http://asiadev.org/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:29:21 +0000 Latest Development & Economic News On Asia http://newsonjapan.com/ http://article.wn.com/view/2010/03/10/Angered_by_US_Security_Pakistanis_Return_as_Heroes/ Mar 10 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A tour of the United States arranged by the State Department to improve ties to Pakistani legislators ended in a public relations fiasco when the members of the group refused to submit to extra airport screening in Washington, and they are now being hailed as heroes on their return home. Related Times Topic: Pakistan “People should be thankful, you made them so proud,” said Hamid Mir, the host of a popular national talk show, during an interview in his studio on Tuesday with four of the six politicians, who railed against the security precautions at Ronald Reagan National Airport. Meetings with the Obama administration’s top policy makers on... http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2010/03/10/new-board-to-bring-major-multinational-firms-to-mainland-soon.html Mar 10 Mar. 10 – The Shanghai Stock Exchange completed draft listing and trading rules of its international board which will allow overseas companies to float shares in China’s A-share market, SSE Chairman Geng Liang said on Monday. The draft rules are completed, but they are still working on the details, and the revised rules will be available [...] http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2010/03/09/ro-chief-representatives-may-consider-power-of-attorney-in-tax-questioning.html Mar 9 Op/Ed Commentary: Chris Devonshire-Ellis and Richard Hoffmann Mar. 9 – With foreign company representative offices coming under intense scrutiny at the present time due to the changes in tax treatments levied from January 1, 2010, pressure is now on the chief representatives of China-based ROs to fully comply with tax audits and questions raised over their [...] http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20100305/tbs-india-eu-fta-558302b_1.html Mar 4 The European Union expects to clinch a free trade pact with India by October, the EU's trade chief said Thursday, as the 27-member trading bloc pushes to secure new markets across Asia. http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20100303/tbs-singapore-eu-trade-0b9af05_1.html Mar 3 The European Union is looking to seal commercial pacts across Southeast Asia, a top official said Wednesday after announcing the launch of free-trade talks with Singapore.