Japan

Weaker yen helps push Nikkei up

Tokyo  - Japan's key Nikkei 225 Stock Average opened moderately higher in mixed-trading Wednesday as investors bought back shares on the US dollar's advance against the yen.

Japanese economic growth stronger than expected

Tokyo  - The Japanese economy grew more strongly than expected in the first quarter of 2008 after the government corrected its original annual growth figure for the world's second largest national

Taiwan protests boat sinking after colliding with Japan coast guard

Japan Coust GuardTaipei  - Taiwan Tuesday expressed grave concern over the Japanese coast

International Organizations Call For G8 Action On Health Improvement

Eight international organizations has announced that leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) rich nations would meet next month in Japan, to tackle health scourges in developing nations in order to impr

Japan's April core machinery orders up 5.5 per cent

Tokyo  - Japan's core machinery orders rose 5.5 per cent in seasonally adjusted terms in April to 1.01 trillion yen (9.58 billion dollars), compared to the month before, the government said Tuesday

Tokyo stocks lose early gains on renewed economic uncertainties

Tokyo  - Tokyo stocks lose early gains on renewed economic uncertainties

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