- Arrest Is New Twist in Chinese Corporate Rivalry
- Thai Senate Is Set to Reject Thaksin Amnesty
- Asia Consumption Story Turns Pricey
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The Wall
Street Journal takes a look at the Chinese financial system where debt has
surged and cracks are beginning to show.
- Part 1: Banks Feel Strains After Credit Binge
- Part 2: Banks, Bonds Joined at the Hip
- Part 3: Banks Work Around Lending Limits
- Part 4: The Rock Star of Chinese Debt Analysis
- Part 5: Debt Drags on Growth
- Part 6:In China, a Big Bet on Smaller Borrowers
- Part 7:China's Credit Levels Echo U.S. Crisis
China is a
great place for expatriates - if you don't ask about the air.
The best
of our recent coverage on Indian sporting legend Sachin Tendulkar, starting
with that historic 2011 Cricket World Cup.
While
Japan's nuclear watchdog has been trying to promote “a culture of safety” for
the industry ever since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident, a new
issue has been raised at the Monju fast-breeder reactor complex. Namely, a
failure to adhere to proper security in order to prevent any theft of nuclear
materials such as plutonium.
Intelligence
gathered from North Korean defectors-a key source of information about the
North-has deteriorated in recent years, according to an official South Korean
government report.
Philippine
disaster officials have hoisted the highest warning alert level over a
"super typhoon" that could directly hit the central part of the
Southeast Asian country on Friday.
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- Hackers Strike Philippines, but Singapore Threats Appear to Fizzle
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Samsung
Electronics promised to boost its dividend yield to 1%, but investors still
aren't satisfied.
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China's
biggest pork producer, Shuanghui International, is following up its acquisition
of Smithfield Foods with a planned US$5 billion listing in Hong Kong, one of
the biggest in the city in recent years.
A Myanmar
military-controlled conglomerate said its tussle with its Singaporean partner
over a beer joint venture is a purely commercial dispute, rejecting recent
media depictions of the matter as a test of Myanmar's investment laws.
Asian
stock markets were mixed Wednesday with Bank of Chongqing struggling in its
debut in Hong Kong, while a weaker yen supported shares in Tokyo. The Nikkei
rose 0.8%.
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Several
explosions authorities believe were caused by homemade bombs left at least one
person dead and eight others injured outside a provincial headquarters for the
Communist Party in northern China.
State Bank
of India, the country's largest lender by assets, has increased the interest
rates it charges on floating-rate loans.
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Samsung
will target a dividend yield of about 1% for 2013 and says the company will put
more emphasis on shareholder return.
Southeast
Asia's largest economy saw the slowest growth in nearly four years, with GDP
expanding 5.62% in the third quarter.
Factory
presses at Australia's The Perth Mint have been running round-the-clock as a
steadying of precious-metal prices kindles demand from mom-and-pop investors
globally.
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Net profit
at the world's largest auto maker surges in latest quarter, fueled by a weaker
yen and strong U.S. sales
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Agribusiness
company Archer Daniels Midland's grains head Ian Pinner says Australian farmers
would benefit from wider access to foreign markets if the 2.9 billion dollar
acquisition of GrainCorp Ltd. is approved.
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Australia's
big lenders have delivered stronger earnings and maintained enviable credit
ratings despite several years of weak credit growth. Commonwealth Bank is the
latest to impress investors.
The
Chinese lender priced its shares near the lower end of the range in its Hong
Kong initial public offering, while Bank of Chongqing shares fell in their
trading debut, amid concerns about bad loans on the mainland.
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The Hong
Kong billionaire is scouting European utility assets again, eyeing Nordic
company Fortum's electricity distribution business in Finland, which could be
worth more than $2 billion
