International week in review: Asia
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TOKYO - Japan could stop testing newborn and younger cows for mad cow disease without posing a risk to public health, a special panel decided Monday, in a ruling that could influence talks to lift Tokyo&#39;s ban on American beef imports.
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Southeast Asia&#39;s stock markets were among the world&#39;s best performers as the fourth quarter began. Christopher Wood, the top Asia strategist in Institutional Investor&#39;s fund-manager survey last year, is betting the gains are just starting.
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Asia will be able to weather the rising prices of oil but economic growth will slow down, with Thailand and the Philippines being the worst affected in a group of 10 countries, a report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said .
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Events in Ukraine continue to dominate the European papers. A Budapest daily takes everyone to task over the invalidated referendum on citizenship for ethnic Hungarians abroad. Two German dailies comment on Mr Schroeder's visit to China. And in France a sniffer dog forgets to sniff!
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East Asia&#39;s economies are growing at their swiftest pace since before the financial crisis with fewer people than ever living in extreme poverty, according to the latest East Asia and Pacific Regional Update, the World Bank&#39;s twice-yearly look at the
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Security, trade and energy will top the agenda when Asian leaders meet in the Philippines next week, with declarations expected on combating terrorism, accelerating economic integration and boosting energy security.
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A listing of news events to watch for in the coming week.
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VIENTIANE : A record number of agreements are expected to be signed at the 10th ASEAN Summit in Laos. The leaders&#39; summit will take place on Monday and Tuesday and already trade
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This week: 4,000-year-old tombs opened, stilt walkers perform for Lunar New Year, fatal fire engulfs Jakarta ship, and more.
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Southeast Asian economic ministers meet this weekend with counterparts from regional powerhouses China, Japan and South Korea in an effort to liberalize trade and boost business.
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Defending champion Adam Scott and   three-times major winner Ernie Els arrived in Asia for this   week's Singapore Open with big reputations and both will be   happy to have negotiated the first round firmly in contention.
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The Asian tsunami disaster has been a uniquely continental catastrophe, striking hard from Thailand to the Maldives, and has stirred debate about how Asia should react as a region.
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The search giant is playing catch-up in Asia, according to new survey results released Sunday.
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Seven events that shaped your portfolio this week.
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With final preparations being made for next weekâs Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, plans to discuss terrorism and European-style integration have received a major jolt.
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Strong medal winning performances by China and Japan in Athens herald a powerful showing by Asian nations at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said on Sunday.
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In this edition of Perspective, we&#39;ll take a look at some of the issues at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation or APEC Summit in Chile.