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Young and Impatient in India
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Inside: This Week In Asia
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POLICY & ECONOMICS
China and India: New Vision, Old Tensions Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's first official visit to China resulted in agreement on many issues. But mutual suspicion lingers
MANAGING
It's All About the Face-to-Face There is still no substitute for personal interaction, and these road warriors go to great lengths to get it
VIEWPOINT
High-Tech Hiring: Youth Matters In IT engineering, young hires tend to be more energetic and up to date. Older workers need to keep skills fresh, or aim for management posts
CORPORATION
Apple Loses a Big One in China China Mobile confirms that it has ended talks to team up with Apple on the iPhone. Maybe China Telecom is a better bet as a partner
CORPORATION
Apple's New Friends and Foes BusinessWeek's special report looks at Apple's new friends and foes, and how the digital music leader may have to adapt to a fast-evolving digital video landscape
MARKETS
Subprime Fears Pelt Asia's Markets Investors lose faith in the idea that China and India can withstand a slowdown in the U.S. and punish Asian shares
MARKETS
Down Under Feels the Subprime Crisis, Too Centro Properties, Australia's second-largest shopping center manager and owner, has been plagued by debt problems due to U.S. financial woes—and the contagion is spreading
FINANCE
• From Asian Investor
Investors Shun Shanghai, Woo Mumbai The contrast between China's inflation and overvalued shares, and the booming Bombay bourse, is leading fund managers to turn bullish on India
ECONOMICS
• From FinanceAsia.com
India Strong Despite Recession Threat Economists are optimistic that India can weather a U.S. downturn, policy tightening in China, and slower growth in Japan
INTERNET
Mozilla Takes on Microsoft in China Internet Explorer has held a virtual monopoly on the mainland, home to 160 million Internet users. Now, Firefox is pushing for more market share
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
LG Bets Big on TV Design The Korean electronics company unveils sleek plasma and LCD sets it hopes will rival Sharp, Samsung, and Sony models in the digital TV stakes For Korea's LG, Looks Are Everything Beginning with the Chocolate phone, the electronics maker has been concentrating as much on design as technology to try to set its products apart
AUTOS
Underwhelming News for Nissan Investors Reports that the Japanese automaker and Chrysler are making a deal to build cars for each other helped to push Nissan's stock price even lower
AUTOS
Chinese Automaker's Plug-in Plans: Who Cares? BYD Auto's plans to sell its Chinese electric plug-in cars in the U.S. are just another case of high hopes, little savvy, and a likely non-event
AIRLINES
• From FinanceAsia.com
Take Off for Cebu Air IPO The Philippines-based airline seeks to raise up to $288 million and is set to become the second listed low-cost carrier in Asia
AIRLINES
Air China Wins Dogfight The top mainland carrier seems to have trumped Singapore Airlines in the battle for China Eastern and its crucial Shanghai hub
AIRLINES
• From FinanceAsia.com
ICICI Leads Syndication for Delhi Airport The bank is chosen for the first offshore long-term financing deal from India's airport sector. Delhi International seeks to raise $200 million
AIRLINES
• From ZDNet Asia
New Singapore Air Terminal Takes Off After months of systems testing and anticipation, Changi Airport's third air passenger terminal officially began operations Wednesday
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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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