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 Shamim Adam
March 5 (Bloomberg) — Bank Indonesia will remain in the currency market to boost confidence in the rupiah, Deputy Governor Hartadi Sarwono said.

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.