News from elsewhere on the web 09/Jan/06

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US$100 laptops will be produced in Shanghai Shanghai Daily (China)

Tianjin to invest $13.6 bln in transport infrastructure CRI (China)

Top 10 trade partners of China's mainland in January-November 2005 General Administration of Customs (China)

AV Birla group merges chem ops in Thailand Economic Times (India)

Foreign firms pledge higher pay, bonuses, to end strikes VNS (Vietnam)

Michelin's `radial' plans hinge on demand IndiaCar.net (India)

Truck Tire Market To Boost Michelin In 2006 New ratings.com (UK)

State supports small-scale exports Vietnam Economy (Vietnam)

Viet Nam boosts rubber exports to China VNA (Vietnam)

Rainy spell forces Lamtech to buy Thai rubberwood Business Times (Malaysia)

`New clones can help improve rubber productivity' Sify / Business Line (India)

American Tire Distributors Acquires Silver State Tire and Golden State Tire Carolina Newswire (US - North Carolina)

Tyre dumping carried out by 'environmental criminals' 24dash (UK)

Dunlop Zim sets export targets Chronicle (Zimbabwe)

Can Ruia provide Midas touch to Dunlop? Deccan Herald (India)