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• China Services Activity Highlights Modest Recovery

  

  Growth in China's increasingly important services sector ticked up slightly in January, the fourth straight monthly rise, adding to evidence that the recovery in the world's second-largest economy is a modest one.

• Weak Yen Yet to Reach Corporate Japan's Bottom Line

  Currency hedging cost Japanese companies such as Honda Motor the chance to fully cash in on a weak yen last quarter, raising the risk that investor expectations could outrun earnings.

• ANA in Talks With Boeing to Speed Up 777 Jet Deliveries

  Japan's All Nippon Airways is in talks with U.S. aircraft maker Boeing to speed up the delivery of three 777 jetliners as its fleet of 787 Dreamliner airplanes remains grounded with undiagnosed battery problems, the Nikkei newspaper said on Sunday.

• Gaming China: Easing Rules Won't Help US Makers

  

  Analysts say the potential impact on major U.S. video game publishers will likely be minimal from China lifting its ban on video game consoles.

• Could This Bring the Indian Government Down?

  

  A sharp rise in the cost of onions – a vegetable of volatile price that is credited with toppling two Indian governments since 1980 – has sent jitters through the Congress-led coalition government of Manmohan Singh, the prime minister. FT reports.

• China Approves HSBC Sale of $7.4 Billion Ping An Stake

  

  China approved the sale of HSBC's remaining $7.4 billion stake in Ping An Insurance to a group controlled by Thailand's richest man, completing the biggest equity purchase in the country by a foreign investor.

• China's Shaky Start to the Year of the Snake

  

  The pullback in activity in China's key manufacturing sector highlights the fragility of the recovery in the world's second largest economy, experts told CNBC, following the release of the official manufacturing PMI.

• The Safest Banks in Emerging Markets

  

  Uncertain growth prospects in the developed world are turning more companies and investors toward emerging markets for better gains. How secure are the financial systems in these rapidly developing economies? And what are the 10 safest banks in emerging markets?

• What Could Trip Up the Stock Market Bulls?

  

  Yay, 14,000! Now what? Traders are looking for what's out there that could disrupt the bull run to new highs.

• Toyota, Ford, GM, Chrysler Post Strong January Sales

  

  American consumers ignored tax increases and tromped through the winter chill to buy new cars and trucks at an unusually strong pace last month.

• Ouch! Apple Takes a Big Hit in January

  

  January was the worst month in a very long time for Apple stock. How bad was it?

• Toyota Top Auto Brand, Tesla Gaining: Survey

  

  It's becoming routine for Toyota. The latest survey of how Americans perceive various car brands ranks the Japanese auto maker as number one.

• Japan's Autos Are Finally Shrugging Off China Blues

  

  Japanese automobile giant Honda disappointed markets with a trimmed forecast for 2013 this week, but the negative number masks signs of a recovery for the automaker and the rest of the nation's battered sector, said analysts.

• Is Samsung Closing the Image Gap With Apple?

  

  Millions of smartphone users around the world who are now viewing Samsung's mobile devices in a new light and opting for them over Apple's much sought-after premium products as Samsung's deep market penetration is boosting its brand image, along with smartphone sales.

• Blast at US Embassy in Turkey Kills at Least One

  

  A suicide bomber killed a Turkish security guard at the U.S. embassy in Ankara on Friday, blowing the door off a side entrance and sending smoke and debris flying into the street.

• Why Talk of a ‘Great Rotation’ May Be Overblown

  

  Talk of a "Great Rotation" into equities from bonds this year as risk appetite returns is overblown, say analysts, adding that a big shift in market positioning is unlikely to come until stronger signs emerge that the global economy has turned a corner.

• US Economy Adds 157,000 Jobs; Rate Up to 7.9%

  

  Payrolls rose 157,000 while the unemployment rate edged higher to 7.9 percent, news unlikely to alter the Fed's monetary policy.

• In China, Any US Degree Just Won't Do

  

  More Chinese students are enrolled at American colleges than ever before, but US degrees that are not from Harvard aren't widely valued at home. The Christian Science Monitor reports

• Korea Becomes the Red Flag for Asia's Currency War

  

  South Korea's threat to impose a broad tax on financial transactions is the first sign of deepening concern in Asia that speculation of competitive currency devaluations is prompting investors to head for the exit.

• Apple Loses Appeals Bid for Samsung Sales Ban

  

  A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected Apple request to revive its bid for a sales ban on Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone.