PRESS DIGEST-Financial Times, Wall St Journal Asia editions
SINGAPORE, April 14 (Reuters) - The Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal carried the following stories in their Asia print and/or Web site editions on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
FINANCIAL TIMES (www.ft.com)
-- Taiwan and China are expected to move quickly to begin a new round of dialogue and economic co-operation after leaders set a surprisingly concrete agenda for talks in a landmark bilateral meeting in China at the weekend.
Hu Jintao, China's president, said Beijing would continue to push talks on allowing cross-Strait charter flights.
-- South Korea's new president, Lee Myung-bak, will make his first overseas trips to the US and Japan this week, hoping to strengthen alliances with allies that have weakened under his liberal predecessor.
-- Dubai International Capital and Hong Kong's First Eastern Investment Group are establishing a $1 billion fund to invest in Chinese companies seeking to both do business in the Gulf region and to list in the emirate.
-- India has overtaken Japan as the largest Asia-Pacific market by sales for U.S. group Turner, part of Time Warner (TWX.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) underlining the growing importance of the subcontinent to entertainment conglomerates.
WALL STREET JOURNAL (www.wsj.com)
-- Samsung Group's Chairman Lee Kun-hee , said on Friday he will take "all moral and legal responsibility" for any wrongdoing concerning a corruption case at South Korea's biggest conglomerate. Continued...



