From the News, Nation, Dawn, Pakistan Observer, Daily Times, Frontier Post, Nawa-i-Waqt (Urdu), Jang (Urdu) and daily Express (Urdu) newspapers                                                                            

2 July, 2009

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

POLITICAL

1. Tokyo (Picture) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Japan’s Prime Minister Taro Aso arrive for a joint news conference at the Latter’s official residence on Wednesday. (The Frontier Post, p-5)
2. Tokyo (Agencies) Japan’s Prime Minister Taro Aso is planning changes to his cabinet soon in a bid to battle sagging approval ratings and quash internal dissent ahead of key elections, the government said Wednesday. (The Frontier Post, p-5)  
3. Tokyo, July 1 (AFP) Pyongyang said on Wednesday it would hot back against any attempt to search its vessels, as a Pentagon official said a North Korean ship, has changed course after being followed by the US Navy on suspicion of carrying weapons. (Dawn, p-11; Daily Times, p-A9)
4. Article by C Raja Mohan – Now the G3. G3 brings together the world’s three largest national economies: Us, China and Japan. (Daily Times, p-A8)

ECONOMIC 
-     Tokyo (AP) Business confidence in Japan improves slightly. (Daily Times, p-B5)
-     Tokyo (Agencies) Japan, US sentiment data cloud recovery outlook. (The Frontier Post, p-8)
MISC

1. Urayasu (Japan) (AFP) Mickey and Minnie Mouse, who play Altair the Cowherd and Vega the Weaver, wave to spectators from ricksaws to celebrate ‘Tanabata’ or Star Festival at the Tokyo Disneyland in Chiba prefecture on Wednesday. (Dawn, p-11)