Large economies need to maintain free trade as it is particularly important to export-oriented Asia, says Korn Chatikavanij is the finance minister of Thailand, speaking to CNBC's Martin Soong.
Novartis is opening on Tuesday the country's first plant to produce flu vaccines using cell cultures. These vaccines are faster, better and cheaper to make than egg-based methods, reports CNBC's Mike Huckman.
Douglas Roberts, of ChannelCapitalResearch.com, and Dean Barber, of the Barber Financial Group, share their investment strategies and favorite sectors with CNBC.