<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/100003116/device/rss/rss.html" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Asia Top News and Analysis</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100003116</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 04:06 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 04:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>ANA in Talks With Boeing to Speed Up 777 Jet Deliveries</title><description><![CDATA[Japan&#039;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.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100429391</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 04:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100429391</guid></item>  <item><title>China Services Activity Highlights Modest Recovery </title><description><![CDATA[Growth in China&#039;s important services sector ticked up slightly in January, adding to evidence the recovery in the world&#039;s second-largest economy is a modest one. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100429382</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 02:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100429382</guid></item>  <item><title>Weak Yen Yet to Reach Corporate Japan's Bottom Line</title><description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100429377</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100429377</guid></item>  <item><title>Gaming China: Easing Rules Won't Help US Makers</title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100427839</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100427839</guid></item>  <item><title>Could This Bring the Indian Government Down?</title><description><![CDATA[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 FT reports.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100428881</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 06:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100428881</guid></item>  <item><title>What Could Trip Up the Stock Market Bulls?</title><description><![CDATA[Yay, 14,000! Now what? Traders are looking for what&#039;s out there that could disrupt the bull run to new highs.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100428649</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 02:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100428649</guid></item>  <item><title>Toyota, Ford, GM, Chrysler Post Strong January Sales</title><description><![CDATA[American consumers ignored tax increases and tromped through the winter chill to buy new cars and trucks at an unusually strong pace last month.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100426892</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100426892</guid></item>  <item><title>China Approves HSBC Sale of $7.4 Billion Ping An Stake</title><description><![CDATA[China has approved the sale of HSBC&#039;s remaining $7.4 billion stake in Ping An Insurance to a group controlled by Thailand&#039;s richest man.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100427648</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100427648</guid></item>  <item><title>Ouch! Apple Takes a Big Hit in January</title><description><![CDATA[January was the worst month in a very long time for Apple stock.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100427194</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100427194</guid></item>  <item><title>US Economy Adds 157,000 Jobs; Rate Up to 7.9%</title><description><![CDATA[Payrolls rose 157,000 while the unemployment rate edged higher to 7.9 percent, news unlikely to alter the Fed&#039;s monetary policy.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100426559</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100426559</guid></item>  <item><title>Blast at US Embassy in Turkey Kills at Least One</title><description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100426458</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100426458</guid></item>  <item><title>Japan's Autos Are Finally Shrugging Off China Blues</title><description><![CDATA[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 Japan&#039;s battered sector, say analysts.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100425946</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100425946</guid></item>  <item><title>Sony Playstation Meeting Ignites Talk of PS4 </title><description><![CDATA[Sony will this month host its first major Playstation meeting in two years, sparking a flare-up in online speculation the Japanese consumer electronics giant is preparing to unveil the successor to its PS3 games console.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100425939</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100425939</guid></item>  <item><title>India's Bharti Airtel Profit Sinks, Misses Estimates</title><description><![CDATA[Profit at India&#039;s top mobile network operator Bharti Airtel fell for the twelfth successive quarter, with higher costs dragging its results well below market expectations.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100425899</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100425899</guid></item>  <item><title>Sharp Rebounds, Makes a Profit in December Quarter </title><description><![CDATA[Sharp  rebounded to a third-quarter operating profit on Friday, improving the bailed-out consumer electroncs maker&#039;s chances of convincing lenders and shareholders that it is a viable company.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100425711</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100425711</guid></item>  <item><title>In China, Any US Degree Just Won't Do</title><description><![CDATA[More Chinese students are enrolled at American colleges than ever before, but US degrees that are not from Harvard aren&#039;t widely valued at home. The Christian Science Monitor reports]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100425844</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100425844</guid></item>  <item><title>China's Shaky Start to the Year of the Snake</title><description><![CDATA[A pullback in China&#039;s key manufacturing sector highlights the fragility of the recovery in the world&#039;s second largest economy, experts tell CNBC.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100425853</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100425853</guid></item>  <item><title>Toyota Top Auto Brand, Tesla Gaining: Survey</title><description><![CDATA[The latest survey of how Americans perceive various car brands ranks the Japanese auto maker as number one.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100425812</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 04:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100425812</guid></item>  <item><title>Korea Becomes the Red Flag for Asia's Currency War</title><description><![CDATA[South Korea&#039;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 running off investors.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100425777</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100425777</guid></item>  <item><title>Why Talk of a ‘Great Rotation’ May Be Overblown </title><description><![CDATA[As risk appetite returns, talk of a &quot;Great Rotation&quot; into equities from bonds this year picks up momentum. Analysts warn that this shift may be overblown. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100425755</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100425755</guid></item>  <item><title>Is Samsung Closing the Image Gap With Apple?</title><description><![CDATA[Millions of smartphone users now view Samsung&#039;s mobile devices in a new light, opting for them over Apple&#039;s sought-after products as Samsung&#039;s deep market penetration boosts its brand image.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100425677</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100425677</guid></item>  <item><title>China Factory Activity Eases in January, Misses Forecast</title><description><![CDATA[China&#039;s official purchasing managers&#039; index eased to 50.4 in January, data showed on Friday, missing market expectations and underscoring that the economy is making only a mild recovery from its weakest year since 1999. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100425468</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100425468</guid></item>  <item><title>Beijing's Housing Market Surges in January</title><description><![CDATA[Some 11,156 homes were sold in the capital from the beginning of the year to January 28, a 570 percent increase compared to the same period in 2012, a property agency says. CaiXin Online reports.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100425439</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100425439</guid></item>  <item><title>Japan's PM Wows Voters with 'Abenomics'</title><description><![CDATA[Shinzo Abe has burst from his grave at an almighty sprint. In the month since the nationalist prime minister reclaimed the office, Mr Abe has been unstoppable. The Financial Times reports.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100423097</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100423097</guid></item>  <item><title>India’s Air the World’s Unhealthiest</title><description><![CDATA[India has the worst air pollution, beating China, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh, according to a study released during this year&#039;s World Economic Forum in Davos. The New York Times reports.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100425374</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100425374</guid></item>  <item><title>Iran Oil Exports to Asia Fell by a Quarter in 2012</title><description><![CDATA[Iran&#039;s crude exports to its biggest customer, Asia, fell by a quarter in 2012 and shipments this year are expected to drop by at least 12 percent under U.S. sanctions pressure.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100425376</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100425376</guid></item>  <item><title>China’s Workers Endure Unhappy New Year</title><description><![CDATA[Nothing offends a Chinese employee more than cancelling the annual lunar new year party. But that appears to be happening under the new leadership helmed by Xi Jinping. The Financial Times reports.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100390162</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100390162</guid></item>  <item><title>EU Faces Up to China in Simmering Trade Row</title><description><![CDATA[A senior Chinese official will visit Brussels Friday for a private meeting with EU trade officials, amid a simmering telecommunications dispute that analysts fear could boil over into a fully fledged trade war. The FT reports.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100423512</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100423512</guid></item>  <item><title>Apple Loses Appeals Bid for Samsung Sales Ban</title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected Apple request to revive its bid for a sales ban on Samsung&#039;s Galaxy Nexus smartphone.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100424404</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100424404</guid></item>  <item><title>Austerity in India: Defense and Welfare Spending to Be Slashed</title><description><![CDATA[India&#039;s finance minister is putting welfare, defense and road projects on the chopping block in a last-ditch attempt to hit a tough fiscal deficit target by March.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100422351</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100422351</guid></item> </channel> </rss