SEOUL: South Korea’s inflation rate hit a 20-month high in October after rising unexpectedly sharply, official figures showed Monday. Channel NewsAsia Business News
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PARIS : Commercial airlines in the United States, Europe and Asia are seeing a rebound in their financial fortunes, announcing profit spurts after two very lean years. Channel NewsAsia Business News
NEW YORK : James Bond seems set to live another day after debt-ridden film giant MGM secured a deal to end months of financial deadlock, which put the latest 007 movie on ice along with the studio’s fate. Channel NewsAsia Business News
WELLINGTON: Malaysian long-haul budget airline Air Asia X will start flying to New Zealand early next year with direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to Christchurch, aviation officials confirmed Saturday. Channel NewsAsia Business News
NEW YORK: Trade on Wall Street ended flat on Friday after in-line news of a modest rise in US economic output and record Microsoft revenue, while Chevron’s earnings largely disappointed. Channel NewsAsia Business News
HONG KONG – Shares in the Asian unit of troubled US insurer AIG soared on their trading debut in Hong Kong Friday, closing 17 percent higher at HK$ 23.05 (US$ 2.97). Channel NewsAsia Business News
SEOUL: South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Friday posted a third-quarter net profit of 4.46 trillion won (3.98 billion dollars), a 17 per cent rise year-on-year thanks to strong memory chip and handset sales. Channel NewsAsia Business News
NEW YORK: US mobile phone maker Motorola reported its first revenue growth in nearly four years on Thursday and better-than-expected sales of Android smartphones. Channel NewsAsia Business News
HANOI, Vietnam: The 17th ASEAN Summit kicked off in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Thursday afternoon, with a call by the Chair, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to speed up the group’s community building programmes. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr Nguyen stressed the need for a culture of compliance. Channel NewsAsia Business News