Malaysia's exports plunge 29.7 pct in May - AFP - Sat 10:36 am
Malaysia's exports slumped 29.7 percent in May from a year earlier, hitting their lowest level since 2001 with demand evaporating, according to official data released Friday.

Air India employees strike over unpaid wages - AFP - Sat 8:00 am
Employees of India's national carrier Air India staged a nationwide two-hour strike on Friday to protest what they said was management's failure to pay salaries on time.

New bubbles rising in China property market: state media - AFP - Sat 7:59 am
China's recent moves to ease curbs on the real estate sector have sent prices soaring recently, stoking fears that new property bubbles are forming, state media reported Friday.

Debt-laden miner Rio Tinto reaps rights bonanza - AFP - Sat 12:51 am
Mining giant Rio Tinto confirmed a huge take-up for its record rights offering after investors snapped up the Australian portion, allowing it to pay off a large chunk of its heavy debt.

BHP Billiton says sells Australian nickel refinery - AFP - Sat 12:34 am
BHP Billiton, the world's biggest miner, said it had agreed to sell an Australian nickel refinery to Australian businessman Clive Palmer for an undisclosed sum.

Contractors blamed for Shanghai building collapse - AFP - Fri 11:16 pm
A Shanghai building which collapsed last week, killing a construction worker, did so because contractors had recklessly shifted the earth at its base, the city government said.

Indonesia cuts key rate by 25 basis points - AFP - Fri 11:04 pm
Indonesia's central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.75 percent in a bid to stimulate the economy as inflationary pressures ease.

Asia tested as music industry seeks to boost sales - AFP - Fri 10:18 pm
Rampant piracy and a crumbling market for CDs has put the music industry in Asia under immense pressure, but experts are hoping that technology and social media will help fill the gap.

Japan may add noise to quiet hybrid cars for safety - AFP - Fri 10:05 pm
Japan's near-silent hybrid cars have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting a government review on whether to add a noise-making device, according to an official.

Earlier Headlines

All times are Singapore Time (GMT+8)

· US airline Delta launches Sydney to LA route - AFP - Fri 9:36 pm
· New bubbles rising in China property market: media - AFP - Fri 9:25 pm
· Bangladesh's Grameenphone IPO plan gets green light - AFP - Fri 11:22 am
· Two Koreas fail to agree in talks on joint project - AFP - Fri 1:25 am
· Two Koreas end talks on fate of joint project - AFP - Fri 12:24 am
· China may allow foreign firms to list: govt - AFP - Thu 11:56 pm
· Malaysian foreign investment plummets in 2009 - AFP - Thu 11:44 pm
· China's violin industry aims high - AFP - Thu 11:34 pm
· Australia records biggest trade deficit in a year - AFP - Thu 11:12 pm
· Sri Lanka raises fuel prices by 11 percent - AFP - Thu 10:59 pm

· Rio Tinto says 97 pct of new London shares sold - AFP - Thu 10:48 pm
· Two Koreas hold new talks on fate of joint project - AFP - Thu 10:41 pm
· China wants diversified global monetary system: govt - AFP - Thu 9:38 pm
· China firm to be first major IPO in 10 months: report - AFP - Thu 9:27 pm
· China to launch first direct flight to Tibet: media - AFP - Thu 8:56 pm
· Toyota's US sales fall 35 percent in June - AFP - Thu 10:00 am
· Sri Lanka central bank signals higher growth - AFP - Thu 9:53 am
· India's Maruti Suzuki posts record exports in June - AFP - Thu 8:14 am
· Japan's ANA orders five more Boeing 787s - AFP - Thu 8:04 am
· Vietnam first-half growth at decade-low of 3.9 pct - AFP - Thu 8:00 am

· Indonesian inflation eases in June: official - AFP - Thu 8:00 am
· Shinsei, Aozora announce plan to merge - AFP - Thu 3:29 am
· Nomura to buy NikkoCiti Trust from Citigroup - AFP - Thu 2:04 am
· Airbus kicks off construction on new China plant - AFP - Thu 12:55 am
· Japan Inc. more upbeat for first time since 2006 - AFP - Wed 11:58 pm
· GM vehicle sales in China soar - AFP - Wed 11:20 pm
· Japan banks Shinsei, Aozora announce plan to merge - AFP - Wed 11:13 pm
· Thai inflation in June contracts by 4 pct: govt - AFP - Wed 10:41 pm
· UN's Ban urges Japan business on climate change - AFP - Wed 10:08 pm
· Business groups hail China web software delay - AFP - Wed 10:01 pm

· ADB lends China 100 mln dlrs for Xinjiang - AFP - Wed 9:55 pm
· Fitch downgrades Toyota credit rating again - AFP - Wed 9:19 pm
· All Nippon Airways plans capital boost: reports - AFP - Wed 8:56 pm
· Australia, China iron ore talks collapse - AFP - Wed 8:52 pm
· GM vehicle sales in China rise 38 pct - AFP - Wed 8:37 pm
· China says manufacturing continues to expand - AFP - Wed 8:21 pm
· Japan Inc pessimism drop for first time since 2006 - AFP - Wed 6:59 pm
· SKorea's trade surplus surges to record: govt - AFP - Wed 6:37 pm
· Japanese business confidence boost: central bank - AFP - Wed 5:21 pm
· Foreign firms snub Iraq oil industry - AFP - Wed 8:58 am