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Thu, 23 May 2013 19:25:28 GMT Thu, 23 May 2013 20:37:29 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/world/asia-pacific http://im.ft-static.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.png http://www.ft.com/world/asia-pacific http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/89fdcf06-c3b4-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct A Bangladeshi government investigation committee finds poor building construction at fault for deaths of hundreds of garment factory workers Thu, 23 May 2013 15:39:52 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/89fdcf06-c3b4-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 89fdcf06-c3b4-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a5a6a5e0-c1ff-11e2-8992-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The stability of leadership and economic strategy that the prime minister brings are positives but his flirting with historical revisionism is not Thu, 23 May 2013 19:25:28 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a5a6a5e0-c1ff-11e2-8992-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct a5a6a5e0-c1ff-11e2-8992-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/015f9264-c3c4-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Since they began in November 2002, in Yemen, Pakistan, and Somalia, the US has conducted approximately 425 non-battlefield targeted killings Thu, 23 May 2013 18:34:22 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/015f9264-c3c4-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 015f9264-c3c4-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d0d79648-c385-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Panel makers seek settlements with the EU and US to avoid steep charges that they claim penalise operations as they struggle with losses Thu, 23 May 2013 15:42:29 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d0d79648-c385-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct d0d79648-c385-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d635c988-c39a-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct A betting scandal in the highly lucrative Indian Premier League is getting closer to the heart of the cricket tournament’s senior management Thu, 23 May 2013 14:36:24 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d635c988-c39a-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct d635c988-c39a-11e2-aa5b-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a5778004-c34d-11e2-bbbd-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Factory activity shrank for the first time in seven months, raising concerns of sluggish growth and adding to pressure on Beijing to act Thu, 23 May 2013 09:01:05 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a5778004-c34d-11e2-bbbd-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct a5778004-c34d-11e2-bbbd-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/84f20f2c-c34b-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct European aid groups say that their banks have stopped sending money to the impoverished country following US sanctions Thu, 23 May 2013 03:35:30 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/84f20f2c-c34b-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 84f20f2c-c34b-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/acd43be0-bec9-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Southeast Asia’s booming bond market has sparked fears of a bubble but the region is in more robust shape to withstand shocks than in the late 1990s Wed, 22 May 2013 17:57:07 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/acd43be0-bec9-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct acd43be0-bec9-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/94eb3c3e-c2d1-11e2-bbbd-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The parents of a US engineer who had been working at a Singapore government research institute, say they “no longer have confidence” in the inquest Wed, 22 May 2013 17:37:24 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/94eb3c3e-c2d1-11e2-bbbd-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 94eb3c3e-c2d1-11e2-bbbd-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08cf74f6-c216-11e2-8992-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct No one will say it, but the unstated aim of the TPP is to create a ‘high level’ trade agreement excluding the world’s second-largest economy Wed, 22 May 2013 17:24:34 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08cf74f6-c216-11e2-8992-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 08cf74f6-c216-11e2-8992-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8fe43382-c2cf-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct A senior aide to Kim Jong-eun has arrived in Beijing at a time when Pyongyang’s nuclear activities and belligerent rhetoric have stirred concerns Wed, 22 May 2013 15:57:41 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8fe43382-c2cf-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 8fe43382-c2cf-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fcc5378a-c2b1-11e2-bbbd-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist, has dedicated to dissidents everywhere a heavy-metal video he has made that satirises the power of state authorities Wed, 22 May 2013 15:45:16 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fcc5378a-c2b1-11e2-bbbd-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct fcc5378a-c2b1-11e2-bbbd-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb3c1fb2-c202-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct In the month that has passed since the collapse in Dhaka, resolve to prevent a repetition has all but evaporated, writes Michael Skapinker Wed, 22 May 2013 14:08:30 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb3c1fb2-c202-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct cb3c1fb2-c202-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6af00300-c2a5-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Foreign groups blame South Korea’s tough regulations on offshore data transfers for hindering their efficiency and profitability Wed, 22 May 2013 13:29:14 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6af00300-c2a5-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 6af00300-c2a5-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4eaaa482-c293-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Japan’s central bank decides against fresh monetary easing, judging measures already taken to stimulate growth enough to revive the economy Wed, 22 May 2013 10:37:14 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4eaaa482-c293-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 4eaaa482-c293-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8aa0f134-c2ad-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Afghan president tells reporters in New Delhi he is exhausted and has no intention of flouting the constitution when his second term ends next year Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:35 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8aa0f134-c2ad-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 8aa0f134-c2ad-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bda8f06c-c277-11e2-8992-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Finance ministry data show Japan’s trade deficit widened almost 70% in April from a year earlier, as rising import prices offset boost from weaker yen Wed, 22 May 2013 07:14:54 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bda8f06c-c277-11e2-8992-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct bda8f06c-c277-11e2-8992-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7dcc4eb6-c27d-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct UN experts say the H7N9 virus appears to have been brought under control in China due to restrictions at bird markets but caused huge losses to economy Wed, 22 May 2013 02:26:48 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7dcc4eb6-c27d-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 7dcc4eb6-c27d-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/61abf6aa-c21e-11e2-8992-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct An inquiry into the death of an American engineer in Singapore took an unexpected turn after his family walked out of a coroner’s inquest Tue, 21 May 2013 17:36:05 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/61abf6aa-c21e-11e2-8992-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 61abf6aa-c21e-11e2-8992-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8dfaf640-c203-11e2-8992-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct While some notable agreements have boosted ties, in other ways the story of the corporate links spanning the two Asian powerhouses is less happy Tue, 21 May 2013 13:42:15 GMT 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