China says welcomes US, Japan to join in new infrastructure bank

BEIJING, June 30 (Reuters) - China would welcome the participation of the United States, Japan and European countries to help set up a new multilateral bank to fund infrastructure projects in Asia, the country's finance minister was quoted as saying on Monday.

South Korea votes in tight race on economy and jobs

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Koreans vote for a new president on Wednesday against a backdrop of a hostile North Korea and a slowing economy, in a battle between the daughter of a former military ruler and a man her father jailed decades ago for political activism.

EU and Singapore agree free trade deal

(Reuters) - The European Union and Singapore agreed terms of a free trade deal on Sunday, a move that should further open the Asian country's markets for financial services and make it easier for European automakers to export there.