Asia


  • Feb
    15
    By AP

    Oil prices hovered above $74 a barrel on Monday in Asia amid light trading volume for the Lunar New Year holiday.

    Benchmark crude for March delivery was up

  • Feb
    01
    By Alan Wheatley

    Last year was tough for Asian economies but easy for its central bankers. All they had to do was flood their banking systems with cheap cash and sit tight

  • Jan
    20
    By FROM NEWS REPORTS

    Economic growth for Asia, excluding Japan, will exceed 7 percent in 2010, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday, as emerging economies lead the rest of the world

  • Jan
    19
    By FROM NEWS REPORTS

    Universal Studios signed an agreement Tuesday to build a 3 trillion won theme park in South Korea, its third and largest in Asia, reviving a plan delayed for two years by lack of funding

  • Jan
    18
    By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

    Japan Airlines could file for bankruptcy protection Tuesday, ending monthslong speculation about its fate and beginning a massive overhaul to shed the inefficiency that has hobbled Asia’s biggest airline.

  • Jan
    07
    By AP

    Oil prices fell below USD 83 a barrel today in Asia as investors worried a 20 percent rally in the last few weeks isn't justified by sluggish US crude demand.

  • Jan
    05
    By REUTERS

    Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group one of the largest Japanese banks plans to raise as much as $8. 7 billion by issuing new shares to meet stricter capital requirements

  • By AP

    Oil rose to near USD 82 a barrel today in Asia after a jump in US stock markets boosted investor confidence and helped extend a four-week rally in crude prices.