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Samsung leader stable after heart attack

By: Mark Scott and Brian X. Chen

Monday, 12 May 2014 | 1:54 AM ET

The chairman of Samsung Electronics, Lee Kun-hee, was in stable condition Sunday after suffering a heart attack.
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Calls to scoop up emerging market assets get louder

Indian elections: Modi seeks triumph in final round

Japan March current account surplus falls

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• China data, Indian election in focus for Asia Sunday, 11 May 2014 | 8:00 PM ET

  

  The main drivers for Asian markets this week will be data from Japan and China, Australia's budget and the results of India's general election.
• China's huge currency reserves now a headache: Premier Sunday, 11 May 2014 | 7:32 PM ET

  

  China's foreign currency reserves has become a headache as its rise could stoke inflation in the long term, Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday.
• Asian countries most at risk of a US rate hike Sunday, 11 May 2014 | 7:11 PM ET

  

  Singapore and Hong Kong are most likely to be burned by U.S. Federal Reserve rate hikes, according to international research house Capital Economics.
• China to avoid large-scale stimulus: Central banker Saturday, 10 May 2014 | 5:26 AM ET

  

  China will not use any large-scale stimulus to boost its economy, its central bank chief was reported as saying on Saturday.
• Why the global growth rebound isn't keeping SIA aloft Friday, 9 May 2014 | 4:04 AM ET

  

  An economic recovery may be taking hold, but it hasn't translated into earnings at Singapore Airlines as supply outpaces demand, the carrier's CEO said.
• Do you give your 100% at work? Not if you live here 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.
• At Alibaba, chairman Ma's dealings raise red flags Thursday, 8 May 2014 | 7:32 PM ET

  

  A subtle warning: investors should know that Alibaba founder Jack Ma might work against the company's best interests.
• Is China catching a whiff of deflation? Thursday, 8 May 2014 | 9:34 PM ET

  

  China's annual consumer inflation rose 1.8 percent in April, slower than March's 2.4 percent rise, data on Friday showed.
• Womenomics: Japan’s new growth bazooka? Thursday, 8 May 2014 | 6:58 PM ET

  

  Raising Japan's female workforce participation won't just boost economic growth, it also offers significant investment potential, Goldman said.
• Aussies brace for some tough love in budget Thursday, 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 era Thursday, 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 tec