Asia

Por Andrés Rojas CALI, Colombia 23 mayo (Reuters) - Colombia, Chile, México y Perú acordaron el jueves eliminar los aranceles para el 90 por ciento de sus productos con el objetivo de aumentar el libre comercio entre ellos y conquistar conjuntamente...

* Asian shares down after China HSBC flash PMI, credit spreads wider * Nikkei plunges 7 percent, 11th worst daily drop * JGBs bounce after 10-year JGB yield hits year highs * Korean won worst hit as dollar rises broadly By Masayuki Kitano and Hideyuki...

(Reuters) - A stable job market in Britain bodes well for an upturn in permanent recruitment that would mirror a recovery already under way in Asia, the founder of Robert Walters Plc told Reuters. Robert Walters, the 58-year-old chief executive of the...

Por Naveen Thukral SINGAPUR, 23 mayo (Reuters) - Los compradores asiáticos de granos forrajeros fueron afectados por las demoras en los envíos de maíz y harina de soja de Sudamérica, que han ajustado el suministro y elevaron los precios en el mercado...

PEKIN, 23 mayo (Reuters) - PetroChina estimulará las importaciones de gas natural para intentar reducir la creciente brecha en el suministro, dijo el jueves su presidente, una medida que podría presionar las utilidades del dominante productor de gas y...

* Dollar index hits highest level since July 2010 * Bernanke QE comments lift U.S. bond yields and dollar * MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan falls but Nikkei climbs * JGB dive, 10-year JGB yield hits highest since April 2012 By Masayuki Kitano SINGAPORE,...

* JGBs dive, 10-year JGB yield hits highest since April 2012 * Dollar index hits highest level since July 2010 * Asian shares down after China HSBC flash PMI, credit spreads wider By Masayuki Kitano and Hideyuki Sano SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) -...

TOKYO (AP) — A steady fall in the value of the yen is proving a godsend for exporters such as Toyota. The cheaper yen is making their products more affordable overseas. Japan's trading partners are generally pleased, too, even though the lower...

* U.S. military says quality, quantity of contact rising * Chinese army deliberately reaching out to wider world * Worries linger over espionage, providing too much training By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) -...

(Repeats with no changes in text) By Frank Jack Daniel and Rajesh Kumar Singh NEW DELHI, May 22 (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, smiling and effusive, was out to smooth ruffled feathers in India this week, promising to ease tensions and...

Por Florence Tan y Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPUR, 21 mayo (Reuters) - Los operadores en Asia, que enfrentan una demanda débil, crecientes costos y mayor competencia en sus negocios de crudo, están recortando personal y buscando nuevas fuentes de ingresos...

CHARLESTON, Ill — Taylor Knauf fell short of placing in the state pole vault the last two years, so the Aurora Christian senior determined that 12 feet, 6 inches — 6 inches better than her personal record — would be her goal. Knauf...