China

Nikkei 225 average and Hang Seng end 0.51 percent and 0.09 percent higher while KOSPI and Shanghai fall 0.40 per cent and 0.30 percent.

King Sihanouk, who has been ailing for some time, dies of heart attack.

Inflation rate eases mainly on account of drop in food prices.

Shanghai Composite index down 0.40 percent, while Hang Seng slides 0.14. KOSPI 0.32 percent lower and Nikkei up 0.40 percent.

Heather Watson became the first British woman to win a WTA singles title in 24 years by triumphing at the Japan Open.

Daniel Craig returns as agent 007 in a thoroughly modern adventure that brings James Bond home to the UK.

Italian yacht maker Ferretti and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China sign deal to finance potential yacht buyers.

Bulk of increase contributed by ASEAN and the US although shipments to eurozone drop.

Asian markets end moderately higher this week after better weekly job data from the US and improvement in Sino-Japanese relations.

Countries around the world celebrated World Day against the Death Penalty but in much of Africa capital punishment remains a human rights concern, says Cathal Gilbert.

Shanghai Composite Index up 0.10 percent while Hang Seng and KOSPI end 0.65 percent and 0.01 percent higher. Nikkei drops 0.15 percent.

Republican says Obama has not done enough to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions but Biden says sanctions working.

Chinese sales impacted by slowing economy and upcoming change in Communist Party set-up.

Hang Seng up the most, gaining 0.82 percent while Shanghai index rises 0.39 percent. South Korea's KOSPI gains 0.05 percent. The Nikkei trades flat.

Unregulated cosmetic surgery regulations under review after beauty parlour client dies.

Arizona scientists uncover fossilised arthropod with complex brain as ancestor of insects and crustaceans.

Global Wealth Report projects world household wealth to grow 50 percent to reach $330tn (£206tn) in 2017.

Andy Murray made short work of Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov to advance to the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters and round off a successful day for British tennis.

Competition aims to popularise automated trading

Gill-like projections with specialised protein transporters helps expel the turtles’ waste.

Spain's financial situation and US corporate earnings pull stocks down

People from both urban and rural areas are subjected to forced evictions by local governments which often result in deaths, imprisonments and self-immolation, says Amnesty.

Nikkei falls 0.20 percent while South Korea's KOSPI slides 0.29 percent and Shanghai drops 0.35. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gains moderately, by 0.10 percent.

Nikkei drops to the lowest level in two months, sliding 1.98 percent. KOSPI down 1.56 percent while Hang Seng eases 0.08 percent. Shanghai index rises 0.22 percent.

138,000 cars, including RAV4, Yaris, Auris and Corolla, to be recalled in the UK.

Cisco ends partnership with Chinese telecom firm ZTE after discovering company selling to Iran.

International Monetary Fund confirms absence of governor of People's Bank of China at annual meeting in Tokyo.

Yum Brands, which owns KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, posts increase in profits, beating expectations.

South Korea's KOSPI falls 1.18 percent, Shanghai Composite Index is lower by 0.57 and Hang Seng by 0.56 percent.

Banks encouraged to boost lending but is this wise as outlook for UK economy worsens?