David Cameron to Address the Root Cause of Crimes
Under-fire prime minister to call for tougher sanctions against criminals.
Oct 22, 2012
Asian Markets Down After Japanese Exports Decline
Nikkei drops 0.05 percent while KOSPI and Shanghai Composite index slide 0.52 percent and 0.46 percent. Hang Seng gains 0.12 percent.
Oct 22, 2012
US to Help Lebanese Probe into Murder of Intelligence Chief
US promises to assist probe into killing of Wissam al-Hassan who was investigating the murder of former prime minister Rafik Hariri.
Oct 22, 2012
Apple Opens its Largest Asia Store in Beijing
Store opening shows Apple is betting big on China, its second largest market after the US.
Oct 20, 2012
McDonald's Profits Fall on Slowing Global Economy and Rising Competition
US fast food chain's profits take a hit from competition and rising commodity prices.
Oct 20, 2012
Asian Markets End Mixed After Chinese FDI and US Tech Earnings Disappoint
Nikkei average ends 0.22 percent while KOSPI and Shanghai drop 0.79 percent and 0.16 percent. Hang Seng gains 0.15 percent.
Oct 19, 2012
India's Tata Group Makes Takeover Bid for Orient-Express Hotels
IHC, which already has a 7% stake in Orient-Express, bids for the remaining 93% at $12.63 per share.
Oct 19, 2012
China’s Import Duties on US Steel Products Illegal - WTO
WTO upholds its ruling that China's import duties on certain US steel products are not in line with international trade practices.
Oct 19, 2012
Asian Stocks Down on US Tech Earnings and Weekly Jobless Data
Nikkei average slides 0.14 percent while KOSPI and Shanghai drop 0.75 and 0.04 percent. Hang Seng gains 0.18 percent.
Oct 19, 2012
Asian Markets Close Higher on China GDP, Industrial Output and Retail Sales
Nikkei average ends 2 percent while KOSPI gains 0.20 percent. Shanghai index and Hang Seng up 1.24 and 0.48 percent.
Oct 18, 2012
Japan's PM Yoshihiko Noda Plans Monetary Stimulus to Economy
With national elections just months away, Noda is keen on pulling economy out of sluggish growth.
Oct 18, 2012
Chinese Economy Slows to 7.4 Percent in Third Quarter
Although the GDP has dipped, China's economy shows signs of stabilising.
Oct 18, 2012
Asian Markets Gain on Chinese GDP and US Housing Data
Nikkei climbs 1.66 percent while KOSPI gains 0.15 percent. Shanghai and Hong Kong markets rise 0.52 and 0.48 percent.
Oct 18, 2012
Asian Markets End Higher Over Less Concerns on Europe and US Economy Push
Nikkei jumped 1.21 percent while KOSPI ended 0.70 percent higher. Shanghai Composite Index and Hang Seng were up 0.32 and 0.99 percent.
Oct 17, 2012
Huawei Says US Probe Will Not Affect Other Markets
Following the US investigation, other nations have also began examining the alleged national security issues in doing business with Huawei and ZTE.
Oct 17, 2012
Falling Chinese Demand Affects Coca-Cola Sales
Coca-Cola sales in China record fall of six percent year on year, raising concerns of slowdown in the world's second largest economy.
Oct 17, 2012
Asian Stocks Up on Moody's Spain Rating and US Economic Data
Nikkei gained 1.33 percent while KOSPI and Hang Seng rose 0.85 and 0.81 percent. Shanghai index eased 0.11 percent.
Oct 17, 2012
Asian Stocks Gain on Spanish Bailout Hopes and US Earnings Data
Nikkei gains 1.44 percent while KOSPI is up 0.83 percent. Hang Seng ends 0..28 percent. Shanghai Composite index ends flat
Oct 16, 2012
Anti-Japanese Feeling Forces Toyota to Slash Chinese Production
Fall in demand for Corolla, Crown, RAV4 and Vios cars follows anti-Japanese sentiments over disputed Senkaku islands.
Oct 16, 2012
Yahoo Hires Top Google Executive Henrique de Castro as Chief Operating Officer
de Castro follows Marissa Mayer, who moved from Google to become Yahoo's CEO earlier this year.
Oct 16, 2012
US Quarterly Earnings and Retail Sales Push Asian Markets Up
Nikkei gains 0.94 percent while KOSPI is up 0.32 percent. Shanghai Composite index and Hang Seng trade 0.02 and 0.05 percent higher.
Oct 16, 2012
Nikkei and Hong Kong Gain While Other Major Asian Markets Fall
Nikkei 225 average and Hang Seng end 0.51 percent and 0.09 percent higher while KOSPI and Shanghai fall 0.40 per cent and 0.30 percent.
Oct 15, 2012
Google Celebrates Little Nemo's 107th Anniversary
Little Nemo was a comic strip character created by American cartoonist Winsor McCay.
Oct 15, 2012
Chinese Consumer Inflation Declines to 1.9 Percent
Inflation rate eases mainly on account of drop in food prices.
Oct 15, 2012
Improved Chinese Export and Inflation Data Fails to Cheer Asian Markets
Shanghai Composite index down 0.40 percent, while Hang Seng slides 0.14. KOSPI 0.32 percent lower and Nikkei up 0.40 percent.
Oct 15, 2012
Ferretti Ties Up with Chinese Bank to Boost Yacht Sales
Italian yacht maker Ferretti and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China sign deal to finance potential yacht buyers.
Oct 13, 2012
Chinese Exports Jump 9.9 Percent in September
Bulk of increase contributed by ASEAN and the US although shipments to eurozone drop.
Oct 13, 2012
Asian Markets Weekly Report: Investors Wary of Weak Global Outlook
Asian markets end moderately higher this week after better weekly job data from the US and improvement in Sino-Japanese relations.
Oct 13, 2012
Nikkei Drops While Other Asian Markets Gain
Shanghai Composite Index up 0.10 percent while Hang Seng and KOSPI end 0.65 percent and 0.01 percent higher. Nikkei drops 0.15 percent.
Oct 12, 2012
US Appeals Court Overturns Samsung Ban
Court finds no evidence that links consumer demand and alleged infringing feature of Galaxy Nexus.
Oct 12, 2012
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