Honda recalls 437,763 vehicles worldwide over airbag problem - AFP - Wed 6:32 pm
Japanese automaker Honda on Wednesday recalled 437,763 vehicles worldwide, mostly in North America, to fix defective airbags.

Honda expands N.America airbag recall to 420,000 more cars - AFP - Wed 4:31 pm
Japanese automaker Honda said Tuesday it was expanding a previously-announced recall over unsafe airbags in some 2001 and 2002 model-year cars to include an additional 420,443 vehicles in the United States and Canada.

BHP Billiton cautious despite profits leap to 6.14 billion - AFP - Wed 3:57 pm
Mining giant BHP Billiton on Wednesday said first-half profits had more than doubled to 6.14 billion US dollars, but it remained cautious about the economic outlook.

Baidu profit surges nearly 50 percent in fourth quarter - AFP - Wed 2:59 pm
Chinese Web search giant Baidu, which stands to potentially benefit if Google pulls out of China, posted a nearly 50 percent increase in quarterly net profit on Tuesday on sharply higher revenue.

Toyota announces mass Prius recall - AFP - Wed 11:58 am
Toyota said Tuesday it was recalling hundreds of thousands of hybrid vehicles globally, including the best-selling Prius, plunging it deeper into crisis as lawsuits in the United States piled up.

Ma says China trade pact crucial to Taiwan - AFP - Wed 9:05 am
Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou said Tuesday that the island needs a proposed trade pact with China despite warnings that Taipei would become more reliant on its powerful neighbour.

S.Korean creditors offer Kumho 326 million dollar loan - AFP - Wed 9:05 am
Kumho Asiana's main lender said Tuesday the embattled South Korean group's creditors would give it a fresh loan of 380 billion won (326 million dollars).

Malaysia's Maybank Q2 profit up 35 percent - AFP - Wed 9:04 am
Malaysia's top lender Maybank said Tuesday its fiscal second-quarter net profit rose 35 percent from a year earlier, helped by higher loans growth and non-interest income as the economy improves.

Thai Airways plans to lease 15 new aircraft - AFP - Wed 9:04 am
Thai Airways has announced plans to spend more than one billion dollars leasing 15 new aircraft over the next four years as the airline seeks to brighten prospects following two years of financial woes.

Earlier Headlines

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· Upbeat Nissan now expects full-year profit - AFP - Wed 9:01 am
· Japanese plane seat maker admits falsifying safety data - AFP - Wed 8:58 am
· Australian miner admits bungling Chinese name in mega-deal - AFP - Wed 8:57 am
· Toyota announces mass hybrid vehicle recall - AFP - Wed 8:30 am
· Japan Airlines sticks with American Airlines - AFP - Wed 4:02 am
· India car sales hit record high lifted by recovery - AFP - Wed 2:15 am
· China auto sales hit record high in January - AFP - Wed 2:11 am
· JAL to stay with American Airlines, expand tie-up - AFP - Wed 12:51 am
· Australian miner admits China firm name mix-up - AFP - Wed 12:39 am
· Japan plane seat maker admits false safety data - AFP - Tue 11:47 pm

· German exports post steepest fall since 1950 - AFP - Tue 11:30 pm
· Gamer to pay Nintendo fine for illegal upload - AFP - Tue 11:29 pm
· US businesses in Taiwan urge trade talks - AFP - Tue 11:19 pm
· German exports see biggest fall since 1950: stats - AFP - Tue 11:14 pm
· New Zealand plans tax reform to boost economy - AFP - Tue 11:07 pm
· Toyota says to recall 400,000 hybrids worldwide - AFP - Tue 10:54 pm
· Toyota to recall 400,000 Prius vehicles worldwide - AFP - Tue 10:45 pm
· Cheap loans boost India car sales in January - AFP - Tue 10:44 pm
· Japan govt: Prius hybrids to be recalled worldwide - AFP - Tue 10:13 pm
· Australian firm admits China name bungle in mega-deal - AFP - Tue 10:02 pm

· Australia miner admits China name bungle in mega-deal - AFP - Tue 9:41 pm
· Toyota: hybrids recalled in Japan over brakes - AFP - Tue 8:59 pm
· China Power denies coal deal with Resourcehouse - AFP - Tue 8:59 pm
· Shanghai pension deficit, retirement age raise plan - AFP - Tue 8:16 pm
· Toyota to recall new Prius, other hybrids in Japan - AFP - Tue 8:00 pm
· Toyota says to recall new Prius, other hybrid cars - AFP - Tue 7:51 pm
· China evading US duties via third nations: group - AFP - Tue 6:14 pm
· Toyota faces fresh questions over recall response - AFP - Tue 3:52 pm
· Toyota expected to announce Prius recall - AFP - Tue 3:50 pm
· Japan's Toyota to recall 300,000 Prius cars: report - AFP - Tue 10:53 am

· Chinese firm adopts much-loved panda for 60,000 dollars - AFP - Tue 9:00 am
· India sees 7.2 percent growth as economy recovers - AFP - Tue 6:04 am
· Japan Airlines 'to stay with American Airlines' - AFP - Tue 4:21 am
· Sumitomo Mitsui triples nine-month profit - AFP - Tue 2:10 am
· India predicts growth at 7.2 percent in year to March - AFP - Tue 2:04 am
· Japan Airlines to stay with Oneworld: reports - AFP - Tue 1:53 am
· Hyundai boss made to pay fine over losses to firm - AFP - Tue 12:49 am
· Google warns Chinese copycat website: report - AFP - Tue 12:46 am
· Shares tumble in units of S.Korea's Kumho Asiana - AFP - Mon 10:48 pm
· Samsung's disgraced Lee returns to Olympics fold - AFP - Mon 10:43 pm