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"FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comThu, 15 May 2008 17:02 BSTThu, 15 May 2008 21:22:25 BSTNewspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/markets/asiapacific(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cc70b526-223b-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cc70b526-223b-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlAsia-Pacific equity markets closed mostly higher on Thursday led by Japan, as Sony's better-than-expected outlook and substantial dividend hike bolstered the Nikkei and TopixThu, 15 May 2008 10:11 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9967d3d0-2295-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9967d3d0-2295-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html The South Korean government plans to lend shares in state-run companies such as Industrial Bank of Korea, Korea Gas Corp and Korea Electric Power Corp to investors to boost returns from its stockholdings Thu, 15 May 2008 17:02 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7f74744e-2293-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7f74744e-2293-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.html Adaro Energy, the holding company for Indonesia's second-largest coal miner, increased its planned public offering, making it likely to be the largest IPO in the country's history Thu, 15 May 2008 16:34 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8b3d0daa-219d-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8b3d0daa-219d-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlSK Telecom of South Korea is in talks with Virgin Mobile USA about the possibility of combining their US mobile phone operationsWed, 14 May 2008 12:46 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3ac50bee-20c5-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3ac50bee-20c5-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlJapan's third-biggest carmaker said 'absolutely scary' increases in the cost of steel and other raw materials, as well as the stronger yen and flagging US market, would result in a 30 per cent fall in profits in the coming yearTue, 13 May 2008 19:40 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ab0795a-20aa-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ab0795a-20aa-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlInvestors take heart from retreating oil prices and better-than-expected earnings from HSBC to rally across Asia-PacificTue, 13 May 2008 10:39 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/67ea3a00-2006-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/67ea3a00-2006-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlRenault, Nissan and Bajaj Motors are to jointly build a $2,500 car to compete with Tata Motors' Nano cut-price family modelMon, 12 May 2008 19:02 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/04fcf6ac-1f76-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/04fcf6ac-1f76-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlThe country must improve its standards of corporate governance to halt sliding investor confidence, a group of the world's most influential institutional investors will warn this weekSun, 11 May 2008 22:34 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9d299ec4-1de8-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9d299ec4-1de8-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlForeign companies will be able to list in Hong Kong using depositary receipts from July 1, the market's operator, Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (HKEx) said.Fri, 9 May 2008 19:17 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/19fc01b2-1dad-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/19fc01b2-1dad-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlThe South Korean carmaker has suspended a plan to produce pick-up trucks in the US due to falling demand for gas-guzzling vehicles amid record high oil pricesFri, 9 May 2008 18:17 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/38261ad6-1d1e-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/38261ad6-1d1e-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.html Hynix Semiconductor, the world's second-largest memory chipmaker, said it planned to buy up to 10 per cent of ProMOS Technologies to expand its strategic partnership with the Taiwanese rivalThu, 8 May 2008 22:51 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/95baf80e-1c8f-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/95baf80e-1c8f-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlYears of rampant borrowing by banks and an unprecedented construction boom are dangerously exposing the economy, prompting Standard & Poor's to issue a warningThu, 8 May 2008 01:24 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b8dbe580-1c4b-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b8dbe580-1c4b-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlAs the world's great exchanges merge in a series of cross-continental takeovers and tie-ups, the Gulf's bourses look increasingly atomisedWed, 7 May 2008 18:09 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/256381a0-1bf1-11dd-8ebd-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/256381a0-1bf1-11dd-8ebd-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe Shanghai composite index tumbled 4.1% to 3,579.15 points as Chinese stocks suffered a steep sell-off due to concerns about inflation and economic growthWed, 7 May 2008 10:20 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dcfd74e4-1b27-11dd-aa67-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dcfd74e4-1b27-11dd-aa67-0000779fd2ac.htmlAs oil hit new highs, banks faltered on profit falls in Australia and South Korea. Meanwhile, the Bank of America has been warned to steer clear of a subprime victimTue, 6 May 2008 10:12 BST