By Kim Kyoungwha
March 10 (Bloomberg) — Asian currencies strengthened, led by South Korea’s won and the Taiwan dollar, as stock gains helped draw funds to emerging markets.

By Candice Zachariahs
March 10 (Bloomberg) — Australia’s dollar rose after touching a one-week low as rising domestic stocks revived demand for the currency. New Zealand’s dollar fell.

By Judy Chen
March 10 (Bloomberg) — China should let the yuan rise 3 percent against the dollar in 2009 to deter capital outflows and help the country make overseas acquisitions, saidWang Jian, a researcher affiliated with the nation’s top planning agency.

By Yasuhiko Seki and Ron Harui
March 10 (Bloomberg) — The yen fell for a third day against the euro before government reports that analysts say will show Japan’s recession is deepening, reducing the appeal of the currency.

By Lilian Karunungan and Patricia Lui
March 5 (Bloomberg) — South Korea’s won and Taiwan’s dollar led gains in Asian currencies as speculation China may unveil new plans to revive growth helped push up global equities.

By Lilian Karunungan and David Yong
March 4 (Bloomberg) — Malaysia’s ringgit traded near the weakest in three years and the Singapore dollar approached a two- year low on concern that a prolonged recession will undermine the region’s export-led economies.