China's growth slowest since global crisis, annual target at risk

(Reuters) - China grew at its slowest pace since the global financial crisis in the September quarter and risks missing its official target for the first time in 15 years, adding to concerns the world's second-largest economy is becoming a drag on global growth.

Asian economic growth to languish this year, China the worry: Reuters poll

(Reuters) - Growth in emerging Asian countries will be lackluster this year and contribute less to the global economy, despite signs of recovery in the region's major trading partners in the West, Reuters polls showed on Friday.

Taiwan's Ma says ending China standoff a must for the economy

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Ending Taiwan's political standoff with mainland China is necessary to boost Taiwan's sagging economy and to help it integrate more effectively with the region, the island's president, Ma Ying-jeou, said.

Disputes cloud Asia-Pacific summit focus on trade

BALI, Indonesia (AP) -- Asia-Pacific leaders vowed Tuesday to cooperate on stabilizing a global economic recovery threatened by resource scarcity and bottlenecks to growth.

India’s Economic Recovery Seen Subdued as Risks Persist

India’s economy probably expanded less than 5 percent for a second quarter as political gridlock that threatens Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s growth agenda tempered gains from farm output and lower interest rates.

Asian Currencies Fall Most in 6 Months as Yen Fuels Intervention

Asian currencies fell this week by the most since July as a slide in the yen fanned concern regional central banks will intervene to prevent exchange-rate gains that may hurt exports.

Exclusive: Bank of Japan may ease again, double price target as government keeps up heat

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will consider easing monetary policy again this month and also perhaps doubling its inflation target to 2 percent, sources said, as the economy's weakness threatens to delay its escape from two decades of deflation.

China, US factory data improves but global risks remain

NEW YORK: China's vast manufacturing sector grew in early December and US factories were having their best month since April, surveys showed on Friday, adding to hopes that the world's top two economies were on the mend.

Japan government to downgrade economic assessment in November: sources

(Reuters) - Japan will downgrade its assessment of the economy in a monthly report due at the end of the week, government sources told Reuters on Wednesday, as the global economic slowdown pushes the country to the brink of recession.

Japan PM Noda Seeks Stimulus Package

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda ordered his Cabinet to draft an economic stimulus package Wednesday, in a move likely to further antagonize the opposition, who see the measure as a time-buying strategy by Mr. Noda to avert an early snap election.

Asia stocks rise on US, China recovery signs

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Thursday after an unexpectedly strong U.S. housing report renewed confidence in the world's biggest economy and the latest data from China suggested the worst of its slump is over.

Asia must fight complacency to keep driving global growth: Experts

TIANJIN, CHINA: Asia must fight complacency and transform its economic and social models if it is to keep driving global growth in years to come as Europe and the United States slow, experts say.

Export Orders in Asia Bode Well for Growth

HONG KONG—Early signs of a rebound in trade in Asia are brightening prospects for the region's export-dependent economies and are evidence that stronger U.S. demand is filtering through to help global growth.

IMF calls on China to improve domestic consumption

The head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that the outlook for the global economy remains uncertain following meetings in China with the country's communist party leadership.

IMF Says Asia Has Room for Stimulus

SINGAPORE—Asia so far has proved resilient to the European debt crisis and slowing global growth, and countries in the region have room to take growth-boosting steps in case of a sharp downturn, the International Monetary Fund said.

China’s Export Orders Show Threat to Growth From Europe: Economy

Jan. 2 (Bloomberg) -- A Chinese manufacturing gauge rose in December, suggesting that a slowdown in the world’s second- biggest economy may be stabilizing even as Europe’s debt crisis dims the outlook for exports.

Japan's big manufacturers expect conditions to improve

Japan's big manufacturers expect conditions to improve in the next three months, according to the Bank of Japan's Tankan survey.

The business sentiment index stood at plus two for September, up from minus nine in June, the survey showed.

Confidence was badly damaged by the March 11 earthquake, but factory output is now increasing as supply chains are restored and infrastructure rebuilt.