The Times of India
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2001
Vietnam mulls first satellite launch
HANOI: The US space shuttle is being seriously considered for communist
Vietnam's first ever satellite launch amid reservations about the launch
capabilities of Cold War ally Russia, officials said here on Wedne
The Times of India
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2001
6 children die as Vietnam War-era bomb goes off
HANOI: Six children aged between four and 13 were killed when an explosive
dating back to the Vietnam War went off in southern Vietnam's Phu Yen
province, police said on Thursday.
"Metal pieced found
The Times of India
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2001
China completes first tunnel on Qinghai-Tibet railway
BEIJING: In a remarkable engineering feat, China has successfully connected
two sections of the first railway tunnel of the strategic Qinghai-Tibet
Railway in a period of six months.
The tunne
The Economic Times
Wednesday, January 02, 2002
China to axe 20,000 railway staff in 2002
BEIJING
CHINA'S Railways has announced plans to axe 20,000 more workers this year to
further improve the efficiency while maintaining profit momentum of the key
infrastructure sector, a report said on Wedn
The Times of India
THURSDAY, JANUARY 03, 2002
It'll take a decade to remove yuan controls: China
BEIJING: Chinese state media said Thursday it would take another decade
before the country opened up its capital accounts and entirely removed
controls on its currency.
The recently emerging threat
The Times of India
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 09, 2002
China to surpass Japan as top Asian PC market
REUTERS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 09, 2002 10:18:58 AM
HONG KONG: With their economies moving in opposite directions, China is set
to overtake Japan as Asia's biggest market for personal computer sales in
20
Economist.com
Taiwan and China
Drifting together
Jan 3rd 2002 | TAIPEI
>From The Economist print edition
Economics is slowly uniting Taiwan and China
JANUARY 1st saw Taiwan's entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO),
after a decade of effort. In the coming weeks, details are to be releas
The Economic Times
Sunday, January 13, 2002
Beijing's public servants lose free medical
PTI SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2002 1:55:39 AM
BEIJING: With China embracing market-oriented reforms, some 9,90,000 public
employees in the Chinese capital will have to bid farewell to free medical
service, a p
The Times of India
MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2002
China demolishes towns to construct mammoth dam
AFP MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2002
BEIJING: China on Sunday began destroying the first of 22 cities and
counties
which will be submerged by rising waters from the world's largest
hydroelectric power project -
The Times of India
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2002
China has 145mn mobile phone users: Web site
REUTERS FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2002
BEIJING: China's mobile phone market, the world's largest, has reached 145
million subscribers, according to a statement on the Web site of its telecom
regulator.
China's
The Times of India
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2001
Japan, China to team up in information technology
TOKYO: Japan and China will form an information technology alliance next
month to collaborate on next generation mobile phone and Internet services,
a newspaper reported Sunday.
Japan's Telecoms Mini
The Financial Express
www.financialexpress.com
January 26, 2002
PUTIN'S COMMITMENT COULD SEE ACCESSION THROUGH IN TWO YEARS
Russia readies for World Trade Organisation
Prakash Shah
With the accession of China and Taiwan to the World Trade Organisation
completed during the Doha Ministerial l
Hindustantimes.com
January 20, 2002 Sunday
China's foreign trade surpasses $ 500 billion in 2001
PTI
Beijing , 11-01-2002
China's total foreign trade volume has touched a record $ 509.77 billion in
2001, an increase of 7.5 per cent from 2000, latest customs figures said on
Friday.
Of the tota
The Times of India
SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2002
Qatar is the richest Arab state
PTI SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2002
DUBAI: Oil and gas rich Qatar has overtaken the United Arab Emirates to
become the richest nation in the Arab world, a report on Sunday said.
Qatar's per capita income was estimated at $29
The Economic Times
Monday, January 14, 2002
China's FDI up 14.9% y-o-y
REUTERS MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2002
BEIJING: China's actual foreign direct investment rose 14.9 per cent year on
year to $46.846 billion in 2001, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic
Cooperation said on Monday.
Contract
The Times of India
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2002
Will Korea's credit card boom lead to bust?
REUTERS MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2002
SEOUL: South Korean wallets are bulging these days -- not with cash, but
with
plastic. Lured by card-promoting tax breaks, lotteries and gifts, the
swiping spenders of Seou
Business Standard
Last updated 1630 Hrs IST, Friday, January 25, 2002
MetLife set to kick off China operations
Debjoy Sengupta in Kolkata
The US-based Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife) is all set to
commence its business in China as part of its expansion in Asia.
India is another c
Hindustantimes.com
February 02, 2002
Japan suspends Morgan Stanley for securities violation
AFP
Tokyo , 01-02-2002
The Japanese government said on Friday it has suspended the Tokyo branch of
Morgan Stanley from trading shares on its own account for 24 business days
after it broke the law.
The
Economist.com
China's middle class
To get rich is glorious
Jan 17th 2002 | BEIJING
China's middle class is expanding rapidly. But what does it want?
HAS China taken in a Trojan horse? The country's accession last month to the
World Trade Organisation (WTO), optimists in the West often argue,
The Economic Times
Saturday, February 02, 2002
Bad loans at Japanese banks swell to $277b
AFP SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 02, 2002
TOKYO: Bad loans held at Japanese banks rose to 36.8 trillion yen ($277
billion) at the end of September 2001, up 9.5 per cent from six months
earlier.
The figure was the h
The Financial Express
February 04, 2002
Impact of the weak yen on Asian markets
The downward spiral of the Japanese yen in the past few months has raised
questions of its implications on Asian economies and financial markets. The
Financial Express presents the views of two experts, IndusInd Ban
Hindustantimes.com
February 05, 2002
After Enron, debt stalks corporate world seeking new victims
AFP
London , 04-02-2002
To be or not to be? Debt is the question.
For many corporate giants wondering if they will survive the downturn or go
the way of US energy titan Enron, debt is emerging as
The Times of India
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 04, 2002
Yamaha to open motorcycle research unit in China
AFP MONDAY, FEBRUARY 04, 2002
TOKYO: Japan's major motorcycle maker Yamaha Motor plans to open a research
and development unit in China in 2003, a news report said on Monday.
The company plans to use
The Financial Express
February 07, 2002
Japan banks in crisis after stock market crash
Tokyo, February 6: Calls for public funds for Japan's top banks are mounting
as Tokyo's stock market plunges, with the losses in banks' share portfolios
eroding their capital to levels where critical capital
Hindustantimes.com
February 08, 2002 Friday
Developing countries urge special treatment in WTO agriculture talks
AFP
Geneva , 07-02-2002
Nine developing countries have called for special treatment for poor
countries in WTO agricultural negotiations partly to help ensure the supply
of staple fo
The Economic Times
Saturday, February 09, 2002
China to push sweeping bank reforms this year
REUTERS
BEIJING: CHINA'S central bank said on Friday it will push the reforms of
state banks this year by allowing more of them to list on stock markets and
accept foreign investment.
The vow came a d
The Times of India
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2002
KFC outlets total 600 in China
PTI
BEIJING: The US-based fast food giant, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), which
has opened 600 outlets in China, plans to open 120 more branches this year,
a senior company executive has said.
KFC opened for business a
Hindustantimes.com
February 08, 2002 Friday
Volkswagen says to invest $2.17 bn in Asia-Pacific over five years
AFP
Singapore , 07-02-2002
Europe's leading car-maker Volkswagen said on Thursday it would invest over
2.5 billion euros ($2.17 billion) in the Asia-Pacific region in the next
five ye
The Financial Express
February 09, 2002
Hedge funds lure Japanese institutions
Tokyo, February 8: Japanese institutional investors, frustrated by a lack of
investment opportunities at home, almost doubled their investment in
high-risk international hedge funds in 2001 and are expected to be big
The Hindu
Thursday, Feb 14, 2002
Two more reactors for Koodankulam
By Vladimir Radyuhin
MOSCOW, FEB. 13. India and Russia are holding talks on the supply of two
more Russian reactors for the Koodankulam power project in Tamil Nadu, where
construction work for the installation of the first two
The Times of India
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2002
Taiwan relaxes ban on direct trading with China
AP
TAIPEI: Taiwan on Friday relaxed its restrictions on direct trading with
China and also lifted an import ban on some 2,000 Chinese farm and
industrial products.
Among other items, imports of salmon
The Economic Times
Monday, February 11, 2002
BMW sales climb 5.7% in Asia
AFP
SINGAPORE: Sales of German luxury carmaker BMW rose 5.7 per cent in Asia to
61,576 units in 2001, compared to the previous year, despite the economic
downturn.
A company press release said on Sunday Asia will accoun
Economist.com
Stinking hollow
Feb 15th 2002
>From The Economist Global Agenda
Enronitis has hit the telecommunications industry. Telecom companies have
admitted that they used favourable accounting rules to inflate their
revenues. The news has damaged an industry that is already staggering unde
Economist.com
Stinking hollow
Feb 15th 2002
>From The Economist Global Agenda
Enronitis has hit the telecommunications industry. Telecom companies have
admitted that they used favourable accounting rules to inflate their
revenues. The news has damaged an industry that is already staggering unde
The Financial Express
February 13, 2002
Japan stock-buying body to detail timetable soon
Tokyo, February 12: Japan's stock-buying body will decide soon on the period
during which banks will be able to sell it their unwanted stockholdings, an
official at the body said on Tuesday.
Banks' Sharehol
The Times of India
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2002
Nasscom sees $50 bn software exports from India
REUTERS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2002
GENEVA: The head of India's top software industry body on Wednesday said
European growth would drive up the country's export revenues from software
and services by
Hindustantimes.com
February 20, 2002
Pharma giants likely to face big challenges in years ahead
AFP
London , 18-02-2002
These are unsettling times for big pharma: the sector which congratulates
itself on being "the most profitable industry over the past 25 years" may
not be so for much longer.
The Economic Times
Tuesday, February 19, 2002
Japanese hi-tech spending to stay flat
REUTERS
TOKYO: HI-TECH spending in Japan in 2002 is expected to be almost flat from
last year at 12.39 trillion yen ($93.37 billion) due to firms' reluctance to
splurge on hardware, research firm International
The Times of India
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2002
China leads as Asian advertising defies downturn
AFP
SINGAPORE: China, Asia's largest consumer market, defied the effects of a
global recession by posting stronger-than-expected advertising growth in
2001, according to a regional survey released on
Hindustantimes.com
February 23, 2002
Calpers to continue in Southeast Asia private equity, bonds
Reuters
San Francisco , 22-02-2002
US pension fund giant Calpers, which stunned Southeast Asian markets on
Wednesday with a decision to divest stock holdings from four countries, said
on Thursday i
Business Standard
February 23, 2002
PERSPECTIVE
Bavarian breakdown
The crisis at Kirch is a test of German capitalism and that of the region's
banking and political establishment, write James Harding and Bertrand Benoit
Bavarians and Texans may not like the comparison but Munich and Houston a
The Economic Times
Monday, February 25, 2002
Asia-Pacific server market continues slide in Q4
REUTERS
HONG KONG: The Asia-Pacific (ex-Japan) market for computer servers fell by
18
per cent in the fourth quarter of 2001 with weak economic conditions
plaguing sales even in the comparatively heal
The Financial Express
Tuesday, February 19, 2002
Foreign funds in China gear up for profitless decade ahead
Hong Kong, February 18 : Foreign firms face a profitless decade developing
China's fledgling fund management market and when the earnings eventually
come, the industry must resist the tem
The Financial Express
February 27, 2002
Russia Faces Dilemma Over Pace Of Rouble Slide
Moscow, February 26: As Russias rouble slides towardsnew lows, public
debate is raging over whether to allow it to
drop faster and force the economy to be more competitive at the cost of more
pain for ordina
The Financial Express
February 26, 2002
Enron Japans Creditors May Be Left Disappointed
Singapore, February 25: Creditors to Enrons Japanese units could be left in
the cold as the companys assets may cover little more than the cost of
liquidation, a source said on Monday.
Creditors will meet
The Economic Times
Friday, February 22, 2002
Porsche's Asia-Pacific operations move up
AFP
SINGAPORE: German luxury sports car maker Porsche said on Friday it hopes to
double sales to 1,500 in the Asia-Pacific region over the next three years
as it opened a regional office in Singapore.
China
The Economic Times
Tuesday, February 19, 2002
Asia not ready for free float currencies
AFP
MANILA: Most Asian nations fear adopting a fully-floating currency exchange
rate regime even though Argentina's economic debacle has shown it may be the
only option left for them, Asian Development Bank
http://finmin.nic.in/fecosur.htm
Economist.com
Friday March 1st 2002
Tax haven hall of shame
>From The Economist Global Agenda
The collapse of Enron has brought to light a problem that has plagued rich
economies for some years: the existence of tax havens through which big
corporations can legitimately avoid tax. The Organisa
The Times of India
FRIDAY, MARCH 01, 2002
Nokia, Texas Instruments in China tie-up
REUTERS
BEIJING: Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia, Texas Instruments and 15 other
Chinese and foreign firms said on Thursday that they had formed a company to
develop software, semiconductors and multimedia elec
The Hindu
Wednesday, Mar 06, 2002
Vietnam to strengthen private sector
By Amit Baruah
SINGAPORE MARCH. 5. Communist Vietnam believes that encouraging "strong
development of the private economy'' is a long-term "strategic issue'' in
developing the country's "socialist-oriented multi-sectoral''
The Times of India
SATURDAY, MARCH 02, 2002
Asians set to outnumber indigenous Maori in 12 yrs
AFP
WELLINGTON: Asians could outnumber indigenous Maori New Zealanders in little
more than a decade, population statistics showed on Saturday.
Asians now outnumber Pacific Islanders in New Zealand a
The Times of India
THURSDAY, MARCH 07, 2002
'Nike, Adidas factories still overworked, underpaid'
REUTERS
JAKARTA: Sportswear giants Nike and Adidas-Salomon have taken steps to shed
their sweatshop image in Indonesia but employees are still overworked and
underpaid, a leading aid agency said.
The Times of India
THURSDAY, MARCH 07, 2002
Asia-Pacific prepaid mobile connections jump: Gartner
REUTERS
SINGAPORE: The number of prepaid cellular connections in the Asia-Pacific
region including Japan surged from 33.6 million to 108.2 million between the
fourth quarters of 2000 and 2001, Gar
The Times of India
SATURDAY, MARCH 02, 2002
China to overtake Japan as top customer: Intel
REUTERS
TOKYO: Intel, the world's top computer chip maker, said on Friday that China
was set to overtake Japan as its largest Asian customer within two years.
"The Chinese market has been very strong in
Business Standard
Thursday, March 7, 2002
Siemens to invest $500 million in local operations
Our Corporate Bureau in New Delhi
Siemens announced its plans to invest $500 million into its Indian
operations today.
"With our strong and reliable local presence, we are the ideal partners for
realis
The Financial Express
March 09, 2002
China Paints Gloomy Profit Picture For State-owned Companies
Beijing, March 8: China's state sector will post lower profits in 2002 for
the second year, hit by the global downturn despite rapid economic growth at
home, economic minister Li Rongrong said on
The Economic Times
Monday, March 11, 2002
Global banks go local in Asia to fund growth
REUTERS
TOKYO: Liberalisation since Asia's financial crisis has enabled banks with
global ambitions to accelerate their strategy of serving markets locally
instead of funding business across borders, the Ban
The Times of India
TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2002
Malaysia cracks down on immigrants
AFP
KUALA LUMPUR: More than 4,500 illegal immigrants have been arrested and
7,067
squatter houses demolished in a major crackdown in Malaysia's Sabah state,
police said on Tuesday.
Most of the 3,841 immigrants arres
The Financial Express
March 14, 2002
Indonesian Apex Bank Governor Convicted
Jakarta, March 13: An Indonesian court on Wednesday sentenced central bank
governor Sjahril Sabirin to three years in jail for corruption over a
long-running banking scandal.
"Defendant Sjahril Sabirin is legally prov
The Financial Express
March 12, 2002
Cement Giants Eye Thailand's Unpaved Road To East
Bangkok, March 11: The world's biggest cement makers are seeking deeper
footholds in Thailand in expectation the region will cover its countryside
rapidly with new roads, dams and airports, analysts say.
Swi
The Times of India
FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2002
Hitachi proposes first post-war wage cut
AFP
TOKYO: Hitachi said on Friday it had proposed the first wage cut since World
War II to its labour union, raising pay concerns for the 233,000 union
members at Japan's five largest technology firms.
Rival el
The Economic Times
Friday, March 15, 2002
Cisco expects demands from China to pick-up
REUTERS
TAIPEI: Networking gear titan Cisco Systems said on Thursday it expected
"sooner rather than later" to see a pick-up in demand from mainland China, a
key market depressed by a restructuring of China T
HindustanTimes.com
Friday, March 15, 2002
India-Iran-Russia to bulid new Asia transport bridge
Fred Weir
(Moscow, March 14)
A new India-Iran-Russia transport corridor will be the most important bridge
between Europe and Asia since the Suez Canal and the Trans-Siberian Railway,
say Russian offic
The Economic Times
Monday, March 18, 2002
Japan may become a thrifty donor
REUTERS
TOKYO: Long the developing world's most generous donor, Japan is finding its
$7 billion annual foreign aid programme a hard sell at home.
Flagging support from recession-weary voters, a huge public debt and
int
Economist.com
Vietnam
A killer still
Mar 7th 2002 | HANOI
>From The Economist print edition
Worries over Agent Orange, a herbicide used in the Vietnam war
AMERICA'S ambassador, Raymond Burghardt, called Agent Orange "the last
significant ghost" haunting relations between his country and Vietn
The Times of India
TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2002
Citibank first to offer forex services to China
AP
SHANGHAI: China has taken a step toward opening its tightly controlled
banking industry by allowing an overseas lender to offer foreign-currency
services to Chinese customers.
Chinese regulators have
Hindustantimes.com
Oracle denies shifting Indian R&D centre to China
Reuters
New Delhi, March 13
Software giant Oracle Corp denied on Wednesday reports that it planned to
shift its research and development centre from India to China.
"Oracle is not relocating its Indian R&D centre to China. In
Far Eastern Economic Review
Issue cover-dated March 28, 2002
ECONOMIC MONITOR: THAILAND
Domestic Boost
By Shawn W. Crispin
Lifted by stronger domestic demand, the Thai economy is finally starting to
pick up. In recent weeks most Bangkok-based brokerages have upped their 2002
economic-growth pr
The Economic Times
Thursday, March 21, 2002
Prices stay put as Asian economies recover
REUTERS
SINGAPORE: Inflation does not pose a threat to most Asian countries this
year, even as the region recovers from last year's economic ailments.
With the exception of Korea and Indonesia, most Asian c
From: Charles Jannuzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> The headline sounds far cheerier than the content.
>
> Do any of these publications ever ask for analysis and opinion from anyone
> besides 'analysts' and 'economists' at investment banks?
>
> Like why not go to a university in Thailand and ask an econom
The Financial Express
March 23, 2002
IMF Repeating Asian Mistake In Argentina, Says Stiglitz
Hanoi, March 22: Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said on
Friday the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was repeating the mistakes it
had made in East Asia in Argentina and would only exace
The Financial Express
March 23, 2002
AT&T Launches Landmark China Telecoms Venture
Shanghai, March 22: Telecoms titan AT&T Corp launched China's first foreign
telecoms venture on Friday and gained a window into broadband Internet
services in the country, a nascent market that will take time to
The Economic Times
Friday, March 22, 2002
Global greenbacks
JOSEPH E STIGLITZ
If wars, as Clemenceau famously said, are too important to be left to
generals, development is too important to be left to finance ministers,
central bankers, the IMF and World Bank.
This week's gathering on "Financ
Economist.com
China
How cooked are the books?
Mar 14th 2002 | BEIJING
>From The Economist print edition
China's parliament was this week set to endorse the government's plan to
achieve 7% economic growth this year. But how will anyone know if the target
is reached?
ADDING up the value of good
The Financial Express
March 29, 2002
MONEY & BANKING
Japan, China Sign $3-Bn Yen-yuan Swap Deal To Avert Future Crises
Tokyo, March 28: Japan and China on Thursday signed a yen-yuan swap
agreement as part of an Asian-wide currency safety net designed to boost
regional cooperation and ward of
Hindustantimes.com
March 30, 2002
Industrial production unlikely to achieve 9th Plan target
PTI
New Delhi , 30-03-2002
Both external and internal factors including the September 11 attacks in the
US and the Gujarat earthquake have impacted the growth rate of industrial
production which is unli
Hindustantimes.com
March 30, 2002
India's forex reserves cross $ 53 bn-mark, BoP surplus at $ 5.56 bn
Agencies
Mumbai , 30-03-2002
India's foreign exchange reserves rose by a record $ 1.128 billion in the
week-ended March 22, the highest ever inflow in the recent past, to soar
past the $ 53 bi
Frontline
Volume 19 - Issue 07, Mar. 30 - Apr. 12, 2002
A challenge in China
C.P.Chandrasekhar
A mammoth OECD study documents the loss of dynamism in the Chinese economy,
but predictably asserts, unconvincingly, that more reform can break the
stalemate.
AFTER Japan and South Korea, China is arg
The Financial Express
April 02, 2002
South Korea Auto Sales Accelerate On Domestic Demand
Seoul, April 1: South Korean automakers posted improved January-March sales
on Monday led by luxury sedans and sports utility vehicles which companies
and analysts attributed to a tax break that would las
The Economic Times
Thursday, March 28, 2002
Hedge funds face up to dismal returns
REUTERS
LONDON: After months of dismal returns, hedge funds are coming down to
earth,
finding it harder to raise money and make money, bankers say.
Swashbuckling hedge fund managers, who often boast they can del
The Times of India
TUESDAY, APRIL 02, 2002
Russia keen to set up N-reactors in India
PTI
KUDANKULAM: Russia is keen on setting up at least four more advanced light
water nuclear reactors in India to further strengthen the techno-commercial
ties between the two countries which would be discusse
The Financial Express
March 29, 2002
BP, Sinopec Launch Petrochemical Plant In China
Shanghai, March 28: Oil titan BP and China's Sinopec Corp launched a
massive $2.7 billion petrochemical complex on Thursday, hoping slumping
product prices would recover by 2005 when the plant goes into operat
The Hindu
Saturday, Apr 06, 2002
Russia to expand ties with Iran
By Vladimir Radyuhin
MOSCOW APRIL 5. Russia reasserted its resolve to expand economic and
military ties with Iran despite U. S. objections.
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, received the visiting Iranian Foreign
Minister, Ka
The Times of India
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 03, 2002
Taiwan's decision to lift ban on chip may help China
REUTERS
SHANGHAI: Taiwan's decision to allow chipmakers more freedom to invest in
China will help the mainland realise its cherished dream of becoming a
global technology manufacturing centre, ana
The Economic Times
Saturday, April 06, 2002
Top Japan banks seen posting 01-02 net loss
REUTERS
TOKYO: All top Japanese banking groups are likely to bleed red ink for the
2001-02 business year that ended last week as they aggressively boosted
loan-loss provisions against risky borrowers, analy
Hindustantimes.com
April 8, 2002
India takes baby steps to GM crops, Greens fume
Reuters
Mumbai , 06-04-2002
India's path-breaking move to allow commercial production of genetically
modified (GM) cotton hybrids has raised prospects for other transgenic crops
even though it could be years befor
The Economic Times
Monday, April 08, 2002
China drafting law on biotechnology
AFP
BEIJING: China is drafting its first law governing the use of biotechnology
in an attempt to protect public health and the environment, the state press
said on Monday.
The proposed legislation is being prepared
The Economic Times
Monday, April 08, 2002
Foot-and-mouth travels down to Asia
AFP
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian state has detected an outbreak of foot-and-mouth
disease and has banned the movement of cattle to all destinations from north
eastern Terengganu.
Fhaisol Mat Amin, state veterinary offi
The Financial Express
Thursday, April 11, 2002
Retail Business Bright Spot For Indonesian Banks
Jakarta, April 10: Indonesia's bruised and battered banks are likely to
experience consolidation and more foreign ownership in the years to come,
while retail and consumer banking will brighten an o
HindustanTimes.com
Toshiba says plans new plant in China
Reuters
Tokyo, April 11
Electronics conglomerate Toshiba Corp said on Thursday it was considering
building a new production plant in Shanghai, aiming at cutting costs as well
as boosting sales in the fast-growing China market.
The Daily
The Economic Times
Saturday, April 13, 2002
IMF bailouts & after
JOSEPH STIGLITZ
I AM a frequent IMF critic, so when the IMF gets something right, I should
acknowledge it. The IMF has, at last, recognised the failure of its big
bailout policies - failures all too evident in Thailand, Indonesia
The Financial Express
April 09, 2002
HK Rich Live It Up Despite Recession
Hong Kong, April 8: Many people have been laid off in Hong Kong in the last
year and more are living in fear of the axe, but the rich still appear to be
letting the good times roll.
Sales of foreign-made luxury goods fro
Business Standard
Tuesday, April 9, 2002
ECONOMY
Software, IT services exports up 40%
Our Corporate Bureau in New Delhi
India's exports of computer software and IT-enabled services grew close to
40 per cent in rupee terms in 2001-02 at Rs 38,500 crore as compared to Rs
27,500 crore registered
The Financial Express
March 30, 2002
News Corp's Star TV Switches On New China Channel
Beijing, March 29: The Asian satellite TV unit of Rupert Murdoch's News
Corp, Star TV, has begun transmitting a new channel made for China in the
affluent southern province of Guangdong, a company official s
The Times of India
MONDAY, APRIL 08, 2002
WTO chief says Russia can join
AFP
MOSCOW: Russia has "every chance" of joining the World Trade Organisation
within the next 18 months but still has many laws to pass to secure entry,
WTO chief Mike Moore said in an interview published on Monday.
"I w
HindustanTimes.com
Taiwan plans to restrict high-tech engineers from working in China
AP
Taipei, Taiwan, April 18
Taiwanese engineers who design semiconductors, missiles, jet fighters and
submarines may be barred from working in rival China, the government said on
Thursday. The restrictions are
Far Eastern Economic Review
Issue cover-dated April 25, 2002
VIETNAM
Cash & Carry
An international wholesale chain is welcomed to Ho Chi Minh City. But will
it thrive?
By Margot Cohen/HO CHI MINH CITY
Issue cover-dated April 25, 2002
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS OF $120 million don't come bouncing int
The Economic Times
Friday, April 19, 2002
Executive elation
G ANANDALINGAM
The 2001 executive compensation information hit the news wires a couple of
weeks ago, and caused a lot of commotion.
Nothing seems to derail executive compensation in the United States, not the
sagging economy, nor the
Hindustantimes.com
April 14, 2002
China's FDI increases by 28% to $10 bn in Q1 of 2002
AFP
Beijing , 13-04-2002
China's foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first quarter of 2002
increased by 27.5 per cent from the same period last year to $10.1 billion,
state media said on Saturday.
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