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PanAsialum, a Chinese manufacturer of aluminium products, and Time Watch, a watch manufacturer, raise a combined $264 million from their offerings, while this year's first Indonesian IPO gets underway.

The supplier of iPad casings is expected to grow strongly in the next few years on the back of continuing demand for tablets.

The launch earlier this year of FinanceAsia's iPad app and mobile website has helped to grow our online audience.

According to a term sheet, the largest shareholder in the Taiwanese touch-screen maker was aiming to raise at least $210 million by selling a quarter of its holding, but the deal was withdrawn after little more than one hour.

Summer hasn’t been much fun so far, but we still found time to play with our iPads and, to justify the time we’ve wasted, we’ve decided to share our favourite apps.

The main supplier of touch technology to Apple, Taiwan-based TPK attracts $4 billion of demand, which allows it to price the three-year deal with a zero yield and a 32% conversion premium.

The US investment bank launches a first-of-a-kind application that lets clients view research from their mobile devices.

OCBC launches banking and trading iPad applications, while Patsystems announces new Asia-Pacific locations for its ASP hub.