expands its content for and debuted a new regional homepage for supported by news teams in Hong Kong and India who will manage and develop content for the site.
WSJ has signed HSBC Private Bank as the exclusive launch sponsor of the European and Asian regional sites.
European readers will in have access to the WSJ.com Mobile Reader, which offers mobile access to content from , , and to most BlackBerrys.
Robert Thomson, editor-in-chief of Dow Jones and Company and managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, said: "The two fundamental trends of our age -- globalization and digitization -- have created an extraordinary opportunity for people around the world to access the world's most trusted and insightful journalism."
Andrew Langhoff, publisher of the Wall Street Journal Europe, said: "We're leveraging one of the most successful online properties in the world to deliver a website edited in Europe -- for Europeans -- that draws on our unrivalled network of reporters and editors worldwide.
"The launch of Europe WSJ.com demonstrates our continuing commitment and investment in the region, and gives our regional audience even greater access to the news and analysis they need most."
The developments build upon WSJ.com's redesign in September 2008, which unveiled a new site design and ad formats. This was followed in December, by a revamp of the .
The relaunch of the WSJ.com sites follows news in January of a pay freeze at Dow Jones, which publishes the Journal.
It said it would freeze pay for non-union staff in 2009 as the News Corporation-owned company buckles down for a turbulent new year.
In a memo to employees,