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Signs of Slowing: Growth, trade surpluses and stocks fall in China
April 17, 2008
China has revised its growth for 2007 upward to 11.9%, but there are signs of it cooling in the face of the recession brewing in the United States. The National Bureau of Statistics upped the growth rate from 11.4%, according to the China Daily newspaper. The new number reinforces the amazing growth that China experienced in the past year....
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Stable Asia: While U.S. heads toward recession, Asian growth continues
April 17, 2008
Geoffrey Bell, executive secretary of the Group of 30 economic council, spoke with the Association for Financial Professionals in April on the outlook for the world economy. While a recession looms for the U.S., he said Asia’s growth - and appetite for commodities - is likely to continue. ...
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Emerging Asian Economies Increasingly Attracting Foreign Capital
April 17, 2008
In recent years, Asia-Pacific countries such as China, Hong Kong, India, Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore have seen greater than ever inflow of foreign capital, especially from the US and European countries. Economic development together with favourable regulatory reforms and technological up-gradation are the main reasons for increasing foreign capital inflow....
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Why Investing in Treasury Will Help Everyone Sleep Better
April 17, 2008
More and more Asia-based companies are successfully making the transition to become true multinational companies (MNC), with international subsidiaries supporting a global product supply, sales and distribution base....
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Asia-Pacific Forum RSS
April 17, 2008
Articles from Asia-Pacific Forum are now available through an RSS feed....
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International Cash Management Strategy - April 22, 23, 24, 2008 - New York, NY
This series of highly interactive workshops is designed to bring the participant from the basics of international cash management through to the advanced topics of treasury organization and cross-border liquidity management. The content is focused on international cash management generally, but specific case studies from the Asia-Pacific region will be explored including, but not limited to China and Vietnam.
For detailed daily agendas, visit here.
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"The Embedded Corporation: Corporate Governance and Employee Relations in Japan and the United States"
Personnel Psychology (Quarter2, 2008) Vol. 61, No. 1, P. 199
Buono, Anthony F.
Corporate governance and the effects that governance decisions have on employees is explored in a recent book called "The Embedded Corporation" by Sanford M. Jacoby, a UCLA professor. The book examines the Human Resources departments at large American and Japanese firms to see how strategy and employment decisions are made...
"New Law Gives Chinese Workers Power, Gives Businesses Nightmares"
Washington Post (04/14/08) P. A1
Cha, Ariana Eunjung
Chinese laborers have a better chance of earning fair wages under a landmark new labor contract that went into effect at the start of this year. The law is designed to protect Chinese workers from unfair business practices such as forced labor and gratuitous dismissals that have been...
"Lack of Infrastructure Major Business Risk in India: Survey"
Economic Times of India (04/11/08)
Results from the latest annual Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro) survey reveal that the most pressing concern for companies doing business in India is poor infrastructure. Of the 733 manufacturing and trading firms that responded to Jetro's questionnaire, India and Vietnam earned the...
"850,000 Lawsuits in the Making"
Economist (04/10/08)
Intellectual property has long been ignored by Chinese law and culture, but the rising number of intellectual property lawsuits there suggest Beijing's laissez-faire attitude on the subject may be changing. The shift coincides with a...
"Executive Pay Hits China's Radar"
Wall Street Journal (04/10/08)
Yuan, Li
China's emergence as a global superpower is raising the sensitive subject of executive compensation. As the gulf separating China's wealthy and working class widens, concern about the disparity in salaries paid to executives in the private and public sector is becoming more of...
"Rising Currency Squeezes Exporters in China"
Los Angeles Times (04/09/08)
Lee, Don
With the yuan rising 7 percent against the dollar last year and gaining another 4 percent in the first quarter, exporters in China are having a hard time keeping their costs down. Seventeen percent of companies surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai now say...
"Ownership Limits in New Chinese Insurance Rule Alarms U.S. Industry"
Inside US-China Trade (04/09/08) Vol. 8, No. 15,
Otteman, Scott
The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) issued a new draft regulation on April 1 that would prevent foreign and domestic companies of a particular size from investing in more than one insurance company in...
"Intel Capital Bets on China Growth"
Wall Street Journal (04/08/08)
Chao, Loretta
In a show of confidence about the future of China's fledgling technology sector, Intel Capital will launch a new technology fund there. The commitment to invest $500 million in China over the next several years comes only a few years after Intel established its...
"China Banks Pass on Backing US Lender CIT--Sources"
Reuters (04/07/08)
Chen, George
Major Chinese banks have opted not to purchase a stake in or form a partnership with U.S. commercial lender CIT Group out of doubts about the lender's ability to finance its operations amid the credit crisis, according to sources familiar...
"Email Isn't a Natural Fit for Tech-Savvy Chinese"
Wall Street Journal (04/03/08)
Yuan, Li
The big difference between American and Chinese business cards is the email address; many Chinese list a personal account rather than a corporate or organization account. Technological problems can partly account for the difference, because messages may...
"Investing in China? Tread Carefully"
Business Times Singapore (04/03/08)
Quah, Michelle
Investors looking to China for new opportunities should be careful, because minority shareholder rights are still an issue there and corporate governance in general is still a bit of a mystery to most investors, according to a recent study from...
"Indian Companies Looking at ERM: Study"
Business Insurance (04/03/08)
Bradford, Michael
The Conference Board Governance Center's recent study on how Indian firms are integrating risk management into their operations reveals that many rapidly expanding firms in the region are examining enterprise risk management...
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