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China's Spiritual Awakening
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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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POLICY AND ECONOMICS
• From China Economic Review
Can China's Economy Withstand a U.S. Slowdown? Assuming economic troubles hit the U.S. alone, Beijing could be insulated by its increasingly diversified demand base, which includes Europe and Asia
AUTOS
Tata Unveils the World's Cheapest Car The $2,500 Nano, met with extreme enthusiasm, will have lighter steel and innovative distribution. It also could further snarl India's roads
AUTOS
New Rivals for India's Top Auto Spot A new Japanese management team at Maruti Suzuki plans to keep its No. 1 place against rival Tata and other newcomers
AUTOS
Ford Revs Up in India The carmaker, looking to further exploit the fast-growing Asia market, has announced it will spend $500 million to boost production in Chennai
AUTOS
China Autos: Chery Keeps Accelerating The mainland's No. 1 domestic carmaker is grabbing market share at home, growing fast abroad, and expanding its roster of alliances with Western companies
MARKET VIEWS
• From S&P
Where the Stock Market Will Find Relief Despite the year's lousy start, S&P expects Fed rate cuts and decent corporate earnings to lend support to stocks in 2008
IPO MONITOR
• From FinanceAsia.com
Reliance Power Listing to Charge Up Indian IPOs The spin-off from Reliance Energy is expected to attract strong demand even though it has no plants in operation
IPO MONITOR
• From FinanceAsia.com
Competition for Chinese IPOs Heats Up Hong Kong will maintain its competitiveness as a fund-raising platform for global capital in the next five years despite challenges from Shanghai and Shenzhen
FINANCE
• From Asian Investor
Pimco Plans Asian Local Currency Fund Questions remain as to the level of demand for the product from global institutional investors, says Brian Baker, Pimco's Hong Kong-based CEO
CORPORATION
• From FinanceAsia.com
Swiss Re Buys Stake in Vietnamese Firm The global reinsurance company is acquiring a 25% stake in VinaRe, Vietnam's only reinsurance firm
CORPORATION
• From Asian Investor
Softbank Teams Up with China's Tsinghua University A new investment fund created by the two partners has been approved by Chinese regulators
TECHNOLOGY & FINANCE
• From ZDNet Asia
Asian Banks Look to Smart Cards for Microfinance Boost The success of players such as Grameen Bank has spurred others in the region to expand their microfinance operations
TECHNOLOGY & FINANCE
• From ZDNet Asia
Big Hopes for Korean Bank's New PC Credit Card A new credit card that supports both USB and wireless should be a hit with Asian consumers, who favor devices that can plug into PCs
TECHNOLOGY
Blu-ray's High-Definition Knockout Warner Bros. opts to back the Blu-ray high-def DVD format in a decision that could drive consumers away from the rival standard, HD DVD
INTERNET
New Fears for China's YouTube Wannabes Starting Jan. 31, any company showing online videos in China will need a license, and only state-owned or state-controlled outfits qualify
NEWS ANALYSIS
Lenovo Thinks Beyond the ThinkPad The rapidly ascendant PC maker is going beyond its business-user focus to the global consumer market. Coming soon: six new PCs
TECHNOLOGY
Matsushita Goes Totally Panasonic The Japanese electronics maker has announced its intentions to merge all products under the more popular and recognizable brand name
ENTERTAINMENT
• From ZDNet Asia
Motorola Buys Singapore Music Company The handheld manufacturer will acquire digital music distributor Soundbuzz and will offer its service in India, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand
TECHNOLOGY
• From ZDNet Asia
Android to Suit Asia's Emerging Markets? Google's familiar brand name may make its Android mobile platform the system of choice across the sophisticated Asia-Pacific region
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MANAGING
 Now, the Managing ChannelYour career. Your team. Your company. Your board of directors. Depending on where you are in your professional life, you have to manage one or more of these. That's why BusinessWeek.com has launched The Managing Channel. Here's what you'll find there:
Over the coming weeks we'll be adding to these features to make businessweek.com/managing your competitive edge in the game of business. BLOGEye on Asia >> 
The hoopla around the People's Car sounds a bit like the buzz that surrounded another high-profile project to create an ultra-low-cost product for poor countries: Nicholas Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child project, aka the $100 laptop.
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