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Asian markets gain as oil retreats (May 13)
Investors take heart from retreating oil prices and better-than-expected earnings from HSBC to rally across Asia-Pacific


Weak dollar and demand hit Nissan profits (May 13)
Japan's third-biggest carmaker said "absolutely scary" increases in the cost of steel and other raw materials, as well as the stronger yen and flagging US market, would result in a 30 per cent fall in profits in the coming year


Renault and Nissan to launch low-cost car (May 12)
Renault, Nissan and Bajaj Motors are to jointly build a $2,500 car to compete with Tata Motors' Nano cut-price family model


Japan warned on governance (May 11)
The country must improve its standards of corporate governance to halt sliding investor confidence, a group of the world's most influential institutional investors will warn this week


Depositary receipts offer HK listing for foreigners (May 9)
Foreign companies will be able to list in Hong Kong using depositary receipts from July 1, the market's operator, Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (HKEx) said.


Hyundai suspends US pick-up production plan (May 9)
The South Korean carmaker has suspended a plan to produce pick-up trucks in the US due to falling demand for gas-guzzling vehicles amid record high oil prices


Hynix to buy 10% stake in rival ProMOS (May 8)
Hynix Semiconductor, the world's second-largest memory chipmaker, said it planned to buy up to 10 per cent of ProMOS Technologies to expand its strategic partnership with the Taiwanese rival


Kazakhstan economy causing alarm (May 8)
Years of rampant borrowing by banks and an unprecedented construction boom are dangerously exposing the economy, prompting Standard & Poor's to issue a warning


Region's bourses eye ascendancy (May 7)
As the world's great exchanges merge in a series of cross-continental takeovers and tie-ups, the Gulf's bourses look increasingly atomised


Fears for growth sparks Chinese sell-off (May 7)
The Shanghai composite index tumbled 4.1% to 3,579.15 points as Chinese stocks suffered a steep sell-off due to concerns about inflation and economic growth