The auction for the Indian 3G spectrum service may be over by September 30, Telecom Secretary Siddhartha Behura said.
“The ideal time for the auctions will be between September and October this year.”
“But the auctions should most likely be completed by September 30,” he told reporters [...]

Myanmar announced on Wednesday it would hold an October auction of Jade, pearls and precious gems in Yangon, despite economic sanctions banning their international trade.
At a previous sale in March, 7,700 lots were sold, valued at more than 100 million euros (153 million dollars).
The United States blocked imports of Myanmar’s gems in July, passing new [...]

China plans to auction off 20 million items from the Beijing Olympics, state media reported on Wednesday.
The auctions will be run by the China Beijing Equity Exchange, which sells off shares in state-owned enterprises to private buyers.
It is estimated the auctions could raise as much as one billion yuan.

Mallet Japan’s Modern and Contemporary auction will be held on September 5th in Tokyo.
The sale covers a wide range of items from Japanese, European, American and Asian art. From the Japanese art section, works by emerging artists such as Ayako Rokkaku(lot#249 ‘Untitled’ 100,000-200,000JPY) as well as leading contemporary artists including Yoshitomo Nara(lot#271 ‘Untitled’ 1,200,000-1,600,000JPY), Yayoi [...]

Beginning in 2009 Sotheby’s will consolidate its existing worldwide dedicated sales of Contemporary Asian Art in Hong Kong in the form of a Contemporary Asian Art Sale held twice yearly in April and in October. The newly-consolidated Contemporary Asian Art Sale will include exceptional works such as those from China, Japan, Korea and other Southeast [...]

NEW YORK - After the spectacular success of Christie’s South Kensington sale on June 2008 which set numerous world auction records, this season Christie’s New York is pleased to announce the sale of South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art on 16 September. The sale will offer major works from modern masters like Tyeb Mehta, Maqbool [...]

Sotheby’s Hong Kong Autumn Sales 2008 will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 4th to 8th October 2008. The sales include Chinese and Southeast Asian modern and contemporary art, Chinese classical paintings and works of art, jewellery and watches. This year too, as a new addition to the Hong Kong [...]

A vegetable auction centre was inaugurated by Khadi Board Minister K.Ramachandran at the Nilgiris Cooperative Marketing Society (NCMS).

PC company Lenovo is kicking off its final online auction of limited-edition notebook PCs inspired by the Lenovo-designed Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch.
Over the past six months, a series of “Cloud of Promise”-themed notebook PCs have been available for bidding at www.lenovohopefundauctions.com throughout 10-day periods. Many of these limited-edition notebook PCs were autographed by Lenovo Champions [...]

BANGALORE, INDIA - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) — India’s Directorate General of Hydrocarbons has announced that it is compiling a national data repository comprising geological information of the country’s basins and fields. The goal is to ensure integrity and transparency both before and during the process of exploration. The directorate plans [...]