In Asian trading early Monday, Taiwan's Taiex fell 1.4% while the Kospi in South Korea initially lost 1% but then regained some lost ground to fall 0.2% to 3,016.71. Much of East Asia depends on oil ...

Price of Brent crude oil is up 2 per cent at $78.52 a barrel; US crude jumps, gaining 2 per cent to $75.34 a barrel ...