South Korea's foreign currency reserves continued a record-breaking trend last month due to a rise in investment returns, central bank data showed Wednesday.
The government said separately that the country's job availability improved for the fifth straight month, with the ratio of job offers to applicants up to 0.94 in July from 0.92 in June.
Millions of Muslims across China on Thursday celebrated Eid al-Fitr, the festival marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan -- a season of fasting and spiritual reflection.
South Korean economy grew at a modest pace despite lingering downside risks such as uncertainties over the U.S. quantitative easing, a government report showed Tuesday.
South Korea's consumer prices rose at a faster pace in July due to higher prices of farm goods and oil products, a government report showed Thursday.
Japan's unemployment rate fell below 4.0 percent for first time since October 2008 to 3.9 percent in June from the previous month, according to the Japanese government Tuesday.
Prices of both new and existing homes continued to rise in most Chinese cities in June, according to official data released on Thursday.
China's exports and imports took surprising tumbles in June, putting pressure on growth of the world's second-largest economy.
China's manufacturing activities fell to a nine-month low this month, according to a preliminary survey from HSBC.
South Korea's consumer price inflation fell last month to the lowest in around 14 years due to a fall in farm goods and oil product prices.
A Moscow court has sanctioned a two-month criminal detention of the mayor of a North Caucasus republic over a murder case, authorities said Sunday.
South Korea's industrial output rebounded last month as the government executed its budget plan on social overhead capital and public administration, a government report showed Thursday.
Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow at a moderate pace following the poor Industrial Production Index (IPI) in March, economic analysts said Friday.
China's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector fell for a second month to 50.1 percent in February from 50.4 percent in January, according to data released Friday.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is likely to testify before Congress over the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, late this month, a top Republican senator said Tuesday.
The official data adds to signs that the world's second largest economy is emerging from a recent slumber.The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) reached 50.6 in December, unchanged from the previous month.
China has buoyed up New Zealand's tourism industry over the last two years, compensating for declining visitor numbers from traditional markets, the New Zealand government statistics agency announced Thursday.
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