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Japan: Abe targets deflation

A key element in the plans of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to end the country’s two decades of stagnation is to...

Japan: Honour adds shot of prestige

A Japanese single-malt whisky has been named the world’s best by ...

South Korea: Nuclear contract won

South Korea has become the first Asian country to export nuclear technology to

India: Exporters worried

The arrival of the new Indian government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with its mandate for...
PM to lead China trade mission

PM to lead China trade mission

Prime Minister Stephen Harper will lead a trade mission in China beginning November 5
China takes baby steps toward judicial reform

China takes baby steps toward judicial reform

The Fourth Plenum of the 18th Central Committee meeting at the end of last month produced a raft of legal reforms aimed at creating a more professional and efficient judiciary. If these reforms are implemented as set out in the official communique, they will add tone and colour to the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement, which came into force on October 1.

Laos: $10 billion building in doubt

Eyebrows are being raised in Laos over the much-hyped plans by the Akane Farm Sole Co. Ltd. to ...

Southeast Asia: Africa, Latin America eyed

When the 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) create their economic community of ...

India: Bank forsees GDP rise

The World Bank is predicting that the growth in India’s gross domestic product will accelerate if...

Malaysia: Gas subsidies get tune-up

Malaysia is to revamp its gasoline subsidy program, which costs the exchequer the equivalent of ...