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growth.Trading on the company had been suspended in Hong Kong and</p> <div class="date-area">May 17, 2016 05:45 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095746/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/UN-conference-seeks-rules-for-Paris-climate-change-accord">UN conference seeks rules for Paris climate change accord</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160603095746/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/UN-conference-seeks-rules-for-Paris-climate-change-accord"><img src="/web/20160603095746im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0516n/0516n-un-climate-change/4504906-1-eng-GB/0516N-UN-climate-change_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> BONN, Germany -- The global community's efforts to develop concrete rules for carrying out the landmark Paris climate change accord began here Monday.The time has come to shift focus from negotiation to execution and cooperation, Segolene Royal, Fra</p> <div class="date-area">May 17, 2016 03:05 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095746/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Japan-looks-to-more-than-double-investment-treaty-partners-by-2020">Japan looks to more than double investment treaty partners by 2020</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> TOKYO -- The government here aims to sign investment treaties with a total of 100 countries and regions by 2020 to help Japanese businesses expand their global presence.Beginning with an agreement with Egypt in 1978, Tokyo has so far signed investme</p> <div class="date-area">May 11, 2016 02:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095746/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Singapore-adds-diamonds-to-its-trading-repertoire">Singapore adds diamonds to its trading repertoire </a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a 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The hope is that the new exchange will be a game-changer</p> <div class="date-area">May 9, 2016 08:15 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095746/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Resource-plunge-puts-African-nations-on-verge-of-debt-crisis">Resource plunge puts African nations on verge of debt crisis</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160603095746/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Resource-plunge-puts-African-nations-on-verge-of-debt-crisis"><img src="/web/20160603095746im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201604/0429n/0429n-angola/4433075-1-eng-GB/0429N-Angola_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> CAIRO -- Falling commodities prices have rekindled fears that resource-dependent African countries, which went on a borrowing binge amid the market boom that lasted until 2014, could once again fall into a debt crisis.Angola, the continent's second-</p> <div class="date-area">April 30, 2016 05:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095746/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/20160603095746/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160428-Commodities-crucible/On-the-Cover/A-true-recovery-in-oil-prices-remains-elusive"><img src="/web/20160603095746im_/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/20160603095746/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Capital-Markets/Global-borrowers-start-looking-to-Japan-s-lenders">Global borrowers start looking to Japan's lenders</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> TOKYO -- Overseas companies are stepping up efforts to raise funds in Japan as conditions are favorable to borrow money at low costs. Japan's banks raised slightly more than $2.6 billion in fiscal 2015, with the number of deals standing at 14, u</p> <div class="date-area">April 25, 2016 07:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Commodities eye</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095746/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Commodities/Doha-producer-summit-to-keep-oil-markets-guessing">Doha producer summit to keep oil markets guessing</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160603095746/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Commodities/Doha-producer-summit-to-keep-oil-markets-guessing"><img src="/web/20160603095746im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20160421/20160419_rumaila_oilfield1/4373768-1-eng-GB/20160419_Rumaila_oilfield1_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SINGAPORE -- Several OPEC and major non-OPEC members have signed up for confabulations over a "production freeze" proposal scheduled for April 17 in Doha, suggesting a fresh groundswell of support for an interventionist approach to stem the growing </p> <div class="date-area">April 15, 2016 03:05 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095746/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/G-7-World-Bank-to-insure-poor-nations-against-disease-outbreaks">G-7, World Bank to insure poor nations against disease outbreaks</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> WASHINGTON -- The Group of Seven and the World Bank plan to create an insurance system to help poor countries cope with infectious diseases. The plan calls for setting up a fund to pay insurance premiums, enabling beneficiary countries to recei</p> <div class="date-area">April 14, 2016 03:10 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095746/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Taiwan-slams-China-on-forced-deportations-from-Kenya">Taiwan slams China on forced deportations from Kenya</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160603095746/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Taiwan-slams-China-on-forced-deportations-from-Kenya"><img src="/web/20160603095746im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201604/0412n/0412n-tsai-ing-wen/4343124-1-eng-GB/0412N-Tsai-Ing-wen_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> TAIPEI -- Taiwanese authorities said Tuesday that they have issued a formal complaint against China for pressuring Kenya into deporting 45 Taiwanese to the mainland, a move some see as a power play by Beijing to curb Taiwan's incoming president. </p> <div class="date-area">April 13, 2016 04:35 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095746/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/AC/Olam-s-chicken-and-egg-investment-in-Nigeria">Olam's chicken and egg investment in Nigeria</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160603095746/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/AC/Olam-s-chicken-and-egg-investment-in-Nigeria"><img src="/web/20160603095746im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/a300/singapore/olam-international-logo-1-thm/3646590-1-eng-GB/Olam-International-logo-1-thm_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SINGAPORE -- Olam International, a diversified Singaporean agri-business company present in 70 countries, is tapping rising consumer demand in Africa with a $150-million investment in Nigeria for integrated animal and fish feed and poultry farming. </p> <div class="date-area">April 12, 2016 10:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095746/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Telecoms-plugging-into-emerging-markets-with-4G">Telecoms plugging into emerging markets with 4G </a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> TOKYO -- Efforts to upgrade mobile telecommunications are gathering steam in Asia and Africa, and in the process bringing fourth-generation wireless services such as music and video streaming to new markets. In Southeast Asia, 4G services will </p> <div class="date-area">April 1, 2016 07:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095746/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Sprint-could-still-ding-SoftBank-on-road-to-recovery">Sprint could still ding SoftBank on road to recovery</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> TOKYO -- U.S. cellular provider Sprint remains far from profitability despite some cost-cutting success, threatening to soil parent SoftBank Group's balance sheet if its value dips too far. SoftBank shares ended Thursday, and thus fiscal 2015, a</p> <div class="date-area">April 1, 2016 02:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095746/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Women-should-not-be-forced-to-take-husbands-last-names-says-UN-official">Women should not be forced to take husbands' last names, says UN official </a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160603095746/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Women-should-not-be-forced-to-take-husbands-last-names-says-UN-official"><img src="/web/20160603095746im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201602/0224n/0224n_phumzile-mlambo-ngcuka/4107075-1-eng-GB/0224N_Phumzile-Mlambo-Ngcuka_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> UNITED NATIONS -- Women should be able to keep their maiden names after marriage if they choose to do so, a top U.N. official on gender equality said in a recent interview, commenting on a Japanese court decision forcing couples to have the same las</p> <div class="date-area">March 26, 2016 02:10 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Bharti Airtel</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160603095746/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/AC/In-pact-to-sell-mobile-phone-towers-in-Tanzania-to-American-Tower">In pact to sell mobile phone towers in Tanzania to American Tower</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> MUMBAI (NewsRise) -- Bharti Airtel has agreed to sell its mobile-phone towers in Tanzania to American Tower for $179 million, as India's largest mobile phone operator looks to pare down debt amid rising competition. 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