OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - Two elderly South Korean women forced to work in Japanese war-time military brothels canceled a meeting on Friday with the mayor of the city of Osaka after he refused to withdraw remarks asserting the brothels were "necessary" at the time.Full story
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese life insurers are giving signs that they may not send much more of their $3 trillion in assets abroad this year, as Japanese government bond yields start picking up, despite hinting last month that they might boost their foreign bond holdings to seek higher returns. Full story
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Standard Chartered PLC's <STAN.L> chief executive Peter Sands denied U.S. activist investor Muddy Waters' claim that the bank has taken on too much risk, saying its loan book was in a good condition and there is no change in risk appetite for lending. Full story
From the FOMC Minutes, to an unexpected weak report on manufacturing in China, what has changed about investing strategy? CNBC's Maria Bartiromo shares her observation.
Japan suffered its worst 1-day loss in more than 2 years, but the Nikkei is still up about 40 percent this year. Walter Zimmerman, United-ICAP says this type of drop could occur in the U.S., while Darren Wolfberg, BNP Paribas, doesn't think so.
China factory data is slowing, and industrial commodities, as well as copper and palladium slid on the news, reports CNBC's Sharon Epperson. Frank McGhee, Integrated Brokerage Services, offers insight on gold.
Gold has gained ground as investors sell stocks in Japan, Europe and the U.S., reports CNBC's Sharon Epperson.
Kyle Bass, Hayman Capital Management, says rational investors are starting to sell Japanese government bonds.
Vietnam's Dinh Tien Dung smiles during a meeting at the National Assembly in Hanoi in this December 11, 2012 file photo. Vietnam, which is struggling to raise budget revenue and reform its state enterprises, has appointed its state audit chief as finance minister. The government said that parliament
A North Korean soldier stands beside his motorbike along the banks of Yalu River, near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, May 24, 2013. China hopes that this week's visit by a senior North Korean envoy can ease tension in the region and help spur efforts t
Bang Chung-Ja, co-chair of the Korean Council for Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery, hands over a protest petition to an Osaka City Hall official in Osaka, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo May 24, 2013. Two elderly South Korean women forced to work in Japanese wartime military bro
A security guard stands at the entrance as an office worker walks inside the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange in Hong Kong May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
