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Japan</p> <div class="date-area">September 3, 2015 03:52 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Nikkei PMI</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20150905205346/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Nikkei-PMI/Singapore-s-private-sector-business-activity-slows-to-50.8-in-August">Singapore's private sector business activity slows to 50.8 in August</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> TOKYO -- The Nikkei Singapore Purchasing Managers' Index, or PMI, for August slowed at 50.8 from 51.3 in July. A reading above 50 indicates economic expansion, while a reading below 50 points toward contraction.(Nikkei) </p> <div class="date-area">September 3, 2015 11:15 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20150905205346/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20150903-LIVING-TOGETHER/Politics-Economy/Upsurge-in-piracy-roils-Southeast-Asian-waters">Upsurge in piracy roils Southeast Asian waters</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20150905205346/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20150903-LIVING-TOGETHER/Politics-Economy/Upsurge-in-piracy-roils-Southeast-Asian-waters"><img src="/web/20150905205346im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2015/201508/20150826/826piracy-2/3230933-1-eng-GB/826Piracy-2_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> JAKARTA -- These days, the word "piracy" usually brings to mind illegally copying music, movies or software. But in the waters of Southeast Asia, mainly off Indonesia and Malaysia, the traditional meaning prevails, with boatloads of armed men stormi</p> <div class="date-area">September 3, 2015 12:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20150905205346/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20150903-LIVING-TOGETHER/Markets/To-raise-or-not-to-raise-No-direction-out-of-Jackson-Hole">To raise or not to raise? No direction out of Jackson Hole</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20150905205346/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20150903-LIVING-TOGETHER/Markets/To-raise-or-not-to-raise-No-direction-out-of-Jackson-Hole"><img src="/web/20150905205346im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2015/201508/20150831/20150831_jacksonhole1/3252385-1-eng-GB/20150831_jacksonhole1_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming -- In a speech that attracted the attention of market participants around the globe, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer left the door open for a rate rise as soon as September, even as market turbulence cast a cloud </p> <div class="date-area">September 3, 2015 12:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20150905205346/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20150903-LIVING-TOGETHER/Markets/Nicholas-Spiro-China-the-real-worry-for-emerging-market-investors">Nicholas Spiro: China the real worry for emerging market investors</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20150905205346/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20150903-LIVING-TOGETHER/Markets/Nicholas-Spiro-China-the-real-worry-for-emerging-market-investors"><img src="/web/20150905205346im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2015/201508/20150828/20150828_china1/3246457-1-eng-GB/20150828_china1_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> Investor sentiment toward emerging markets remains bleak. Emerging market stocks have lost 10% in dollar terms in August, resulting in a 20% decline over the past three months. In the period between Aug. 19 and 26, emerging market bond funds suf</p> <div class="date-area">September 3, 2015 12:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20150905205346/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20150903-LIVING-TOGETHER/Tech-Science/Singapore-bolsters-SingPass-defenses-after-security-breaches">Singapore bolsters SingPass defenses after security breaches</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> SINGAPORE -- An increase in security breaches has prompted the Singaporean government to fortify the cyberdefenses of its SingPass system, through which residents can access online administrative services. Popular program About 3 million people,</p> <div class="date-area">September 3, 2015 12:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Asian investment</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20150905205346/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Property/Chinese-Malaysians-buying-up-Singapore-properties">Chinese, Malaysians buying up Singapore properties</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> SINGAPORE -- More Chinese and Malaysians are buying Singapore properties due to economic and political uncertainty at home, according to a recent report by DTZ, a real estate services company. Almost 60% of foreign purchases were made by mainlan</p> <div class="date-area">September 2, 2015 11:45 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Signs of pullback growing</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20150905205346/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Commodities/Spiking-gold-to-oil-ratio-points-to-trouble-for-world-economy">Spiking gold to oil ratio points to trouble for world economy</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20150905205346/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Commodities/Spiking-gold-to-oil-ratio-points-to-trouble-for-world-economy"><img src="/web/20150905205346im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2015/201509/20150901/20150901_gold_bars/3259219-1-eng-GB/20150901_gold_bars_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> TOKYO -- The world economy is showing signs of stress, as reflected in turbulent global stock markets. Investors and policymakers are on guard, with the outlook China and other emerging economies particularly grim. One closely watched commodity </p> <div class="date-area">September 1, 2015 02:15 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Nariman Behravesh</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20150905205346/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/What-are-the-ramifications-of-the-rolling-routs-in-financial-markets-on-US-and-global-growth">What are the ramifications of the 'rolling routs' in financial markets on US and global growth? </a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> Global financial markets have been gripped by fear in recent weeks. What began as "Taper Panic" two years ago turned into "The Great Deflation" in commodity prices last year, and finally morphed into a huge stock market sell-off this summer, first i</p> <div class="date-area">September 1, 2015 09:28 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Vijay Sakhuja</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20150905205346/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Perspectives/Search-and-rescue-operations-could-help-counter-South-China-Sea-tensions">Search and rescue operations could help counter South China Sea tensions</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> Amid ongoing tensions in the South China Sea, China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed to constitute an eminent persons and experts group to provide specialist advice on setting up two so-called hotline platforms to focus on </p> <div class="date-area">August 31, 2015 10:25 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">5 main economies</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20150905205346/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Southeast-Asia-misses-GDP-forecast">Southeast Asia misses GDP forecast</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20150905205346/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Southeast-Asia-misses-GDP-forecast"><img src="/web/20150905205346im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2015/201508/20150829/20150829_manila_shoppers/3249257-1-eng-GB/20150829_manila_shoppers_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> MANILA -- Southeast Asian economies are slowing. Gross domestic product in the region's five main economies grew at a real 4.2% during the April to June period, down 0.2 of a percentage point from the first quarter of 2015. China, whose own boggy ec</p> <div class="date-area">August 30, 2015 02:30 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Hard nut to crack</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20150905205346/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Deals/Mitsubishi-has-another-go-at-foodstuffs">Mitsubishi has another go at foodstuffs</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> TOKYO -- Japanese trading houses have mostly failed to reap the promised benefits of big-budget deals in the foods sector. Mitsubishi Corp. is hoping to do better with its roughly 130 billion yen ($1.07 billion) investment in Southeast Asia's larges</p> <div class="date-area">August 29, 2015 01:16 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Asian market jitters</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20150905205346/http://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Equities/Sharp-rebound-fails-to-quell-pessimism">Sharp rebound fails to quell pessimism</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> BANGKOK -- Even though mainland Chinese equities sharply rebounded on the last two days of a tumultuous week, market watchers remain on edge. Some warn that another steep correction is in store.2,000, here we come?David Cui, head of China equity str</p> <div class="date-area">August 29, 2015 12:15 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Olam International</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20150905205346/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/AC/In-Mitsubishi-agri-trader-sees-a-global-partner-it-can-grow-with">In Mitsubishi, agri-trader sees a global partner it can grow with</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> SINGAPORE -- Olam International aims to develop its business in Japan through cooperation with soon-to-be shareholder Mitsubishi Corp. The Singapore-based trader of agricultural commodities is also banking on global synergies, thanks to Mitsubishi's</p> <div class="date-area">August 28, 2015 10:45 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Nicholas Spiro</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20150905205346/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Perspectives/China-the-real-worry-for-emerging-market-investors">China the real worry for emerging market investors</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20150905205346/http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Perspectives/China-the-real-worry-for-emerging-market-investors"><img src="/web/20150905205346im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2015/201508/20150828/20150828_china1/3246457-1-eng-GB/20150828_china1_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> Investor sentiment towards emerging markets remains bleak. 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