Vietnam's import-export trade value reached over 217.48 billion U.S. dollars in the first three quarters of this year, up 13 percent, or 24.99 billion U.S. dollars more than last year's corresponding period, according to the General Department of Customs on Monday.
China's new yuan-denominated lending posted stronger than expected growth in September, expanding 154.7 billion yuan from August to reach 857.2 billion yuan (139.6 billion U.S. dollars), according to the central bank data on Thursday.
South Korea posted a trade surplus for 32 months in a row due to solid export growth, customs data showed Wednesday.
Brazilian analysts have upgraded the country's economic growth forecast for 2014 from 0.24 percent to 0.28 percent for the first time in nearly five months, Brazil's leading news website G1 reported Monday.
Japan logged a current account surplus for the second consecutive month in August, standing at 287.1 billion yen (2.65 billion U.S. dollars), as firm income from investments overseas outweighed a trade deficit, government data showed Wednesday.
Foreign investors turned into net sellers in the South Korean stock market for the first time in six months as the local currency depreciated to the U.S. dollar and caused concerns over foreign exchange losses, financial watchdog data showed Tuesday.
A lower-than-expected tax take is putting pressure on the New Zealand government's target of returning to an operating surplus by the end of this financial year, Finance Minister Bill English warned Tuesday.
Vietnam's garment and textile exports are likely to exceed the annual target by 16 percent to hit 25 billion U.S. dollars in 2014, according to the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (VINATEX) on Monday.
The Austrian commercial real estate market is continuing to grow steadily with no signs of overheating, CBRE Group estimating the total volume could reach a record 3.4 billion U.S. dollars for the year.
South Korea's current account surplus reduced to 7.27 billion U.S. dollars in August due to seasonal factors such as a deficit in the travel account at the peak of summer vacation, central bank data showed Monday.
South Korean shares posted the first rise this week on Wednesday as foreigners sold less local shares, but the rebound was limited on gloomy expectations for the third-quarter earnings result.
Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group, has become the richest man in China with a fortune of 150 billion yuan (24.4 billion U.S. dollars), according to the "Hurun Rich List 2014" released by the Hurun Research Institute on Tuesday.
The world's population is unlikely to stabilize this century but instead keeps growing and could reach 11 billion by 2100, a new study using modern statistical tools said Thursday.
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group on Thursday set its initial public offering (IPO) price at 68 U.S. dollars per share, setting a record-breaking IPO in U.S. history.
South Korean shares slid Monday on concerns that the U.S. central bank may signal its move toward policy rate increases at the September policy meeting this week.
The preliminary estimate of China's Macao Special Administrative Region's foreign exchange reserves reached to 130.2 billion patacas (16.31 billion U.S. dollars) at the end of August 2014, according to the figures released on Monday by the Monetary Authority of Macao.
Portugal's 3.5 billion euros (4.55 billion U.S. dollars) debt sale of 15-year bonds on Wednesday came as little surprise, said analysts.
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