East Asia
Consumption should pick up in South Korea as MERS ends
The government has declared a de facto end to the MERS outbreak
South KoreaPolitical pressure mounts on Japanese media
Nikkei's acquisition of the Financial Times comes at a time when Japan's media are under growing political pressure
JapanTrans-Pacific Partnership deal is no sure thing
The participating governments aim to finalise the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement by the end of this week
JapanNikkei-FT deal consolidates global business media
Japan's leading business media group, Nikkei, yesterday announced that it would purchase UK-based Financial Times
InternationalMunicipal debt will hinder financial reform in China
A 320-billion-dollar debt-swap programme has been launched to rescue debt-laden local governments
ChinaSouth Korea's economy will likely rebound
Economic growth has fallen to the slowest since the global financial crisis, second-quarter data show today
South KoreaTourism arrow on course for Abenomics target
New data show tourist numbers hit a new record for a second successive year
JapanToshiba scandal likely to have limited impact
Independent investigators have found electronics conglomerate Toshiba to have inflated profits by 1.2 billion dollars
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