Passengers traveling between Vietnam and the US now have more flight options to select as United Continental Holdings and All Nippon Airways (ANA) have started expansion of its trans-Pacific joint venture. The expansion allows United Airlines and ANA to coordinate fares and schedules between the two countries, effective on April 1. This means passengers in Vietnam have more choices on flights to... 

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner flew into Tokyo from Seattle Sunday for test flights as All Nippon Airways prepares to become the world’s first airline to deploy the new fuel-efficient long-haul jet. The wide-bodied twin-engine plane touched down at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport at 6:20 am on a maiden flight to Asia as its arrival was broadcast live online and crowds of aircraft enthusiasts gathered... 

The dollar firmed against the yen in Asia on Wednesday, as investors’ risk sentiment improved after Tokyo stocks performed more strongly in early trading, dealers said. The dollar fetched 83.87 yen in Tokyo morning trading, up from 83.56 in New York late Tuesday. The euro eased to $1.4472 from 1.4477. The single European currency rose to 121.42 yen from 120.93. “It looks like the yen-buying... 

Asian shares fell Tuesday after strong aftershocks in Japan following last month’s devastating quake-tsunami stoked fresh concerns over the nuclear crisis, while the yen also surged. Poor earnings from aluminium giant Alcoa in the United States and a weak lead from Wall Street saw investors focus on Japan after the country was jolted on Monday — a month after the March 11 tragedy —... 

The yen resumed its decline against the dollar in Tokyo Friday after rising on news of a powerful aftershock jolting a northeastern region still reeling from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The euro surged against the greenback after the European Central Bank delivered a widely expected 25-basis-point rate hike, hitting its highest level over a year on buying by institutional investors, dealers... 

Asian shares were mixed in quiet trade on Tuesday as Tokyo was hurt by renewed fears over the crisis at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi atomic plant. With few catalysts to spur buying, dealers returned their attention to Japan where crews at Fukushima have begun dumping radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean to prevent even more dangerous material from being released. Tokyo’s Nikkei slipped... 

Tokyo stocks soared 2.64 per cent Wednesday as a weaker yen spurred buying after the previous day’s losses, with investors closely watching efforts to contain Japan’s worst nuclear crisis. The Nikkei 225 index rose 249.71 points to 9,708.79. The Topix index added 1.87 per cent, or 15.88 points, to 866.09. Tokyo Electric Power, which owns the stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant, was ask-only... 

Tokyo shares opened lower on Monday, with sentiment weighed by fresh concerns about high levels of radiation hampering crucial work to stabilise a crippled nuclear power plant, dealers said. The Nikkei 225 index slipped 61.35 points, or 0.64 per cent, to 9,474.78 in early trade on Monday. The Topix index was off 1.59 points, or 0.19 per cent, to 855.79. Dangerous levels of radiation detected in water... 

Tokyo shares opened 1.38 per cent higher on Friday on bargain buying following Thursday’s losses and on a positive lead from US stocks overnight, dealers said. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 130.48 points to 9,565.49 in the first seconds of trading. Dealers said they expected the Nikkei to rise after US stocks advanced overnight on encouraging earnings and better-than-expected jobs data. The... 

Asian stocks resumed their downward track Thursday as Japan’s nuclear crisis cast a shadow over trade and the yen soared to a post-War high. However, investors pared earlier losses as crews fought to douse an overheating power plant while the Bank of Japan pumped another six trillion yen ($73 billion) into the short-term money market to soothe concerns. A day after shares regained some of their...