Asia Morning Headlines: Hedge funds bet against Man United, N Korea executes...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday December 13 2013     Asia homepage   Hedge funds bet against Man United   Odey reveals short position worth £5m in football club, as investors bet the club's shares will perform as badly as the team currently is       N Korea executes Kim uncle for treason     BoJ vows to stick with easy money policy     Gold price probe extended to Deutsche Bank     US budget passes House by large majority     EU watchdog aims to cool Bitcoin fever     US intensifies pressure on Yanukovich     Madoff victims to recover 74% of losses     Bangladesh hangs Islamist leader Mollah     Seoul changes tack on China air zone         World News   SPD eyes solidarity with troubled EU states   Social Democrat officials say they support a 'fiscal union in the long run', envisaging a different kind of Germany at the negotiating table       US agencies debate use of phones in flight     Assassination campaign blights Libya     Date set for Catalan independence vote     Putin threatens crackdown on offshoring   Markets   Stocks soft as Fed taper decision looms   Risk appetite is limited as Wall Street came off its worst session in a month amid some profit-taking leading up to the new year       Hedge funds cut fees to win big investors     Forget the Fed, prepare for Tokyo 'taper'     Gold tumbles on Fed taper speculation     Facebook gains on move to S&P 500   Asia & Pacific News   Australia's top court rejects gay marriage   The decision challenges the validity of the Australian Capital Territory's law that had allowed gay marriage as of a week ago       Q&A: What is an air defence zone?     Democracy in Thailand needs support     Wage rises the missing link for Abenomics   Asia-Pacific Companies News   PAG buys stake in Universal Studios Japan   Money will help recapitalise theme park operator and help Universal launch its Harry Potter attraction, as well as giving management more control       GM dumps stake in Peugeot     Deutsche's Japan arm sanctioned     Foxconn staff still do too much overtime     Standard Bank consultant held in Mongolia         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.