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  • US cool over North Korea's latest talks offer US cool over North Korea's latest talks offer

    WASHINGTON - The United States has said it wants "credible negotiations" with North Korea as Pyongyang in its latest offer has expressed desire to start "senior-level" talks with America on regional peace and easing tensions. President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart, Park Geun-hye, are said to have discussed the issue by telephone Sunday evening. They agreed to close ...

  • Japans ORIX acquires over 25 percent share of MEDGULF insurance firm

    ORIX Corporation, a leading integrated financial services group of Japan, has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire 25.7 per cent of issued shares of Bahrain-based Mediterranean and Gulf Insurance and Reinsurance Company (MEDGULF). Founded in 1980 in Lebanon, MEDGULF is a business group with insurance businesses throughout the Middle East in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Jordan and ...

  • Japanese Market Trades Higher

    Swinging between gains and losses, the Japanese stock market is trading notably higher on Tuesday, with investors mostly tracking the yen's movements against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which tumbled to 13,006 after rising to around 13,140 in early trades, is currently up 41.8 points or 0.3 percent at 12,991.3.Hino Motors, Meidensha Corp., Mitsui OSK Lines, Kawasaki ...

  • Mitsubishi Motors to recall 9478 faulty vehicles in China

    (MENAFN) China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) stated that Mitsubishi Motors plans on recalling 9,478 vehicles in China due to a potential safety hazard in the sunroof, reported Xinhua News.China's consumer quality watchdog also said that the problem was related to the installing of the sunroofs causing a possibility of the glass panel ...

  • 38 will support ruling party in Tokyo poll

    Thirty-eight per cent of voters will vote for candidates from the Liberal Democratic Party at Sunday's Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, according to an opinion poll conducted ...

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El Norte [Blu-Ray]

El Norte [Blu-Ray]

When Gregory Navas El Norte was first released, Variety described it as the first independent American epic, and I cant think of a better description of this deeply moving film that is simultaneously entrancing, horrifying, sad, and profoundly humane. The story of two young Guatem ... ...

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  • Putin Meets with Japanese PM Abe

    Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands before their meeting during the G8 Summit at Lough Erne in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, ...

  • Nikkei down at break

    (16 mins ago) Stocks in Tokyo were down 0.70 percent ahead of the start of a US Federal Reserve policy meeting as investors look for clues on the future of its massive stimulus. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which advanced 2.73 percent the previous day, was down 91.32 points to 12,941.80 by the break, while the Topix index of all first-section shares slipped 0.29 percent, or 3.14 points, to ...

  • Japan says G8 stance is sign of approval for Abenomics

    British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for the first plenary session of the G8 Summit at Lough Erne in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland June 17, ...

  • South Korea struggling without Japanese tourists

    Recent economic and diplomatic issues within South Korea has resulted in a significant drop in tourist arrivals from Japan, according to new research data. Approximately 689,000 Japanese travellers visited South Korea during the first three months of 2013, a 22 percent decline in visitors compared with the same period last year, Channel News Asia reported. These figures stem from data ...

  • Third Point Lifts Sony Stake Urges Spin Off

    Sony and urged the Japanese electronics giant to spin-off its entertainment business. Sony appears to be regaining its competitive edge and as a sign of its increased confidence in the company, Third Point has raised its stake to 70 million shares valued at 136.5 billion yen ($1.4 billion), the hedge ...

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