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Toyota books record first-quarter earnings
Toyota Motor Corp said it "can't be optimistic" about profitability in China, the world's biggest auto market, where slowing growth is forcing the Japanese manufacturer to cut prices and offer buying incentives to keep up with rivals.
4 August 2015, 18:00 PM
EU, Vietnam seal free trade deal
The EU and Vietnam on Tuesday announced a free trade deal removing nearly all tariffs, with Brussels calling it a "milestone" on the way to a region-wide agreement with Southeast Asia.
4 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Australia keeps interest rate at 2pc
Australia's central bank Tuesday held interest rates at a record-low of 2.0 percent as it kept the possibility of further easing on the table and dropped calls for a weaker exchange rate.
4 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Emirates sweetens deals for passengers to US
Emirates has come up with a new offer for its passengers to explore beyond the airline's network of American destinations with the
4 August 2015, 18:00 PM
South Korea posts record current account surplus
South Korea on Monday posted a record current account surplus for the first half of this year as slumping oil prices helped offset the impact of shrinking exports.
3 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Snapdeal to raise $500m from Alibaba, SoftBank, Foxconn
Indian online marketplace Snapdeal is set to raise $500 million in investment from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, SoftBank Group Corp and Foxconn, the trading name of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday.
3 August 2015, 18:00 PM
German carmakers buy Nokia maps to fend off digital rivals
German carmakers BMW, Audi and Mercedes, will pay around 2.5 billion euros ($2.8 billion) to buy Nokia's maps business, beating out high-tech rivals for location services seen as key to the future of self-driving cars.
3 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Apple pushed down to 3rd place in China smartphone market
Two Chinese smartphone makers pushed US technology giant Apple into third place in the world's biggest market in the second quarter, an independent analyst firm said Monday.
3 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Inflation remains high in Indonesia
Inflation remained unchanged yet high in Indonesia in July despite predictions of easing, as consumers stocked up on food and transport tickets ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid, government data showed Monday.
3 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Asia dividend funds turn to China, India to counter Fed hike
Asian dividend-paying equity funds are reducing investments in traditional safe bets in favour of companies with rising dividend payouts to guard against investors selling out from the funds when US interest rates rise.
3 August 2015, 18:00 PM
US consumer spending edges higher in June
US consumer spending edged higher in June, capping a rebound in the second quarter from weak growth in the first months of the year,
3 August 2015, 18:00 PM
IMF says Western sanctions could cut 9pc off Russia's GDP
Sanctions linked to the Ukraine crisis could end up costing Russia 9 percent of its gross domestic product, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday.
3 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Factory growth bucks Asia trend, speeds to six- month high
Indian manufacturing activity expanded at its fastest pace in six months in July as new export orders accelerated, a business survey showed on Monday.
3 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Western companies look hard at China as growth slows
THE Chinese slowdown is forcing many Western companies to take a hard look at their businesses there, leading many to reduce investments, costs and product lines and to tackle increasing bad debts.
3 August 2015, 18:00 PM
HSBC selling unprofitable Brazil unit to Bradesco for $5.2b
HSBC Holdings Plc agreed to sell its Brazilian unit to Banco Bradesco SA for $5.2 billion, retreating from the second-largest emerging market economy after years of disappointing performance.
3 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Automakers buckle up for more China woe after stock crash saps sales
Automakers in China may be forced to come up with more drastic mitigation measures when July sales results released from this week likely reveal a fourth month of contraction after a stock market crash sapped consumer sentiment.
3 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Stock manipulator jailed for two years
The special tribunal for capital market cases yesterday sentenced a man to two years in prison for illegally influencing the stockmarket through blogs and websites -- a first in Bangladesh.
3 August 2015, 18:00 PM
US job market set for more than just "some" attention
Now that US Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen has made it clear she's looking out for "some" improvement in the job market before voting for the first Fed interest rate rise in nearly a decade, so is everyone else.
2 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Iran wants to buy 90 planes a year to renovate fleet
Iran plans on buying 80 to 90 Airbus and Boeing passenger planes per year until 300 are in place to replace its ageing fleet, media reported Sunday quoting a civil aviation official.
2 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Pakistan's Japanese-dominated car market poised for new entrants
Pakistan's car market has been dominated by Japanese automakers for decades, but a mini-economic revival looks set to attract new players from Europe and Korea into the mix.
2 August 2015, 18:00 PM