US President Barack Obama said on Friday he saw “flickers of progress” in Myanmar, dispatching Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for a historic visit that could draw the country out of half a century of global isolation.
Obama, in Indonesia for a (...)
Japan, China and South Korea finalized details of an emergency $120 billion liquidity fund for 13 Asian nations on Sunday, a key regional initiative to counter the global economic downturn.
Separately, Japan announced a scheme to supply up to 6 (...)
