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Boeing Co. said it may have to delay deliveries of jetliners to Malaysian Airline Systemand Philippine Airlines Inc. as Asian airlines struggle to pay for orders made before the region’s financial crisis. Boeing executives probably will meet with Malaysian Airline representatives this week and are in talks with Philippine Airlines officials over that carrier’s plans to cancel an order for four jumbo jets. . . . Palo Alto-based Hewlett-Packard Co. cut the price on its best-selling department network laser printer, HP LaserJet 5SiMX, 12% to $3,925, effective immediately.