Rice advanced above $25 for the first time as Wal-Mart Stores Inc's Sam's Club warehouse unit restricted purchases of some types of rice in the United States.
Ford Motor Co, the world's third-largest automaker, reported an unexpected first-quarter profit of $100 million as reduced North American expenses made up for falling US sales.
Hyundai Motor Co, South Korea's largest automaker, reported a less-than-estimated increase in first-quarter profit after a loss from derivatives linked to currency hedging eroded gains from higher car sales.
Motorola Inc posted a wider first-quarter loss yesterday, hurt by a lack of new mobile phones to compete with Apple Inc and Nokia Oyj.
The signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between China and New Zealand on April 7 could give the soon-to-air cartoon Jane and the Dragon a Chinese touch.
China COSCO Holdings Co, Asia's largest shipping company by market value, rose for a fifth day in Hong Kong trading, its longest winning streak this year, after annual profit doubled on the purchase of dry-bulk ships.
The Shanghai main stock index tumbled more than 4 percent to a fresh 13-month low yesterday before bouncing sharply to end higher, led by financials.
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