China's trade minister concerned about falling Japanese investment: business delegates

(Reuters) - China's trade minister is worried about Japan's falling levels of direct investment in his country, Japanese business officials who met him said on Tuesday, against a backdrop of strained ties between the world's second- and third-biggest economies.

World Bank cuts East Asia growth estimate; welcomes BOJ stimulus

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The World Bank on Monday scaled back slightly its 2013 growth forecasts for emerging East Asia and warned about possible over-heating in the region's larger economies, but the global lender said the Bank of Japan's sweeping monetary expansion should provide a fillip to developing countries.