Weekly roundup

COMPANIES

• Apollo plans Rs710-crore expansion; to set up hospitals in Navi Mumbai, Chennai
• Dainik Bhaskar top bidder for Super Bazar
• RIL to invest $14-billion in oil sector; set up east-west pipeline
• Maruti brings SX4 to the fore
• DishTV introduces set top boxes for viewing TV on computers
• Indian Hotels to migrate to rupee tariff
• Reliance Ind weighs $6-billion semiconductor venture

• China blacklists over 400 exporters amidst product safety fears
• Pakistan proposes stronger economic ties with India
• New York becomes first US state with Air Passenger Bill Of Rights
• Air New Zealand orders 4 Boeing 777-300ERs
• Corporate communications meet delves into best practices
• Heathrow airport has shoddy service: IATA
• Cement from Pakistan by year-end
• NELP VII blocks auction to begin in November

• Allen-Vanguard acquires Med-Eng Systems from Schroders & Associates, GrowthWorks Capital
• KKR Boots debt may devolve on underwriters
• Discovery acquires treehugger.com, complements Planet Green TV network
• Ford Motors recalls 3.6 million vehicles to fix an overheating switch
• Air France-KLM to buy 20 regional jets from Embraer
• IBM to acquire Princeton Softech