SINGAPORE, March 16 (UPI) -- China's fixed asset investment rose sharply in the first two months of 2005, while industrial output growth posted a stunning reacceleration. Both data are poin

SINGAPORE, March 7 (UPI) -- With the National People's Congress in Beijing underway and key speeches by premier Wen Jiabao and others seniors officials, it is already clear that the motus

SINGAPORE, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Investors can stop worrying about a boom-bust in China. China's economy shrugged off hard-landing worries that dampened sentiment for most of 2004, posting 9.5

SINGAPORE, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- The latest inflation data in China point that further tightening in monetary policies are now at least months away and that the impact of the administrative tig

SINGAPORE, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. dollar has been falling inexorably against Asian currencies in recent months, with the trend accelerating in recent weeks. For Asia, the danger is that

SINGAPORE, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Ever since the Malaysian ringgit peg to the U.S. dollar was introduced in September 1998, speculation on when it would go has been rife. After 6 long years, con

SINGAPORE, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Recent economic data are indicating that strong GDP growth in Malaysia may have been sustained in the third quarter, outperforming most of its neighbors. Strong

SINGAPORE, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Over the last two weeks, Asian currency markets have been rife with speculations of an impending revaluation of the renminbi. Indeed, there has been a series of

SINGAPORE, July 1 (UPI) -- Newly reelected Philippines President Gloria Arroyo's inaugural speech Wednesday aimed to create a feel-good atmosphere for her electorate as she promised to cr