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China Inc. Is Out on a Limb
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Inside: This Week In Asia
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CORPORATION
Warmed by China's Glow In this year's ranking, the sizzle of even non-Chinese companies comes from sales to the mainland
INVESTING
Pity Japan's Investors The announcement of higher-than-expected third-quarter growth did little to stop the Nikkei 225's recent slide
CORPORATION
Why Bernanke's Warning Hits Panasonic The whiff of a U.S. slowdown spells trouble for Japan's giant flat-panel TV makers
INVESTING
India Stocks: When Will the Party End? New rules affecting foreign investors spooked the market in October, but the Sensex resumed its relentless climb, raising fears of a correction
INVESTING
India's Best Blue Chips The hot, hot stock market may be worrying to policymakers, but financial institutions and industrial companies are enjoying the balmy economic weather
AUTOS
Indian Automakers Close in on Jag and Land Rover Anyone who didn't consider India's Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra serious bidders for the two Ford units was wrong
AUTOS
Is GM's Green Tech Better Than Toyota's? That's what Chrysler, Daimler, and BMW seem to think. They're all using GM's hybrid technology for their new trucks and SUVs
TECHNOLOGY
Yahoo! Agrees to Pay Prisoners' Families After a scalding rebuke from congressional representatives, CEO Yang tries to make amends for his company's role in the jailing of Chinese dissidents
CORPORATION
Samsung Bribery Charges Rock Korea Pol A probe of possible bribery and wrongdoing at the icon of Korean corporate success is emerging as a red-hot issue in the country's presidential election
TECHNOLOGY
IDG's Excellent Korean Venture The first U.S. venture capital fund to be operated from within South Korea sees opportunities in the country's booming, high-tech economy
NEWS ANALYSIS
Finance's Troubles Infect Tech As Wall Street's giants take massive writedowns, fears are growing about the impact on technology budgets
TECHNOLOGY
• From ZDNet Asia
Is the iPhone Going to China? China Mobile's CEO, Wang Jianzhou, confirms the company is in talks with Apple to bring the iPhone to the mainland
CORPORATION
Challenges for Sony Ericsson's New Chief After one week on the job, Hideki Komiyama is painfully aware of competition from the iPhone, Google's mobile plans, and Nokia's new wireless offerings
TECHNOLOGY
• From Telecom Asia
Disney Plans to Launch Mobile Phone Service in Japan Disney will partner with Softbank Mobile to develop and sell handsets and to accept subscriptions through the Japanese phone operator's national network
TECHNOLOGY
• From ZDNet Asia
Yahoo Expands Mobile Search in Asia It announced new partnerships with nine mobile operators across the region, including India's Aircel and BPL
GREEN TECH
• From China Economic Review
China: Conservation is in the Details Beijing has big plans to save its environment, but whether these grand strategies pay off may depend on whether workmen are trained to install energy-efficient windows
TECHNOLOGY
E-Resistance Blooms in Pakistan With the media muzzled, citizens are blogging and using sites like Facebook to spread news and organize "flash" protests against Musharraf's emergency rule
TECHNOLOGY
Baidu's Censored Answer to Wikipedia The Chinese search engine's Baike online encyclopedia blocks politically sensitive entries; some say it condones plagiarism and copyright abuse
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After more than a year of awful PR, it must be a big relief to Jerry Yang to start winning some praise for how Yahoo handles its China problem. Yahoo has settled with the families of the Chinese dissidents who sued the company for providing the government with information that landed them in jail. Yahoo now pledges to do its best to get those prisoners released. But Jerry Yang is not in charge of Yahoo China. Jack Ma, CEO of Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba, is.
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Japanese Automakers Show Their MojoNissan's GT-R speedster is unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show as local carmakers roll out performance models to liven up a lackluster imagePrime Time for Japan's AutomakersThe Tokyo Motor Show is a chance for Toyota, Honda, and others to strut their stuff. But there's no escaping slumping demand in JapanWhile Nissan is Mimicking MySpaceThe Japanese carmaker is rolling out a social networking site, called N-Square, designed to bypass bureaucracy by boosting informal contactsSuzuki's Surge Against the GiantsHere, Kid, Take the WheelHigh Tech Lexus |
