The chief of the Pacific Construction Group (PCG) — the original owner of Pacific Sogo Department Store, yesterday called for court intervention by appointing a temporary management of the retail chain before the ownership dispute is settled.

Thi in Hanoi needed 190 euros (US$260) to buy feed for her pigs and chickens and cloth for the workshop where she makes children's T shirts and trousers.

CVS Caremark Corp., one of the nation's biggest drugstore operators, said Monday its profit rose 11 percent in the fourth quarter as results improved for its pharmacy benefits management business.

India's economy should expand by 7.2 percent this fiscal year, the government forecast Monday, as growth heads back to the robust levels seen before the global financial crisis.

A consortium led by Walt Disney Co is in advanced talks to buy into China's largest in-bus digital media and advertising company, a deal that could offer the U.S. entertainment giant a new platform to promote Mickey Mouse in China, three sources told Reuters.

Taiwan's exports climbed in January by the most in more than 30 years as holiday spending in China before the Lunar New Year fueled demand for the island's computers and mobile phones.

Taiwan stocks closed almost flat yesterday, rising only by a small margin and managing to stay above 7,200.

China may allow the yuan to strengthen at annual rate of 5 percent against the dollar, after raising borrowing costs in June to prevent the economy overheating, the Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research said.

Taiwan Stock Exchange expects three to five foreign companies to hold initial share sales on the island this year, as it seeks to become an international fund-raising center.

With tumbling stock prices, investors may consider Taiwan depository receipts issued by certain overseas firms, now that they have become less expensive, said SinoPac Securities, yesterday.