Japan's upper house on Friday approved the nomination of Haruhiko Kuroda for Bank of Japan governor and that of Kikuo Iwata and Hiroshi Nakaso for deputy chiefs.
Wednesday marks the second day of the second lunar month, known in Chinese as Er Yue Er, "a time for the dragon to raise its head," as a Chinese saying goes. For many Chinese, it's also a time to have their very first haircut in the year of the snake.
"Made in China" goods have long-dominated the global market, but rising costs are weakening China's price edge and strengthening the country's resolve to come up with "new edges," analysts say.
U.S. stocks reversed the losses in morning session to close higher on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average setting fresh intraday and closing highs ever for five sessions in a line and the Standard & Poor's 500-stock Index just 0.57 percent below its historical high.
The main accused in the horrific gangrape of a 23-year-old medical student in the Indian capital last year, Ram Singh, allegedly committed suicide Monday by hanging himself inside his cell at the high security Tihar jail Monday, a senior police official said.
China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said said the forecast M2 growth in 2013 has been projected to emphasize that the year's broad money supply should not grow too rapidly, compared with previous figures.
March 5 marks the "Learn from Lei Feng" Day, an annual event to remember an iconic Chinese soldier in the 1960s who embodies selflessness and altruism.
China keeps its 2013 gross domestic product (GDP) growth target unchanged at around 7.5 percent this year to leave some leeway for economic restructuring, according to a government work report to be delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the annual legislative session Tuesday.
The 12th National People's Congress (NPC), China's parliamentary body, opened its first annual session Tuesday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
The two sessions are of great importance to China, as this is the first year in which the proposals and measures raised at the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will be implemented.
China's coal industry is likely to usher in a new round of consolidations following the announcement of China's safety watchdog on tightened approval for new coal mine projects in 2013.
Migrant workers who used to demand unpaid wages from their bosses before traveling home for a family reunion may find their positions reversed after the Spring Festival.
The U.S. payroll taxes increase, taking effect at the beginning of January, cut the take-home pay of many working Americans and dampened consumption especially for the vulnerable.
Home prices kept rising at a quicker pace in major Chinese cities last month, underscoring the necessity of government measures to cool the property market, data showed on Friday.
China will strictly implement and improve housing market tightening measures and ensure that the policies remain steady, the State Council said Wednesday at the last executive meeting of the incumbent government.
Hong Kong Disneyland announced Monday that it earned a profit of 109 million HK dollars (14.06 million U.S. dollars) in the fiscal year ending Sept. 29, 2012, the first time the park recorded a profit since its opening in 2005.
The Philippine currency is likely to continue the rising trend this year, even in the face of global currency wars, the country's central bank predicted on Sunday.
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