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

15 November 2009

International News

Political

•  Tokyo (Photo by Reuters) US President Barack Obama is greeted by Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko upon arrival at the Imperial Palace on Saturday (Daily Times, p- A9)

• Tokyo (Reuters) US President Barack Obama pledged on Saturday to deepen dialogue with China rather than seek to contain the rising power, as he laid out a vision for greater engagement with a vibrant Asia-Pacific region (Daily Times, p- A9)

Economic

• Tokyo (REUTERS) Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Japan’s largest bank, will issue about $ 11 billion in new shares to meet stricter capital requirements and boost lending in Asia, three sources familiar with the matter said (Daily Times, p- B4)