Bloomberg News: China Said to Approve Joini

Japan’s Topix Index swung between gains and losses after Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said the government wasn’t considering changing the central bank law, and as Bridgestone Corp. surged after raising its forecast.

Southern Cross Media Group Ltd., the Australian broadcaster whose Sydney radio station made a hoax call to a London hospital about the Duchess of Cambridge, said “on-air incidents” spurred a loss in market share that fueled an 8.9 percent drop in trading revenue.

Australia’s dollar maintained gains against most of its major peers before the central bank releases today minutes of its policy meeting held earlier this month.

London Heathrow airport is close to completing a 2.5 billion-pound ($4 billion) building project that seeks to boost service standards and repel the challenge of fast-growing rivals to a hub with little scope for more flights.

The European Union will seek to broker a tentative compromise on banker bonus curbs today as diplomats and lawmakers attempt to overcome 8 months of conflict on how to apply Basel rules to the bloc’s lenders.

European Union lawmakers may determine the fate of the world’s biggest carbon market when they vote today on a proposal to cut a record surplus of emission permits that has pushed prices to an all-time low.

The elderly and disabled enrolled in Medicare will pay less for drugs next year and insurers that offer plans with extra benefits will see taxpayer subsidies reduced because of record low spending growth, the U.S. said.

Nani scored one goal and set up another after coming on as a substitute as Manchester United beat Reading 2-1 to reach the F.A. Cup soccer quarterfinals.