Asia Morning Headlines: Fed taper pressures emerging markets, Telstra to sel...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday December 20 2013     Asia homepage   Fed taper pressures emerging markets   The taper of asset buying by the Federal Reserve heralds a new era of dollar strength as the US currency rises against a basket of others       Telstra to sell HK mobiles unit for A$2bn     Obama threat to veto Iran sanctions move     Zuckerberg to sell 41m Facebook shares     Prince's calls to Kate hacked, court told     Putin vows to pardon Khodorkovsky     Spy review seeks to reassure US allies     Delhi demands US drops diplomat charges     Target breach hits 40m accounts     Syria: An unrelenting winter         World News   ICC prosecutor seeks to adjourn Kenyatta trial   Request to delay Kenyan leader Uhuru Kenyatta's trial over his indictment for crimes against humanity deals a blow to the International Criminal Court       China surpasses UK in US deal scrutiny     Banking union falls short of EU goal     Turkish imam wields power from US exile     EU launches trade dispute against Brazil   Markets   Markets positive after Fed's taper move   Equity bulls reassured by US central bank's strengthened forward guidance, while gold tumbles to lowest level for nearly six months       EM currencies under renewed pressure     China central bank acts to ease crunch fear     Fed deftly swaps tools to investor applause     Bad loans deepen India's corporate woes   Asia & Pacific News   Rice boils over as Thai election issue   Farmers complain that rice subsidies offered by the Yingluck government are drying up, adding to the pressure on Thailand's prime minister       Tokyo governor quits over cash scandal     Baucus tipped as US envoy to China   Asia-Pacific Companies News   Korean Air plans disposals to cut debts   Korean Air and its affiliate Hanjin Shipping announce plans to raise a total of Won5tn through asset sales to repay mounting debts       Wall Street increases share of M&A market     McDonald's Japan issues profit warning     Hong Kong IPOs: mojo regained     Rush of HK IPOs bodes well for next year         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.