Asia
Malaysia's industrial production growth shocks analyst at 7.5%
Improvement in the last 3 months held up.
China's December exports surge 14.1%
A surprisingly positive news.
China exports recover strongly in December but data doubts linger
Exports data may have been inflated, says UBS.
China's recovery still on shaky grounds: analyst
Inflation likely to edge up to 2.4%.
Japan's current account deficit to sharply plunge to JPY17.1b
Thanks to trade surplus diving by JPY400b.
Philippines' November exports to jump 32.2%
Will the growth trend be another choppy one?
Indonesia's trade deficit stands "uncomfortable" at USD480m
Still a lot of hurdles to deal with.
USD-KRW rate heading to a 16-month low
But here's why their woes are ''excessive''.
Here are 3 proofs that China's exports are finally boding well
Exports growth may likely have grown 7.4% in 2012.
China's card base breaches 3 billion
Payment cards have doubled since 2007.
Inflationary concerns loom in China
The second half of 2013 may not be a good time.
Indonesia worried about jobs
Consumer confidence is down.
Malaysia FX reserves reach almost $140b
Gains for 2012 amounted to over $1b.
Vietnam now world's third largest natural rubber exporter
It exported over 1 million tons of rubber in 2012.
The flip side to Japan's brewing JPY12trn fiscal stimulus
Yen exchange rates will suffer.
This graph shows Thailand's inflation treading uphill
Data hit a 13-month high at 3.6%.
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