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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:07:15 +0000Sun, 8 Nov 2009 17:06:06 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/asiapacific(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b033b906-cb06-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b033b906-cb06-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlJapanese companies are cutting dividend payouts, aggressively some say, but the reductions are not at the same rate as plunging profits Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:07:15 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3bde38c-cb06-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3bde38c-cb06-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlMicrofinance is proving increasingly popular with investors from different economies, attracted by its crisis-proof qualities as well as the social-good aspect Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:55:36 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f5acfba6-cb05-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f5acfba6-cb05-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlEven in a year of continual turmoil – sponsors pulling out, teams threatening a breakaway series, a race-fixing scandal – the sport has rarely seen such crisesFri, 6 Nov 2009 19:13:40 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/167d43ea-cb01-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/167d43ea-cb01-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlLack of racing success and economic slump sees Japanese carmakers all but vanish from the top level of motor racingFri, 6 Nov 2009 18:36:59 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9a10ad4-cb3c-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9a10ad4-cb3c-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlSumitomo Trust & Banking and Chuo Mitsui have agreed to merge, which will create Japan's largest trust bank with assets under management of Y58,000bn ($647bn). The...Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/2923bbf0-cb3d-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2923bbf0-cb3d-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlSumitomo Trust & Banking and Chuo Mitsui agreed yesterday to a merger that would create Japan's largest trust bank, with total assets under management of Y58,000bn...Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/01f0d108-cab6-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/01f0d108-cab6-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlJapan's number five and eight banks by market capitalisation confirmed reports they are in merger talks to form the country's largest trust bankFri, 6 Nov 2009 22:34:08 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a330c3c2-ca96-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a330c3c2-ca96-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlSumitomo Trust & Banking and Chuo Mitsui Trust are in merger talks to create Japan's largest trust bank by assetsFri, 6 Nov 2009 09:08:21 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/383478f8-ca86-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/383478f8-ca86-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlNEC has become the latest of Japan's large electronics companies to raise capital to shore up a recession-hit balance sheet, announcing a Y145bn issue of new shares Fri, 6 Nov 2009 03:42:24 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9340b4d0-ca60-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9340b4d0-ca60-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Italian energy group and the London-listed oil exploration company have signed a preliminary agreement that could result in up to $50bn of investments in Kazakhstan's oil and gas sectorsFri, 6 Nov 2009 01:42:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0c75dd72-ca51-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0c75dd72-ca51-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Indian mining group expects a court-ordered resolution this month of its $2.56bn bid for Asarco, the bankrupt US copper miner, that executives give a '50-50' chance of successThu, 5 Nov 2009 23:08:34 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/40557b92-ca48-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40557b92-ca48-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlThe loss of a big contract in their Nordic stronghold underscores the challenge facing Ericsson and NSN as competition from China increases and capital expenditure by mobile operators remains weakThu, 5 Nov 2009 21:17:32 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e10c710-ca3c-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e10c710-ca3c-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlBanks outside the US would have to report expected losses on their lending much earlier, under proposals from the International Accounting Standards Board Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:04:37 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/c548b976-c9ef-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/c548b976-c9ef-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.htmlLiu Chuanzhi has talked a good turnround, but after three quarters of losses there is at last some substance to his storyThu, 5 Nov 2009 19:19:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7cd48f06-ca2d-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7cd48f06-ca2d-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlSanyo Electric's shares plunge 20% after Panasonic started its tender offer for the company – in spite of the price having been public for nearly a yearThu, 5 Nov 2009 18:48:23 +0000