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WSJ.com: What's News Asia
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What's News Asia
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China's Yen Buying Riles Japan
Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda called for talks with China over its recent yen buying spree, which has helped drive the Japanese currency higher.
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Japan Raises GDP
Japan raised its reading for the country's second-quarter economic growth rate as domestic firms ramped up capital expenditure.
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Karzai Alienates Afghans Over Taliban
Afghan President Hamid Karzai's attempts to placate the Taliban haven't made him many new friends among the insurgents. But they have alienated some crucial old friends: the country's ethnic minorities, who have been a linchpin of his American-backed government.
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India to Survey Citizens on Their Caste
The Indian government decided to poll all its citizens on their caste for the first time in 80 years in a major policy shift on the controversial issue.
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Nomura Bulks Up in North America
Nomura Holdings has hired a team of natural-resource bankers and is opening offices in Houston and Toronto this month, its latest moves to expand in North America.
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Steelworkers Blast China on Subsidies
The United Steelworkers filed a complaint with U.S. trade officials charging that China is unfairly subsidizing its clean-energy technology sector, presenting the White House with a potential political headache.
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GIC to Lead Crop of IPOs in Singapore
Singapore sovereign-wealth fund GIC plans to list some of its logistics assets Oct. 15 via an IPO that could raise as much as $3 billion, leading the way for what is set to be a banner year on the city-state's exchange.
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Back-to-School Season for Water Buffalo
On the edge of a field in Bua Yai, Thailand, a water buffalo is getting ready to drag a plow across some broken ground?part of a training exercise to help make the creatures more relevant in a mechanized world. Welcome to buffalo school.
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Hooray for Tollywood
Here's one escape from the blare and jostle of Hyderabad: a day of movie-proximity magic is just 45 minutes away.
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Pakistan Militants Free Journalist
A British journalist held captive by militants in northwestern Pakistan since March has been released.
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