PRIVILEGED ACCESS (Subscribers/Members) Username: Password: Forgot Password? Feature Reports Home » Feature Reports A HAND OF FRIENDSHIP FOR TAIWAN? 24-08-2006 POTENTIAL FOR Taiwan to do much better is there – thanks to cross-straits stimulus – as is the cash to drive markets and asset prices.... Broadband brings new jobs to India’s villages 24-08-2006 ONE OF India’s most successful companies, Satyam Computer Services, is cutting costs by pioneering the transfer of in-house jobs from the cities to rural villages, starting a trend which may spread to China.... How China is cementing resources ties globally 18-08-2007 CHINA is investing heavily in Zambia as it seeks to bolster strategic reserves of non-ferrous metals. It has also inked agreements for gold in North Korea, for nickel in Burma, for zinc in Mongolia, for bauxite in Laos, and it wants to fast-track exploration of copper with Western Australia’s Ord River Resources, in which it holds an 18.5 per cent stake.... China grapples slowly with pollution toll 18-08-2007 THE CHINESE Government earns marks for its overall grasp of the impact of pollution and policies to address this – the problem is at execution level, says Shi Zhengrong, who heads solar manufacturer and innovator Suntech Power Holdings. “The Govern-ment has to enforce implementation measures,” he says.... Cambodia (and others) roll dice for tourists 18-08-2007 SOME OF Asia’s poorest countries, including Cambodia, are being tempted to play catch up in the multi-billion-dollar gaming business as they watch tourism and convention potential being swept into the former Portuguese colony of Macau.... US$60 billion oil dollars flow into East Asia 04-08-2007 AN estimated US$60 billion has flowed from the Gulf States into East Asia over four years, with Chinese IPOs and Asian real estate, banking and telecom ventures heading the list.... Stronger rupee to hit IT, pharma exports 04-08-2007 EXPORTS are being hit, but the appreciating rupee is boosting inflow of foreign investment through routes such as yen carry trade.... KOREA AWAITS DEPARTURE OF AN ACCIDENTAL PRESIDENT 04-08-2007 PRESIDENT Roo Moo-hyun promised to bring ‘the wind of change’, but he did not have the policy and bureaucratic back-up which usually supports the President of the day.... Korea wooing investors in major tourism plunge 28-07-2007 SOUTH KOREA is investing heavily in promotion of tourism, and offering significant incentives for investment in new tourism infrastructure as it gears for an expected surge in visitor numbers. The World Tourist Organisation believes Northeast Asia could be the preferred destination of one in four travellers by 2020.... KORUS signoff brings China, EU to the table 28-07-2007 SOME OBSERVERS believe signing of a Free Trade Agreement between South Korea and the US could pave the way for a trilateral trade pact with Japan and China.... EFIC to expand into supply chain financing 12-07-2007 AUSTRALIAN SME exporters will soon be able to tap into the national export credit agency, EFIC, to help them establish global supply and distribution chains for offshore markets.... Westpac recommits to Asia as new trade platform comes online 12-07-2007 WESTPAC is putting new emphasis on its Asian operations – and will seek to grow its regional trade financing business by reaching out to its customers’ customers – suppliers – by offering a range of supply chain financing options on the back of a new trade platform.... LIVING IN THE GLOBAL AGE – Why Korea must embrace globalisation 02-07-2007 SOUTH KOREA must embrace globalisation and seek more foreign investment, says Kim Kihwan, one of the country’s most experienced policy-makers. Now an advisor to Goldman Sachs, Kim says Korea suffered in 1997 because it was inward-looking and did not follow international standards. “We got what we deserved,” he says, lamenting that under, the current Government, there has been stagnation in investment in new plant and facilities.... WTO commitments to drive Vietnam's banking overhaul 02-07-2007 AS WTO obligations allow foreign banks into the market, Vietnamese banks are reshaping their own operations, in part by listing on the local bourse.... Private debt flows add to risk 02-07-2007 WILL THE replacement of official money by private equity subvert the need to clean up corruption in poor recipient countries? And should there be a sharp, unexpected reversal in capital flows, will some economies be at risk.... « Prev 10 »   [11]   [12]   [13]   [14]   [15]   [16]   [17]   [18]   [19]   [20]   « Next 10 »     Home    |    Advertising    |    Archives    |    About Us    |    Contact Web Production & Management: WEBONAUTICS © ASIA TODAY ONLINE. All rights reserved.