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•  China supplies Sri Lanka with infrastructure funds
Sri Lanka will soon build a second international airport on the south of the island, with much of the money coming from China.

•  Gulf company to build in Indonesia
Gulf company, Emaar Properties, has announced it will restart discussions with the Indonesian government on a project that was postponed during the economic crisis.

•  Singapore Targets Up To 12.5 Million Visitors In 2010
KUALA LUMPUR: The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) forecasts tourism figures this year to increase from 9.7 million visitors in 2009 to 11.5 million-12.5 million visitors and S$17.5-S$18.5 billion (RM41....

•  2-second Video In Toyota Report Causes Headache For Abc News
NEW YORK — For the want of a better two-second picture of a tachometer, ABC News has called into question its reporting on acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles. The network's handling of ...

•  Toyota Troubles Put Spotlight On Us Safety Agency
(AP) — WASHINGTON - Toyota's massive recalls are prompting Congress to reconsider whether the nation's auto safety agency has lived up to its mission of protecting motorists. A House panel on ...

•  Toyota Troubles Put Spotlight On Us Safety Agency
Toyota's massive recalls are prompting Congress to reconsider whether the nation's auto safety agency has lived up to its mission of protecting motorists.

•  Takaful Ikhlas Holds Course For Finance Ministry Staff
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Takaful Ikhlas Sdn Bhd, which offers takaful products and services, recently organised a course on Islamic finance for civil servants. The programme was launched...

•  Ambank Increases Interest Rates For Fixed Deposits
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- AmBank (M) Bhd has increased the interest rates for fixed deposits, effective on Thursday. In a statement here, AmBank said this followed the recent increase in ...

•  Entrepenuers From Ncer Should Participate In Trade Missions Overseas
KANGAR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Entreprenuers operating in the Northern Corridor Economic Region should be allowed to participate in trade missions overseas. In making the call, Chairman of the NCER ...

•  Axiata To Offer Up To 20 Pct Xl Shares To Institutional Investors
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Axiata Group Bhd has proposed to offer up to 20 per cent equity interest in its 86.5 per cent-owned subsidiary, PT XL Axiata Tbk, to institutional and sophisticated...

•  Toyota Hands Over Union Letter To Us Watchdog
Toyota has handed over to US lawmakers a 2006 letter written by Japanese employees warning that aggressive cost cuts had undermined the quality of its vehicles.The letter, from a small dissident labou...

•  Toyota Woes Put Spotlight On Fed Oversight
By ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- Toyota's massive recalls are prompting Congress to reconsider whether the nation's auto safety agency has lived up to its mission of protecting motorists. A ...

•  Honda Malaysia Aims To Sell 40,000 Cars This Year
PUTRAJAYA: Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd is confident of achieving its internal sales target of 40,000 vehicles for 2010, up from 38,783 units. despite the negative publicity over the recall of some Honda ca...

•  Toyota Troubles Put Spotlight On Safety Agency
ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Toyota's massive recalls are prompting Congress to reconsider whether the nation's auto safety agency has lived up to its mission of protecting motorists.A House panel ...

•  Toyota Troubles Put Spotlight On Us Safety Agency
(AP Photo/Ben Margot)Toyota Prius vehicles are seen for sale Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Hayward, Calif. The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a Ca...

•  Toyota Troubles Put Spotlight On Us Safety Agency
(AP Photo/Ben Margot)Toyota Prius vehicles are seen for sale Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Hayward, Calif. The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a Ca...

•  Toyota Troubles Put Spotlight On Us Safety Agency
massive recalls are prompting Congress to reconsider whether the nation's auto safety agency has lived up to its mission of protecting motorists. A House panel on Thursday planned to examine the Natio...

•  Nikkei Stock Average Closed At 10,664.95, Up 101.63 Points
TOKYO - The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed at 10,664.95 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Thursday, up 101.63 points or 0.96 per cent.

•  Toyota Troubles Put Spotlight On Us Safety Agency
Toyota's massive recalls are prompting Congress to reconsider whether the nation's auto safety agency has lived up to its mission of protecting motorists.

•  Solar Prospectors Chase Italian, Israeli ‘gold Mines’
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Olivier de Vergnies quit managing family fortunes at Dexia Private Bank (Switzerland) Ltd. in 2008 to run a New York start-up at 100 Wall St. that’s trying to tap riches ...

•  'smoking Gun' Memo Reveals Toyota Workers' Safety Fears
END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Toyota was forced today to turn over to United States congressional investigators a &...

•  Toyota Troubles Put Spotlight On Us Safety Agency
WASHINGTON (AP) - Toyota's massive recalls are prompting Congress to reconsider whether the nation's auto safety agency has lived up to its mission of protecting motorists. A House panel on Thursda...

•  Proton Says Mtuc Statement On Staff Pay Inaccurate
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Proton Holdings Bhd on Thursday said the statement by Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) secretary-general G. Rajasekaran, claiming that more than 2,000 Proton ...

•  Gulf Petroleum To House Rm17 Bln Oil, Gas Complex In Pd
SEREMBAN, March 11 (Bernama) -- Qatar-based consortium, Gulf Petroleum Ltd, has selected Port Dickson (PD) to house its RM17 billion integrated oil and gas complex. Managing director of Gulf Petrol...

•  Palm Oil Potentially Strong To Emerge As Major Biofuel If Crude Prices Surge
By Wan Nor Azura Mior Abd Aziz KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil, along with other edible vegetable oils, has a strong potential to emerge as a major biofuel if petroleum prices in...

•  Mas Offering Great Travel Deals At Matta Fair
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines is working with travel agents to offer great travel packages at the three-day Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) Fair which w...

•  Azman Shah's Nomination For Penang Malay Chamber Presidency Rejected
GEORGE TOWN, March 11 (Bernama) -- The nomination of Datuk Azman Shah Omar Shah for the presidency of the Penang Malay Chamber of Commerce was rejected at the chamber's 50th annual general meeting on ...

•  Toyota Troubles Put Spotlight On Us Safety Agency
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Toyota's massive recalls are prompting Congress to reconsider whether the nation's auto safety agency has lived up to its mission of protecting motorists.

•  Kl Welcomes Stylo 2010
KUALA LUMPUR: The 2010 season of the Formula One Grand Prix begins in Bahrain this weekend, and will arrive in Malaysia on April 2. But before KL's most anticipated sporting event is to begin, the

•  Iata Halves 2010 Loss Forecast To Us$2.8b
KUALA LUMPUR: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) halved its loss forecast for 2010 to US$2.8 billion (compared with US$5.6 billion loss forecast in December 2009) and also lowered its ...

•  Tan Chong Motor To Distribute Cbu Nissan Vehicles In Cambodia
]'s (TCM) unit will distribute Nissan brand completely built-up (CBU) vehicles in Cambodia. It said on Thursday, March 11 that its unit, ETCM (C) Pty Ltd had entered into a distribution agreement wit...

•  Patni Computer Opens New Centre In Mexico
Disclaimer Trading calls is an information service ("Service") launched by New Delhi Television Limited ("NDTV") on NDTVprofit.com ("Site"). This Service shall be provided by NDTV through a section on...

•  Samsung Unveils World's First 3-d Led Tv Sets
Two Indian women including Savitri Jindal and Indu Jain have been named among the list of world's top billionaires compiled by the US magazine Forbes.

•  Toyota Subsidiary Daihatsu Recalls Around 275,000 Cars In Japan
TOKYO - Daihatsu Motor, a subsidiary of Toyota, said Thursday it will recall around 275,000 vehicles in Japan due to faulty brake lamps and loose bolts in the suspension system. The move comes as Dai...

•  Documents Prove Company Hid Damaging Info
Lawyer kept internal documents that he says could be damaging to Toyota Biller says he quit because of what he alleges were "criminal acts" by Toyota He said Toyota settled one lawsuit to av...

•  China Idles 40% Of Windpower Turbine Output Capacity
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- China is idling as much as 40 percent of its wind-turbine factories following a surge in investment driven by the government’s renewable-energy goals, the vice president ...

•  Thanachart To Pay 32 Billion Baht For Siam City Stake
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Thanachart Bank Pcl, a Thai lender partly owned by Canada’s Bank of Nova Scotia, agreed to pay about 32 billion baht ($979 million) for a 48 percent stake in Siam City Ba...

•  Haier Eyes 50 Pct Growth In Revenue
PETALING JAYA, March 11 (Bernama) -- Haier Group, a major global appliances brand, expects its sales in Malaysia to grow by 50 per cent this year with better economic outlook. Executive director fo...

•  Cyberattack Awareness Vital For 50 Pct Broadband Penetration
PETALING JAYA, March 11 (Bernama) -- Cyberattack awareness is vital to enable Malaysia to achieve its 50 per cent broadband penetration target by year-end from 32.4 per cent currently. There will b...

•  Marc Revises Malaysia's Gdp Growth Upwards
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Rating Corporation Bhd (MARC) has revised Malaysia's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth upwards to 5.2 per cent for this year from 3.6 per cent estimated...

•  Private Sector To Have Greater Role In Asia's Growth
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Private sector demand will play a greater role in Asia's growth story in 2010, as the boost from exports, stimulus policies and inventory adjustment fades, said Moo...

•  Mobile Gensets Help Boost Power Supply In Sabah East Coast, Says Sesb
KOTA KINABALU, March 11 (Bernama) -- The mobile electricity generator sets supplied to Sabah's east coast, whether they are second-hand or new, have helped boost electricity supply there and significa...

•  Firefly Holiday Launched At World's Largest Tourism Trade Fair
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Firefly Holiday, a subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) was launched in Berlin Wednesday, upon the opening of Malaysia's booth at ITB Berlin, the world's largest t...

•  #flash* Btoto To Launch New Lotto Game, Minimum Upfront Jackpot Rm8.88m
]'s unit Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Sports Toto) will launch another lotto game named Supreme Toto 6/58 and offers a guaranteed minimum upfront jackpot of RM8.88 million.BToto said the Supreme Toto...

•  Stocks Fall On Profit-taking, China Inflation Fears
Share prices on Bursa Malaysia fell on Thursday, March 11, due to profit-taking activities after the market had rallied to fresh two-year highs on Wednesday. Although sentiment has improved in recent ...

•  Food Inflation Slips Marginally To 17.8pc
After the announcement of easing food inflation and consolidating Asian markets,30-share Sensex shot up by 69 points and closed near 17,168 while Nifty added near 17 points and closed at about 5,133 l...

•  Philippines Pares Bank Lending Program, Holds Rate
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- The Philippine central bank cut the amount of money available for loans to lenders through its so- called rediscounting facility to reduce cash in the economy, even as it kept ...

•  Philippines Cuts Rediscounting Budget, Keeps Rate At Record Low
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- The Philippine central bank cut the amount of money available for loans to lenders through its so- called rediscounting facility to reduce cash in the economy, even as it kept ...

•  Bank Of China Plans New Share Offering
BEIJING — Bank of China said Thursday it wants to issue more shares in Hong Kong soon, an offering that could strengthen its balance sheet by some $7.7 billion. Many of China’s big banks ...

•  Takaful Ikhlas Wins Award For Best Takaful And Retakaful Provider
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Takaful Ikhlas Sdn Bhd (Takaful IKHLAS)has won the award for Best Takaful and Retakaful Provider by Islamic Finance News 2009. Takaful IKHLAS has also been named...

•  Onasen Plans To Invest Rm100 Million In Malaysian Facility
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Onasen Sciences Sdn Bhd, a manufacturer of ozonated palm oil-based products, plans to invest RM100 million in Malaysia in the next two to three years to build a man...

•  Cpo Price May Breach Rm3,000 In 2nd Half
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) price will likely breach the RM3,000 per tonne level towards the second half of this year due to production shortfalls, says chief executive of...

•  Fedex Among World's Top 20 Admired Companies
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- FedEx Corporation has ranked among the top 20 world's Most Admired Companies 2010 for the tenth consecutive year, a statement from FedEx said here Thursday. Acco...

•  Current Account Surplus In Q4 Up 7.9 Per Cent To Rm27.3 Billion
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's current account surplus in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2009 rose by RM2.0 billion or 7.9 per cent to RM27.3 billion from RM25.3 billion in the previous qu...

•  Japanese Automakers To Install Brake Override Systems
Seven Japanese automakers are likely to install braking systems that will allow drivers to stop their cars even if the accelerator is pressed down, company officials said Thursday.The companies -- Toy...

•  Mems Gets Temporary Reprieve From Delisting
] has received a temporary reprieve from being delisted after Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd gave it until May 31 to undertake a regularisation plan.The postponement followed the company's appeal that ...

•  Sun Hung Kai H1 Underlying Profit Up 44%
], Asia's largest developer by market value, reported a 44% rise in first-half underlying profit, beating forecasts, on higher rental income and strong sales fueled by low interest rates and China's e...

•  Ytl Power's Rm2.5b Wimax Network Plan Unexpected
]'s (YTLPI) move to roll out its RM2.5 billion worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) network is quite unexpected.The rating agency said on Thursday, March 11 this was not in line wit...

•  Ytl Corp’s Balance Sheet Constrained By Hefty Debt Load
]’s balance sheet remains constrained by its hefty debt load, says RAM Ratings Bhd.The ratings agency said on Thursday, March 11 that for the purpose of company-level analysis, it included some RM2....

•  Cabinet Fine Tuning Gst Details
KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet is discussing in detail the implementation of the goods and services tax (GST) to ensure all parties involved will have a clearer picture  when it is implemented, Second Fin...

•  Ontario,india To Share Technology In Mining
With the star power of hip-hop group The Black Eyed Peas and "Avatar" director James Cameron, South Korea's Samsung Electronics giant unveiled the world's first 3-D TV technology aim...

•  Lawmakers To Probe Govt Us Agency's Handling Of Toyota Recalls, Auto Industry
WASHINGTON - Toyota's massive recalls are bringing new scrutiny to the U.S. government's safety agency, prompting Congress to look at how federal safety officials have lived up to their mission of pro...

•  Jpmorgan Said To Form China Tie-up With First Capital
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. will set up a securities joint venture in China with First Capital Securities Co., two people with knowledge of the matter said.

•  Shinsei Said To Mull Canceling Merger, Selling Shares
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Shinsei Bank Ltd., the Japanese lender backed by U.S. investor Christopher Flowers, may raise 75 billion yen ($830 million) selling shares instead of merging with Aozora Bank L...

•  Most Chinese Stocks Decline As Cpi Increases To 16-month High
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Most Chinese stocks fell, led by automakers and developers, after inflation accelerated and new loans exceeded forecasts, boosting the prospect for higher interest rates.

•  Hang Seng Index Inches Higher At Close
(24 mins ago) Hong Kong shares trimmed early gains to close up 0.09 percent for a fifth consecutive session in positive territory. Bank of China (3988) ended lower after announcing a fundraising p...

•  Pt Bank Muamalat Indonesia Kl Aims To Double Corporate Customers
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- PT Bank Muamalat Indonesia expects its Malaysian operation to double its corporate customer base by year-end from 20 currently, its Kuala Lumpur branch general mana...

•  Deutsche Trustees Launches Registrar And Transfer Agency Services In Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Deutsche Trustees Malaysia Bhd (DTMB), a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, has officially launched its Registrar and Transfer Agency (R&TA) services in Malaysia. T...

•  Sc Teams Up With Oxford Centre For Islamic Studies
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) have teamed up to create an international platform for debate, dialogue and...

•  Global Acceptance Of The Islamic Brand Growing
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Global acceptance of the Islamic brand is growing at a rapid pace based on the keen interest shown by international firms to participate in the World Islamic Econom...

•  Sabah Gets Special Attention In Implementation Of Roadmap For Renewable Energy Production
KOTA KINABALU, March 11 (Bernama) -- Sabah will get special attention in the implementation of the proposed Roadmap for Renewable Energy Production in the country, said Plantation Industries and Commo...

•  Food Inflation Slips To 17.81%, Fuel Prices Rise
NEW DELHI: Food inflation dropped to 17.81 per cent towards the end of February, but fuel inflation shot up due to a hike in excise and customs duty in the Budget. Food inflation declined by 0.0...

•  Japan’s Nikkei 225 Rises To Two-month High On Iron-ore Demand
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks rose, sending the Nikkei 225 Stock Average to its highest close since Jan. 21, on speculation increased demand will boost earnings at iron-ore producers and tha...

•  Korea’s Nhn Said To Be Among Livedoor’s Final Bidders
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- NHN Corp., the owner of South Korea’s biggest Web search engine, is among the final bidders for LDH Corp.’s Livedoor Co. Internet unit, three people with knowledge ...

•  Nomura Departures Rise As Former Lehman Bankers Leave
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Nomura Holdings Inc.’s vice chairman of China investment banking and head of equity capital markets for Asia outside Japan left the Tokyo-based company, according to peop...

•  Asian Stocks Fluctuate On Mixed View For China, Japan Economies
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fluctuated as commodity-related companies fell on concern China will pare back measures that boosted growth, while Japanese shares gained on speculation the countr...

•  Job Cuts Planned For Toyota’s Deeside Site
BOSSES at Toyota unveiled plans yesterday to shed up to 150 jobs from the company’s engine plant on Deeside. The cut of between 100 and 150 jobs is part of a wider cut of 750 in the car manufac...

•  Nikkei Hits 7-week Closing High
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei average hit a seven-week closing high on Thursday, with exporters such as Sony Corp climbing after U.S. wholesale inventories fell unexpectedly in January and in wake of the y...

•  Husni Dismisses Speculation Gst Implementation Called Off
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- The Cabinet yesterday only discussed aspects of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), especially the people's understanding of the proposed tax system and its implement...

•  Pemudah To Improve Five More Areas By April
PUTRAJAYA, March 11 (Bernama) -- Improvements will be made in five more areas by Pemudah (Pasukan Petugas Khas Pemudah Cara Perniagaan), the country's special task force dedicated to facilitate all as...

•  First Stage Of Nem To Be Announced On March 30
PUTRAJAYA, March 11 (Bernama) -- The first stage of the New Economic Model (NEM) will be announced on March 30, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Thursday. He said an annoucement on th...

•  Dis Tech Slips On Rm131m Fraud Worry
] Holdings Bhd fell at the midday break on Thursday, March 11 when it resumed trading after being voluntarily suspended over concerns about a potential RM131 million fraud case.At 12.30pm, it was down...

•  China Overheating Fears Grow, Spurring Tightening Talk
BEIJING: Chinese consumer inflation spurted to a 16-month high in February and a raft of economic data displayed broad-based strength, providing fresh arguments for policy tightening sooner rather tha...

•  Blue Chips Reverse Into Losses, Sime, Genting Weigh
KUALA LUMPUR: The run-up in the early session on Thursday, March 11 lost steam as investors locked in gains on heavyweight Sime Darby and GENTING BHD [

•  #flash* January Ipi Up 12.7% On-yr, Up 2.9% On-month
KUALA LUMPUR: The Industrial Production Index (IPI) in January 2010 accelerated 12.7% from a year ago, and advanced 2.9% on month.The Statistics Department said on Thursday, March 11 the increase in J...

•  Carlos Slim Becomes 'world's Richest' Person
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has emerged as the richest person in the world with $53.5 billion in assets, while Indian industrialist Mukesh Ambani ranks fourth with $29 billion in the Forbes annual...

•  Mukesh Ambani, Mittal In Forbes' Top 10 Rich List
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has emerged as the richest person in the world with $53.5 billion in assets, while Indian industrialist Mukesh Ambani ranks fourth with $29 billion in the Forbes annual...

•  Sensex Extends Flat Trade On Third Day
Oil tumbled below $82 a barrel in Asian trade on Thursday as investors took profits from a price surge that followed data showing stronger US energy demand.

•  Rupee Falls By 7 Paise Against Dollar
The Indian currency rupee depreciated by 7 paise against the dollar on Thursday following fresh capital outflows by foreign funds amid the US currency's gains overseas.

•  Citigroup, Fidelity Gets Fmc Nod To Sell Mcx Stake
An order placed with a broker to sell a security when it reaches a certain price. It is designed to limit an investor's loss on a security position.

•  Leadframe Maker Sdi Signs Cooperation Agreement With Mitsubishi Shindoh
Leadframe maker Shuen Der Industry (SDI) has signed a technology cooperation agreement with Japan-based Mitsubishi Shindoh on March 10 for the production of copper strips for leadframes. Under the agr...

•  Putin Visits India In Race With U.s. For Arms, Nuclear Deals
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi tonight to fend off competition from the U.S. and Europe to supply arms and nuclear energy to India.

•  Asia Stocks Erase Gains; Metals, Oil Drop On China Inflation
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Metals dropped and Asian stocks erased gains, while the yen and dollar strengthened, after reports on Chinese inflation, factories and loans raised concerns the government woul...

•  China’s Stocks Drop As Cpi Climbs To 16-month High; Saic Falls
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- China’s stocks fell to a one-week low, led by automakers and developers, after inflation accelerated and new loans exceeded forecasts, boosting the prospect for higher in...

•  #flash* Apex Healthcare Surges To Highest Since 2000
] shares surged to as high as RM2.81 in morning trade on Thursday, March 11 -- the highest since August 2000 -- after it proposed a one-for-four bonus issue.At 11.18am, it was up 24 sen to RM2.72 with...

•  Glove Makers Top Losers
KUALA LUMPUR: Glove makers were among the main losers in late morning trade on Thursday, March 11 as the market turned cautious with mild profit taking seen.At 11.07am, the FBM KLCI fell 1.59 points t...

•  Cathay Pacific Airways Returns To Full-year Profit
HONG KONG -- Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. returned to profit in 2009 as cost-cutting measures and bets on fuel prices helped Asia's No. 3 carrier rebound from its biggest loss ever the year before. Hon...

•  Us Lawyers Seek Billions From Toyota For Vehicle Value Loss
CHICAGO: US lawyers are seeking billions of dollars from Toyota to compensate the millions of people who saw the value of their vehicles drop in the wake of a series of mass safety recalls. These econ...

•  Thai Rice Output May Drop On Drought As El Nino Parches Region
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Rice production in Thailand, the world’s largest exporter, may decline as drier-than-normal weather curbs yields, adding to signs that an El Nino may be hurting farm outp...

•  Bank Of Korea’s Lee Keeps Rate At 2% At Final Meeting
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of Korea Governor Lee Seong Tae kept interest rates unchanged at his final meeting, leaving it to his successor to address political pressure to stoke economic growth.