BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s vast manufacturing sector expanded in October at the fastest rate in 18 months, a survey showed on Sunday, and economists said they expected the momentum to be sustained in the coming months.

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean exports fell less than expected in the first month of the fourth quarter, but weak U.S. demand reinforced concerns a broad-based recovery in the global economy is not fully secured.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Move over Switzerland. The tiny U.S. state of Delaware beats the Alpine country in a contest for the most secretive financial jurisdiction, a tax justice rights group said on Saturday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Galleon insider trading case reveals a world where corporate secrets are thrown around with cavalier disregard for regulations on how public company information should be disclosed.

REUTERS – Three months ended Sept 30. (versus the same period a year earlier, in billion rupees unless stated)

MUMBAI (Reuters) – State Bank of India, the country’s top lender, expects loan growth and margins to revive as corporate confidence in Asia’s third largest economy boost credit demand.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. investors are becoming increasingly alarmed about a new wave of writedowns that may be looming in an obscure corner of banks’ balance sheets.

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Hindustan Unilever, India’s largest consumer goods maker, on Saturday reported a 21.6 percent drop in net profit for the September quarter, below forecasts, due to mark-to-market forex losses and restructuring costs.

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland has struck a last-minute deal that could allow it to escape a government-backed insurance scheme for bad debts, possibly within a year, the Financial Times said.

NOTE: Hindustan Unilever Ltd is India’s consumer goods company.