Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- BG Group Plc , the U.K.'s third- biggest oil and gas company, conceded defeat in its hostile bid for Origin Energy Ltd. after the Australian company attracted an investment of as much as $8 billion from ConocoPhillips.

Australian gaming and media tycoon James Packer is expected to sign a $1.5-billion deal to build a hotel and casino resort in the Philippines, an official said yesterdy.

25 July 2008, Auckland : Business tourism injects around $1 billion a year into the New Zealandeconomy – a figure that is poised for healthy growth over the coming months.

Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Aboriginal groups in Australia's far northwest have released a short-list of four potential sites they are willing to consider for a liquefied natural gas production hub.

Manila - The Philippines and Britain are looking into the possibility of forging an extradition treaty to target sex offenders, a British official said Friday. Meg Munn, Britain's Foreign Office Minister for South-East Asia and the Pacific, said she ...