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Oil steady above $145 in Asia on Saudi declaration (AP via Yahoo! News)
Oil prices remained near record highs above $145 a barrel in Asia after Saudi Arabia's oil minister suggested his country doesn't plan to boost production.

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:50:16 GMT

Emerging Asia 'highly vulnerable' to oil surge: ADB (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Asia's emerging economies are "highly vulnerable" to skyrocketing oil prices, making inflation the number one concern for policymakers, the head of the Asian Development Bank said Friday.

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:07:40 GMT

Asia cushioned from US, says Deutsche (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)
Fears of a US recession are overblown, and emerging markets have mostly ''decoupled'' from the slowdown in the world's largest economy, according to Deutsche Bank. Anurag Mahesh, the head of Asia Pacific global investments and sales for Deutsche Bank, said economic growth in Europe would slow significantly in the second half.

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:32:51 GMT

Asustek's Latest Eee PCs Shipping in Asia in July (PC World via Yahoo! News)
The Eee PC will hit several new markets in Asia in July, including Australia, Japan and South Korea.

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:50:09 GMT

Smith content with Asia-Pacific forum progress (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says he is making good progress in discussions with Asian nations on the idea of an Asia Pacific community.

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:28:39 GMT