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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 ...

  • Japan promotes eco-friendly transportation

    A safe and efficient transportation system is one of the highlights of Singapore's Changi Airport. Its credit goes to Japanese signal maker Kyosan, which introduced the signal system automated electric sky train. The electric sky trains, equipped with rubber tyres, are eco-friendly and help passengers move from one terminal to another. Kyosan has provided the technology for eco-friendly ...

  • Squeaky clean Tokyo favourite host for 2020 Olympics say IOC sources

    Tokyo is reportedly leading in the race for the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics, according to members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Japanese capital's emphasis on safety and security appears to be influencing the race for the 2020 Games by pitting its squeaky clean image against the turmoil and instability being witnessed in Istanbul and Madrid, The Japan Times ...

  • Japan poised to shift huge investment factories from China to India

    Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. But that may be about to change because Japan is poised to leave China for India, adding huge benefits to the South Asian country in terms of jobs creation, technological transfer, transformation of infrastructure and military partnership. "Japan wants to build up India as an alternative, economic and military, to ...

  • IMF’s No. 2 says too early to judge Japanese stimulus drive

    Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, is pictured with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, centre, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the G8 meetings in Northern Ireland. The IMF's deputy managing editor says it's too early to draw conclusions from so-called 'Abenomics.' (YVES ...

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Shaun of the Dead

Shaun of the Dead

George A. Romero has given the British zombie parody Shaun of the Dead a ringing endorsement and even invited cowriter and star Simon Pegg to play a cameo role in his upcoming Land of the Dead (the third sequel to 1968's Night of the Living Dead). In a way, I' ... ...

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  • US Hedge Fund Boosts Stake in Sony

    U.S. hedge fund Third Point LLC said Tuesday that it had increased its stake in Sony Corp to 6.9 per cent, putting more pressure on the Japanese electronics company to spin off its film and music business. In a letter sent to Sony president and chief executive Kazuo Hirai, hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb said it had raised stake in Sony to 70 million shares valued at $1.4 billion (136.5 ...

  • Stocks Deliver Solid Rally As Investors Brace For Bernanke Activists Target Sony And Dell

    What will Bernanke do? - Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife U.S. stocks were holding on to solid gains on Tuesdays as investors prepared themselves for a possibly game-changing Fed meeting. As investors calibrate their expectations that Bernanke will taper his program of quantitative easing, activists stole the headlines, ...

  • Why a top fund manager still likes Japan

    The noted contrarian investor and long-time manager of the Oakmark International Fund explains why he's still bullish even as the country's stock rally stalls ...

  • Exclusive Japans Astellas looks to sell dermatology assets - sources

    NEW YORK - Stocks climbed on Tuesday, led by growth-oriented sectors, as investors took an optimistic view that the Federal Reserve will temper recent statements pointing to the future reduction of monetary support. ...

  • Movers Shakers Tuesday movers Loeb’s letter propels Sony higher

    SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S.-listed shares of Sony Corp. extended gains on Tuesday after hedge-fund manager Dan Loeb of Third Point LLC reiterated his call for the Japanese conglomerate to find ways to unlock ...

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