Following are some of the main Asia and Pacific news events
expected this week (all times GMT).
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SATURDAY, March 21
BANGKOK - Parliament votes on an opposition motion of
no-confidence in Prime Minister Abihisit Vejjajiva and members of
his Cabinet.
BRISBANE - Australian Premier Kevin Rudd's home state of
Queensland holds election, with the centre-left Labor premier in
danger of defeat.
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MONDAY, MARCH 23
MUMBAI - Tata Motors launches the much-hyped Nano,
the world's cheapest car, after a six-month delay. Chairman Ratan
Tata to hold press conference ahead of unveiling.
SYDNEY - Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board expected
to hand its recommendation to Treasurer Wayne Swan, who has the
final say on Chinese state-owned Minmetals'<1208.HK> $1.7 billion
rescue bid for OZ Minerals , the world's second biggest
zinc miner.
MUMBAI - The trial of a man, who India says is the lone
survivor of the group that attacked the city in November, begins.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 24
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI - China's flagship foreign exchange
lender, Bank of China, <3988.HK> <601988.SS> and its Hong Kong
unit report Q4 results.
TAIPEI - Release of data on Taiwan's export orders, which is
expected to show that orders fell for the fifth straight month in
February on slowing demand from key economies. However, analysts
forecast the pace of the decline probably slowed down compared
with January as factories worked to meet a rush of orders from
China.
BEIJING - Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith visits
China for trade and security talks with his counterpart Yang
Jiechi. Australia is a major exporter of commodities to China and
is part of multilateral security talks with Japan and United
States that some see as aimed at containing China's recent
forward-looking military posture.
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WEDNESDAY, March 25
HONG KONG - Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
<601398.SS> <1398.HK> China's top lender, to announce Q4 results.
HONG KONG - PetroChina, <0857.HK> <601857.SS> Asia's
top oil and gas producer is seen posting flat Q4 earnings. The
firm has kept its investments steady this year and cut domestic
production targets due to weak demand and falling prices.
HONG KONG - China Life,<2628.HK> <601628.SS> the world's
largest insurer to report Q4 results.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 26
TAIPEI - Taiwan's central bank expected to cut interest rates
by a quarter from an already record-low 1.25 percent as a slump
in the island's key export industry threatens to push the economy
deeper in recession.
KUALA LUMPUR - Finance Minister Najib Razak to be nominated
premier by United Malays National Organisation, the dominant
party in Malaysia's ruling coalition. The date when he actually
takes over from Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has not yet been
set.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 27
TOKYO - Japan releases consumer prices for February.
WELLINGTON - New Zealand reports Q4 gross domestic product
figure. The economy is deep in recession and contracted in the
third quarter the most in eight years. Another quarter of
contraction would be the fourth in a row.
HONG KONG - Chalco, <601600.SS> <2600.HK> China's top
aluminium and alumina maker, is expected to report sharply lower
H2 earnings on sliding aluminium prices and higher costs. The
market will focus on parent company's planned $19.5 billion
tie-up with Rio Tinto .
HONG KONG - Sinopec <0386.HK>, Asia's top refiner, seen
reporting higher Q4 earnings due to lower crude oil prices.
HONG KONG - China Construction Bank <0939.HK> <601939.SS>,
the country's no.3 lender to report Q4 earnings. Growth is seen
slowing as the economy loses steam.
SHANGHAI - Baosteel, China's largest steelmaker, reports Q4
results.
HONG KONG - Shenhua,<601088.SS> the world's most valuable
coal producer, reports Q4 results.
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