Activist investors are again making their presence felt in Japan.
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Activist investors flock back to Japan's stock market

Corporate governance code credited with making companies more responsive

15 February 2018
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Nikkei Asia300 Index gains ahead of key US inflation data

Upbeat economic reports from Malaysia, Singapore boost equities

14 February 2018
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India shares fall as tighter bad-debt rules drag down banks

Stricter norms could drive up provisions, hurting lenders' earnings

14 February 2018
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Hong Kong stock market rallies 2.3% amid global rebound

Chinese auto shares gain after Beijing amends subsidy rules for new energy vehicles

14 February 2018
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Singapore shares fall as key lenders decline, Malaysia stocks gain

OCBC, UOB drop after earnings, GDP data buoys KLCI

14 February 2018
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Hong Kong shares extend gains following Wall Street recovery

ICBC, CCB add to Tuesday's advances, spurred by robust China credit data

14 February 2018
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Nikkei Asia300 Index extends gains as Wall Street recovers

Gauge for South Korea adds 2.1% as Samsung jumps 4%

13 February 2018
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Singapore, Malaysia shares rise as US equities extend recovery

Lenders lead gains in Singapore, while mobile operators advance in Malaysia

13 February 2018
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Hong Kong shares rebound after strong China loans data

Chinese lenders make new yuan loans worth $460 billion in January

13 February 2018
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index tops 30,000 following US rebound

Sunny Optical jumps 7.3% after positive profit alert; Ping An rises 4.4%

13 February 2018
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Toyota tries new approach to communicate with financial market

Automaker now goes beyond numbers and reaches for deeper understanding

13 February 2018
Major Indian exchanges including the BSE, formerly the Bombay Stock Exchange, surprised investors by halting data sharing with foreign rivals and ending licensing agreements.
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Indian bourses end data sharing with foreign rivals

Surprise move intended to curb migration of trading to Singapore and Dubai

13 February 2018
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India shares advance on positive U.S. cues

State Bank of India slumps after surprise quarterly loss

12 February 2018
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Nikkei Asia300 Index rebounds after U.S. equities gain

Samsung, State Bank of India, Singapore Exchange among major movers

12 February 2018
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Malaysia's EPF scouting investments in S. America, U.K.

Aims to raise foreign share in investment mix to 32% this year from 28% in 2017

12 February 2018
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Singapore, Malaysia stocks rebound, tracking Wall Street

Singapore Exchange slumps as Indian bourses to snap data ties

12 February 2018
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Hong Kong shares erase gains amid caution before holiday

Advances by Tencent and developers outweighed by losses for banks, energy companies

12 February 2018
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Hong Kong stock market rebounds as US equity futures advance

H-share index poised for first gain in six days; Chinese shares climb

12 February 2018
Rakuten Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani shakes hands with Walmart President and CEO Doug McMillon in Tokyo on Jan. 26. (Photo by Masayuki Yuda)
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Rakuten gropes for ways to sharpen business edge

Investors yet to show support for Japanese e-commerce champion's recent ventures

12 February 2018
An investor monitors stock prices at a brokerage house in Beijing on Feb. 6 after a wild day for U.S. markets.
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Beijing's eerie calm has hidden dangers

Current market turmoil did not start in China, but risks are lurking

12 February 2018
People walk past an electronic board showing Japanese stocks in Tokyo on Feb. 6. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
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So who were the winners after tumultuous week?

Philippine's Bloomberry Resorts, Indian pharmaceuticals shine in troubled market

9 February 2018
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India shares suffer biggest weekly loss in six months

Global equity selloff, India move to tax share-sale profit hurt appetite

9 February 2018
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Nikkei Asia300 Index slumps tracking Wall Street turmoil

Mainland lenders biggest contributors to Friday's losses

9 February 2018
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Singapore, Malaysia stocks post biggest weekly loss in more than two years

Rising global bond yields continue to roil equity markets

9 February 2018