Asia Morning Headlines: Vodafone investors set for $84bn payout, Banks face ...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Tuesday September 03 2013     Asia homepage   Vodafone investors set for $84bn payout   Third largest deal in corporate history will see US's Verizon pay UK group $130bn for 45% joint venture stake that marks the end of stand-off       Banks face new set of capital rules     Obama lobbies Congress on Syria     Peña Nieto vows to push ahead with Mexico reforms     Stocks up after China and Europe data     The must-have warzone accessory – the gunfire app     Factory output slump adds to India woes     Egypt constitution panel all but excludes Islamists     Shipbuilding boosts South Korean exports     Indonesia trade deficit hits $2.3bn         World News   Paris reveals Syria intelligence reports   In a move to fend off growing demands for a parliamentary vote, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault briefs party leaders ahead of a debate       Israel fears having to counter Iran alone     IOC set for biggest meeting in generation     Italy's parties contemplate generational shift     Brazil outraged by claims of US spying   Markets   European ABS issuance slips to four-year low   ABS, which package revenue streams from mortgages, car loans or credit cards, have traditionally been an important source of bank funding and a proxy for lending in the wider economy       Puerto Rico counts cost of Detroit default     Rising consumer debt threatens UK recovery     US struggles with sugar surplus     Investors put Japan on hold   Asia & Pacific News   India's exporters assess rupee's fall   A depreciating rupee should offer exporters an opportunity but some sectors fear that high import costs and bureaucracy could temper any benefits       Australia, US and the ties that bind   Asia-Pacific Companies News   Indofood defends Minzhong stake with bid   Indofood launches a S$490m takeover bid for China Minzhong in an attempt to defend its existing stake against an attack by short sellers in Singapore       Hankook poised for first US tyre factory         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.