Singapore's economy is being impacted by the huge cloud of smoke that drifts in from Sumatran wood fires every year.

South Korea is looking to buy 60 advanced fighter aircraft for $3.7bn in its biggest-ever defence deal.

Japanese exports rise in May by the most since 2010 as the yen weakens, providing a boost to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to revive the economy.

The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards calls for new measures, including criminal sanctions, to make bankers responsible for their own failings.

Chancellor George Osborne has until September to come up with the best options for turning RBS back into a "good bank", according to the chairman of a commission on banking.