Peter Voser, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, discusses his outlook for gas demand and prices.

Place your bets on corn, not sugar, if you want sweet returns, says Avtar Sandu, Senior Manager, Asian Commodities at Phillip Futures. He explains more.

Piyush Gupta, CEO of DBS Group Holdings tells Managing Asia how the bank's foothold in Hong Kong is helping it to establish itself in China.

Neil Montefiore, CEO of StarHub tells Managing Asia what the telco is doing to drive mobile revenue.

Mel Elias, CEO of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf discusses what he looks for when selecting a franchise partner.

Azman Mokhtar, managing director of Malaysia¿s government investment arm Khazanah Nasional discusses his growth outlook for the sovereign wealth fund.

Nils Andersen, group CEO of AP Moller-Maersk, notes that although developed markets' debt woes are impacting the shipping industry, the growth in developing markets is helping to offset that.

Stefan Jacoby, president & CEO of Volvo Cars, says the union with Geely has created synergies for the automaker, without it losing its premium brand status.

Alice Lau, CEO of Le Saunda tells CNBC's Christine Tan how the Hong Kong-based shoe retailer is coping with rising costs in the mainland.

Douglas Foo, Founder & CEO, Sakae Holdings, discusses the company's decision to write down its U.S. investment.

CNBC's Adam Bakhtiar takes on the challenge of the daily stock in 60 seconds segment and looks at Chow Tai Fook's shares which fell on reports of worse than expected earnings.

Paul Mackel, Head of Asia Currency Research at HSBC, says worries about the fiscal cliff will keep the euro well-supported, with a move to 1.35 seen likely by the end of the year.

Takuji Okubo, Principal & Chief Economist at Japan Macro Advisors discusses the impact of the upcoming Japanese elections on the Bank of Japan's policies.

Ed Ponsi, Managing Director, Barchetta Capital Management says Japan cannot afford to have the USD/JPY under 80 any longer, and that there won't be a lot of dissent if there was to be a change of Bank of Japan's laws.

Francis Lun, Managing Director, Lyncean Holdings explains why PICC's IPO is expected to be priced at the bottom of the range. He further explains his top pick in terms of China's insurers.

Ahead of the release of third-quarter GDP numbers, Rahul Bajoria, Regional Economist, Barclays explains why growth momentum in India's economy will remain relatively weak.

Alastair Newton, Senior Political Analyst, Nomura says that even if the LDP wins next month, it will still have trouble pushing through any laws to change the BOJ as Abe will not have a majority in the upper-house, and will need a 2/3 majority in the diet.

Companies the world over may be trying to cash in on the growth in China's middle class, but they'll have to fight increasing competition from upcoming domestic brands. CNBC's Eunice Yoon finds out more.

Claus Mortensen, Principal, Emerging Technology at IDC Asia Pacific says the information and communication technology sector in Asia Pacific ex-Japan will expand next year, driven by consumer growth. He also says companies are going to spend more on IT as they look to expand their businesses.

Alastair Newton, Senior Political Analyst, Nomura says that the polls are close ahead of Israel's elections next month and that there's a risk that Tel Aviv could cut off tax revenue from Palestine.