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Inside: This Week In Asia
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FINANCE
The World Is Watching Vietnam's Big IPO Hopes are riding high, but lackluster interest in Vietcombank's privatization means there could be trouble ahead
FINANCE
• From FinanceAsia.com
A Mix for New Hong Kong Listings Of three new IPOs trading recently, Sinoma was up 35%, BYD Electronic was up slightly, and a Vietnamese motorbike maker fell below its opening price
CORPORATION
Sharp and Toshiba: Big TV Tieup The deal, where Toshiba supplies TV chips in exchange for Sharp LCD sets, begins a "long-term" alliance between the two tech giants
CORPORATION
Motorola's Pain Is Samsung's Gain The Korean electronics giant has replaced its U.S. rival as the world's No. 2 handset maker and expects more sizzling growth next year
TECHNOLOGY
Tough Times for Taiwan's Intel Wannabe Via Technologies' plans to join the CPU big leagues have fallen flat, but it has managed to strike a deal with cellular player China Unicom
CORPORATION
Another Bruise for Sanyo The stock fell to an 11-month low after the company restated six years' worth of earnings, and the Tokyo Stock Exchange is considering delisting the shares. Can it get any worse?
NEWS & FEATURES
• From Gizmag.com
Toyota Prius Turns 10 Since Toyota introduced it 10 years ago, more than 900,000 of the Prius hybrid have been sold worldwide
GAMING
India's Gaming Market Grows Up Just 5% of India's 42 million Internet users are active gamers, but the cybercafé craze is catching on, particularly among teenagers
DINING
Does Your Sushi Bar Make the Cut? Tokyo ponders a rating system to reward authentic Japanese restaurants worldwide, but skeptics argue it's just a way to spice up food exports
DINING
The World's Best Japanese Restaurants With 24,000 Japanese restaurants around the world, how do you find the real deal? Here's a guide to some of the best in cities around the globe-from Tokyo to Paris to that city by the Bay
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MANAGING
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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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