Asia Morning Headlines: Summers withdraws from Fed race, Diamond calls for b...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday September 16 2013     Asia homepage   Summers withdraws from Fed race   Lawrence Summers has taken himself out of the running to be the next chairman, withdrawing after opposition from key Democratic senators indicated they would oppose his nomination       Diamond calls for bank rules shake-up     US president resists debt ceiling talks     India and US back off food security battle     Banks in talks to set up joint checks     Deal gives Assad short-term respite     Cathay hits at Qantas and China Eastern     Bank lending to emerging markets soars     Cooper reviewing options as part of Apollo deal is blocked     Chinese cruise ship detained in S Korea         World News   Obama backs Syria deal ahead of UN report   Western diplomats expect the evidence to link the Assad military to the August 21 poison gas strike that killed more than 1,400 people       Obama upbeat on Iran nuclear talks     Merkel ally wins Bavaria poll victory     Equal pay eluding women on elite degrees     US bond investors predict small 'taper'   Asia & Pacific News   Epidemic of violence triggers Karachi crackdown   Pakistan's leading commercial centre accounts for 95 per cent of foreign trade but is riven by violence that affects long- term investment       Australia busts football match-fixing ring   Asia-Pacific Companies News   Asia air travel: dogfight over Hong Kong   The future of low-cost travel in Asia could be at stake as Cathay Pacific objects to Qantas launching its low-cost carrier Jetstar in Hong Kong       Twitter looks to spread advertising wings     Vodafone open to acquisitions in India         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.