A fight between a man and his wife with Kerosene lamps in Basiko residential compound killed a child and wounded three others, while four thousands became displaced. The head of the fire unit in the capital Manila said a five years old child died in the fire that started in the hut of the fighting c...

Japan\'s industrial production final reading for November came in at 2.2% compared with a preliminary 2.6%, rebounding for the eighth straight month. On yearly basis, the final reading for Japan\'s industrial production in November declined to -4.2% from a preliminary -3.9%. As for capacity utilizatio...

Mr. Masaaki Shirakawa the governor of the Bank of Japan said today in the bank\'s quarterly meeting of regional branch managers, that the BOJ will keep its loose monetary policy to fight deflation and support economic recovery. Shirakawa added that it is a \"crucial challenge\" for the BOJ to defeat de...

Rightmove house price in England gained 0.4% in January compared with a previous decline by 2.2%. House prices rose 4.1% in January from a year earlier following an incline by 1.7%.

Reuters - Some creditors to Dubai World , which is currently restructuring $22 billion of debt, are seeking to offload loans to reduce their exposure to the conglomerate, the Financial Times reported.

New Zealand\'s REINZ Housing price index came declined 0.9% in December compared with a previous incline by 0.2%. Home sales rose 15.2% in December from a year earlier, after it gained a previous 41.5%.

Reuters - Citigroup said on Monday it appointed Alasdair Morrison as an Asia senior adviser, a new role for the bank meant to support its expansion across the region.

SYDNEY, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar and the yen were firm on Monday while currencies leveraged to global growth like the Australian dollar ran into a bout of profit-taking after an impressive run up since the start of the new year. The euro EUR= stayed under pressure, dragged down by concerns about fiscal problems buffeting Greece. The country's budget deficit has ballooned and its credit ratings have been cut, a factor that has been weighing down on the euro in the past few months [ID:nL...