SINGAPORE, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Thai billionaire Charoen
Sirivadhanabhakdi extended his $7.2 billion offer to take over
Singapore property and drinks conglomerate Fraser and Neave Ltd
(F&N) for the…

SEOUL, Jan 2 (Reuters) – South Korea’s main KOSPI share
index rose 1.5 percent to 2,026.40 as of 0226 GMT after
the U.S. House of Representatives passed a deal to avert a
“fiscal cliff” of tax hikes…

(Repeats story from Tuesday)
SINGAPORE, Jan 1 (Reuters) – Philippines and Thailand
powered the surge in Asian stock markets in 2012,
boosted by domestic-orientated economies, while…