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Asian markets are likely to begin the week on a positive note as better-than-expected U.S. non-farm payroll data have suggested that the strength of the economic recovery in the world's largest economy is gaining some traction.

Asian markets rose in the week with investor sentiment turning positive following the encouraging economic indicators from the U.S.

A new poll shows citizens of both Japan and China would overwhelmingly prefer a victory by U.S. President Barack Obama on Election Day.

Japan's Sharp Corp. (Tokyo: 6753), a major supplier to Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL), warned of “material doubt” it can survive as a public company.

Adam Smith would be appalled at the proliferation of subsidies for renewable energy in the world.

China unveiled a new fighter jet, its second in the past few years. Experts still say the country has a long way to go in improving its air force.

As Apple releases its newly announced iPad Mini today, Conan O’Brien envisioned the tech company combining the new device and its predecessor, the iPad, in a spoof mocking Apple’s designs.

Japanese authorities have launched a probe into the allegations that a U.S. serviceman assaulted a teenager that stood in violation of a curfew on the U.S. military personnel in Japan and hurt American efforts to reassure solidarity with the Okinawans following the recent incident of rape involving the troops.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a flat open Friday, ahead of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' nonfarm payrolls report and unemployment report.

The Bank of Japan has assured that it will continue to ease the monetary policy to help the country overcome deflation and return to a sustainable growth path.

Japan's monetary base rose in October compared to that in the previous month, indicating that the monetary easing policies are leading to an increase in the amount of currency in circulation, which in turn results in reviving economic growth.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Thursday ahead of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims data, Institute of Supply Management’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index data and Automatic Data Processing’s National Employment Report.

Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after the official data showed that Chinese manufacturing activity expanded for the first time in three months.

Asian shares fell Thursday as China's official and private sector manufacturing PMIs confirmed a recovering growth trend, but that failed to convince investors the slowdown was bottoming out.

A Japanese government audit has found that a portion of the $150 billion fund for reconstruction projects in areas damaged by the devastating 2011 tsunami has been spent on other projects.

If you are an iOS app developer and always wanted to know how users engaged with an app, take heart as a new touch-based iOS analytics tool Heatma.ps made its beta debut Tuesday.

Japan’s recently established nuclear watchdog released a formal apology Tuesday for errors in its predictions regarding the nuclear fallout based on simulated disasters at six of Japan’s nuclear power plants.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Wednesday with markets prepared to reopen after two days of closure as Superstorm Sandy hit the east coast.

Asian stock markets mostly advanced Wednesday as better news in Europe both on the earnings and the fiscal front along with South Korean industrial production data improved risk appetite.

Sendai Airport in Northern Japan, which was closed after an unexploded bomb from World War II was found near a runway during construction work, reopened Wednesday after bomb squads barricaded the area to secure the bomb.