The UK's manufacturing sector shrank in October for the sixth month in a row as new orders fell and costs rose, a survey suggests.

UK judges give Apple 48 hours to re-write a message on its website to make it clearer that Samsung did not infringe its iPad design rights.

Some families may lose as much as £50,000 over the next 16 years due to cuts in child benefit, says the accountancy firm PwC.

Russia brings into force a law that aims to protect children from harmful internet content, but critics say it may increase censorship.

South Korean exports have risen for the first time in four months, raising hope that the economy could be starting to recover.

Manufacturing activity in China expands for the first time in three months, a sign that the country could be recovering from its slowest pace of growth in three years.

Shares of Japan's electronics giant Panasonic fall as investors worry about the firm's long-term future and its ability to turn around its business.

China Investment Corporation, the country's sovereign wealth fund, buys a 10% stake in the firm that runs London's Heathrow airport.