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Sony, Samsung to increase joint LCD production

Tokyo  - Japan's Sony Corp and South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co said Friday that they would produce a new line of liquid crystal displays (LCDs) as part of their joint venture, S-LCD Corp.

Stocks gain 2 per cent on weaker yen

Stocks gain 2 per cent on weaker yenTokyo  - Tokyo stocks rose 2 per cen

Matsushita, Pioneer agree on joint plasma TV display production

Tokyo  - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co and Pioneer Corp reached a basic agreement on Thursday for Matsushita to develop and supply plasma display panels for Pioneer.

Nintendo reports record earnings for fiscal 2007

Tokyo  - Nintendo Co reported record earnings for fiscal 2007 that ended in March, thanks to the strong popularity of game consoles, the company said Thursday.

EU urges China, Dalai Lama to reconcile through 'high-level' talks

Tokyo  - It is "highly important" to see a dialogue with China and Tibet's spiritual leader said visiting EU Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner in Tokyo Thursday.

Tokyo stocks open higher on overnight gains on Wall Street

Tokyo stocks open higher on overnight gains on Wall Street

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