Asia AM: US says China is stepping up cyber war, China seeks ...

If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/BLH300/6ANVEW/GO0D2T/RN7YTC/   Asia AM Tuesday May 07 2013 Financial Times - Asia homepage   US says China is stepping up cyber war The Pentagon's comments represent perhaps the strongest yet about an issue that is raising the ire of many of Beijing's critics in Congress http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/Z847FH/BMU6DR/16TX06/9MUZRP/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=6   China seeks to alter World Bank report The row is an example of China's growing assertiveness at international bodies and its increased willingness to challenge liberal economic prescriptions http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/Z847FH/BMU6DR/16TX06/B4LMNB/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=6   Facebook set to introduce video ads Move by the social networking site is a bid to tap into the vast budgets that marketers spend on television that tower over online ad spending http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/Z847FH/BMU6DR/16TX06/HI6DTZ/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=6   California jeweller to plead guilty over trading tip-offs Shaw and prosecutors agreed to prison sentence ranging from 37 to 46 months, but given his co-operation he is likely to face a shorter prison term http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/Z847FH/BMU6DR/16TX06/6ANV9S/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=6   New York state to sue BofA and Wells Fargo The state's attorney-general alleges the banks broke new rules over how mortgages are serviced, in violation of a $25bn settlement http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/Z847FH/BMU6DR/16TX06/3CJOI3/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=6   BofA in $1.7bn lifeline settlement with MBIA The settlement comes as UBS agrees to pay $358m to Assured Guaranty to settle claims that it underwrote faulty residential mortgage-backed securities http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/Z847FH/BMU6DR/16TX06/ULXU77/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=6   Chipmakers' capacity restraint has sharp effect New capacity for making D-Ram and Nand Flash chips is set to be restrained as the dominant companies change strategy despite the strength of demand http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/Z847FH/BMU6DR/16TX06/EKBWU0/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=6   US regulators eye Bitcoin supervision CFTC is 'seriously' considering whether the cyber-currency might fall under its remit because of concerns about risks to consumers and markets http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/Z847FH/BMU6DR/16TX06/VTK1M9/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=6   Sharif plans talks with army and Taliban The former prime minister says he will confront the country's 'gigantic' terror problem if his party wins this week's general election http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/Z847FH/BMU6DR/16TX06/Z8EBXE/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=6   Immigrants would cost $6.3tn, says report Think-tank's study, which is out of sync with most other economic analyses, is criticised for being ideologically driven and selective with facts http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/Z847FH/BMU6DR/16TX06/T1WPZM/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=6   Financial Times - US homepage   Setback for online retailers in US sales tax battle Ebay said that it would fight the legislation to protect 'small businesses' with less than $10m in sales and fewer than 50 employees http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/Z847FH/BMU6DR/16TX06/NRASO7/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=6   IMG owners eye auction to top $2bn bid Opening salvo in a sale expected to draw high-profile bidders for agency representing stars such as singer Taylor Swift and model Heidi Klum http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/Z847FH/BMU6DR/16TX06/A517FL/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=6   Financial Times - UK Homepage   Whitehall shuns business gurus A drive to increase business knowhow by appointing leading figures as non-executive directors has patchy results, with some rarely being consulted http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/Z847FH/BMU6DR/16TX06/GY8KLZ/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=6   Protests mount on use of BP Gulf spill funds The controversy is a foretaste of even fiercer disagreements that are likely over the much larger sums expected to flow into the region http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/Z847FH/BMU6DR/16TX06/87PAJN/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=6   Brussels trains its sights on Slovenia Government infighting is detracting from Ljubljana's effort to reform its banking sector and the European Commission is being pushed to step in http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/Z847FH/BMU6DR/16TX06/7Z32S9/36/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=6   Tools Your account    Portfolio Email Briefings    Price alerts Keyword alerts    RSS feeds Subscribe to FT.com     © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. FT.com Change Briefings  •   Unsubscribe  •   Change Email Address  •   Forward this email to a friend  •   Privacy Policy  •   About Us  •   Help This email was sent by or on behalf of a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723..