8:49pm
US engineer’s parents to tell Singapore hearing of murder fears
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5:28pm
Key issues include rival bids for $1bn Yangon airport contract
NORTH KOREA
12:00pm
Pyongyang’s Scud missiles can hit targets in South
The A-List
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COMMENT
8:31pm
Beijing has run out of options to further stimulate the economy, says Yukon Huang
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GLOBAL ECONOMY
7:06pm
For every nation reporting good news, there are weaker data elsewhere
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JAPAN
May 17, 2013
Companies more confident about investing in equipment
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COMMENT
May 16, 2013
Aung San Suu Kyi and the ex-generals must overcome their fractious past to help the country push ahead with reforms
May 16, 2013
Storm kills six people after forcing many thousands into shelter
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JAPAN
May 16, 2013
Fall in business investment clouds optimism for recovery
©AP
May 16, 2013
Hundreds of thousands of people in Bangladesh and Myanmar were ordered to evacuate on Wednesday as a cyclone bore down on coastal areas home to flood-prone refugee camps for victims of sectarian unrest
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COMPANIES
May 16, 2013
Continent’s business leaders voice fears
David Pilling
from
COMMENT
May 15, 2013
For a country in its demographic sweetspot, the economy is not growing fast enough
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COMPANIES
May 15, 2013
US retailers are reluctant to sign up to the deal
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EUROPE
May 15, 2013
Move follows Beijing’s accord with Iceland, its first in Europe
Global Insight
May 15, 2013
Carmakers expanded production during the last period of yen weakness, only to be burnt when the yen shot up
May 15, 2013
Taipei rejects Manila’s apology for fisherman’s death
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EUROPE
May 15, 2013
Trade chief vows to press ahead with Huawei probe
May 15, 2013
Weak GDP data underscore challenge ahead
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COMPANIES
May 15, 2013
Swedish fashion retailer says minimum wage should be revised
May 15, 2013
Environmentalists warn more needs to be done
Myanmar: An uneasy alliance
Aung San Suu Kyi and the ex-generals must overcome their fractious past to help the country push ahead with reforms