DotAsia Organization is pleased to announce today the historical smooth completion of the first batch of domain auctions for the .Asia “Sunrise” (i.e. priority registration period intended for intellectual property rights owners). The auctions proved to be a massive success in contrast to previous chaotic rushes for domain names that leave brand owners frustrated. The [...]

Trading firm L&G International offered the lowest price of $434 per ton at a Philippine rice auction on Tuesday, government officials said.
The company offered 30,000 tons of Thai rice for delivery in February and March, they said. It also offered another 20,000 tons at $441 per ton for delivery in April. All prices included cost [...]

Tbilisi: An auction on issuing licenses for mining minerals will be held at the Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia on Tuesday.
Prime-News was told at the Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia about that.
According to the Ministry, 15 objects located in Gardabani, Martvili, Ozurgeti, Marneuli, Aspindza, Baghdadi, Akhalkalaki, Ambrolauri, [...]

HA NOI — Traditional singing kites of the country’s northern regions will be auctioned off in the capital tonight with the proceeds going to Agent Orange Victims.
Nguyen Nga, director of the Ha Noi-based Maison des Arts, will be hosting the auction that will offer eight kites decorated by contemporary artists to the highest bidder.
“The kites [...]

The value of the Thai government’s e-auctions is expected to reach 240 billion baht this year, up 33% over 2007, as the new government will try to lift spending amid pressure to cut costs.
Online auctions are projected to save about 20 billion baht or 8% below normal transactions said Pantavanij Co Ltd, Thailand’s first and [...]

The IPL on Thursday received an overwhelming response with some of India’s top industrialists like Mukesh Ambani and Vijay Mallya and film stars Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta winning bids to own teams in the Twenty20 venture.
After prolonged suspense, BCCI vice-president and chairman of the IPL Governing Council Lalit Modi disclosed the names [...]

Telangana Rashtra Samiti legislator T. Harish Rao has demanded that the Government release a white paper on the funds mobilised from lands auctioned by Hyderabad Urban Development Authority and the way they were being spent.
Alleging that the Government had diverted Rs. 3,134 crore raised through land auctions for other regions in violation of the stipulations [...]

Tea prices maintained a lower trend, despite improved demand, at the auctions held here last week, industry source said on Tuesday.
Selected well made Nilgiri Orthodox Leaf ruled firm, while other grades quoted lower by Rs 2-Rs 3 per kg.
With improved demand from all sections, good liquoring CTC leaf teas were firm to occasionally [...]

Alibaba’s online consumer auction firm, Taobao, saw its transaction volume more than double last year, amid rapid growth in China’s e-commerce market. Taobao’s customer base also soared, reaching 53 million in 2007, up nearly 77 percent compared with the previous year, the company said in a statement late on Monday.

Mysore tobacco auctions in Karnataka, which officially closed last week on a buoyant note, has set many records since the launch of tobacco auctions in the country in 1984.
According to Tobacco Board officials, for the first time since introduction of auctions, not a single day was lost on account of interruptions, leading to completion of [...]