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The intentions behind the Personal Information Protection Law, which went into effect in April 2005, are good, but it has contributed to a tendency for organizations to withhold benign information that has significantly useful...
America's super-easy monetary policy has drawn a blast of criticism lately from the high and mighty of Asian finance. President Barack Obama and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke stand accused of blithely ignoring the...
China is among the emerging markets facing risks of property and commodity market bubbles, central bank advisor Fan Gang said, joining officials from the region in expressing concern about surging asset prices. A "double-digit"...
I believe the unfolding risks to the U.S. and global economy are enormous. Most seem rather oblivious to the risks, believing both that our asset markets are not overvalued and that economic recovery is only a matter of time.
The Bank of Japan upgraded its economic assessment yesterday, setting itself up for a confrontation with a government pressing for a policy response to deflation and a possible return to recession. The Japanese government...
Saturday 21st November, 04:50 PM JST TOKYO — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 struck Tochigi Prefecture and its vicinity Saturday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The 3:39 p.m. quake measured 4...
The dollar edged higher on Friday, building on the previous day's gains as investors pared back riskier assets, prompting higher-yielding currencies such as the Australian dollar to lose their appeal.
NAHA, Okinawa Pref. (Kyodo) The U.S. Army serviceman suspected of hitting a Japanese man with a car and killing him earlier this month in Okinawa has effectively admitted his involvement in the... Read more . . .
Saturday 21st November, 03:53 AM JST NAHA — U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos plans to visit Okinawa Prefecture on Nov 30 for talks with Gov Hirokazu Nakaima on the relocation of a U.S. Marine airfield, sources close to the...
Friday, November 20, 2009 (New Delhi) The key benchmark indices snapped last two days' losses, taking cue from higher European stocks. Turnover in NSE's futures & options (F&O) segment surged to Rs 98,015.39 crore from Rs...
