| *China opens way for Zhou to stay at PBOC *Foreign hostages feared killed in Nigeria *Southeast Asia: bills of lading and trade, employment, consumption *South Korea and US begin military drills *Evonik sells stake to Temasek *Diageo overhauls supply chain *China: riding the hog cycle *Egypt hits problems over IMF loan Markets: mixed China opens way for Zhou to stay at PBOC
Zhou Xiaochuan is set to serve as China's central bank governor past the mandatory retirement age after the government devised a workaround to keep him in office, a move that analysts say will keep the country's financial reforms on track. http://on.ft.com/14MVt3m Foreign hostages feared killed in Nigeria
An Islamist terror group in Nigeria is believed to have killed seven foreign hostages, including a Briton, an Italian, a Greek and up to four Lebanese. http://on.ft.com/ZruKGL Southeast Asia: bills of lading and trade, employment, consumption
For emerging market-watchers, data matter. But if you really want an insight into how trends are shifting on trade flows – especially in Southeast Asia – it pays to listen to a shipping line. http://on.ft.com/YS3Olz South Korea and US begin military drills
South Korea and US forces have launched an 11-day land and sea exercise, in the face of North Korean protests that such "sabre-rattling" could lead to military confrontation. http://on.ft.com/ZyFnuU Evonik sells stake to Temasek
Evonik has sold a block of shares to Temasek as the German speciality chemicals group prepares the ground for a stock market listing. http://on.ft.com/WDA9iF Diageo overhauls supply chain
Diageo, the world's biggest distiller, is devolving supply chain operations to country-level as emerging markets account for a bigger slice of sales. http://on.ft.com/YRY5wh China: riding the hog cycle
Could rising food prices come back to haunt China's leaders once more? A sharp increase in inflation,revealed in economic data published at the weekend, was driven largely by a jump in the food index. http://on.ft.com/16lkPcc Egypt hits problems over IMF loan
Egypt's efforts to secure a critical $4.8bn loan from the International Monetary Fundhave run into fresh difficulty, possibly leading the government to seek emergency financing to avoid economic collapse.
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