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Hong Kong - Asian markets mostly fell on Monday as growing fears of a conflict between Ukraine and Russia sent traders scurrying for safer assets, with the yen surging and oil prices also seeing big gains.The downbeat atmosphere was compounded in some markets by a...

Beijing - World Cup winning Italian manager Marcello Lippi has signed a contract extension to coach Guangzhou Evergrande for three more years, the Chinese club announced Friday, days after reports said he had turned down an offer.Lippi, who lead Italy to glory i...

Hong Kong - Asian markets were mixed on Friday after Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen provided an upbeat view of the US economy and hinted the bank could ease up on its stimulus taper if the growth outlook weakens.Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei-225 index dropped 82.04...

Hong Kong - Asian markets mostly rose on Thursday in cagey trade following a positive close on Wall Street and before the congressional testimony of US Federal Reserve head Janet Yellen later in the day.Australia's main index was hit by a slump in Qantas shares af...

Beijing - Asia experienced a billionaire boom last year, with more than 200 people from the continent seeing their net worth pass into 10 figures, a Chinese publisher said Tuesday.A total of 824 Asians were included among the 1,867 people named as dollar billion...

Singapore - Asia-Pacific trade ministers negotiating a huge US-led Pacific free trade area said Tuesday they were making headway but differences remain over market access.In a joint statement at the end of a four-day meeting in Singapore, the 12 prospective member...

Hong Kong - Asian stock markets lost ground on Monday, with investors little moved by the G20's weekend commitment to boost global growth by $2 trillion over five years.In Tokyo the benchmark Nikkei-225 index fell 0.19 percent, or 27.99 points, to close at 14,837....

Taipei - Taiwan's ambitions to become a regional air hub finally look set to take off with approval for a mega "aerotropolis" to cash in on improving ties with China and the rise of budget airlines in the region.The ambitious plan to transform the main Taoyuan ...

Singapore - Asia Pacific trade ministers began a fresh round of talks in Singapore on Saturday for a huge US-led Pacific free trade area, hoping to conclude a deal this year after missing a deadline in 2013.The four-day meeting of ministers from 12 countries cover...

WhatsApp may be hugely popular but its forays into Asia, the world's biggest mobile market, have had mixed success, raising questions about whether it can sustain the explosive growth Facebook Inc c...