East Asia

10th Seoul International Financial Forum Kicks Off

Saturday, December 10, 2011 (Chosun)

F-15 part falls off during training drill

The Air Self-Defense Force said a tail part from an F-15 fighter fell off during a training flight Friday near the Hyakuri Air Base in Ibaraki Prefecture, but there have been no reports of it causing

Saturday, December 10, 2011 (The Japan Times)

Chow Tai Fook eyes HK$22b IPO

(HONG KONG) Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd, controlled by real estate billionaire Cheng Yu-tung, aims to raise as much as HK$22 billion (S$3.6 billion) in what may be Hong Kong's biggest initial pu

Sunday, December 04, 2011 (Business Times Singapore)

Father calls for custody law reform

A U.S.-based Nicaraguan who fought a legal battle with his Japanese ex-wife over custody of their 9-year-old daughter has called on the government to revise the judicial system, saying the lack of pow

Friday, December 02, 2011 (The Japan Times)

US gambles on Myanmar reform

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's symbolic visit to Myanmar can be chalked up as a "win" for President Thein Sein by achieving what military regimes were unable to do - garner a sembl

Friday, December 02, 2011 (Asia Times Online)

10th Seoul International Financial Forum Kicks Off

Friday, December 02, 2011 (Chosun)

Mizuho, Mitsubishi UFJ to finance $1.6 billion Oman power plant project

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. and Mizuho Financial Group Inc. are among five Japanese lenders hired to arrange a loan for Marubeni Corp.'s $1.6 billion power plant project in Oman. Sumitomo

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 (The Japan Times)

10th Seoul International Financial Forum Kicks Off

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 (Chosun)

America pivots toward ASEAN

Barack Obama's presence as the first American president to attend an East Asia Summit is emblematic of United States attempts to reverse the erosion of its standing in Southeast Asia, the brightest sp

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 (Asia Times Online)

China leader sees chronic recession

(BEIJING) A long-term global recession is certain to happen and China must focus on domestic problems, Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan has said.

Sunday, November 20, 2011 (Business Times Singapore)

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