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Give 100% at work? Not if you live here

By: Dhara Ranasinghe

Friday, 9 May 2014 | 1:22 AM ET

A new survey shows that workers in Singapore feel less committed to their jobs than their Asian peers.

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Alibaba chairman Ma's dealings raise red flags

China April CPI rose 1.8%, below expectations

Will 'womenomics' give Japan a boost?

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• Aussies brace for some tough love in budgetThursday, 8 May 2014 | 6:57 PM ET

  

  Next week's federal budget in Australia is expected to be tough, yet analysts reckon the pain is unlikely to be as harsh as anticipated.
• Why Alibaba's IPO is the end, and start, of an eraThursday, 8 May 2014 | 11:54 AM ET

  

  Alibaba's IPO marks both the end of the old Chinese Internet era and the beginning of the country's rise as a global leader in tech.
• Toyota sees 2.4% drop in fiscal year net profitThursday, 8 May 2014 | 2:25 AM ET

  

  Japan's Toyota Motor forecast a 2.4 percent drop in net profit for the year to March 2015, below analyst estimates.
• Timeline of latest flare-up in Asia tensionsThursday, 8 May 2014 | 1:46 AM ET

  

  Here's a timeline of recent developments highlighting friction in Asia over the South and East China Seas.
• Batten down the hatches, trouble brews in China SeaThursday, 8 May 2014 | 1:54 AM ET

  

  Geopolitical tensions in Asia have resurfaced, knocking Vietnam stocks down over 5 percent on Thursday.