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The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Korea increased 0.1 percent while The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index®(CEI) declined 0.3 percent in February.

India's economy will remain robust over the next two years although growth is expected to moderate in FY2011 as slower external demand and tighter fiscal and monetary policies weigh on expansion, and as high oil prices remain a threat.

The economic outlook for the Pacific region is more positive for 2011 on the back of continued global recovery, buoyed by the strength of Australia's economy and higher commodity prices. Most Pacific countries will experience slightly lower growth rates in 2012, says the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in a new report.

Developing Asia will continue to expand solidly over the next two years, even as inflation, geopolitical uncertainties and the need to develop new sources of growth present looming challenges to policy makers, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a new major report.

Slowing investment and exports will see growth in the People's Republic of China (PRC) moderate in 2011 and 2012, says the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in a major new report.

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Japan increased 1.0 percent and The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) increased 0.4 percent in February.

Emerging East Asia's local currency bond markets expanded by 13.6% to $5.2 trillion in 2010, driven by strong growth in corporate bonds that helped to offset a decline in issuance by central banks and some governments in the last quarter of 2010.

From January to February, the industrial profits of enterprises above designated size achieved 645.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 34.3%. The profits of State-owned and State-holding Industrial Enterprises gained 224 billion yuan, up by 25%; that of collective-owned enterprises amounted to 9.9 billion yuan, up by 39.3%; that of Share-holding Corporation Ltd amounted to 357.8 billion yuan, up by 38.6%; that of enterprises with funds from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and Foreign Funded Enterprises reached 181.3 billion yuan, up by 26%; that of private enterprises gained 162.6 billion yuan, increased 49.7% year-on-year.

The sales price of newly constructed residential buildings in 70 large and medium-sized cities decreased in 8 cities and that of remained the same level in 6 cities comparing with the previous month.

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for China increased 0.3 percent in January to 155.0 (2004 = 100), following a 0.5 percent decline in December and a 0.5 percent increase in November. Two of the six components contributed positively to the index in January.