Bloomberg.com Region - Asia News http://www.bloomberg.com Bloomberg LP en-us Financial News Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The yen strengthened to a 14-year high against the dollar, climbing past 85 to the greenback and prompting speculation Japan will intervene in markets to preserve the nation’s export-led economic recovery. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=a.pT4zUDb0Y8&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=a.pT4zUDb0Y8 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:08:13 EST Financial News Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks slumped, dragging the MSCI Asia Pacific Index down the most in eight months, on concern over losses stemming from Dubai’s attempt to reschedule its debt and as the yen strengthened against the dollar. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=a9ZuT9J_UjzA&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=a9ZuT9J_UjzA Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:41:30 EST Financial News Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii said he may contact U.S. and European officials to act on currencies, amid concern the yen’s surge to a 14-year high will hamper the economic recovery. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=a1y.xqXNa4ac&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=a1y.xqXNa4ac Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:23:50 EST Financial News Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., Merbanco Inc. and Renco Group Inc. have made approaches about General Motors Co.’s Saab unit after a sale to Koenigsegg Group collapsed, two people familiar with the situation said. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=asQSLCzXzG84&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=asQSLCzXzG84 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:22:49 EST Financial News Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s unemployment rate in October unexpectedly fell for a third month, a sign that the worst may be over for the labor market. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aUxL8T14jaWo&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=aUxL8T14jaWo Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:34:21 EST Financial News Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- San Miguel Corp. Directors Inigo Zobel and Roberto Ongpin may lead a takeover offer for the Philippines’ biggest food and beverage maker after paying 64.3 billion pesos ($1.36 billion) for a 28 percent stake. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aZlspmyMFgCk&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=aZlspmyMFgCk Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:12:08 EST Financial News Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Sparx Group Co., Asia’s biggest hedge-fund company, plans to raise 20 billion yen ($230 million) for a fund aimed at investing in Japanese environmental technology firms as mandates to cut carbon emissions spur demand. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=a43kPeknkBlU&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=a43kPeknkBlU Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:22:40 EST Financial News Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Asian currencies fell, led by the South Korean won and Indian rupee, as emerging markets took a beating after Dubai sought to delay debt payments, bolstering demand for safety in U.S. Treasuries and the dollar. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aE_5qoDcHoTg&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=aE_5qoDcHoTg Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:19:50 EST Financial News Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd., part-owned by China’s Haier Group, dropped the most in two months in Wellington trading after first-half losses widened and the company lowered its full-year profit forecast. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aggDUpdvRAIo&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=aggDUpdvRAIo Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:21:48 EST Financial News Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Templeton Asset Management Ltd.’s Mark Mobius said Dubai’s attempt to reschedule debt may cause a “correction” in emerging markets, compounded by Vietnam’s currency devaluation and an “avalanche” of initial share sales. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aYSFV6DTmk08&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=aYSFV6DTmk08 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:57:34 EST General News Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said today that he’s ready to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong- il “anytime and anywhere,” if it will help convince the North to give up its nuclear programs, Yonhap News Agency reported. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aDgVjra1PVOU&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=aDgVjra1PVOU Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:24:34 EST General News Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Philippine prosecutors will charge a mayor with seven counts of murder for the massacre of 57 people in the nation’s worst act of election-related violence, killings that ignited debate over politicians’ private militias. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=acQtC_fJlUHQ&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=acQtC_fJlUHQ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:14:07 EST General News Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Pledges by China and the U.S. to set numerical targets for their greenhouse-gas emissions through 2020 may reignite stalled progress for a global climate agreement at negotiations next month in Copenhagen. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aKYc2l_FiYZM&refer=asia http://data.bloomberg.com/bb/rssstory?sid=aKYc2l_FiYZM Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:52:37 EST