Jan
25

Asia Pacific News – Japan’s KDDI to buy Jupiter Telecom stake for $4 bln (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)

Japan’s KDDI to buy Jupiter Telecom stake for $4 bln (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)
TOKYO, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Japan’s KDDI Corp <9433.T> said on Monday it will buy a 37.8 percent stake in Japanese cable TV network operator Jupiter Telecommunications Co <4817.Q> from Liberty Global Inc and its affiliates for 361.66 billion yen ($4.02 billion).

Taiwan Set to Open Key Trade Talks With China (ABC News)
Taiwan to open key trade talks with China amid jousting between supporters and opponents Republic of China – Taiwan – Asia – Politics – People’s Republic of China

‘Korea-India CEPA to boost Korean small exporters’ (Asia News Network)
A senior government official has said that the Korea-India comprehensive economic partnership agreement offered an excellent opportunity for Korean small and medium-sized companies to boost exports.

Cisco Shifts Focus to China From Japan in Asia Reshuffle (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Cisco Systems on Monday announced details of a major revamp of its Asia operations that puts a new emphasis on China and drops Japan to second place.

Taiwan set to open key trade talks with China (San Francisco Chronicle)
Taiwan and China open negotiations Tuesday in Beijing on a trade pact that seems destined to change the island’s character in a way not seen since it split from the Chinese mainland amid civil war 60 years ago. The accord seeks to add momentum to Taiwan’s… Mainland China – People’s Republic of China – Republic of China – Civil war – Taiwan

Taiwan lets chip firms invest in China: report (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Taiwan will allow its chip makers to invest in their counterparts in China in response to growing calls from the island’s business community for closer high-tech ties, local media said Monday.

China Ministry: Accusations Beijing Behind Hacking Baseless – Xinhua (Fox News)
China Ministry: Accusations Beijing Behind Hacking Baseless – Xinhua

Taiwan set to open key trade talks with China (FOX 12 Idaho)
Taiwan and China open negotiations Tuesday in Beijing on a trade pact that seems destined to change the island’s character in a way not seen since it split from the Chinesemainland amid civil war 60 years ago.

Taiwan set to open key trade talks with China (AP via Yahoo! News)
Taiwan and China open negotiations Tuesday in Beijing on a trade pact that seems destined to change the island’s character in a way not seen since it split from the Chinese mainland amid civil war 60 years ago.

Cisco Shifts Focus to China From Japan in Asia Reshuffle (PC World)
Cisco will reshuffle its Asia operations to put greater emphasis on China, while Japan takes a reduced role

Bain Capital to buy Japan Domino’s Pizza franchisee (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
TOKYO, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Bain Capital, a U.S. private equity firm, said it would acquire Japanese firm Higa Industries Co, the Japan franchisee of Domino’s Pizza .

China-Taiwan trade talks to start this week (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The first round of talks on a major trade pact between Taiwan and China will be held in Beijing this week, Taiwanese officials and state press said Sunday.

Japan Parliament Budget Session Delayed Due To Ozawa Issue (Nasdaq)
TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- The budget committee of the Japanese parliament’s Lower House is unable to start its session Monday morning because of opposition demand for special sessions to investigate the political funds of Democratic Party Of Japan’s powerful politician Ichiro Ozawa.