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Brunei needs rethink as oil, gas dwindles
14-01-2009
THE WTO warns that Brunei will be vulnerable to external shocks unless it begins to plan alternatives to oil and gas sales – which accounted for 96% of exports and 94% of Government revenue in 1996 . . .....
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Burma, Bangladesh send in the warships
14-01-2009
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Hard lessons learned, Japan set for up-turn
11-12-2008
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Prospering alongside the dragon
11-12-2008
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Rising intra-Asia trade cushioning the region
25-11-2008
There is still a good chance the region can get away with just a
period of sub-par growth, thanks to its “wide moat” and internal
growth dynamics....
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India to fast-track expansion of nuclear power
25-11-2008
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Comment - Banking on a short memory
19-11-2008
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SQUARING UP TO SUB-PRIME - What the Central Banks are saying
19-11-2008
 AS CENTRAL BANKS become lenders of first resort, the jury is still out in Asia, where banks have been spared the massive write-downs now afflicting others in the US and Europe. One view emerging in Asia is that much of the world is collapsing into an L-shaped recession, but intra-Asia trade, the sheer size of China’s economy, and renewed activity of cashed-up Japanese banks may see Asia escape with sub-par three per cent growth. In our lead report, Robert McCauley, outgoing Chief Representative (Asia) of the Bank for International Settlements, the co-ordinating body for world monetary authorities, says further write-downs and asset disposals will add to what he calls the “capital constraints and related funding needs” of companies around the world....
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Demand sparks revival prospects for tin-mining in Malaysia
01-10-2008
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Two-party system now possible for Cambodia
01-10-2008
THE election result is a watershed in Cambodian politics, not simply because of the further strengthening of Hun Sen and his CPP but because of emasculation of the royalist Funcinpec party.....
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Vietnam set to become major market for coal
17-09-2008
HANOI – Vietnam is projected in Government forecasts to become a major coal importer by the middle of the next decade — to fuel its ambitious power expansion plans. Likely suppliers are Australia, Indonesia, and South Africa.
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Thailand seeking more agro-based industries
17-09-2008
 SYDNEY – Despite political instability, foreign investors are continuing to put money into Thailand. "Politics is always an issue. People read newspapers, but they see only part of the story," says Duangjai Asawachintachit, an executive of Thai-land's Board of Investment.
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Asia carmakers gear to go up-market, offshore
03-09-2008
BOTH Chinese and Indian carmakers dream of selling into the US and Europe. They are working to improve quality and rid themselves of the cheap car image as foreign marques jostle to offer technology and investment funds . . . ....
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Traps, opportunities in China franchise market
01-09-2008
 FRANCHISING is a model which works very well in China because of the need to have so many outlets across the country. But it is best to work with a Chinese partner, warns Hong Kong lawyer Rebecca Lo.....
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Australia's ANZ banking on insiders
26-08-2008
AUSTRALIA’S ANZ wants to position in its own right as a bank for affluent Asians in key markets such as China, Vietnam, Indonesia and India. CEO Mike Smith, who joined ANZ last year from HSBC, and Managing Director Asia Pacific, Alex Thursby, who came in from Standard Chartered, are aggressively building a team of what Thursby calls “Asian insiders’ to drive the Asia strategy, and ensure the longevity of ANZ operations in the region . . .....
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