From MARKETS 7:17pm

China is key as regional interest grows

A Chinese stock investor monitors her share prices ©AFP

Exchange traded funds remain a small part of Asian investment, but the industry is expanding rapidly

From MEDIA Feb 1, 2013

News Corp fills senior roles at media arm

Healy and Lewis to take on senior strategy and creative roles

From INDUSTRIALS Feb 1, 2013

US carmakers defy slow economy

Sales growth reflects demand to replace ageing models

From WORLD Feb 1, 2013

Hong Kong to limit baby milk movement

Travellers to be restricted to two tins of infant milk powder

Manganese Bronze ©Getty From INDUSTRIALS Feb 1, 2013

Geely buys Manganese Bronze for £11m

Chinese carmaker adds maker of London ‘black cabs’

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Feb 1, 2013

Kirin to sell F&N stake to Thai tycoon

Charoen will own two-thirds of Singapore-listed conglomerate

BAIC's booth at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2010 ©Bloomberg From INDUSTRIALS Feb 1, 2013

Daimler takes stake in Chinese carmaker

German carmaker to pay €640m for 12% of BAIC

From LEX Feb 1, 2013

Japanese airlines: out of charge

Dodgy Dreamliner batteries bring ANA and JAL back to earth

From FINANCIALS Feb 1, 2013

China approves HSBC’s Ping An stake sale

Regulator gives Thai group green light for $9.4bn acquisition

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Feb 1, 2013

Over-reliance on ‘VIPs’ hurts Wynn Macau

Analysts blame profits fall on high-roller segment of clients

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Feb 1, 2013

Italy’s Furla to open 100 stores in China

Luxury fashion group and rival Ferragamo boosted by Chinese demand

From WORLD Jan 31, 2013

China’s workers to endure unhappy new year

Companies follow Beijing’s austerity lead on festivities

From FINANCIALS Jan 31, 2013

Nomura revamp begins to bear fruit

Japanese bank posts rare quarterly profit in all its regions

From ENERGY Jan 31, 2013

Oil business lifts Vedanta’s earnings

Traditional mining activities slow down due to lower demand

From WORLD Jan 31, 2013

EU faces up to China over trade dispute

Fears arise of row boiling over into a fully fledged trade war

From FINANCIALS Jan 31, 2013

Ping An stake sale hinges on regulator

Concern over what HSBC will do if deal is rejected

beyondbrics from ENERGY Jan 31, 2013

Chinalco Mining IPO flops

Poor stock market debut for Chinese copper spin-off

From TELECOMS Jan 31, 2013

SoftBank profits double on Apple contract

Japanese mobile carrier sales up 7% on iPhone demand

From LEX Jan 31, 2013

Nomura: rallying the troops

Japan’s biggest broker is back on track after disasters

From TRANSPORT Jan 31, 2013

Dreamliner grounding hits ANA revenue

Japanese carrier maintains full-year profit forecast

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