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Jamie Oliver's �14m move East

2009-10-09T13:09:22Z

Jamie Oliver is raising �14 million from investors to fund a chain of his Italian restaurants across the Far East

3,000 people feared trapped in rubble of Indonesian earthquake

2009-10-02T14:15:47Z

Up to 3,000 people may still be trapped under rubble after the powerful earthquake that rocked Indonesia two days ago, the country's health ministry said today

Second powerful earthquake hampers rescue efforts

2009-10-01T08:26:14Z

Second earthquake hits Indonesia hampering rescue efforts as it emerged thousands may have died in yesterday's quake

Troubled RBS is to sell big slice of Asian assets

2009-08-03T08:11:49Z

Stricken Royal Bank of Scotland is expected to sell a big chunk of its Asian assets this week to the ANZ banking group of Australia

Terror attacks in troubled region

2009-07-17T07:29:19Z

12 killed in bomb blast in Indonesian hotels

2009-07-17T06:25:26Z

At least 12 people have been killed and scores more injured in nearly simultaneous bomb blasts at two top tourist hotels in Indonesia

WORLD: Suicide bomber on the 18th floor in Indonesian hotel

2009-07-17T06:32:38Z

Nine people including foreign tourists were killed today in suicide bomb attacks on two hotels in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta

Manchester United cancel Jakarta trip

2009-07-17T07:12:32Z

BHP Billiton reduces nickel exposure with sale

2009-07-03T07:47:47Z

BHP Billiton sold its Yabulu nickel refinery in Australia as it retreated further from high-cost nickel operations

British American Tobacco gets a flavour of Indonesia at �303m

2009-06-17T07:42:24Z

British American Tobacco struck a �303 million deal to buy a major Indonesian flavoured-cigarette manufacturer

ANZ raises �1.2bn to buy RBS Asian units

2009-05-27T08:01:04Z

Royal Bank of Scotland's �1.1billion auction of its retail and commercial banking businesses in Asia hotted up today as bidding frontrunner Australia and New Zealand Banking Group said it will raise A$2.5billion (�1.2billion) through a share placing.

Cussons cleans up with soap despite crunch

2009-04-08T08:08:35Z

Britons have not allowed the credit crunch to stop them keeping clean, a soap-maker said

Wall of water from burst dam kills 50 in Indonesia

2009-03-27T09:17:38Z

More than 50 people drowned or were swept to their deaths when torrential rain caused a dam to burst, sending a wall of water crashing into a crowded suburb of Indonesia's capital Jakarta

Pork is scratched off the menu for Jamie Oliver's diplomatic dinners

2009-03-27T09:48:13Z

Jamie Oliver may have lobbied us to buy British pork but he won't be serving it to the world's most powerful leaders at next week's G20 banquet in Downing Street

Komodo dragons bite man to death

2009-03-24T09:03:25Z

Two Komodo dragons have mauled a fruit picker to death in Indonesia

England rivals for World Cup bid are named

2009-03-17T14:24:39Z

Football: England's rivals to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups have been confirmed by FIFA

Win is perfect medicine for jaded Jaidee

2009-03-02T08:59:35Z

Golf: Missing the Johnnie Walker Classic due to illness proved to be a blessing in disguise for Thongchai Jaidee as he won golf's Indonesia Open

�10 safari suit for Attenborough

2009-01-30T10:33:40Z

It is an expenses claim very few could justify - but when David Attenborough set off more than 50 years ago to find the Komodo dragon in Indonesia, he knew exactly what he needed

Investors are unfair to us, says O�Reilly

2009-01-26T10:03:41Z

Media: Independent News & Media complains that investors have driven down the share price in recent weeks

Vodka hangover for Waterford Wedgewood

2009-01-06T11:32:58Z

The demise of Waterford Wedgwood is a sorry tale. There is red ink everywhere, the Stoke pottery operation is pointing fingers at the Irish glassmaking side, while there's much brouhaha about moving the whole manufacturing process to Indonesia

Capital lures 1.8m from abroad

2009-01-05T09:32:50Z

Almost 1.8 million people have moved to London from abroad over the last decade

Gem Diamonds suffers after alert over price falls

2008-11-17T15:11:32Z

Luxury Retail: Fears of a global recession are hitting the luxury sector and shares in Gem Diamonds nosedived 36% after it issued a profits warning.

Stock markets plunge amid recession fear

2008-10-08T08:45:46Z

Stock markets around the world plunged again today amid growing fears that the financial crisis will turn into a deep global recession

Camilla will cut short royal tour with Charles

2008-10-07T13:20:39Z

The Duchess of Cornwall is to pull out of a royal tour with the Prince of Wales halfway through because she feels it is too "arduous", Clarence House said

Salamander sparks a takeover tussle with its �500 million swoop for Serica

2008-09-29T11:21:37Z

A takeover battle has broken out between two of London's more highly-rated oil and gas plays after a shock approach by Salamander Energy for Serica Energy was rejected as "opportunistic and crazy"

Market report: RSA climbs on talk of a bid move from Allianz

2008-09-05T08:00:43Z

RSA Insurance provided one of the few beams of sunshine in a gloomy market, jumping 7.2p to 165.5p on rumours that another foreign predator, this time Germany�s Allianz, is sniffing around

Oil price falls again after dollar revival

2008-06-05T11:17:07Z

Crude oil is again trading lower, down nearly 10% from record highs a fortnight ago

Rio Tinto plugs the nickel gap

2008-05-29T11:43:38Z

Mining giant Rio Tinto unveils a project that will see it enter the nickel market for the first time and close a gap in output with arch-rival BHP Billiton

Alstom faces bribery probe

2008-05-06T15:30:54Z

Engineering giant is under investigation amid allegations that it paid bribes to win key contracts

Art with an international flavour

2007-04-13T14:16:05Z

There'll be an international flavour to this year's Chelsea Art Fair, with exhibitors from China, the Czech Republic, Japan, Russia and Zimbabwe all displaying their wares.