Asia Morning Headlines: Assad and Kerry vie for hearts and minds, Double ban...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday September 09 2013     Asia homepage   Assad and Kerry vie for hearts and minds   John Kerry steps up administration efforts to win congressional backing for military action against Syria as Assad warns of retaliation for any attack       Double bank capital, says Vickers     Neiman Marcus likely to be sold     Alibaba prepared to move HK listing to NY     US investors pile into European equities     Europe bond rush brings in $29bn     McLaren starts its engines in China     Abbott gets on his bike as work begins     Solace for BP in spill payments report     Irish whiskey distillers order a triple         World News   Jailed Dubai debtors go on hunger strike   A group of businessmen have gone on hunger strike in Dubai's main jail to protest against their continued incarceration for writing cheques that bounced       Exit polls boost Navalny in Moscow race     EU pressed over Israel settlement funding     Spain tackles rising social hardship     Ambrosetti upbeat over eurozone outlook   Markets   Banks set for Verizon's $20bn bond push   Wall Street lenders are tasked with finding buyers for the bonds despite market for corporate debt being sharply negative and uncertain yields       Corporate Europe can stage a rebound     Coca-Cola Hellenic set to join FTSE 100     Zoopla views listing to tap property rise   Asia & Pacific News   21 dead after riots in Uttar Pradesh   Hundreds of Indian soldiers have been deployed to restore order in restive district in the state of Uttar Pradesh where 21 people, including a television camera man and a police photographer, were killed in a weekend of deadly communal riots between Hindus and Muslims.       Abbott may have to mellow for tests ahead     Abbott declares Australia open for business     China's Li says Asia can fend off risks     China earnings: dangerous waters   Asia-Pacific Companies News   Alibaba board wrestles over listed future   Quest by top executives to keep control over their board is running up against determination by some to defend principles of investor protection       Oil:M&A markets look east         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.