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Most of the Asian markets fell in the week as investor confidence was weighed down by the intensifying tensions between China and Japan, raising concerns of economic slowdown and undermining the stimulus measures announced by the Bank of Japan.

India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh delivered the following speech on Friday on the economic reforms that were unveiled last week.

Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) will shut down its once-popular China music download service on Oct. 19. A move that would benefit local rival Baidu.com Inc. (Nasdaq: BIDU).

Caterpillar's August deal statistics highlighted fears of a global slowdown, and the WTO lowered its 2012 global trade growth forecast to 2.5 percent.

Asian stocks advanced Friday as the commitment of the central banks to support global economic growth continued to buoy investor sentiment.

Most of the Asian markets rose Friday amid investor hopes that the stimulus measures announced this month by policymakers around the world will be able to bolster the global economic growth.

Asian shares and the euro steadied Friday as markets consolidated after recent sharp moves triggered by central banks' stimulus steps.

Hundreds of Chinese fishing vessels are nearing the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, protected by an increasing number of Chinese government vessels. The impasse between Beijing and Tokyo look no closer to resolution.

Thursday's purchasing managers' indexes, or PMIs, reignited fears about global growth prospects, as no country can remain unscathed from the euro zone debt crisis.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Thursday as investor concerns about the faltering global economic growth were revived following Japan’s increasing trade deficit.

European markets fell Thursday as investor confidence was weighed down by the global economic concerns following the increasing trade deficit of Japan and China’s disappointing manufacturing activity.

China's manufacturing activity stabilized in September compared to August, according to the preliminary HSBC Flash Purchasing Managers Index released Thursday.

Asian markets fell Thursday as investor confidence was weighed down by the report that Japan's trade deficit increased in August, raising more concerns about the faltering global economy.

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For the first time ever, there are now more millionaires in Asia than in North America.

U.S. and Chinese officials have been quick to dismiss bilateral problems and are highlighting the need for greater cooperation. An assault on the U.S. Ambassador's car in Shanghai has been quickly sidelined.

The high abortion rate of female fetuses has led to a dramatic gender imbalance in India -- over the 50-year period from 1961 to 2011, the number of girls born per 1,000 boys plunged from 976 to 914, according to the census.

The Bank of Japan unexpectedly boosted its asset-buying program by ¥10 trillion ($126.7 billion), following similar easing steps by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank.

Yahoo shares were steady after Tuesday's surge on news it has sold part of its stake in China's Alibaba Group.

There are fears over the economic impact of the dispute between China and Japan if the row over islands in the East China Sea is not resolved soon.