0.0 00 Promising market, energy supplier: Japan eager to clinch investment deal with Iran TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government is moving quickly to lay the groundwork for Japanese investment in Iran, a youthful nation that …

0.0 00 E-tailer impact: China Resources to unload all stakes in Wal-Mart joint ventures DALIAN, China — China Resources (Holdings) plans to sell all of its shares in 21 supermarkets run jointly with Wal-Mart Stores amid a slump …

0.0 00 Slowing growth: Japanese car sales weak in China in September GUANGZHOU, China — Although Chinese consumer spending typically surges in September, Japanese automakers saw growth in Chinese new-car sales volume slow last month, according to …

0.0 00 Fiscal policy: Japan to cut effective corporate tax rate below 30% in FY17 TOKYO — The Japanese government is preparing to cut the country’s effective corporate tax rate to less than 30% in fiscal …

0.0 00 Commercial credit: Japanese banks put brakes on overseas lending TOKYO — After expanding rapidly to fill the vacuum left by gun-shy Western banks in the wake of the global financial crisis in 2008, Japanese …

0.0 00 Another Japanese detained in China in June TOKYO (Kyodo) — A Japanese woman in her 50s has been detained in China in June in addition to three Japanese citizens already known to have been …

0.0 00 Thailand conflict: Southern Thai insurgents stake out peace terms BANGKOK — The dominant insurgent faction behind the protracted Malay-Muslim separatist conflict in southern Thailand has disavowed a Malaysian-led peace process, indicating that a quick …

0.0 00 Nicholas Farrelly: Southeast Asia's infrastructure dreams spark negotiating frenzy China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative sounds great, in theory, to its Southeast Asian neighbors: billions of dollars for infrastructure projects and a mechanism for …

0.0 00 Manufacturing faces structural change: China teeters on edge of 7% growth target TOKYO — China’s prospects of meeting the government’s goal for economic growth of roughly 7% are shaky, imperiled by structural change in the …

0.0 00 Global boom: M&A deals hit blistering record pace LONDON — The global boom in mergers and acquisitions is accelerating its already record pace, sparking concerns that the market is overheating.      A Thomson …