JapanesebusinesssentimentworsenedforthefirsttimeintwoyearsinthethreemonthstoMarch,acloselywatchedcentralbanksurveyshowedonMonday,asrisingrawmaterialsandlaborcos
Confidence among Japan's biggest manufacturers has risen for the third straight quarter to the best level in more than three years, a key central bank survey showed Monday as exports continue to grow.
ConfidenceamongJapan'sbiggestmanufacturershasrisenforthethirdstraightquartertothebestlevelinmorethanthreeyears,akeycentralbanksurveyshowedMondayasexportscontinu
Confidence among South Korean businesses remained frozen due to lackluster private consumption and sagging exports, central bank data showed on Thursday.
Confidence among South Korean businesses over economic outlook stayed low on uncertainties at home and abroad, central bank data showed on Tuesday.
Japanese big manufacturers' business sentiment deteriorated to the lowest in nearly three years and is expected to worsen in the coming quarter, a closely watched central bank survey showed, heightening pressure on both Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Bank of Japan to do more to shore up the ailing economy.
Confidence among South Korean businesses remained weak due to sluggish domestic demand that has rattled the economy in the past years, central bank data showed Wednesday.
Confidence among South Korean businesses weakened first in four months due to the sluggish exports, of which the falling pace was increasingly faster, central bank data showed Friday.
Confidence among South Korean businesses improved for two straight months due to cheap oil and weak currency, central bank data showed Monday.
A massive worker strike over social benefits in south China's Guangdong Province has exposed loopholes in the country's social security scheme and the growing pressure on manufacturers to keep up with rising labor costs.
Cheap and functional counterfeit phones that closely resemble the high-end phones they are modeled after are slowly being replaced by both international and domestic companies looking to break off a piece of the budget phone market.
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