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	The Nikkei gained 247.23 points, or 2.28 per cent, to end at 11,113.95.</div>
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	The broader-based Topix index was up 13.91 points, or 1.51 per cent, at 934.67.</div>
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	The cabinet approved a 92.61-trillion-yen (1.02-trillion-dollar) budget for fiscal 2013 on Tuesday. The budget aims to stimulate the economy with public works.//DPA</div>

Nikkei hits 33-month high

Bangkok warns residents of possible water level rise in Saen Saep Canal

<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia</span></span><span lang="TH" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Angsana New&quot;,serif">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

Nikkei hits 33-month high

Tokyo - Japanese stocks closed at a 33-month high on Wednesday, driven up by this week's approval of a draft budget.

'Speeding' motorcycle rider plunges 6 metres down hole on Thonburi road

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