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Nikkei drops 0.34 percent while KOSPI falls 0.62 percent. Hang Seng and Shanghai indices fall 0.77 and 1.04 percent respectively.

Media reports suggest extra time and cash required for new Greek rescue only hours after painful austerity budget approved by parliament

Japanese economy contracts 0.9% in third quarter and by 3.5% on yearly basis.

Nikkei down 0.80 percent while KOSPI falls 0.35 percent. Hang Seng and Shanghai indices gain 0.09 and 0.13 percent.

Budget passed by 167 votes to 128 amid protests outside parliament, but it will take quite some time for much-needed bailout funds to be available.

Germany insists it need Parliamentary approval to release long-delay Greek aid tranche despite Athens' "courage" in passing austerity bill.

Despite being in collapse, construction sector could be key to full UK economic recovery, claims new campaign.

Industrial production rises to 9.6 percent in October while retail sales increase to 14.5 percent.

Policymakers also keep base rate at record low as they wait to see impact of credit easing efforts on UK economy.

Index of permanent jobs shows fastest rise in vacancies for almost a year and a half, though UK economy's outlook worsens.

China's growth may be slowing but its appetite for oil will continue to dominate demand.

As Europe's market share in global tourism falls, new executive director Eduardo Santander delivers a strategy to target China, Brazil and the US for growth

President Barack Obama's sweeping victory is eclipsed by yet another grim assessment for the Eurozone and concerns about US 'fiscal cliff"

Consumers restrict spending to essentials as economic uncertainties persist.

With both the Fiscal Cliff and a new Fed Chairman in play for the next President, global investors await results of the most economically important elections in decades.

Weakest growth in two years for Britain's most important growth driver raises concern over recovery path

China's ageing population, huge credit bubbles and rising inequality is creating a serious "middle income trap" that could hurt the next phase of its "economic miracle".

Greece finance minister announces amended 2013 budget that raises debt and deficit forecasts for 2013.

Seldom today does one hear of a person being charged with lese-majeste, yet 43-year-old Wang Zia Chao a Chinese garment factory supervisor was found guilty of this crime on Tuesday, 23 October 2012 by a judge in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. Her crime was "...intentionally damaging the photos..." of recently deceased former King Norodom Sihanouk who abdicated in favour of one of his sons in 2004 and died in Beijing, aged 89, on 15 October. The former King's body was flown back ...

Nikkei average ended 0.04 percent lower while KOSPI closed flat at 1891.52. Shanghai and Hang Seng indices slid 0.35 and 0.16 percent

Over a third of UK businesses expect workforce to grow over next 12 months, led by science, high-tech and IT sectors.

US GDP grew faster than expected but mixed data below headline provides ammunition for both Obama and Romney campaigns

EDF Energy plans 10.8 percent increase on UK household gas and energy prices in move that challenges Bank of England policy.

Falling global demand and sluggish domestic investments push South Korea's economic growth to three-year lows.

The Japanese government announces stimulus package as the country struggles on falling global demand.

One in four out of work in Europe's fourth-largest economy amid deepening recession.

Olympic Games helps drive solid economic turnaround with 1pc growth but experts say recovery will remain uneven.

Prime minister may have broken UK Statistics Authority regulations with revelation that good news on economy imminent.

Nikkei eases 0.02 percent while KOSPI drops 0.65. Shanghai and Hang Seng gain 0.35 and 0.20 percent.

BP's deal to link-up with Russia's state-owned Rosneft and Industry's Canada's recent moves to block foreign takeovers are symbolic of government's troubled relationship with energy.