Emerging economies are set to grow faster than the developed economies over the next four decades and India is likely to become one of the three largest economies by 2050, says a PwC report. According to the report 'World in 2050 The BRICs and Beyond: Prospects, challenges and opportunities', the global financial crisis has accelerated the shift of the economic centre of gravity and China is expected to surpass the...
04:56 PM, Jan 16, 2013
"For sure, it's important for an Asian man to win a grand slam. I hope I'm the one to make it," the Japanese said after reaching the third round of the Australian Open. ...
12:55 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Boeing Co's 787 planes were grounded for safety checks Wednesday by two major Japanese airlines after one was forced to make an emergency landing in the latest blow for the new jet. All Nippon Airways said a cockpit message showed battery problems and a burning smell were detected in the cockpit and the cabin, forcing the 787 on a domestic flight to land at Takamatsu airport in western Japan. ...
11:41 AM, Jan 16, 2013
A Japanese official says a woman in his town near Tokyo who became world's oldest living female in December, 2012 has died at 115. Koto Okubo died on Saturday at a nursing home in Kawasaki City, according to city official Mitsuhiro Kozuka. He said her relatives declined to release the cause of her death and family details. ...
12:47 PM, Jan 13, 2013
The US government has stepped in to assure the public that Boeing's new 787 "Dreamliner" is safe to fly, even as it launched a comprehensive review to find out what caused a fire, a fuel leak and other worrisome incidents this week. "I believe this plane is safe, and I would have absolutely no reservations about boarding one of these planes and taking a flight," Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood declared...
02:40 PM, Jan 12, 2013
Boeing Co's new 787 Dreamliner suffered its second mishap in two days at the same airport with the same airline, extending a series of problems that have dogged the jet for more than a month and notched up concern about the plane. A fuel leak on January 8 forced a 787 operated by Japan Airlines to cancel takeoff at Boston's Logan International Airport. On January 7, an electrical fire erupted...
12:37 PM, Jan 09, 2013
China's annual economic growth may have quickened to 7.8 per cent in the fourth quarter a Reuters poll showed, snapping seven straight quarters of weaker expansion, but the recovery is likely to be tepid and the economy may need continued policy support. ...
12:48 PM, Jan 08, 2013
Amritraj lost 6-7 (2) 6-3 4-6 to eighth seed Japanese Go Soeda in the hard-fought second round match. ...
09:22 PM, Jan 02, 2013
Japanese researchers have developed a new talking fork that speaks different words and plays bizarre sounds while a person eats. The fork contains a micro controller, a speaker, amplifier and battery within its handle, and generates a variety of sounds depending on the type of food being eaten. ...
11:01 AM, Dec 30, 2012
The Sino-Japan row over disputed islands in the East China Sea took a new turn on Thursday as Beijing said its surveillance plane was "disturbed" by Japanese fighter jets and warned Tokyo of consequences. A Chinese marine surveillance plane, which was sent to the disputed islands for the first time on December 13, was "disturbed by Japanese military aircraft while patrolling airspace near the Diaoyu Islands," a Chinese government spokesman...
07:10 PM, Dec 27, 2012
Doha: VR Raghunath's brace helped India beat Japan 3-1 giving them their second win in the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament here on Friday. India earned their first penalty corner in the 22nd minute with the help of Birendra Lakra and Gurvinder Singh Chandi, which was successfully converted by vice-captain Raghunath. Japan earned two consecutive penalty corners in the first half but Indian defenders thwarted both. In the second half,...
08:04 PM, Dec 21, 2012
Beijing: Sino-Japanese maritime tensions resurfaced today with Beijing sending three surveillance ships to the disputed islands in the East China Sea, days after right-wing leader Shinzo Abe won general elections in Japan and vowed to "stop the challenge" from China over the islands. Three Chinese marine surveillance vessels this morning entered the territorial waters around the islands called Diaoyu by China and Senkakus by Japan to carry out a patrol,...
04:47 PM, Dec 21, 2012
New Delhi: Iron ore miner NMDC has suffered Rs 745.94 crore revenue loss during 2007-10 for not revising the domestic prices of the steel-making raw material in line with prevailing market rates, government auditor CAG said. "...due to non-revision of domestic prices by the company (NMDC) in line with movement of market price, the company has suffered a revenue loss of Rs 754.94 crore during 2007-10," CAG said in a...
01:05 PM, Dec 20, 2012
Zurich: World Cup and European champion Spain have completed a full year atop the FIFA rankings, and Brazil have plummeted to No. 18. The 2014 World Cup host has dropped while playing only non-competitive matches, and failed to win last month. Brazil lost against Argentina, who remain at No. 3, and drew with Colombia, who rise to No. 5. The rankings weigh a four-year results cycle, and Brazil dropped points...
03:54 PM, Dec 19, 2012
Tokyo: Conservative ex-premier Shinzo Abe will get a second chance to lead Japan after his Liberal Democratic Party surged back to power in Sunday's election, but he must move swiftly to bolster a sagging economy and manage strained ties with China to avoid the fate of his short-lived predecessors. Abe, whose party won by a landslide just three years after a crushing defeat, is due to meet the leader of...
10:31 AM, Dec 17, 2012
Tokyo: Japan'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 and radical economic recipe. An LDP win will usher in a government committed to a tough stance in a territorial row with China, a pro-nuclear energy policy despite last year's Fukushima disaster and a...
12:46 AM, Dec 17, 2012
Tokyo: Japan voted on Sunday in an election expected to return the conservative Liberal Democratic Party to power after a three-year hiatus, giving ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a chance to push his hawkish security agenda and radical economic recipe. Polls opened at 0700 am (2200 GMT) and will close at 8 pm (1100 GMT), when major TV broadcasters will issue exit polls forecasting results. An LDP win would usher in...
11:44 AM, Dec 16, 2012
Tokyo: Voting has begun in Japanese parliamentary elections that will likely put the once-dominant conservatives back in power after a three-year break amid widespread voter dismay with the current ruling Democrats. Major newspapers are predicting Sunday's vote will give the Liberal Democratic Party, led by the nationalistic former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a majority of the seats in the 480-seat lower house of Parliament. Still, many voters remained undecided just...
04:21 AM, Dec 16, 2012
Chinese planes have allegedly entered disputed airspace over disputed islands in the East China Sea. Reports suggest that Japan scrambled eight F-15 jets in retaliation. It is unclear what aircraft China used. China's Foreign Ministry has said Japan should stop entering the disputed territory. China and Japan both claim ownership over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. ...
02:36 PM, Dec 13, 2012
Tokyo: A Japanese government spokesman says a Chinese airplane has been spotted in Japanese airspace above southwestern islands controlled by Tokyo but also claimed by Beijing. The Defense Agency said four Japanese F-15 jets headed to the area Thursday morning, but no further action was taken. The islands known as Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese have been at the center of a territorial dispute. The purchase of the...
12:22 PM, Dec 13, 2012
