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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)Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:32:06 +0000Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:17:42 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/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/c3a3be3e-d608-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c3a3be3e-d608-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlJapan said for the first time since 2006 that the economy was back in deflation, warning of the risk that price falls may put pressure on a fragile economy Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:32:06 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3328fad8-d5f2-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3328fad8-d5f2-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe region faces a difficult balancing act between development and conservation Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:03:17 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/dfdedb52-d5ee-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dfdedb52-d5ee-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlIndia's government should tap some of the $400bn it has locked up in state enterprises to invest in projects to clean up its environment and combat global warming, a top economic official said Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:28:49 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/44fea966-d59c-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/44fea966-d59c-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlJapan says that for the first time since 2006 the economy is back in deflation, warning of the risk that price falls may put pressure on a fragile economy Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:18:25 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e7b10132-d5a5-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e7b10132-d5a5-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlSecurity officials and Taliban said a suspected US drone aircraft fired two missiles at a militant stronghold in the North Waziristan region, killing eight peopleFri, 20 Nov 2009 07:40:55 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d745bf78-d5e0-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d745bf78-d5e0-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlNews of the appointments of Herman Van Rompuy and Baroness Ashton drew a polite but muted response in Asia, where the EU is widely regarded as well-meaning but undynamicFri, 20 Nov 2009 14:28:12 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b3546086-d5ce-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b3546086-d5ce-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlSouth-east Asia's largest low-cost airline is considering a secondary listing in Thailand, which could lead to a merger of AirAsia with its Thai and Indonesian affiliatesFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:39:28 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b331180-d5ab-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b331180-d5ab-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlSouth Korea plans to allow naked short selling of bonds next year to attract more foreign participation in the country's underdeveloped and illiquid bond market Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:31:02 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/fab706cc-d560-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fab706cc-d560-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlAfghanistan is still largely a feudal society hostile to any form of central government. One facet of feudalism, however, is that it implies a two-way contractThu, 19 Nov 2009 23:25:17 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/226d7566-d4ee-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/226d7566-d4ee-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlNot even Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao could avert the impending funding crunch in Asia's 13th largest economyThu, 19 Nov 2009 22:33:36 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b2dcb18-d550-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b2dcb18-d550-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlMove to curb foreign inflows via American Depositary Receipts loophole puts Asian currencies under pressure amid speculation about copycat action in the region Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:13:54 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7fdfd940-d53f-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7fdfd940-d53f-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlIndia is rapidly losing an economic advantage, with the number of Chinese able to speak English now on a par with its rival, a British Council study showsThu, 19 Nov 2009 20:07:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/28e42316-d518-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/28e42316-d518-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlPakistan's military has said it was poised to seize control of the last town known to have been used by the Taliban for training of suicide bombers and other militants in the country's south Waziristan regionThu, 19 Nov 2009 19:24:42 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d2fef49c-d4f6-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d2fef49c-d4f6-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlFresh concerns about the imposition of capital controls by Asian countries have triggered falls in a number of currencies against the dollar, with senior officials in India, Indonesia and Thailand speaking publicly about the possibilityThu, 19 Nov 2009 18:48:40 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/66542fb0-d4dd-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/66542fb0-d4dd-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlHamid Karzai opened his second term as Afghan president by saying his country's National Army should take the lead in tackling security issues in unstable parts of the country within three yearsThu, 19 Nov 2009 17:30:20 +0000