Talking points

Fraser & Neave shareholders will vote on whether to approve the sale of a 40 per cent stake in Asia Pacific Breweries to Dutch-based brewer Heineken. Heineken raised its offer last month to US$6.3 billion. Heineken cleared the biggest hurdle in its fight for APB control when billionaire stakeholder Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi's Thai Beverage pledged its support this month.

The Church of England's crown nominations commission is expected to name the new Archbishop of Canterbury. According to the BBC, the top contenders to replace Rowan Williams, who retires at the end of the year, are the Bishop of London Richard Chartres, the Bishop of Coventry Christopher Cocksworth, the Bishop of Norwich Graham James, the Bishop of Durham Justin Welby and John Sentamu, the archbishop of York.