Japanese stocks opened higher on Friday as inflation slowed for the first time in four months.
The Nikkei 225 rose 545.3 points, or 0.9%, to open at 64,681.55.
Japan's core inflation eased to 1.7% in August from 1.8% in July, the first slowdown in four months, according to official government data.
The data was released ahead of the Bank of Japan's interest rate decision later today.
Elsewhere, Brent crude dropped for a third straight day to around $104.00 a barrel.
China Airlines (TPE:2610) plans to launch codeshare partnership with Britain's Virgin Atlantic Airways, according to a Focus Taiwan report on Wednesday, quoting the airlines' president Kevin Chen.Initially, China Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic will share flight codes on each other's services and will subsequently tap into complementary route networks to faciliate better flight services between Taiwan and the UK, Chen said.China Airlines' sahares were up over 1% in Thursday's trade.(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)
China Petrochemical Development (TPE:1314) unit Core Pacific Development won a ruling from the Taiwan High Court, that revoked a criminal seizure order on a plot of land in Taipei, Taiwan.The land had been subject to four seizure rulings issued by the Taipei District Court at the request of the Taipei District Prosecutors Office.The company said the matter has no financial or business impact.
Lotus Pharmaceutical's (TPE:1795) subsidiary, Lotus International, will reduce its capital by $70 million, according to a Wednesday filing with the Taiwan Exchange.The reduction involves the cancellation of 70 million shares as part of the group's capital utilization plan.Following the reduction, Lotus International's share capital will stand at $16.1 million.