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The $38.6 billion contract to help Australia build naval submarines went instead to Frenc</p> <div class="date-area">May 5, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/India-s-Adani-aims-for-coalmining-premier-league">India's Adani aims for coalmining premier league</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/India-s-Adani-aims-for-coalmining-premier-league"><img src="/web/20160505035316im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/a300/india/adani-enterprises-logo-1-thm/3650847-1-eng-GB/Adani-Enterprises-logo-1-thm_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> MUMBAI -- Adani Enterprises plans to become one of the world's largest mining companies by 2020 by extracting some 200 million tons annually of coal from mines it owns in India and Indonesia, and a recently approved project in Australia's Galilee ba</p> <div class="date-area">May 5, 2016 12:23 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Currencies/Yen-steady-below-18-month-high-pauses-after-rally">Yen steady below 18-month high, pauses after rally</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- The yen backed off from an 18-month high against the dollar on Wednesday, having lost some steam as position squaring set in after its sharp rally since last week.The dollar held steady near 106.55 yen, having pulled up from T</p> <div class="date-area">May 4, 2016 01:18 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Australia-to-target-multinational-tax-avoiders">Australia to target multinational tax avoiders</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Australia-to-target-multinational-tax-avoiders"><img src="/web/20160505035316im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0503t/20160503_turnbull/4446191-1-eng-GB/20160503_turnbull_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> MELBOURNE, Australia -- Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's conservative government has announced a major crack down on multinational companies that shift profits offshore to avoid paying tax in Australia.Treasurer Scott Morrison, delivering his first</p> <div class="date-area">May 3, 2016 11:57 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Currencies/Yen-soars-Aussie-slides-after-RBA-cuts-rates">Yen soars, Aussie slides after RBA cuts rates</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> LONDON (Reuters) -- The yen gained broadly in nervous markets on Tuesday, jumping to a two-month high against the Australian dollar and an 18-month peak against the U.S. dollar after Australia cut interest rates.The greenback fell to 105.65 yen, its</p> <div class="date-area">May 3, 2016 06:07 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Australia-cuts-interest-rates-to-head-off-deflation-risk">Australia cuts interest rates to head off deflation risk</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> SYDNEY (Reuters) -- Australia's central bank cut interest rates to an all-time low of 1.75 percent on Tuesday, the first easing in a year as it seeks to restrain a rising currency and insulate the economy from creeping deflation.The Reserve Bank of </p> <div class="date-area">May 3, 2016 02:08 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Submarine-contract-bolsters-Franco-Australian-ties">Submarine contract bolsters 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Manuel Valls said on Monday he was committed to building all of a new Australian submarine fleet in Australia, apparently contradicting the French contractor who said last week the deal would create jobs i</p> <div class="date-area">May 2, 2016 03:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Australia-rejects-massive-Kidman-farmland-sale-to-China">Australia rejects massive Kidman farmland sale to China</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Australia-rejects-massive-Kidman-farmland-sale-to-China"><img src="/web/20160505035316im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201602/20160216/20160216kidman1/4062428-1-eng-GB/20160216kidman1_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SYDNEY -- With a general election just months away and a growing unease among the public toward property purchases by Chinese interests, the Australian government has decided to block a sale of huge cattle farm holdings to a China-led consortium.Fed</p> <div class="date-area">April 30, 2016 12:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Currencies/Yen-hits-18-month-peak-stays-firm-after-BOJ-skips-easing">Yen hits 18-month peak, stays firm after BOJ skips easing</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> SYDNEY/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- The yen set an 18-month high against the dollar on Friday, staying firm in the wake of the Bank of Japan's decision the previous day to hold off from expanding its monetary stimulus.The dollar's drop gained momentum aft</p> <div class="date-area">April 29, 2016 02:28 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Interviews</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Why-Japan-s-Australian-sub-bid-was-a-dud">Why Japan's Australian sub bid was a dud</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> SYDNEY -- When Australia went looking for a partner to build its next-generation submarines, Japan was widely considered the front-runner. But the Japanese bid for the A$50 billion ($38 billion) contract lost momentum, and French industrial group DC</p> <div class="date-area">April 29, 2016 11:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/Tech-Science/Tech/Growbots-promise-to-transform-Australian-agriculture">Growbots promise to transform Australian agriculture</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/Tech-Science/Tech/Growbots-promise-to-transform-Australian-agriculture"><img src="/web/20160505035316im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201604/0415t/20160415_sydney_university/4359653-1-eng-GB/20160415_Sydney_university_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SYDNEY -- Australia is 20 times the size of Japan, but has just a fifth of its population. To make use of this vast land for large-scale agriculture and mining, the support of robotics will be increasingly important. That is why, in 1997, the Univer</p> <div class="date-area">April 28, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160428-Commodities-crucible/Tech-Science/Growbots-promise-to-transform-Australian-agriculture">Growbots promise to transform Australian agriculture</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160428-Commodities-crucible/Tech-Science/Growbots-promise-to-transform-Australian-agriculture"><img src="/web/20160505035316im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201604/0415t/20160415_sydney_university/4359653-1-eng-GB/20160415_Sydney_university_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SYDNEY Australia is 20 times the size of Japan, but has just a fifth of its population. To make use of this vast land for large-scale agriculture and mining, the support of robotics will be increasingly important. That is why, in 1997, the Univers</p> <div class="date-area">April 28, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160428-Commodities-crucible/On-the-Cover/For-commodities-markets-the-bad-times-are-just-beginning">For commodities markets, the bad times are just beginning</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160428-Commodities-crucible/On-the-Cover/For-commodities-markets-the-bad-times-are-just-beginning"><img src="/web/20160505035316im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20160428/20160422_tata/4396259-1-eng-GB/20160422_tata_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> For the commodities market, the good times have come and gone, but the bad times are only just beginning. Each commodities supercycle, defined as a decadelong bull market, has always been followed by a downturn that lasted just as long, or longe</p> <div class="date-area">April 28, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160428-Commodities-crucible/On-the-Cover/A-true-recovery-in-oil-prices-remains-elusive">A true recovery in oil prices remains elusive</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160428-Commodities-crucible/On-the-Cover/A-true-recovery-in-oil-prices-remains-elusive"><img src="/web/20160505035316im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20160428/20160422_rig/4400236-1-eng-GB/20160422_rig_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> LAUSANNE, Switzerland A warm breeze is blowing through the commodities markets, stirring hopes that the long, harsh winter is over. Such optimism is not entirely without reason: Since the beginning of the year, prices of crude oil, nonferrous </p> <div class="date-area">April 28, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/New-framework-to-facilitate-mutual-fund-sales-across-Asia-Pacific">New framework to facilitate mutual fund sales across Asia-Pacific</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> TOKYO -- Japanese financial institutions will be able to offer mutual funds in other Asian markets without undergoing often lengthy approval procedures under a proposed region-wide legal structure. Slated to come into effect around the end of 20</p> <div class="date-area">April 28, 2016 02:50 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Commodities/For-commodities-markets-the-bad-times-are-just-beginning">For commodities markets, the bad times are just beginning</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Commodities/For-commodities-markets-the-bad-times-are-just-beginning"><img src="/web/20160505035316im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20160428/20160422_tata/4396259-1-eng-GB/20160422_tata_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> BANGKOK -- For the commodities market, the good times have come and gone, but the bad times are only just beginning. Each commodities supercycle, defined as a decadelong bull market, has always been followed by a downturn that lasted just as lon</p> <div class="date-area">April 27, 2016 07:30 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Hesitancy-on-local-production-sank-Japan-sub-deal">Hesitancy on local production sank Japan sub deal</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160505035316/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Hesitancy-on-local-production-sank-Japan-sub-deal"><img src="/web/20160505035316im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201604/0427t/0427-soryu-class-submarine-2/4415019-5-eng-GB/0427-Soryu-class-submarine-2_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> TOKYO -- Japan's failure to win a 50 billion Australian dollar ($38.7 billion) submarine contract, particularly its reluctance to give assurances about 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