WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark will visit Japan and South Korea this week seeking to upgrade trade relations with both Asian countries in the wake of signing a free trade agreement with China. More »
MUMBAI, May 12 - The following stocks were on the move at the BSE on Monday. More »
SHANGHAI, May 12 - The yuan breached the closely watched 7.0 mark versus the dollar on Monday after the central bank fixed its reference rate at a post-revaluation high and the government reported higher-than-expected consumer price inflation for April. More »
MOSCOW, May 12 - Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov has bought control over 39.3 percent of shares in Megafon, the country's third largest mobile phone operator, the Vedomosti business daily reported on Monday. More »
NEW YORK - Retail sales barely rose in April, as a relentless surge in gasoline prices made consumers cut back other types of spending, according to a report released on Monday. More »

Dollar edges up in Asian trade







