* Yukio Hatoyama voted in as Japan's new prime minister * Hammering out new budget tops government's agenda * PM to smooth ties with Washington next week * New finance minister backs yen strengthening TOKYO,...
* Japan PM wants to pry policy control from bureaucrats * Yukio Hatoyama the heir to a political dynasty * Hatoyama's "fraternity" slogan puzzles many TOKYO, Sept 16 - For Japan's new prime minister, Yukio...
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 - Malaysia is to keep its economic pump priming measures which have seen an extra 1.0 billion Malaysian ringgit a month in spending until the end of 2010 Prime Minister Najib...
NEW YORK, Sept 22 - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama floated the idea of an East Asian community inspired by the European Union in his first meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao late on Monday....
* BOJ upgrades economy view, says showing signs of recovery * Nascent recovery due mostly to temporary stimulus steps * More than 70 percent of voters support new cabinet * Hillary Clinton: U.S.-Japan ties will...
* BOJ upgrades economy view, says showing signs of recovery * Nascent recovery due mostly to temporary stimulus steps * More than 70 percent of voters support new cabinet * Hillary Clinton: U.S.-Japan ties will...
* BOJ upgrades economy view, says showing signs of recovery * Nascent recovery due mostly to temporary stimulus steps * Transport minister says to review JAL rescue * Hillary Clinton: U.S.-Japan ties will stand test...
TOKYO, Sept 16 - Japan's next leader picked his party policy chief, Masayuki Naoshima, as trade minister, media said on Wednesday, a post needing deft negotiating skills to bring businesses on board over an ambitious...
* Veteran Fujii for finance to soothe market concerns * Naoshima to take charge of energy, trade - Yomiuri * Hatoyama firming up other cabinet posts (Adds analyst quotes, yen details) TOKYO, Sept 15 -...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for a meeting on Wednesday on bailing out the textile industry following the surge in input costs due to a sharp hike in the minimum support price (MSP) of cotton in September.