Jakarta, Dec 9 (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Boediono said here on Tuesday the central bank was watching out for a possible rise in non-performing loans in national banks.

Serang, Banten Province, Dec. 9 (ANTARA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICF) will hold a workshop on bird flu for journalists in Banten, from December 16 to 18, 2008.

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Lebak, Dec. 9 (ANTARA) - Floods inundated thousands of hectares of rice fields in four sub districts, Lebak district, Banten Province, damaging the crops.

Denpasar, Bali, Dec 9 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived at Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport on Tuesday afternoon for a two-day working visit during which he would attend

SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- Domestic sales of commercial vehicles, such as buses and trucks, fell sharply in November due to an economic slump, an industry association said Tuesday.

SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started higher Tuesday as investor sentiment was lifted by a set of U.S. economic stimulus plans, analysts said.

SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- A workforce reduction will be the inevitable result of a continued government drive to enhance efficiency in the public sector, a top policymaker said Tuesday.

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