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December 02, 2008 | ||
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| POLITICS Terror in India: The Political Fallout Spreads The investigation of the Mumbai terrorist attacks continues, but pressure is increasing for the Indian government to react forcefully POLITICS Jews Targeted in Mumbai For the first time it's become dangerous to be a Jew in Mumbai, as the murders at the Chabad House make clear ASIA Global Economy: No Help from China's Consumers Hopes that China's growing middle class would ride to the economic rescue have been dashed as Chinese hunker down and save FINANCE China Cuts Interest Rates to Boost Economy Beijing leaders have cut key lending rates to attack China's economic problems. In a society where consumers aren't debt-heavy, will it help? TOP NEWS China Losing Luster with U.S. Manufacturers A new survey finds rising worries about product quality and intellectual-property theft. More U.S. companies are looking to Mexico and their own backyard CORPORATE STRATEGY Lessons for Chinese Companies as They Go Global With the right marketing and human resource strategies, Chinese companies like Haier are taking advantage of the world's slowing economy to emerge as global brands CORPORATE STRATEGY China and India: New Innovation and Talent Forces China and India are catching up quickly with Western nations in providing homegrown talent as well as heavy investment in R&D INFO TECH A Chinese Web Giant's Sizzling Success Tencent's huge lead in instant-messaging makes it one of the most vibrant young companies in Asia INFO TECH • From ZDNet Asia Asians are World's Most Engaged Net Users Young Chinese Internet users spend on average half their leisure time online, with Japanese and Koreans close behind at 40%, a global survey shows FINANCE Toyota Credit Rating Cut for First Time in a Decade Fitch ratings sends the Japanese automaker down to AA from AAA, leaving only five triple A companies in the world FINANCE • From FinanceAsia.com Grim Outlook for Japan Economy: Barclays Economist Japan needs to open up to foreign capital and labor to avoid a double blow from slowdowns in the financial and domestic sectors, says Barclays Capital's chief economist MIDDLE EAST Power Player Naguib Sawiris: The View from the Middle East Maria Bartiromo talks to the Egyption billionaire POLICY The U.N.'s Tough Criticism of China on Torture The United Nations Committee Against Torture issues a new report deeply critical of the Chinese legal system's stand on torture CONSUMER ELECTRONICS Goldman Sachs Stalls Panasonic's Sanyo Acquisition Sumitomo Mitsui Banking still favors a deal. Should Daiwa SMBC agree, Goldman could be outvoted, giving Panasonic control of Sanyo Electric CONSUMER ELECTRONICS • From Telecom Asia LG, Motorola, Sony Ericsson Fight for No. 3 Spot The economic crisis has hit the global handset market, leading to a three-way battle for third place in sales DESIGN India's Design Boom Offshore and domestic customers seek an edge to satisfy India's consumers, who have more money to spend and are demanding better products DESIGN Architect Aoki's Office Wins Good Design Award Jun Aoki, "the most intellectual architect in Japan," wins Japan's top design prize for his off-kilter Tokyo office building, the SIA Aoyama BW MALL SPONSORED LINKS
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| BLOG Eye On Asia >>  It may have taken Oliver Stone six weeks to recap the $25 million studios spent making "W.", but he fared far better at an auction at Christie's in Hong Kong. He unloaded three works by contemporary Chinese painters, grossing about $4.4 million and coming away with a tidy profit on works he picked up on the cheap in the 90s, before Chinese art became hot. --Frederik Balfour POST YOUR OWN COMMENTSAdvertisement 
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