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Joseph Lau, Hong Kong's sixth-richest man and chairman of Chinese Estates Holdings, is arrested on charges of Macau fraud - May 24

According to diplomats, Tehran negotiator's interventions indicated he was looking for rev­­ersal of planned or existing sanctions - May 24

Delegations from Brazil, Russia, India and China at wine fair despite the fact that Indian wines or Chinese baijiu roll off the tongue rather less easily than, say, Burgundy and vodka - May 23

Lebanon scrambles to secure release of Shia pilgrims abducted in Syria amid fears that their abduction could escalate internal confrontations - May 23

Cove Energy switched its backing for a recommended bid from Shell to a new offer from Thailand's PTT, valuing the Africa-focused exploration company at £1.22bn - May 23

Arrests would signify a further deterioration in relations between the two former allies, following the 2010 assault on a Turkish ship - May 23

Police are investigating two former Reebok India executives over allegations of falsification of receipts and sending of goods to fake distributors - May 23

China still has the firepower to engineer growth, something the country badly needs in a year of fraught political transition, writes David Pilling - May 23

Audit accuses Indian government of leasing airport land to private company at a rate that could see state lose $29bn in potential revenues - May 23

President Vladimir Putin's decree that in effect cancels several energy stake sales indicates elite infighting and has spooked investors - May 23

Island's only independent newspaper says attack by state television signals a return to last year's harsh repression of pro-democracy protests - May 23

Gulf and western countries hope to prop up President Abd-Rabu Mansour Hadi's new government as he battles al-Qaeda and other Islamist groups - May 23

Rising wages and strong consumer spending fuel hopes that region be able to avoid impact of falling growth in China, India and Europe - May 23

Computer maker confident that continued growth of its home market will more than offset an expected fall in corporate orders from the west - May 23

Many exporters in southern China are looking to the domestic market as overseas orders plummet and costs rise - May 23

India and Pakistan signed a landmark natural gas agreement with Turkmenistan, the latest sign of thawing economic ties - May 23

Former Fidelity fund manager based in the US is banned from trading in Hong Kong after improperly placing sell orders ahead of a rights issue - May 23

Ernst & Young global fraud survey shows managers are willing to break rules and misstate their financial performance in order to secure business - May 23

Corporates will be allowed to issue high-yield debt for the first time in a bid to broaden financing streams, under a pilot scheme starting next month - May 23

Bank calls on Beijing to consider tax cuts and increased welfare spending to spark domestic consumption in the world's second-largest economy - May 23

While Chinese authorities still control the renminbi tightly, many expect it could ultimately rival the dollar as a global reserve currency - May 23

Appropriations committee suspends $900m in aid to Islamabad for this year and next will be unless military supply routes to Afghanistan are reopened - May 22

BCB sells more than $2bn in derivatives in its biggest attempt this year to support its currency, which has fallen 25% against the dollar since July - May 22

Waiver would allow Tehran to continue supplying crude to Asian customers in exchange for guarantees it is not building an atomic bomb - May 22

Commodities trading house is to move legal headquarters from Geneva, in a boost for city state as it fends off competition from other financial centres - May 22