Business Asia back issues from February 2002:
Korea's unique problem in Asia -- inflation. (Frontline).(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002; ... THE DREADED D-word word is very much in circulation throughout Asia these days. Deflation has been chipping away at Japan and Hong Kong for over two years now. China is two months into its own falling-price trend. Others in recession-plagued Asia are struggling to keep prices stable. ...
Indonesia, Korea, Thailand top value shares. (Update: the latest trends and controversies).(multiple news briefs from Asian countries)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Feb 01, 2002 ... RECOGNITION OF Thailand's great value share prices has put the country on a pedestal in terms of Asian funds. Despite holding its own in the region last year, the Thai market has far from stood out for foreign investors since the crisis of 1997. As a result, stocks have become very cheap ...
Asia fact file. (Update: the latest trends and controversies).(Internet usage in Asian countries)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
Feb 01, 2002 ... <Pre> Here are the latest CyberAtlas statistics on on-line populations. Worldwide internet population: 445.9 million NATION POPULATION INTERNET (mil) USERS (mil) Australia 19.4 5.0 ...
Word of mouth. (Update: the latest trends and controversies).
Feb 01, 2002 ... "Hong Kong's economy is still a system of cartels where the Government puts vested interests ahead of economic competitiveness." DAVID WEBB, WEBB-SITE.COM PUBLISHER, ADVOCATE OF MINORITY SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS. "It takes so little these days to conduct a powerful attack ...
Go figure: following are some significant numbers or statistics relating to Asia-Pacific nations.(random statistical information)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
Feb 01, 2002 ... 600 The number of US troops expected to be installed in the Philippines to assist with anti-terrorism. 8.5 The weight (in grams) of the Thai 10 baht coin, which is the same as the two euro coin, but worth ...
Winners. (Stop Press).(Yoriko Kawaguchi named Japan's Foreign Minister)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002 ... Japanese Environment Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi has gained the title of Foreign Minister at the expense of sacked Makiko Tanaka. Kawaguchi, a former managing director of Japan's fourth largest brewery Suntory Ltd, was second choice for the role. She got lucky when Prime Minister Junichiro ...
Losers. (Stop Press).(Philippines Airlines reports losses)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Feb 01, 2002 ... Philippines Airlines is in trouble (again). The company lost US$3.5 million ($6.9 million) in the first six months of the fiscal year due to a drop in custom after the 11 September terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York and kidnappings in southern Philippines, which wiped ...
Keep an eye on. (Stop Press).(Bank of China answers charges of corruption with plans for greater transparency)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002 ... The exposure of dodgy dealings in the Bank of China have resulted in a vow from its president, Liu Mingkang, to make the nation's largest foreign exchange bank more transparent to investors. A history of political interference has caught up with the bank, whose recent share sales plans ...
Movers and shakers: technology manufacturers and other companies with global exposure will be the first to bounce back in 2002. (Cover Story).(Asian economy expected to recover as US recession ends)(Statistical Data Included)
Feb 01, 2002 ... INVESTORS SUCH as Husan Pai are betting that Asian stocks with global exposure will gain the most in 2002, as they ride on the coattails of an expected US recovery that may come as early as the second half. Japan's Toyota Motor Corp, Korea's Samsung Electronics Co, Hong Kong's ...
Asia - The Northern Territory's lost frontier? New Chief Minister Clare Martin promises to refocus on Asia. Business Asia investigates whether the Government's platitudes and promises will be translated into results. (Northern Territory).
Feb 01, 2002; ... FOR THE Northern Territory in recent years, it's been all quiet on the Asian front. Once a central hub for Australian relations with Asia, the Northern Territory has displayed wavering enthusiasm towards fostering trade relations with its neighbouring region -- trade agreements ...
Hong Kong focuses on tourism. (Business Travel).(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002 ... DEVELOPING NEW tourism products in response to new opportunities and challenges will be the focus for Hong Kong in 2002, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Tourism Commissioner Rebecca Lai says. Lai, speaking in Sydney late last year, said that as Hong Kong's ...
Tourism bounces back in December. (Business Travel).(Hong Kong)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Feb 01, 2002 ... DESPITE THE effects of 11 September, visitor arrivals to Hong Kong grew by 5.1 per cent in 2001 from the previous year, reaching a record 13,725,332 visitors, the Hong Kong Tourism Board's (HKTB) latest figures show. While some of Hong Kong's key markets continued to show ...
Hotel "Oscars" back in 2002. (Best Business Hotels In Asia Awards).(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002 ... THE ACHIEVEMENTS of Asia's leading business hotels will once again be in the spotlight this year, with the Best Business Hotels in Asia Awards (BBHIA) kicking off for 2002. The Awards, now in their fifth year, have become widely recognised as the leading event in the industry ...
Industry leaders predict upturn. (Best Business Hotels In Asia Awards).(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002 ... 2002 IS shaping up to be a better year than 2001, a survey of previous winners of the Best Business Hotels in Asia Awards has found. The past year had not been all plain sailing for the hotel industry in Asia, with a global economic downturn and psychological effects of the 11 ...
Mumbai - Indian Hotels Co.(Indian Hotels Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002 ... MUMBAI - Indian Hotels Co, the country's biggest chain of luxury hotels, plans to sell bonds or borrow money to modernise and expand its hotels and fund acquisitions, the company said in a statement to the Mumbai Stock Exchange. The company plans to either sell bonds worth as much as 2.5 ...
Shanghai - The Ramada hotel.(Ramada Plaza Pudong)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002 ... SHANGHAI - The Ramada hotel group has opened a new luxury four-star property in China -- the 222-room Ramada Plaza Pudong -- Shanghai. Located in the centre of the Jinqiao Export Processing Zone in Pudong, the hotel is 23km from Hongqiao International Airport and 13km from Pudong ...
Hong Kong - Accor and Century International Hotels.(Accor S.A.)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002 ... HONG KONG - Accor and Century International Hotels have launched five co-branded hotels in Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Shenzhen, China. The hotels include the 516-room Novotel Century Hong Kong (formerly the Century Hong Kong Hotel), the 418-room Novotel Century Kuala Lumpur (formerly the ...
Austrade under fire: Austrade came under heavy criticism last year after the release of an unflattering Productivity Commission report, sparking off conjecture that a major restructure was on the way. (Overseas Trading).(Australia)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002; ... NOVEMBER 2001 was a sorry month for Austrade. The Federal Government's peak export facilitation body was hit by a barrage of criticism following the release of a Productivity Commissio (PC) n research paper critical of its effectiveness. The internal staff research paper found that over a ...
A question of depth: the trend towards super sized ships has forced many ports to address channel depth issues. (Ports & Shipping).(Australia)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002; ... GLOBAL ECONOMIC pressures have resulted in an escalating need to transport goods around the world quickly and efficiently with increasingly larger container ships. On land, some Australian ports have expanded their holding capacity, but this is not always enough. In some cases, ...
Better 2002 for Sydney Port. (Ports & Shipping).(Sydney Ports Corp.)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002 ... SYDNEY PORTS is expecting better times ahead in 2002, after facing a difficult trading year in 2001. Sydney Ports Corporation chairman David Field said the port was on track for achieving future port development projects and transport improvements Field said one of ...
New agreement for Patrick's. (Ports & Shipping).(Patrick, Australian stevedoring company)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002 ... PATRICK THE Australian Stevedore's Hamilton facilities at the Port of Brisbane will be relocated to Fisherman Island. In a variation of a Heads of Agreement signed between Patrick's and the Port of Brisbane Corporation in October last year, the agreement, while still catering ...
Top changes at Columbus. (Ports & Shipping).(Columbus Line hires Frank Smet as Australasian commercial regional director)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002 ... COLUMBUS LINE has a new Australasian commercial regional director, with Frank Smet stepping into the role effective from last month. Smet, will be based in Columbus Line's Sydney offices, working directly with Rowil Ponta, who carries regional responsibility for finance and ...
The Biz's new business twist. (The Biz).(business television show produced by Charlton Group)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002 ... DID YOU know that 95 per cent of hospitals in China include traditional medicine departments? Or that by 2010 the world will eat 100 billion packets of instant noodles a year? These answers and more are revealed in The Biz, a lively new business information television show to be ...
ANZDL's new on-line offering. (The Biz).(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002 ... ANZDL (AUSTRALIA-New Zealand Direct Line) has launched a new on-line service, giving shippers the opportunity to supply their various trading partners with access to key shipping documentation and information. The service, known as Relationship Builder, was designed to save ...
39th year for Export Awards. (Australian Export Awards).
Feb 01, 2002 ... NOW IN ITS 39th year, the Australian Export Awards (AEA) have earned the reputation throughout the Australian business community as the single most important and prestigious industry awards rewarding and showcasing the best exporters in Australia. From manufacturing to mining, ...
SAARC and APEC do count. (Taurus).(South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation; Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation Group)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002; ... IT HAS TAKEN nearly 15 years for the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation, or SAARC, to arrive on the centre stage of world focus. It happened in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, and it happened in the first week of January 2002. Actually, Kathmandu was an ...
Making your company appealing. (Recruitment).(upon entering foreign markets)
Feb 01, 2002; ... YOU HAVE decided to open a regional office or move your business offshore. New markets may be flourishing or there may be a significant cost benefit for you to relocate your business. All the necessary research has been conducted and you are prepared and ready to go. Your only ...