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 The Times Of India 
Toyota raises annual profit forecast, eyes on recovery
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp raised its full-year profit forecast by more than a third as it cuts costs, trims spending and expects Japanese government schemes to boost sales, though the guidance was stil... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
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 The Times Of India 
Nikkei slips from 3 month high; shippers outperform
| Japan's Nikkei share average pulled back from a three-month high on Tuesday as a delay in Greece's response to the painful terms for a new bailout tempered increasing optimism over the U.S. economic... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Toyota Motors  sales office branch located in San Fernando , Pampanga Province , Philippines , February 19 , 2010.  m&c 
LEAD: Toyota posts drop in quarterly profits, raises year forecast
| Tokyo - Toyota Motor Corp said Tuesday that its net profit declined 13.5 per cent for the October-December quarter from a year earlier, amid a rising yen and falling sales in Asia in 2011. | But the... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
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Japan Airlines  The Times Of India 
JAL sees 787 delivery delay as Boeing tackles fresh glitch
| TOKYO: Flag carrier Japan Airlines said on Tuesday it no longer expects its first Dreamliner from Boeing Co. by the end of February as a fresh manufacturing glitch is seen adding pressure to an alre... (photo: Creative Commons / J o)
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Top Stories
A businessman walks past an electronic stock board in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008. Japanese stocks veered sharply downhill Wednesday, as spreading pessimism over corporate earnings and a strengthening yen sent the benchmark index tumbling almost 7 percent. The Nikkei 225 stock average fell 631.56 points, or 6.79 percent, to 8,674.69. The broader Topix index lost 7.05 percent to 88 Springfield News-Sun
Asian stocks rise after US unemployment falls
| BANGKOK — Asian stock markets climbed Monday after U.S. unemployment fell to its lowest in three years, suggesting a stronger recovery in the world's No. 1 econom... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye)
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A money trader at a Tokyo dealing room reacts as U.S. dollar is traded below 90 yen level Friday afternoon, Dec. 12, 2008. The dollar's fall to a 13-year-low against the yen also accelerated selling on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, hitting hard exporters such as autos and electronics. The greenback fell as far as 88.16 yen in the afternoon, its lowest level since Aug. 2, 1995 when the U.S. currency fell to 88.02 yen while the Nikkei average lost 484.68 points, or 5.56 percent, to close at 8,235.8 The Times Of India
Tokyo stocks end up 1.10%
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks added 1.10 percent Monday, supported by positive performances on other Asian bourses, that followed last week's strong gains on Wall Street after robu... (photo: AP / Shuji Kajiyama)
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Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko poses with the company's newly unveiled electric car "i-MiEV" in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, June 5, 2009. The 4.59 million yen ($47,560) i-MiEV is powered solely by electricity, and can be recharged from a regular home socket. The four-seater vehicle can run up to 160 kilometers (100 miles) after charging seven hours at 200 volts. The Times Of India
Mitsubishi Motors to stop making cars in W.Europe
TOKYO: Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp said it will end production at its only western European plant, in the Netherlands, at the end of this year, a move that was expecte... (photo: AP / Junji Kurokawa)
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Mitsubishi Motors participated at the Manila Auto Show, World Trade Center, as seen in this April 3, 2009 photo. The Guardian
Mitsubishi Motors to halt Europe output at year-end
TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp said on Monday it will end car production at its Netherlands plant at the end of 2012, including output ... (photo: WN / RTayco)
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Sony Electronics - LCD TVs The Times Of India
Japan's Nikkei slips before US jobs data, Sony surges
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Friday ahead of US jobs data, though Sony Corp soared as traders said investors were hoping its new CEO would turn things arou... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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Business Entertainment
- Asia stocks rise as Greece debt deal appears near
- Entrepreneur pushes Chinese role in global credit
- Investors eye final stages of Greek talks
- A convergence of convergences: Friedman vs Parenti
A broker reacts while trading in a brokerage firm in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 17, 2008. The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex fell as much as 4.1 percent Mon
Sensex recovers 60 points in early trade
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- Romance on the menu
- Yahoo chairman, three others to quit in 'boardroom clear
- Watch: HitFix doubles up with Carol Burnett and Amy Poehler
- INTERVIEW: Werner Herzog films "intense" material
The Opening Ceremony, 2010, Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival , PIFF Korean: , Hanja: ), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (also Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia.
South Korea's record 2011 box office up 7.4% year-on-year
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Crime Health
- A convergence of convergences: Friedman vs Parenti
- One world with United Nations – there are no lovely altern
- Today in History
- Switch-hit experts like Pietersen & Warner need to be encour
People walk by a Samsung store in Sydney, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011.
EU Investigates Samsung For Possible Breach Of Antitrust Rules In Apple Patent War
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- Investors eye final stages of Greek talks
- One world with United Nations – there are no lovely altern
- Richard Prosser Maiden Speech
- Andrew Williams, New Zealand First: Maiden Speech
GSK GlaxoSmithKline office in Makati City, Philippines
Nervous GlaxoSmith-Kline pulls cash out of eurozone to avoid crisis
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Trading Politics
- Asia stocks rise as Greece debt deal appears near
- Asia stocks rise as Greece debt deal appears near
- Asia stocks rise as Greece debt deal appears near
- Asia stocks rise as Greece debt deal appears near
A broker reacts while trading in a brokerage firm in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 17, 2008. The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex fell as much as 4.1 percent Mon
Sensex recovers 60 points in early trade
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- Oil multis make huge profits but worry about future reserves
- "A Useless Winter" (4th warmest January on record,
- Bucks rally, but Suns' Nash provides winner
- 'Cleopatra' doesn't bring riches for Milwaukee P
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a Fatah Central Committee and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Feb 18, 2011.
Baird backs Israeli call for peace talks without conditions
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