$3.1 billion:

The initial public offering of Malaysian palm oil giant Felda Global Ventures Holdings, which is the world’s second-biggest listing this year after Facebook.

87%:

The percentage of Australians that indicated support for the US-Australia alliance in this year’s Lowy Institute poll, the highest since the think tank started polling seven years ago.

$14 million:

The amount of money Japanese citizens have chipped in thus far into a public fund set up by controversial Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara to buy the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands.

80%:

The percentage of Indonesians that believe their country has the ability to become a superpower, according to a survey conducted recently.

1.06 million tons:

The amount of India’s oil imports from Iran that was cut for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012. The reduction figure was used as part of the decision by the United States to exempt New Delhi from financial sanctions on the oil trade with Tehran.