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Fri, 17 May 2013 23:04:28 GMT Sat, 18 May 2013 11:32:57 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/companies/asia-pacific http://im.ft-static.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.png http://www.ft.com/companies/asia-pacific http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f7c7174-bf07-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The UK’s lax and disjointed listing regime has helped to open the door to questionable overseas entrants, changing the make-up of the indices Fri, 17 May 2013 23:04:28 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f7c7174-bf07-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 2f7c7174-bf07-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d4c58c0c-bf06-11e2-a9d4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Independent committee rejects indicative bid made by the group, consisting of the oligarchs who founded the miner and the government of Kazakhstan Fri, 17 May 2013 21:39:25 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d4c58c0c-bf06-11e2-a9d4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct d4c58c0c-bf06-11e2-a9d4-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/22516820-beca-11e2-a9d4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Approval for Freeport LNG project in Texas, the first for two years, will allow it to export to countries that do not have a trade agreement with US Fri, 17 May 2013 20:21:49 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/22516820-beca-11e2-a9d4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 22516820-beca-11e2-a9d4-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d93bd84e-be08-11e2-bb35-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Have blue-chip stocks like Unilever and Diageo become too expensive? Nick Train doesn’t think so Fri, 17 May 2013 17:08:46 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d93bd84e-be08-11e2-bb35-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct d93bd84e-be08-11e2-bb35-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/8a2499a2-bd82-11e2-890a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct China’s version of Facebook, MSN Messenger, Zynga and Blizzard Entertainment all rolled into one is annoying the country’s big mobile phone operators Fri, 17 May 2013 10:17:28 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/8a2499a2-bd82-11e2-890a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 8a2499a2-bd82-11e2-890a-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/750d99c4-bec7-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct WorleyParsons joins others to flag up problems, saying net profit will be lower than a year ago because of cancelled projects and client cost cutting Fri, 17 May 2013 09:08:28 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/750d99c4-bec7-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 750d99c4-bec7-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3d565912-beae-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Utility group pays Singapore Power A$824m for a 19.9 per cent holding in SP AusNet, which manages three energy networks in the state of Victoria Fri, 17 May 2013 05:38:55 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3d565912-beae-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 3d565912-beae-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/62c6b4c2-be94-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The US group secures a $135m reduction to the purchase price of the Chinese group it bought in 2012, following writedown in January Fri, 17 May 2013 04:22:01 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/62c6b4c2-be94-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 62c6b4c2-be94-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2eed7b60-be42-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The former Citigroup chief and another Indian executive are acquiring a stake in JM Financial and launching a fund to invest in distressed assets Thu, 16 May 2013 18:53:16 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2eed7b60-be42-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 2eed7b60-be42-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3b9fb3f0-be01-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Japanese carmaker to supply British team’s engines from 2015, marking a return to the sport after it pulled out in 2008 amid spiralling costs Thu, 16 May 2013 15:47:55 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3b9fb3f0-be01-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 3b9fb3f0-be01-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/19de0d52-bde8-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Abenomics has boosted Japan but some investors are fretting that the world’s best-performing big market rally may be running out of steam. Thu, 16 May 2013 10:34:47 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/19de0d52-bde8-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 19de0d52-bde8-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4849cb58-bddf-11e2-890a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Airline blames weak economic conditions and introduction of a new reservations system for profit downgrade that sent its shares down 17% Thu, 16 May 2013 07:49:08 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4849cb58-bddf-11e2-890a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 4849cb58-bddf-11e2-890a-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/10f9bd5c-bd62-11e2-a735-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct More than two-thirds of business leaders say in a survey that the Asian country would reach or pull ahead of the continent in innovation by 2023 Wed, 15 May 2013 23:03:12 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/10f9bd5c-bd62-11e2-a735-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 10f9bd5c-bd62-11e2-a735-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/36c22356-b422-11e2-ace9-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Pharmaceutical companies fear that the battle raging in India over generic medicines will inspire emerging economies to change their patent laws Wed, 15 May 2013 19:12:36 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/36c22356-b422-11e2-ace9-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 36c22356-b422-11e2-ace9-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d68ec474-bd7e-11e2-890a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct While 30 mainly European retailers are happy to sign an accord on fire and building safety, US retailers have lambasted it as impractical Wed, 15 May 2013 18:54:20 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d68ec474-bd7e-11e2-890a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct d68ec474-bd7e-11e2-890a-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4629532-bd44-11e2-890a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Daniel Loeb’s correspondence seeks change. It is up to the Sony chief to show his leadership qualities, says Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson Wed, 15 May 2013 16:48:45 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4629532-bd44-11e2-890a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct a4629532-bd44-11e2-890a-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b8d4f116-bd5a-11e2-890a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Government bond-buying forces lenders out of JGB market, a crucial source of income, prompting the biggest groups to forecast lower profits Wed, 15 May 2013 14:07:09 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b8d4f116-bd5a-11e2-890a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct b8d4f116-bd5a-11e2-890a-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ad7714ce-bd5b-11e2-890a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Trade chief vows to press ahead with investigation into Huawei and ZTE after months of fruitless talks – and amid increasingly hostile trade relations Wed, 15 May 2013 13:41:53 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ad7714ce-bd5b-11e2-890a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct ad7714ce-bd5b-11e2-890a-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/03afa8d2-bd53-11e2-a735-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Highland Capital Management, a group backed by the Yunnan provincial government, seeks to raise up to Rmb15bn and will focus on southeast Asia Wed, 15 May 2013 13:14:40 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/03afa8d2-bd53-11e2-a735-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 03afa8d2-bd53-11e2-a735-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/47ca9c5a-bd23-11e2-890a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The Taiwanese contract manufacturer is facing competition from upstarts as its biggest customer, Apple, is sending business elsewhere Wed, 15 May 2013 10:31:17 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/47ca9c5a-bd23-11e2-890a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 47ca9c5a-bd23-11e2-890a-00144feab7de