Temasek, GIC buy $1 billion worth of Alibaba shares in SoftBank sale
Singapore state funds bought $1 billion of shares in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd as part…
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Asian stocks struggle on growth concerns, yen hits Japan stocks
Asian stocks eased on Thursday after surveys showed global manufacturing activity and demand remain weak, while a…
Japanese Mitsubishi eyes upgrading Egypt’s iron, steel complex in Helwan
Japanese engineering company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. eyes developing Egypt's iron and steel complex in…
S&P says Japan sales tax hike delay makes ‘some sense’
Delaying a sales tax increase in Japan scheduled for April next year makes "some sense" because the weak economy…
Japan’s Abe to delay sales tax hike until 2019
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to delay an increase in sales tax by two and a half years, a government…
Slumping Japan exports, factory orders add to headaches for PM Abe, BOJ
Japan's exports fell sharply in April and manufacturing activity suffered the fastest contraction since Prime…
Toshiba to cut its capital base to about $1.8 billion
Japan's Toshiba Corp said on Monday it would more than halve its capital base - a move that comes in the wake of a…
Obama heads for Asia to boost trade, cooperation
US President Barack Obama is leaving on a weeklong, 16,000-mile trip to Asia as part of his effort to pay more…
G7 warns of Brexit ‘shock’ to global economy
A British vote to quit the European Union would inflict a "shock" on the global economy, G7 ministers said…
United States, Japan FX row overshadows G7 meeting; leaders eye Brexit threat
The United States issued Saturday a fresh warning to Japan against competitive currency devaluation, exposing a…