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Inside: This Week In Asia
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ASIA INSIGHT
India's Currency Conundrum An undervalued rupee puts pressure on the monetary system, while a rising currency hurts exporters. Is there a middle ground? Ask China
POLITICS
The Return of Korea's Old Guard As reform sputters, conservative icon Lee Myung Bak is ready to make a comeback in South Korea's Dec. 19 presidential election
ECONOMICS
• From FinanceAsia.com
New Report Cuts China Economy Down a Size A new Asian Development Bank study suggests that China's gross domestic product on a purchasing power parity basis is 40% smaller than previously thought
AUTOS
Honda Targets Toyota's Hybrid Dominance The carmaker's CEO wants to boost profits with a new, economical, 2009 hybrid—and with emerging market sales to offset weakness in Japan
AUTOS
Honda's Hottest Here's a look at some of the cars-current, upcoming, and conceptual-that are powering Japan's No. 2 automaker
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
Sharp Bets Big on Ultra-thin, LCD TVs The Japanese company's ability to sell ever-thinner liquid-crystal-display sets will determine whether it can retain brand cachet and keep profits up
INFO TECH
• From ZDNet Asia
Asia-Pacific to Spend $154 Billion on IT China and India will lead the charge, says research firm IDC, with government spending and green IT initiatives fueling some of the momentum
TELECOM
• From Telecom Asia
Next-Gen Yellow Pages in Taiwan Thanks to Chunghwa Telecom, if you're looking for a nearby restaurant that is open at midnight, the operator can find one. You don't even have to know where you are
INFRASTRUCTURE
Goldman, Macquarie Take Out Waste Industries The firms are part of an investor group aiming to boost growth at the sanitation company through a buyout
SMALL BIZ
Does Japan Need the iPhone? The world's most sophisticated users of wireless technology may be unimpressed by Apple's high-tech gadget
FINANCE
India Investing: From Great to Merely Good A strong rupee is putting a damper on exports, but domestic spending should give stocks a lift
CORPORATION
• From FinanceAsia.com
China Extends Lifeline to Morgan Stanley China Investment Corp. will help the Wall Street firm weather its losses with a $5 billion capital infusion as CEO John Mack agrees to forgo his 2007 bonus
INVESTING
Wall Street: Cutting Through the Confusion With uncertainty gripping the market, here's what investors need to know about earnings, the economy, credit, and the housing sector
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Over the coming weeks we'll be adding to these features to make businessweek.com/managing your competitive edge in the game of business. BLOGBangalore Tigers >> 
In a new initiative aimed at emerging markets, IBM will invest an extra $1.6 billion between now and 2010. This isn't about the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) though, where IBM revenues have grown at more than 20% per year over the past three years. Some of the money will go there, but most will go to more extreme emerging markets.
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