| Sun, 20 May 2012 Who will support aging Japan?
| Under the leadership of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore more than a decade ago adopted the growth strategy of making the medical industry the core of the nation's industrial development. | Lee, the eldest son of the city state's founding father Lee Kuan Yew,... | Yahoo and Alibaba Officially Shake on $7 Billion Stock Sale Deal
| As AllThingsD.com reported several days ago they would, Yahoo and Alibaba Group have finally officially agreed to a deal for the Silicon Valley Internet giant to sell back half its stake in the Chinese Web company in a $7 billion deal. | The taxable share sale agreeme... | DIARY-Japan - May 21
| ... | Banks offer 20 billion yen to buy wind power firm
| Six Japanese banks will extend a syndicated loan of about 20 billion yen to two companies to purchase Seajacks, a British company that builds wind power generators, according to industry sources. | Marubeni Corp. and Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, an investm... | BOJ struggling to buy govt bonds
| The Bank of Japan has been struggling to buy government bonds from commercial banks because their sell offers have repeatedly failed to meet targeted amounts. | Banks apparently think that selling government bonds on the market is more lucrative than selling them to t... | Isetan to delay summer clothing sale
| Leading department store operator Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. plans to delay the discount sale of summer items by two weeks from the previous year. | Discount sales of summer clothing and other items are expected to start July 13 at Isetan and Mitsukoshi stores in... | Economic woes, political volatility may creep into U.S. foreign affairs
| No matter who wins the presidential election in November, the United States appears headed for a prolonged period of political volatility as leaders do not seem to have good answers to voters' anxieties about their economic future. This threatens to spill over into U.... | Australia Adjusts to Its New Energy Role
| Woodside Petroleum Chief Executive Peter Coleman is at the heart of a seismic shift in global energy markets. | Australia—for years an outlier in the international trade of oil and natural gas centered on the Middle East—is catching up fast. More than $175... | G-8 leaders put their focus on European financial crisis, amid pressure for growth measures
| CAMP DAVID, Md. - Drawn together in this serene mountain outpost, leaders of the major industrialized nations are prodding Germany to balance its push for European fiscal austerity with doses of stimulus spending to avoid an economic calamity that could reverberate wo... | Private equity on the nose as deals go south
| Nine months after paying a hefty $NZ1.5 billion for Independent Liquor Group, Japan's Asahi Group Holdings is upset and asking questions about the deal and the amount it paid. | The industry speculation is that Asahi is considering some form of monetary compensation f... | G-8 hopes Greece stays in euro
The United States and other members of the Group of Eight industrial nations agree that Europe's financial crisis must be addressed with a mix of growth and austerity measures, President Barack Obama said Saturday as leaders gathered for a discussion that also will cove... | G-8 hopes Greece stays in eurozone
The United States and other members of the Group of Eight industrial nations agree that Europe's financial crisis must be addressed with a mix of growth and austerity measures, President Barack Obama said Saturday as leaders gathered for a discussion that also will cove... | G-8 leaders hope Greece remains in eurozone
The United States and other members of the Group of Eight industrial nations agree that Europe's financial crisis must be addressed with a mix of growth and austerity measures, President Barack Obama said Saturday as leaders gathered for a discussion that also will cove... | |
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