Seoul vows tough response to North Korea

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• Seoul vows tough response to North Korea
• Slower US factory growth raises worries
• Northern Cyprus watches neighbours’ anguish
• China left out of Obama free trade party
• Eurozone SMEs struggle to access finance
• Diesel shortages fuel Egypt’s challenges
• China’s manufacturing picks up speed
• Privately run newspapers back in Myanmar
• Japanese business sentiment ticks up
• Turkey’s economy slows sharply

Seoul vows tough response to North Korea Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:20 PM PDT President Park Geun-hye orders the military to retaliate strongly to any North Korean provocation as tensions mount further on the divided peninsula

Slower US factory growth raises worries Posted: 01 Apr 2013 08:03 AM PDT ISM's index of national factory activity falls to 51.3 in March from 54.2 in February, raising worries over US economic growth in the first quarter

Northern Cyprus watches neighbours’ anguish Posted: 01 Apr 2013 08:25 AM PDT This year marks half a century of the Cypriot dispute and 45 years of fruitless negotiations between the island's Greek and Turkish sides

China left out of Obama free trade party Posted: 01 Apr 2013 10:32 AM PDT Two important free-trading partnerships are under way which together would form an economic zone covering 40 per cent of the world's GDP

Eurozone SMEs struggle to access finance Posted: 01 Apr 2013 04:51 AM PDT Access to finance is increasingly difficult for small businesses and how tough it is depends on what part of the eurozone you operate in

Diesel shortages fuel Egypt’s challenges Posted: 01 Apr 2013 08:10 AM PDT As Cairo struggles to cut energy subsidies and tackle black-market traders, fuel shortages raise questions about its ability to boost the economy

China’s manufacturing picks up speed Posted: 31 Mar 2013 08:38 PM PDT Factory output rose at its fastest pace in almost a year in March, but the slower-than-expected increase suggests economic rebound remains fragile

Privately run newspapers back in Myanmar Posted: 31 Mar 2013 09:28 PM PDT Four dailies hit the streets on Monday, and several more are to be put out soon including from big media groups and political parties

Japanese business sentiment ticks up Posted: 31 Mar 2013 05:53 PM PDT Tankan survey shows companies expect further improvements in business conditions following Shinzo Abe's aggressive push for monetary stimulus

Turkey’s economy slows sharply Posted: 01 Apr 2013 01:50 AM PDT Data highlight Turkish government's unease with central bank policy as economy minister insists real growth performance could have been much higher

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