Dollar hits 20-month high on Japan voteA win by Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party lifted the dollar to a 20-month high against the yen on Monday while European shares edged lower, weighed down by US budget uncertainty. The LDP surged back to power in a More… |
Japan's LDP surges back to powerJapan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) surged back to power in an election on Sunday just three years after a devastating defeat, giving ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a chance to push his hawkish security agenda More… |
Dairy sector has 2.7bn new consumers says studyAbout 2.7 billion low-income consumers in developing countries are the dairy industry’s next big growth opportunity, according to a Tetra Pak research. The world’s leading food processing and packaging company said the opportunity arises f More… |
Japan opposition heads for historic winJapan's opposition was headed for a historic victory in an election on Sunday, exit polls showed, a win that would oust the long-ruling conservative party and give the untested Democrats the job of reviving a weak economy. Exit polls b More… |
Japan votes: opposition tipped to winJapanese voted in an election on Sunday that looked set to oust the long-ruling conservative party and give the untested opposition the job of nurturing a recovery from the country's worst recession since World War Two. Media surveys sugge More… |
Japan's Abe faces crucial poll testJapan's conservative ruling camp braced for an expected election defeat on Sunday that could put pressure on hawkish Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to resign and usher in a period of policy paralysis and political confusion. Polling stations ac More… |