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Asia InsiderKeep up-to-date with the latest news from Asia |
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Inside: This Week In Asia
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INFO TECH
IBM's Big Deal in India The computer giant's five-year contract with Vodafone Essar will expand its already huge presence in the country. Will local shops fight back?
POLITICAL ANALYSIS
Pondering Pakistan's Next Move After Bhutto's death, those who could sway the country's future range from its military and students to the U.S. Whose influence will prevail?
ECONOMICS
• From ZDNet Asia
Asia Unhampered by Shaky U.S. Economy Stateside economic uncertainty won't prevent Asia's IT industry from powering forward, according to Springboard Research
MANAGEMENT
No Retirement Age for Asia's Billionaires Asia's elderly dynamos aren't under as much pressure to step down as are their U.S. counterparts, but they'll eventually need successors
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asia's Winning Young Entrepreneurs BusinessWeek.com's annual competition finds a thriving startup culture in the region
ENERGY
China Looks to Coal Bed Methane The country wants to dramatically increase its use of the coal-mining byproduct to meet its surging energy needs
TECHNOLOGY
• From ZDNet Asia
Asia Leads Global SMS Growth Research house Gartner estimates the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan, will lead mobile-messaging growth in 2008, with 1.7 trillion messages sent
ELECTRONICS
Sharp-Samsung Legal Tussle Heralds LCD Marketing Race The patent infringement fight between Japan's Sharp and South Korea's Samsung comes as LCD TV makers gear up to market sets that are 50 inches or more
INNOVATION
Inside Toyota's Hybrid Truck The automaker is introducing a concept compact hybrid pickup designed in America, for Americans
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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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