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A fifth session of gains out of six lifts Asian stocks to a two-week high

Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia should be applauded for 'pre-emptive' actions

Sony set out its challenge to Apple and Google as it revealed an internet 'cloud-based' music streaming service that would be available on many of its networked consumer electronics products

Strong economic data out of Sydney and Beijing helps the region's markets move higher after a weaker run during August

London-based group offering traders access to derivatives exchanges becomes the first such company to secure entry to the Tokyo Financial Exchange with no office in Japan

For Indian outsourcing companies, the growing demand among employees and consumers for social networking-like functions represents a new frontier

Asian carmakers enjoy sharp increases in domestic sales in August, although a slowing global economic recovery and the end of government incentives in Japan cloud the outlook for the coming months

Local market participants are scratching their heads after the bourse's new trading and market data system reported an erroneous 15% jump in the PSE main index

Sony will begin its latest attempt to fight back against Apple's dominance in the digital media field, when it unveils a new music and video subscription service to run across a range of its devices

The hostilities between PotashCorp and its suitor BHP Billiton escalated when the Canadian fertiliser producer accused the multinational miner of "highly unethical" behaviour

South Korea's auto industry has escaped strike action for the first year after decades of militant union activity, with Kia Motors the latest of the country's five carmakers to make a wage agreement with workers

Worries about a lacklustre reaction from Tokyo's policymakers to the relentless rise of the yen set the tone for further losses on the Nikkei and in the wider region

Japanese carrier may use part of a $350bn capital injection from the government to create a low-cost arm as it seeks to rebuild its business after declaring bankruptcy in January

Hyundai Group's move to buy Hyundai Engineering & Construction renews apprehension that South Korean conglomerates might be reverting to reckless expansionism

Airline share prices have risen more than 70 per cent from their lowest point at the beginning of last year, as investors bet on a strong recovery in the highly cyclical aviation business