[b]Asian

Asian currencies firmer, Rp slides

2. Korea (2 x 21)

Korea approves 1.64t won for extra spending in 2001

3. China (2 x 20)

China trade to outpace Germany and Japan

4. ADB (1 x 30)

ADB raises aid to Pakistan to $950m

5. Job (1 x 20)

KL expects 45,000 job losses