BBC News | Asia-Pacific | UK EditionVisit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.Inflation 'to hit Asian growth'- July 22, 2008 Inflation and volatility in financial markets will slow growth in Asia during 2008, says the Asian Development Bank.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7518701.stm Vietnam ups petrol prices by 31%- July 21, 2008 Vietnam rises petrol prices by 31% and domestic fuel prices by as much as 36% as it seeks to cut state subsidies.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7517944.stm Sanofi in Australian vitamin deal- July 21, 2008 French drugs giant Sanofi-Aventis is to buy Australia's largest distributor of vitamin supplements.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7516643.stm China loses WTO car parts dispute- July 18, 2008 The World Trade Organization (WTO) rules that Chinese import tariffs on foreign car parts break the trade body's rules.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7514592.stm Chip maker AMD posts further loss- July 18, 2008 Chip maker AMD reports its seventh quarterly loss in a row, days after strong profits from Intel.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7513387.stm Airline Qantas to cut 1,500 jobs- July 18, 2008 Australian airline Qantas says it is shedding 1,500 of its 36,000 staff as it seeks to cope with soaring fuel costs.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7513146.stm Weak debut for Macau casino firm- July 16, 2008 Shares in the casino operator owned by Macau tycoon Stanley Ho fall on their debut in Hong Kong.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7509406.stm Samsung ex-boss guilty of fraud- July 16, 2008 The ex-chairman of South Korean firm Samsung, Lee Kun-hee, is found guilty of tax evasion in Seoul.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7508792.stm Japan keeps interest rate on hold- July 15, 2008 Japan holds interest rates at 0.5% amid concerns about inflation and signs of an economic slowdown.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7506750.stm UK fund will accept Japan rebuff- July 14, 2008 A British hedge fund whose request to up its stake in a Japanese utility was rejected by the Japanese government has said it will accept the decision.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7505354.stm |