1.8 tril. yen extra budget passes lower house, enactment likely
TOKYO, Oct. 8 Kyodo - (EDS: RECASTING, ADDING MORE INFO)
A 1.81 trillion yen supplementary budget aimed at supporting businesses and
6 central banks, including Fed, ECB, cut interest rates
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 Kyodo - The U.S. Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and four other central
banks in Europe and Canada said Wednesday they have decided to cut interest
China to cut interest rate amid widening global crisis
BEIJING, Oct. 8 Kyodo - China's central bank announced Wednesday it is cutting a key interest rate in a
move aimed at boosting the economy facing a widening global financial crisis.
Malaysia`s Abdullah says he will step down in March
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 8 Kyodo - (EDS: UPDATES, ADDS QUOTES FROM ABDULLAH)
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Wednesday he will step down
1 Japanese, 2 Americans win Nobel Prize in chemistry
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 8 Kyodo - Scientists Osamu Shimomura of Japan and Martin Chalfie and Roger Y.
FM Nakasone calls on Japan, U.S. firms for more green technologies
TOKYO, Oct. 6 Kyodo - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone called on U.S.
Japan likely to resume insurance on exports to Cuba
TOKYO, Oct. 6 Kyodo - A government-backed body is likely to resume accepting new applications for trade insurance on exports to Cuba as early as December, Japanese officials said Monday.
Akihabara rampage suspect to be indicted
TOKYO, Oct.
