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Deals of the Hour / November 2, 2010, 8:40 am

UPDATE: New Headache For Japan Automakers As Domestic Sales Tumble

TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Japan's auto sales marked their biggest on-year drop in 18 months in October after the expiry of government buying incentives in the previous month, in yet another headache for the industry as it struggles to cope with the impact of the ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-11-01T09:05:59Z)

Japan groups urge PM to join Pacific trade talks

TOKYO -- Major Japanese business groups on Monday urged Prime Minister Naoto Kan to join talks on a Pacific free-trade pact when he hosts the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit this month. Heated debate within the government has broken out on ... (Source: China Post 2010-11-02T08:14:41Z)

Wuhan Int'l Acrobatic Art Festival kicks off in China's Hubei (5)

Performers from Tianjin perform at Wuhan International Acrobatic Art Festival in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 31, 2010. More than 250 acrobatic performers from 13 countries and regions participated in this event. (Xinhua/Xiong Bo ... (Source: People's Daily Online 2010-11-02T02:38:15Z)

China makes its first indigenous fire trucks

Beijing, Nov 1 – China has built its first ever indigenous fire trucks and will release these to the provinces early next year. The country had earlier either imported or modified ordinary trucks into fire engines. Chinese automaker China First ... (Source: India Talks 2010-11-01T19:57:23Z)

Top 5 Graphs of the Week: Japan Eyes the Fed

This week we review the Q3 GDP results from the UK and U.S., then look at the recent data on the U.S. housing market and consumer confidence. Then we examine some of the monetary policy decisions announced over the week, before wrapping up with a look at ... (Source: Seekingalpha.com 2010-10-31T19:44:15Z)

Economic issues at heart of Obama Asia trip

REUTERS - President Barack Obama's upcoming trip to Asia will be focused on efforts to open up new markets for American goods and strengthen the U.S. economy, administration officials said on Monday. Here are some economic items that will be on Obama's ... (Source: Reuters India 2010-11-02T05:22:53Z)

Clinton says US has a stake in Asian security

HANOI, Vietnam — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton waded into a fresh spat between China and Japan on Saturday, saying the United States has a key stake in territorial disputes between Beijing and its neighbors and will remain a major power ... (Source: WRAL 2010-10-30T08:11:05Z)

FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Russia

MOSCOW Nov 1 (Reuters) - Russia is one of the world's most lucrative emerging markets but is heavily dependent on energy and commodity exports, plagued by corruption and its political stability rests largely on the authority of one man, Prime Minister ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-01T14:28:06Z)

Kuril Islands trip by Russian president angers Japan

MOSCOW -- President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday visited one of the southern Kuril Islands, which the Soviet Union seized from Japan at the end of World War II, making it clear that Russia had no plans to cede the mineral-rich territory despite Japanese ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-02T00:29:24Z)

Japan business groups urge free-trade talk

Major Japanese business groups have urged Prime Minister Naoto Kan to join talks on a Pacific free-trade pact when he hosts the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit this month. Heated debate within the government has broken out on joining the ... (Source: Shepparton News 2010-11-01T22:20:33Z)

Jammu artist makes way to China on regular

Though an administrative representation to China from Jammu and Kashmir has to face visa barriers as imposed by China, art, however, found an easy access without much ado. As China's Jammu and Kashmir visa policy remains unchanged, indicating that it ... (Source: Hindustan Times 2010-11-02T03:28:21Z)

PREVIEW-BOJ to hold fire unless big Fed move, eyes more easing

TOKYO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will meet this week just a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve policy review set to approve a new round of monetary easing via government bond buying. BOJ officials say they have rescheduled their meeting to Nov. 4 ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-01T05:38:23Z)

Japan dolphin hunt town hosts unprecedented debate, 'The Cove' star boycotts at last minute

TAIJI, Japan (AP) — The tiny seaside town in Japan whose annual dolphin slaughter gained notoriety through the gruesome Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove" hosted an unprecedented meeting Tuesday between local officials and foreign environmentalists ... (Source: Orlando Sentinel 2010-11-02T06:20:09Z)

Japan will aim to join U.S.-led trade pact: report

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will aim to join a U.S.-led Asia-Pacific free trade pact while pursuing agriculture reform to overcome resistance from farmers, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday. Business lobbies, worried Japan is lagging behind rivals ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-11-01T10:31:53Z)

WRAPUP 4-Clinton urges calm after China-Japan row at summit

Clinton, in Vietnam for the first U.S. participation in an East Asia Summit (EAS), also got assurances from China over its policy on exporting rare earth minerals that it wished to be a "reliable supplier". "Minister Yang clarified China has no intention ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-30T11:38:40Z)

Japan dolphin hunt town has debate with activists

Environmental activists argued Tuesday with officials from the dolphin-hunting village depicted in the Oscar-winning film "The Cove" at an unprecedented debate between the two sides that deteriorated into chaos and bitter disagreement. The carefully ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-02T05:01:25Z)

Masked Police Raid Russian Billionaire Lebedev's Bank

Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Masked police raided offices of a bank controlled by billionaire Alexander Lebedev, the Kremlin critic who owns the Novaya Gazeta opposition weekly in Moscow and Britain's Evening Standard and Independent newspapers. The search of ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-11-02T15:02:42Z)

Snap analysis: Russia scolds Japan with disputed island visit

The first visit by a Russian leader to a desolate chain of disputed islands in the Pacific is a clear signal to Japan: follow China's example if you want to do business with the Kremlin. President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Kunashir, one of four disputed ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-01T16:44:06Z)

Clinton joins summit after China, Japan flare-up

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joins an Asia-Pacific summit Saturday after a flare-up in Chinese anger at Japan over disputed islands that cast doubt over prospects for reconciliation between the two Asian powers. A Chinese Foreign Ministry ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-10-30T03:46:14Z)

ECB, Bank of Japan keep wary eye on Fed

The U.S. Federal Reserve is poised to pump more dollars into the U.S. economy, casting a long shadow over imminent decisions by other big central banks wary about what the Fed's move might do to the dollar. The European Central Bank, the Bank of England ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-02T12:53:51Z)

China's economic news in brief: new cell phone base in E China, new transportation route to Japan

BEIJING, Oct 26, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China's economic news in brief: new cell phone base in E China, new transportation route to Japan The following are some Chinese economic news items in brief: E CHINA CITY STARTS BUILDING CELL PHONE BASE ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-10-26T14:56:41Z)

Walker's World: Obama in India

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The White House has been at great pains to explain that President Barack Obama's visit to India this week is all about jobs and trade. But nobody in Asia believes it. With China canceling a planned summit with Japan's prime ... (Source: United Press International 2010-11-01T11:57:47Z)

China police disperse anti-Japan rallies

Chinese police officers attempt to hold back a group of anti-Japan protesters marching in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. Chinese police have broken up anti-Japan protests in the northwestern city of Lanzhou amid a heated ... (Source: Presstv 2010-10-24T11:02:50Z)

New Headache for Japan Auto Makers as Domestic Sales Tumble

TOKYO—Japan's auto sales marked their biggest on-year drop in 18 months in October after government buying incentives expired, in yet another headache for the industry as it struggles to cope with the impact of the stronger yen. Japan's domestic sales of ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-11-01T17:55:41Z)

Dolphin-Hunters, Activists Meet in Japan

(TAIJI, Japan) — An unprecedented meeting between conservationists and leaders of the dolphin-hunting village depicted in the Oscar-winning film "The Cove" ended in bitter disagreement Tuesday, failing to bring the sides any closer. The carefully ... (Source: Time 2010-11-02T14:41:14Z)

UPDATE: Russia Nears Approval Of $59B Privatization Program

MOSCOW (Dow Jones)--The Russian government is close to approving a $59 billion privatization program as it seeks to cut the state's role in the economy and raise money to balance the budget. The Kremlin aims to sell minority stakes of state-controlled ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-10-21T14:55:28Z)

U.S. seeks to allay conflict between Japan and China

HANOI, Vietnam — With tensions between China and Japan spilling out at an East Asian summit meeting in Hanoi, the United States is trying to defuse an escalating diplomatic dispute over their competing claims to a cluster of small islands in the East ... (Source: Seattle Times 2010-10-31T03:37:53Z)

Japan promises to talk to China despite protests

Japan said Tuesday that recent rowdy anti-Japanese protests in China would not derail plans for the countries' foreign ministers to meet next week, as the neighbors try to move past a territorial dispute that had threatened to harm relations. Foreign ... (Source: Grand Island Independent 2010-10-19T12:41:50Z)

Korea, India car makers see strong Oct sales, Japan hit

SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - South Korean car makers posted record sales in October while their Japanese rivals saw double-digit declines in domestic sales for the month, underscoring how the former is gaining ground globally. Japanese car makers face dwindling ... (Source: Reuters India 2010-11-01T08:58:49Z)

Tokyo to Call Home Moscow Ambassador in Island Spat

A territorial spat between Japan and Russia intensified Tuesday as Tokyo said it would call home its ambassador to Moscow a day after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited a disputed island in the Russian Far East. The visit, the first one by a Russian ... (Source: Wall Street Journal 2010-11-02T13:08:10Z)

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