SINGAPORE STOCK MARKET NEWS | 2012-01-26

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   Headlines for ChannelNewsAsia, dated: 2012-01-29

Tie-up with NYSE Euronext not vital for Deutsche Boerse
FRANKFURT: The proposed merger of Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext — which now looks almost certain to fail — is not vital for the German company's survival, say analysts and industry experts.


   British charm offensive targets Chinese cash
LONDON: Britain is making huge efforts to attract investment from China to kickstart an economy teetering on the brink of recession — and it is playing its trump card of being outside the eurozone.

World leaders slam eurozone foot-dragging on debt crisis
DAVOS, Switzerland: World economic leaders turned their fire on the eurozone on Saturday at a Davos forum increasingly frustrated by the single currency bloc's struggle to come to grips with its debt crisis.

Murdoch staff arrested, office searched in UK probe
LONDON: Detectives on Saturday searched the offices of Rupert Murdoch's The Sun and arrested four journalists and a policeman in a widening probe into the bribing of police for information.

EU leaders to meet for talks
BRUSSELS: The 27 leaders of the European Union are preparing to meet for talks in Brussels, and Monday's summit is part of ongoing efforts to stem the eurozone's debt woes.

Sarkozy "to announce tax hike"
PARIS: French President Nicolas Sarkozy will announce tax rises Sunday, including a hike of 1.6 percentage points in value-added sales tax on goods and services, government sources said.