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THE Philippine and Malaysian stock markets may soon end 16 years of stagnation and enter a ?golden era,? according to CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets technical analysts.
When the Ascott Group took over what was formerly known as the Oakwood Premiere Ayala Center in 2000, guests never had any inkling as to what is about to happen.
Arthur Gindap, country manager for the Ascott Group (owner of the Ascott properties in the country), said, ?guests slept with Oakwood and woke up with Ascott.? With surgical knife precision, Ascott undertook the transformation overnight with very minimal disturbance to hotel operations. ?There was a small army of personnel working overnight to replace all the Oakwood materials with Ascott. Even the packet of sugar used by the guests for their morning coffee already had the Ascott logo,? he said.
SAMSUNG Electronics Co., the world?s largest television maker, said it may equip its TVs with Google Inc. software, and compete with Sony Corp. in offering sets that surf the Web and double as computers.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY?The crisis currently gripping Manila after the recent hostage tragedy is a very big opportunity to showcase Mindanao, especially Northern Mindanao and this regional center to the rest of the Philippines and the world, the organizer-group of the upcoming 19th Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon) said.
SUBIC BAY FREE PORT?While rainy days herald a rebirth in the countryside and newly planted fields promise the bounty of later harvests, farmers who coax a living out of the earth have to endure long lean months of bare existence before their crops could be brought to the market.
CITING potential in the Philippines? credit-card market, the world?s third-largest credit-card business JCB (Japan Credit Bureau) International Co. Ltd. said it expects growing its member base by 130,000 a year for the next five years.
NEW YORK?Caroline Wozniacki has top billing as far as seeds go on the women?s side of this year?s US Open, but so much has been made about what she does not have. Her serve does not light up the radar guns. Power is not an essential part of her game, either, and with the way the sport has evolved, some perceive that as a fatal flaw.
Nobody has beaten Wozniacki here yet, though, and it is possible no one will, because she forces opponents to beat themselves.
It?s official now.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the biggest jerk in professional sports.
INDONESIA walked the tightrope in subduing India, 8-7, while unseeded Russia stunned No. 12 Canada, 8-4, as the race to unseat the Philippines kicked off on Tuesday in the 2010 World Cup of Pool at the Midtown Wing of the Robinson?s Place in Manila.
MERALCO signed Mark Cardona to a two-year ?extension? reportedly worth P8.4 million that will take effect at the start of the 2011-12 season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
