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March 01, 2007

Asia

News, Insights, Special Reports, and More

? Asian Markets: Surveying the Damage

? Danger: Beware of Birds

? Contagion? No, Wake-Up Call

? The Face of the $100 Laptop

? Wireless Rivals Primed for Mobile TV

? Luxury Cars Give Automakers a Smooth Ride

? Malaysian economy grew 5.7 percent in 4Q

? Japan ending whale hunt early after fire

? Indonesia plans to ban old jetliners

? India disappoints markets with new taxes

? Cambodia to tap oil revenues in 2010

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Tough Love for Sony's Chip Biz

Chip czar Nakagawa plans to cut capital investment—and maybe outsource its crucial Cell gaming platform—to revive Sony's money-losing unit

Asia's Text Messaging Mania

In the Asia-Pacific region, SMS continues to be the message medium of choice against mobile e-mail challengers

China Mobile's Offshore Play

Turning a state enterprise into a commercial company is never easy, yet the mainland is taking the former government department abroad

Baidu Thinks It Can Play in Japan

Faced with slower growth at home, China's No. 1 search engine looks to its island neighbor for new growth opportunities. Will it translate?

Flat Panel, Thin Margins

Rugged competition from smaller brands has made the TV sets cheaper than ever
Slide Show: The Making of an LCD TV

China Gaming: Shanda's Back in the Action

The online-game producer is in the black again as its free-entry model, and sale of avatar accessories, clicks with young Chinese gamers
Slide Show: China's Coolest Online Games

Toyota's "Born In U.S.A." Blitz Rolls On

Still wary of anti-foreigner feeling as it overtakes GM, the Japanese carmaker will build a sport-ute plant in Mississippi to further boost local production

Thais Want to Recover Shin Satellite

The Thai military government wants the satellite assets of Shin Corp. back in domestic hands, but will Singapore's Temasek sell?

Why Toyota Is Afraid Of Being Number One

It's overtaking Detroit—with trepidation. Now, the carmaker is relying on ever-savvier PR to avoid the U.S. backlash it dreads
Slide Show: Toyota: History of a Killer Company

Talking with Toyota's Top Man

Katsuaki Watanabe made his name at Toyota as a cost cutter. Now he's steering the world's most profitable automaker to No. 1

Bourse Blowout Shouldn't Brake China

Real concerns about overheating sparked the record sell-off. But the mainland's economy is fundamentally sound, and growth looks set to continue
Plus: The China Meltdown:
Reading the Charts

Going Public, Chinese Style

To get listed overseas, companies are getting U.S.-traded outfits to buy them
Slide Show: 10
Chinese Companies
You Should Know

A Rough Day for China Stocks

A 9% tumble in the Shanghai-Shenzhen index, sparked by a Beijing move to damp liquidity, could signal the onset of a much-heralded correction

Busan, South Korea to Have Tallest Tower in Asia

New York City-based architects, Asymptote, thinking tall with their design for the Millennium Tower World Business Center

Sony's Got It Right

The fuss over Sony's decision to drop hardware backwards compatibility from European versions of the PS3 will fade quickly

Shanghai Rising

China struggles to build a livable city inside a world-class business capital
Slide Show: Shanghai, Then and Now
Slide Show: Shanghai's Small World of New Towns

China's Widening Income Gap

With city-dwellers now earning 3.2 times what rural residents do, workers are demanding more rights—and Beijing is starting to worry

Outsourcing's Uneven Impact

A new study says sending jobs overseas hits some areas of the U.S. much harder than others
Slide Show: The Cities Most Vulnerable to Offshoring

Thailand to Poll Public on Buyback

The government wants to find out if citizens support the retaking of a telecom company now controlled by a Singapore investment group

Unheralded Rate Hike Irks Japan

The Bank of Japan's first increase since July sparked criticism of the central bank's failure to clearly telegraph its move

S&P: Nuke Deal Could Boost Korea Ratings

If North Korea follows through on its agreement South Korea could see improvement, as long as geopolitical risks are reduced

North Korea Deal: Caution Follows

The Stalinist state has agreed to end its nuclear weapons program in exchange for oil and other guarantees, but a real deal will take years

Metals Merger: India's Birla Thinks Big

Kumar Mangalam Birla, chair of Aditya Birla Group, explains his global ambitions for flagship company Hindalco, and its recent $6 billion merger with Novelis

Outsourcing: Ripoff Nation

Even entrepreneurs who understand China are getting burned

The Indian Paradox

The economy is surging, yet more than 300 million people live in squalor

Outsourcing Heads To the Outskirts

GramIT brings tech-services jobs to rural areas—and transforms villagers' lives
Slide Show: Best New Outsourcing Hubs

China's Imperial Art Treasures

Taiwan's newly renovated National Palace Museum is showing some of its rarest pieces in the "Grand View" exhibition running through Mar. 25

Pilgrimage To The Heart Of Yoga

Devotees from around the world head for Mysore, India, home of the vigorous form called Ashtanga
Slide Show: To the Heart Of Yoga

Slide Show: Where to Winter in Asia

As a winter getaway, Asia offers plenty: beaches, scuba diving and other water sports, and relaxation ranging from traditional cultural activities to massage and yoga

Greenspan vs. Bernanke: Hold Your Bets

The former Fed chairman and the current central bank chief might not be as far apart on the state of the economy as investors imagine

XM-Sirius Grilled on the Hill

At the start of Washington hearings, Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin spotlighted consumer benefits and his willingness to make concessions to get the deal done

What the Market Is Telling Us

After Feb. 27, volatility rules. Yet global capital also looks likely to flee riskier emerging markets and return to the relative safety of U.S. stocks

? Joost to carry international TV

? Prosecutors crack insider-trading ring

? House eases rules on union organizing

? Gap's 4Q profit plunges 35 percent

? Oil prices settle at $62 a barrel

? Manufacturing data calm investors

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 ASIA INSIGHT

Chinese Cozy Up to E-Commerce

China Market Research Group's Shaun Rein says a new breed of younger, more affluent consumers will drive e-commerce on the mainland

Rumbles Over Labor Reform

Beijing's proposed worker protections are giving multinationals the jitters

India's IT Labor Pinch

A scarcity of young, college-educated engineers has turned recruitment in India's fast-growing tech sector into a free-for-all
Slide Show: Ten Indian Companies to Watch

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South Korea's mobile carrier KTF on March 1 launched the world's first "nationwide" network enabling seamless video conferencing on the go. The network serves as a new information superhighway moving data at a maximum speed of 3.6 megabits per second. Cell phones may no longer be the right term to describe the device used in this new environment, which will accommodate a host of innovative mobile gadgets and multimedia services.

-- Moon Ihlwan

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Cell Phones Dominate at DEMO

Slide Shows Phones: Comfort for Parents, Cool for Kids Sony Ericsson's Greatest Hits Nokia Knows It, Thin is In High-Fashion Mobile Phones Turning Cell Phones on Their Ear Is the new iPhone a genre-buster in the mold of the Mac and iPod? Yes—and no In Japan, Gadgets to Keep an Eye on Kids Mobile-phone and security companies in this safe Asian nation sell phones and school bags with GPS devices to help parents overcome fears The Devil Dials Prada on LG's New Phone Co-branded designer phones are the rage. The Korean outfit hopes the luxury fashion name will make a splash in the high-end handset arena Nokia's Numbers a Big Relief for Investors The Finnish phone giant turned in solid yet hardly spectacular fourth-quarter results. But CEO Kallasvuo has a plan for greater growth in '07 Nokia Gets Design-Conscious—Again The world's largest mobile-phone maker is building a new design studio as it vies to regain the edge from slimmer rivals Sony Ericsson Maxes the Mix The Walkman and Cyber-shot sub-brands are leading the joint mobile company close to its goal of being one of the top three in five years READER COMMENTS > MORE SPECIAL REPORTS >