Asia Morning Headlines: Japan GDP growth misses expectations, Brazil reaches...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday August 12 2013     Asia homepage   Japan GDP growth misses expectations   Annualised growth of 2.6% is third straight quarter of expansion but slower than previous quarter and less robust than economists expected       Brazil reaches out to EU for trade deal     Euro banks need to shed €3.2tn in assets     Israel approves new settlement housing     Fears allayed over techs' mobile skills     Chinese ship sets off for Arctic short-cut     Oil majors spend more but find less     China steps up its drugs price scrutiny     Tibet opens up as domestic tax haven     Sochi locals endure pre-Olympic upheaval         World News   Obama stands his ground on NSA reform   President has been pushed into changes but his proposals would mean an entrenchment rather than a scaling back of surveillance programmes       Steinbrück's tour shows SPD's dilemma     Summers set to face uphill Fed battle     Mali holds presidential run-off     Taiwan's soft power push falters   Markets   Baffling recovery of profitless stocks   Financial groups are doing well, but those in other sectors are revising down their outlooks for earnings. So, what is driving the major indices?       Muni bond insurers target bankruptcy boon     FxPro to dive into world of social trading   Asia & Pacific News   Rudd and Abbott head to head in TV debate   Australia's prime minister and opposition leader held their first televised election debate on Sunday, with neither emerging as a clear winner     Asia-Pacific Companies News   Comparing drug prices a difficult task   Chinese governments' efforts to step up scrutiny of drug prices highlights difficulties involved in trying to compare costs across different markets       Hutchison: ParknShop around     Indonesia: A delicate succession     Country trips up grocery chains         Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.