Asia Morning Headlines: Republicans defiant over shutdown, Paulson leads cha...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday October 07 2013     Asia homepage   Republicans defiant over shutdown   Speaker says House majority will not pass bills to fund government or increase debt ceiling unless Obama administration makes concessions       Paulson leads charge into Greek banks     Abe warns of delay in key labour reforms     US steps up fight against Africa terrorism     Dozens killed in Egypt on war anniversary     Former Madoff  lieutenants on trial     US aims to calm Asia allies on trade deal     Cut price of deal, Apollo tells Cooper     Global economy 'back on track'     Candidates line up for Afghan election         World News   African growth lifts tally of billionaires   Number still much lower than reality, Venture says, and adds fuel to debate over inequality and who is benefiting from the continent's rapid economic expansion       Erdogan and Gul to hold crucial meeting     Maersk sees Arctic shipping 20 years away     EU banking union backstop fight looms     US launches raids in Libya and Somalia   Markets   Banks take on Bloomberg with Markit   Move to connect the fragmented market of separate chat messaging systems comes amid drive to share rising IT costs and compliance requirements       LME heeds calls for more transparency     Fed minutes set to spotlight QE questions     When it all comes down to number 400   Asia & Pacific News   China's doctors not among society's elite   In most western countries the medical profession guarantees prestige and high salaries but in China doctors are not among society's elite     Asia-Pacific Companies News   Carmakers target southeast Asian markets   Global marques with excess capacity are retooling their strategy in southeast Asia and taking bold steps into previously overlooked markets       South African auto employees end strike     Temasek and Sinopec eye Gas Natural stake     Sun Hung Kai Financial explores sale     China deal hailed a 'game changer'         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.