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Hu, Obama join hands on key issues

National
2009-11-18

PRESIDENT Hu Jintao and his US counterpart Barack Obama promised a determined, joint effort to tackle the financial crisis, climate change, nuclear disarmament and other global problems after their first full-blown...

'Cut that budget' is big online hit in Japan

World
2009-11-18

JAPAN'S new government has found a novel way to appeal to voters worried about mounting national debt - broadcasting its clashes with bureaucrats over spending cuts live on the Internet. Operating out of makeshift...

Hu hosts welcome ceremony for US President Obama

National
2009-11-17

CHINESE President Hu Jintao hosted a red-carpet welcome ceremony for visiting US President Barack Obama this morning at the Great Hall of the People. This is Obama' s first state visit to China since he assumed...

Chinese President Hu Jintao to meet Obama

National
2009-11-17

CHINESE President Hu Jintao is to meet his US counterpart President Barack Obama this morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The summit meeting is scheduled to be held at 10:40 am after a grand welcoming...

Hitachi to raise capital as losses mount

Business | Machinery manufacturing
2009-11-17

MIRED with losses, Japan's biggest electronics group by sales, Hitachi Ltd, is raising up to US$4.6 billion to cut debt as it seeks to turn around its sprawling businesses and invest in new growth drivers. The...

Japan's growth surprise in Q3

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-11-17

JAPAN'S economy flexed more muscle than expected in the third quarter, as rekindled demand at home and abroad fueled its largest expansion in more than two years. Real gross domestic product grew at an annual...

Economy a priority for APEC leaders

Business
2009-11-15

PRESIDENT Hu Jintao and other leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group explored ways of reviving the world economy yesterday in Singapore. Focusing on trade issues, the leaders resolved to give...

Hu urges freer trade for developing nations

National
2009-11-14

CHINESE President Hu Jintao told business leaders yesterday in Singapore there should be an end to "unreasonable" trade restrictions on developing countries. Arguing that protectionism stands in the way of a global...

Obama comes to Japan mulling Afghan war options

World
2009-11-13

US President Barack Obama today aimed to shore up relations with a new Japanese government vowing to be more assertive with its US ally, even as he grapples with sending more US troops to Afghanistan. While public...

President Hu makes proposal to boost world economy

Business
2009-11-13

CHINESE President Hu Jintao put forward a four-point proposal to boost economic growth and revive the world economy during a speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Singapore today. In...