April 1 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s largest manufacturers became the least pessimistic about the economy since 2008 as a global rebound drove demand for exports.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Japan's business confidence grows for fourth quarter (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Japanese business confidence has improved for a fourth straight quarter as the world's number two economy slowly recovers from its worst slump in decades, the Bank of Japan said Thursday.
Asian markets higher in early trade - The Associated Press
The Associated Press
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average was up 0.7 percent to 11168.91 on the first day of the country's fiscal fourth quarter. ...
Asian Stocks Advance; Lihir Gold, CSR Surge on Takeover BidsBloomberg
Asia Stocks End LowerWall Street Journal
Asian Stocks Decline as March Rally Spurs Valuation ConcernBusinessWeek
Daily Times -TODAYonline -CNBC
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Hong Kong shares rally on China data, higher crude - MarketWatch
MarketWatch
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks pushed solidly higher in early Thursday trading, helped by data showing further improvement in China's ...
China Merchants, Cnooc, Yue Yuen: Hong Kong Equity PreviewBusinessWeek
HK stocks to open up 0.7 pct; CNOOC risesReuters
Do China bubble fears spell opportunity?Globe and Mail (blog)
Reuters South Africa -Alibaba News Channel -BusinessWeek
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Japan public fund says to keep asset model unchanged - Reuters
Reuters
TOKYO, April 1 (Reuters) - Japan's public pension fund, the world's largest, said on Thursday it will maintain its asset allocation model unchanged, ...
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Custom may explain dumping of dead babies in China (AP via Yahoo! News)
Rural traditions of abandoning dead infants because they're considered bad luck may have played a role in the case of 21 babies' bodies found along a river in eastern China, apparently dumped by hospital mortuary workers.
China agrees to discuss sanctions against Iran (CNN)
China has agreed to negotiate possible sanctions against Iran over Tehran's failure to comply with international regulations involving its nuclear energy program, the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations said Wednesday.
Yuan Outlook 'Very Bullish' for China Stocks, Baring's Do Says - Bloomberg
Xinhua
Bloomberg
By Bloomberg News April 1 (Bloomberg) -- China's stocks are likely to rebound from their worst quarterly drop since last year's bear market as inflation ...
China Stocks Rise on Manufacturing Growth; Datong Coal GainsBusinessWeek
China shares edge lower, down 5 pct in Q1Reuters
China new loans in March $88 bln to $103 bln -reportInteractive Investor
Moneycontrol.com -CanadianBusiness.com -BusinessWeek
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China agrees to discuss sanctions against Iran (CNN)
China has agreed to negotiate possible sanctions against Iran over Tehran's failure to comply with international regulations involving its nuclear energy program, the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations said Wednesday.
Dodgers sell Stults' contract to Japan - MLB.com
Sportsnet.ca
MLB.com
The Dodgers sold Stults' contract to the Hiroshima Carp of the Japan Central League this week. Stults, who was officially released Wednesday, ...
Repko Waived; Stults Sold to JapanTot Holmes (registration)
Stults scratched by Dodgers, could be Japan boundUSA Today
Dodgers release LHP StultsSI.com
Los Angeles Times (blog) -Ventura County Star
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Google China Attack Included Separate Vietnamese Hacking - InformationWeek
Globe and Mail
InformationWeek
A botnet focused on Vietnamese users was erroneously associated with the cyber attacks from China. By Thomas Claburn The cyberattack that Google disclosed ...
Vietnamese dissidents targeted by botnet attacksCNET
Google Links Web Attacks to Vietnam Mine DisputeNew York Times
Google Uncovers Malware Attacks in VietnamPC Magazine
Washington Post -Wall Street Journal -eWeek
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Google's about-face; now it says China blocked its sites - Computerworld
Washington Post
Computerworld
That change prompted analysts today to speculate that the two sides might soon become embroiled in a "cat-and-mouse" game over search access in China. ...
Journalists' E-Mails Hacked in ChinaNew York Times
Google has censorship balancing act outside ChinaWashington Post
China at it again: Journalist, activist emails hackedZDNet (blog)
PC World -Wall Street Journal -Reuters
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China Web filter rules risky for providers-USTR (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
China's comprehensive Internet filtering regime for political, social or religious content is complex and opaque -- creating precarious conditions for providers, the U.S. Trade Representative's official said in its annual report to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday.
Lisa Twaronite's This Week in Japan: Mapping Japan's debt crisis (Market Watch)
Geographically, Japan is thousands of miles away from both Ireland and Zimbabwe, but when it comes to mapping the possible outcome of its fiscal deterioration, one Tokyo economist sees Japan’s place as somewhere in the middle of the two.
Mumbai Attack Trial Concludes - Wall Street Journal
The Hindu
Wall Street Journal
MUMBAIâ€"The trial of Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the Pakistani man accused of being the only surviving gunman of the 2008 attacks on India's ...
Trial into 2008 Mumbai terror attacks closesWashington Post
Verdict set as Mumbai attacks trial concludesBBC News
India to give verdict to Mumbai attacker Kasab on May 3Global Times
Vancouver Sun -Xinhua -Economic Times
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Prison for bosses of China disco after deadly fire (AP via Yahoo! News)
China's state news agency says two bosses of a nightclub in southern China have been sentenced to 15 1/2 years in prison after a fire killed 44 people.
Rural tradition eyed after China dead babies find - Washington Post
Reuters
Washington Post
The traditions stem from China's agrarian past, where child deaths were common, and not considered something to dwell on. Though the case has shocked the ...
China Body-Dumping Case Highlights Clash of ValuesWall Street Journal
China: Bodies of 21 Babies Are FoundNew York Times
Two held after dead babies dumped in China riverBBC News
The Week Magazine -Times of India -Seven Sided Cube
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Japan misses deadline for selecting alternative Futenma proposal - Stars and Stripes
BBC News
Stars and Stripes
In recent weeks, Japanese officials have stated the 2006 plan should be scrapped. Unofficially, some have indicated the leading alternative is to construct ...
Japanese PM speaks on relocation of US military facilityXinhua
Q+A - Japan PM mired in row over US base moveReuters India
Japan PM has Futemma relocation plan in mindZee News
Wall Street Journal -TODAYonline -Reuters
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UN urges Japan to protect immigrants' rights (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Nearly 20 years after Japan first allowed in immigrant workers, many of them still face discrimination as the government has failed to protect their rights, a U.N. official said Wednesday.
India's Bharti Airtel buys Zain Africa mobile telecom network+ - TMCnet
Rediff
TMCnet
(Japan Economic Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) NEW DELHI, March 31 -- (Kyodo) _ Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel has signed a $10.7 billion deal to ...
FACTBOX-World's top mobile firms by customersReuters
Bharti and Zain Seal the DealNew York Times (blog)
Uganda: Bharti Secures Funds to Buy ZainAllAfrica.com
Press Trust of India -BusinessWeek -Wall Street Journal
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Auto Sales May Reach Most Since 'Clunkers' on Toyota - BusinessWeek
BBC News
BusinessWeek
He didn't give details ahead of the Toyota City, Japan-based company's release tomorrow. Lentz credited incentives such as no-interest financing with ...
Toyota Bolsters Quality Control EffortsWall Street Journal
Toyota Sees Sales ReboundingNew York Times
ETFs for Betting on a Japanese RecoveryTheStreet.com
The Detroit News -Financial Times -Reuters
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Google Uncovers Malware Attacks in Vietnam - PC Magazine
MiamiHerald.com
PC Magazine
It also appears that China will be the main recipient of exported alumina, and Chinese workers are being stationed permanently in Vietnam to work on mining ...
Google Links Web Attacks to Vietnam Mine DisputeNew York Times
Google says Vietnamese speakers also being censored through cyber attackWashington Post (blog)
Web attacks hit Vietnam bauxite activists -GoogleReuters
BusinessWeek -PC World -Newsday (subscription)
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Khazanah: Buyers for Pos Malaysia not finalised yet - The Edge Malaysia
Malaysia Star
The Edge Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Buyers for POS MALAYSIA BHD [] have not been determined conclusively, although Khazanah Nasional has received some indications of interests. ...
Khazanah Hopes To Seal Pos Malaysia Deal By Year-EndBernama
Boosting Bursa Malaysia's appealMalaysia Star
Malaysia stock market and companies daily report (March 31, 2010)Stock Markets Review
Business Times - Malaysia -Reuters India -TODAYonline
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Malaysia eases ethnic policy to attract foreign investors - Sydney Morning Herald
Jakarta Globe
Sydney Morning Herald
SINGAPORE: Malaysia will revise its affirmative action policies to target the nation's poorest people across all ethnic groups, moving away from 39-year-old ...
Fund Managers, Analysts Less Sceptical About Malaysian EconomyBernama
Malaysia Outlines New Growth StrategyNew York Times
Malaysia PM needs to press reforms - MahathirReuters India
Reuters -Malaysia Star -Christian Science Monitor
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Rural tradition eyed after China dead babies find (AP via Yahoo! News)
Rural traditions of abandoning dead infants may have played a role in the case of 21 babies' bodies found along a river in eastern China, apparently dumped by hospital mortuary workers.
Poor weather halts search of South Korea sunken warship - BBC News
Telegraph.co.uk
BBC News
The move comes a day after a diver died searching the wreckage of the Cheonan, which is lying near Baengnyeong Island, close to the border with North Korea. ...
No Signs Of Life From Stern Of Sunken South Korea WarshipWall Street Journal
S Korea continues search for 46 missing sailorsXinhua
South Korea Cheonan warship sinking: Diver dies during rescue effortsChristian Science Monitor
Financial Times -Los Angeles Times -Channel News Asia
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CURRENCIES: Yen Slips On Last Day Of Japan Fiscal Year (Fox News)
CURRENCIES: Yen Slips On Last Day Of Japan Fiscal Year
F1: Hamilton optimistic ahead of Malaysian Grand Prix - Times 24
Telegraph.co.uk
Times 24
LEWIS Hamilton will be looking to make the headlines for all the right reasons in Malaysia this ...
Questions To Be Asked In MalaysiaPlanet-F1
LEWIS HAMILTON: I CAN WIN...NO SWEATDaily Star
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POS Malaysia recommends 12.5c per share dividend - The Edge Malaysia
Malaysia Star
The Edge Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: POS MALAYSIA BHD [] has recommended a first and final dividend of 12.5 sen per ordinary share less tax. It said on Wednesday, ...
Khazanah Hopes To Seal Pos Malaysia Deal By Year-EndBernama
Boosting Bursa Malaysia's appealMalaysia Star
Pos Malaysia shares continue uptrendBusiness Times - Malaysia
Stock Markets Review& nbsp;-Reuters India -TODAYonline
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Coyle hopes Chung-yong Lee will stay at Bolton - ESPN
ESPN
ESPN
By Soccernet staff Bolton manager Owen Coyle remains adamant Chung-yong Lee will be staying at the Reebok Stadium, amid speculation that the South Korea ...
Coyle vows to keep LeeSkySports
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India News Digest: Andhra Government Favoured Satyam, Maytas: CAG - Wall Street Journal
Rediff
Wall Street Journal
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has indicted Andhra Pradesh's (AP) previous Congress government for doling out what it said were favours ...
Land to Satyam: CAG raps StateThe Hindu
AP govt extended undue benefit to Satyam: CAGBusiness Standard
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Some Yahoo email accounts hacked in China, Taiwan (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Yahoo email accounts of some journalists and other users whose work relates to China were compromised in an attack discovered this week, days after Google announced it would move its Chinese-language search services out of China due to censorship concerns.
Malaysian weather 'greatest challenge' in F1 - Motorsport.com
New York Times (blog)
Motorsport.com
By Motorsport.com/GMM After monsoonal rain halted running during last year's twilight Malaysian Grand Prix, afternoon thunderstorms are again forecast for ...
Schumacher vows to improve in MalaysiaCNN International
Formula 1 Odds: 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix â€" Vettel FavoredThe Spread
Capturing the spirit of F1The Sun Daily
girlracer -Planet F-1.com -BetNose.com
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E-mail Accounts of Foreign Journalists in China Hacked - PC World
MSN Philippines News
PC World
The e-mail accounts of eight foreign journalists working in China and Taiwan were hacked recently, leading Yahoo to ...
Journalists' E-Mails Hacked in ChinaNew York Times
Some Yahoo email accounts hacked in China, TaiwanReuters
Journalists in China say Yahoo accounts hackedThe Associated Press
Neoseeker -AFP -Fast Company
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Google pegs China search trouble to 'Great Firewall' (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Google said that a deeper look at trouble with results at its Chinese-language search engine indicated the cause was "The Great Firewall of China" erected by censors there.
Zain African Sale Profit Is $3.3 Billion After Debt Payments - BusinessWeek
The Hindu
BusinessWeek
Bharti Airtel Ltd. of India yesterday agreed to buy the African assets of Zain, also known as Mobile Telecommunications Co., for $9 billion in cash. ...
Bharti to Buy Zain for $9 BillionWall Street Journal
Zain deal takes India's outbound M&A tally to $15 bn in 2010Economic Times
Bharti shares open strong after Zain Africa dealHindustan Times
NDTV.com -Reuters -THISDAY
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Japan Cos Investing In MODEC's FPSO Project For Petrobras (Fox News)
Japan Cos Investing In MODEC's FPSO Project For Petrobras
Japan’s 10-Year Bonds Complete Monthly Loss Before BOJ’s Tankan (Bloomberg)
March 31 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s bonds completed the biggest monthly drop since October before the central bank’s Tankan survey tomorrow that economists said will add to signs the recovery is gaining momentum.
China uproar over dead babies dumped near river - AsiaOne
ABC News
AsiaOne
The corpses were discovered near a bridge in Jining, a city in Shandong province on China's east coast, abandoned there by staff at a local hospital morgue, ...
China: Bodies of 21 Babies Are FoundNew York Times
2 detained for dead babies found along China riverThe Associated Press
China. Hospital staff suspended after bodies found in riverOttawa Citizen
Examiner.com -USA Today
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Questions To Be Asked In Malaysia - Planet-F1
The Guardian
Planet-F1
Not that there is likely to be much of a debate about strategy in Malaysia. The message received loud and clear from Australia was that, with track position ...
McLaren admits victory repeat in Malaysia unlikelyMotorsport.com
Button and Hamilton disagree on Malaysia paceThe F1 Times
Button has Pangs of doubtThe Sun
SkySports -Daily Mail -SPEEDtv.com
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
China Construction Bank Eyes Fund-Raising This Year - Wall Street Journal
CNBC
Wall Street Journal
BEIJING (Dow Jones)--China Construction Bank Corp. (0939.HK), the country's second-largest lender by assets, said Monday it plans to raise funds on Shanghai ...
China BoCom to curb loans after Q4 profitReuters
China's top 5 banks net 412.1 bln yuan in 2009 amid provision surgeTrading Markets (press release)
BoCom Profit Rises 5.6%, Lagging Behind Chinese PeersBusinessWeek
Reuters UK -China Daily -Alibaba News Channel
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US, China change tone but disputes lie ahead (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Weeks after warning that ties were in disarray, China is signaling a readiness to work with the United States but fresh disputes could set back relations just as quickly, analysts say.
Japan Wages Fall 0.6% as Recovery Slow to Filter to Households (Bloomberg)
March 31 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s wages slid for a 21st month in February, extending their longest losing streak in seven years, a sign workers aren’t reaping the benefits of the nation’s export-led recovery.
Japan Wages Fall 0.6% as Recovery Slow to Filter to Households (BusinessWeek)
Japan’s wages slid for a 21st month in February, extending their longest losing streak in seven years, a sign consumers aren’t reaping the benefits of the nation’s export-led recovery.
India and Pakistan Feud Over Indus Waters - Wall Street Journal
Treehugger
Wall Street Journal
A feud over water between India and Pakistan is threatening to derail peace talks between the two neighbors. The countries have harmoniously shared the ...
India says it is not stealing waterDAWN.com
Pak-India talks on hydro projects failThe News International
India and Pakistan Duke It Out Over Water At Annual MeetingTreehugger
Daily Times -Press Trust of India -Sify
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