_f793

Japan on Thursday said the nation's factory output for December rose 2.5 percent from the previous month thanks to brisk production of cars and semiconductors.

2013-01-31T00:29:37ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/24/Toshiba_expanding_power_generation_ties_58eb

Japanese industrial giant Toshiba and General Electric (GE) on Thursday announced plans to widen a thermal power generation alliance, after rivals Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy joined forces.

2013-01-24T06:02:04ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/23/Siemens_says_earnings_orders_down_bba7

German engineering giant Siemens said on Wednesday that earnings and orders fell in the first quarter, but it was hoping a shake-up of its businesses would nevertheless enable it to meet its full-year targets.

2013-01-23T10:33:44ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/22/Brazil_rules_power_shortages_during_38e0

The Brazilian government Tuesday ruled out risks of power shortages during the 2014 World Cup despite delays in power generation projects in 10 host cities.

2013-01-22T21:56:07ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/21/Rock_oceans_badly_flawed_study_0e99

Claims that global warming can be braked by dissolving huge quantities of rock in the sea to absorb carbon emissions are laden with flaws, a study published on Tuesday says.

2013-01-22T00:06:05ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/15/Pakistan_court_orders_arrest_amid_5404

Pakistan's top judge Tuesday ordered the arrest of the prime minister over corruption allegations, threatening to exacerbate political turmoil as thousands of protesters demand the dissolution of parliament.

2013-01-15T11:54:47ZAFP Global Editionby Sajjad Tarakzaitag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/10/Half_food_thrown_away_report_3b23

Up to half of all the food produced in the world -- two billion tonnes of it -- is thrown away, according to a report published on Thursday.

2013-01-10T14:05:37ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reporter