Singapore, July 23, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Robert Walters, the international recruitment consultancy, today announces the launch of its first Asia Job Index. The Robert Walters Asia Job Index tracks advertisement volumes for professional positions across the leading job

Tokyo, July 23, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited today announced that the Fujitsu Group has established "Green Policy 2020," its medium-term environmental vision which defines the role the Group seeks to play in addressing global environmental issues. The

Kariya, July 24, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - DENSO Corporation today announced that it will hold the first program for the "DENSO YOUTH for EARTH Action," an international educational project, from July 29 - Aug. 10 in Hokkaido and Aichi,

NTT DoCoMo Inc. , KDDI Corp. and Softbank Mobile Corp. started disaster message board services on Thursday, following a strong earthquake that jolted the Tohoku northern Japan region early in the day. The services, which enable users to check the

SBI Holdings Inc. said Thursday its brokerage unit SBI Japannext Co. has raised 3 billion yen in fresh capital under a third-party share allotment scheme. Credit Suisse Securities (Japan) Ltd., Merrill Lynch Japan Finance Co. and Lehman Brothers Japan Inc.

The bellwether Nikkei average spurted to its best finish in about a month on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Thursday, buoyed by the U.S. financial sector's improving outlook thanks to the latest government assistance. The 225-issue Nikkei climbed 290.38 points, or

Toppan Printing Co. said Thursday that it has teamed up with E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. of the United States to develop new mass production technology for solar cell back sheets. Toppan signed a contract with DuPont

NEC Electronics (China) Co. said Thursday its electronic control systems will be used in 50 electric shuttle buses for the Beijing Olympics. The Beijing-based wholly owned unit of Japanese chipmaker NEC Electronics Corp. jointly developed the systems with the Beijing

Major consumer electronics retailer Bic Camera Inc. said Thursday it has applied to have its shares delisted from the Jasdaq Securities Exchange. Bic Camera was listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange on June 10. The company

Canon Inc. said Thursday its group net profit in January-June dropped 15.9 pct from a year before to 214,485 million yen due to the yen's appreciation and soaring materials prices. First-half operating profit fell 14.9 pct to 330,983 million yen,

Hino Motors Ltd. said Thursday its group operating profit in April-June plunged 25.2 pct from a year before to 7,362 million yen due to the yen's strengthening and higher materials prices. Meanwhile, the commercial vehicle-making unit of leading automaker Toyota

Japan's Sumitomo Forestry Co. said Thursday that it has set up a new company in China to introduce accommodation to Chinese students who intend to study in Japan. The move is intended to meet growing demand for rented accommodation in

Japan Airlines plans to reduce flights on three domestic routes using Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, company officials said Thursday. The move by the largest Japanese airline, known as JAL, reflects its efforts to streamline operations as

In an effort to influence the status of contract negotiations with the government, the Order of Engineers and Architects of Beirut (OEAB) together with the Lebanese Contractors Syndicate (LCS) called Thursday for a one-day strike to be held next Wednesday.

The Doha agreement may have brought a renewed sense of calm to the streets of Beirut, but the security services industry is still growing strong. Declining demand from hotels and retail businesses has been offset by event security work, foreign

Several economic reforms were put in cold storage due to opposition from the Left that was supporting the UPA government from outside. However, with one major hurdle gone, the government would like to push the various Bills through, with a

The research firm based in Connecticut, US, applied a list of 10 criteria to find its top 30, but many of the conclusions are already well known - India is the "undisputed leader" in offshore services, with China, Russia and

Astra made the submissions to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency, a significant step in what analysts consider to be a potential new blockbuster drug for the company, with its partner Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. The

The 30-share BSE index provisionally ended 187.89 points lower at 14,754.39 points. The 50-issue NSE index provisionally fell 1.10 percent to 4,427.60. Earlier, markets slipped into the red in the afternoon after opening with a gain. Technology, capital goods and

Bharti, about 30 percent owned by Southeast Asia's top phone firm, SingTel, said consolidated net profit rose to 20.25 billion rupees ($484 million) under U.S. accounting rules in its fiscal first quarter ended June, from 15.12 billion a year earlier.