January 14th, 2009 at 10:02 am » Comments (0)

China revised upwards its 2007 growth figures Wednesday, indicating the Asian giant overtook Germany as the world's third largest economy, analysts said. China's economy expanded by 13% in 2007, up ...more »

November 17th, 2008 at 3:18 am » Comments (0)

ChannelNews Asia - Japan's economy, the second largest in the world, has entered its first recession in seven years as the global financial crisis batters exports and business investment, official ...more »

October 31st, 2008 at 6:58 am » Comments (0)

Japan's central bank has announced cutting its key interest rate by 20 basis points to 0.30 per cent, stepping up efforts to calm shaky markets and fight recession in Asia's ...more »

October 28th, 2008 at 9:16 pm » Comments (0)

India, Malaysia and Thailand face the highest political and social risk among Asia-Pacific countries in 2009, mainly because of internal instability, a political risk consultancy said. India's highest risk score of ...more »

October 22nd, 2008 at 4:01 pm » Comments (0)

Mercedes-Benz car sales in Greater China rose 54% for the January to September period this year to overtake Japan and total 32,400 passenger cars, boosted by higher demand for the ...more »

September 30th, 2008 at 10:57 pm » Comments (0)

Japan's jobless rate rose to a two-year high in August and industrial output fell the most in seven years, deepening the gloom in an economy on the brink of recession ...more »