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Mithali leads India to second successive Asia Cup win

Mithali leads India to second successive Asia Cup win Skipper Mithali Raj slammed her second century of the tournament to bat India to a 97-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second women's cricket Asia Cup final at the National Stadium here today. Mithali, who also scored a century against Pakistan in the league match, remained unconquered on 108 as India, batting first after winning the toss, collected 269 for four from the allotted 50 overs. Right-arm spinner Devika Palshikar then bagged three wickets while pacewoman Amita Sharma and left-armer Neetu David claimed two wickets each to restrict Sri Lanka to 172 for

Mithali leads India to second successive Asia Cup win

Mithali leads India to second successive Asia Cup win Skipper Mithali Raj slammed her second century of the tournament to bat India to a 97-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second women's cricket Asia Cup final at the National Stadium here today. Mithali, who also scored a century against Pakistan in the league match, remained unconquered on 108 as India, batting first after winning the toss, collected 269 for four from the allotted 50 overs. Right-arm spinner Devika Palshikar then bagged three wickets while pacewoman Amita Sharma and left-armer Neetu David claimed two wickets each to restrict Sri Lanka to 172 for

Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific Unofficial strikes by thousands of workers in foreign-owned plants in Vietnam’s export processing zones (EPZ) are continuing. Last week Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, concerned about the impact on investment, instructed the Ministry of Planning and Investment to intervene. The workers want the government to adjust basic wages in line with inflation and cost of living rises. Workers are furious that the government postponed a 40 percent increase in the basic wage it promised would become effective this month. Up to December 2005, Vietnam received $8 billion in Foreign Direct Investment, much of it from Taiwanese

Goldman leads 1Q Asia ex-Japan M&A deal volume - survey

Goldman leads 1Q Asia ex-Japan M&A deal volume - survey Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) is the investment bank that has advised on the biggest volume of merger and acquisition deals in the Asia-Pacific region, excluding Japan, so far this year, according to league tables compiled by European data provider mergermarket. The U.S. investment bank advised on seven deals worth a total of US$25 billion in the first quarter, mergermarket said. It was involved in Australian company Alinta Ltd.'s (ALN.AU) US$7.40 billion bid for 80% of the much larger energy company Australian Gas Light Co. (AGL.AU) and advised Singapore's Temasek Holdings

Asia’s taut job market triggers price concern

Asia's taut job market triggers price concern It's a good time to be job hunting in Asia. The number of new jobs created in Singapore is at its highest since 1997, Taiwan's unemployment rate is at a five-year low, Thailand's is near record lows and wages in Hong Kong are rising. But that also means inflation-wary central banks have to be even more on their guard as a tight labor market approaches the point where price pressures can build, economists say. Most Asian economies have been growing by more than expected, pushing unemployment rates down and wage pressures up. Even in Japan, which until recently