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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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AUTOS
Chinese Carmakers Eye America Companies like Changfeng won't risk rushing into the U.S. market. But tiny ZX and its distributor CHAMCO could be selling cars in Detroit by '09
AUTOS
Big China Plans for Japan's Big Three Toyota, Nissan, and Honda are ratcheting up the pressure in the world's fastest-growing auto market
FOCUS ON HR
Toyota Trains India Teens The carmaker's Bangalore institute aims to give poor teenagers a leg up and produce skilled workers for the subcontinent's auto boom Two-Year Colleges Go Courtin' Overseas U.S. community colleges are reaching outâ?"way outâ?"and students from around the world are rolling in
FINANCE
China Worries Worsen Asian Plunge Stock markets in Asia continue to plummet on concerns about a U.S. recession and a slowdown in China's economic growth
ECONOMICS
China Would Welcome a U.S. Slowdown It would weaken demand for Chinese exports and, in turn, help cool off China's overheated economy, which logged 11.4% GDP growth in 2007
ECONOMICS
• From FinanceAsia.com
Looking for the Dollar's Rebound As turbulence continues in the world economy, Hong Kong experts expect risk aversion will lead to new strength for the U.S. currency
SMALL BIZ
The Investor's Dilemma: Fight or Flight? Despite Fed rate cuts aimed at shoring up confidence, investors have cashed out of the market. Some pros see opportunities amid the wreckage
FINANCE
India Investors Head for the Exits Shares plunged 12% in the two trading days ended Jan. 22, as foreigners withdrew some $1.5 billion from the Mumbai bourse
FINANCE
• From FinanceAsia.com
Fed Rate Cut Comes too Late for Asian IPOs Changsheng and Cebu Air postpone their IPOs as Asian markets tumble, and another four deals due to price this week hang in the balance
IPO WATCH
• From FinanceAsia.com
Despite Turmoil, Pepsi Launches Philippine IPO The local bottler priced at the bottom of the estimated range, raising $111 million in the country's first listing this year
THE OUTLOOK
• From S&P
Dollar Dependent S&P: The weak U.S. currency has been a big driver of international equities' outperformance, but the buck's worst days may be over
MINING
• From The Independent
BHP Billiton Readies Hostile Rio Bid The Anglo-Australian mining giant secures financing from seven major banks to boost its bid for rival Rio Tinto to $127 billion
VENTURE CAPITAL
Nobuyuki Idei's Second Act With his new consultancy, the ex-Sony chief aims to smash seniority silos, ease funding of startups, and improve Japan's competitiveness
TELECOM
• From Telecom Asia
Apple Looking for New Chinese iPhone Partner China Unicom and aspiring mobile operator China Telecom are the leading contenders after China Mobile halted talks with Apple
TELECOM
• From Telecom Asia
Thai Telco AIS in iPhone Talks with Apple AIS, in collaboration with SingTel and Australian mobile operator Optus, are discussing phone volumes, marketing terms, and business model partnerships for the iPhone
TECH TRENDS
• From ZDNet Asia
Asia Reports 'Spectacular' PC Sales The regional PC market, excluding Japan, shipped 66.6 million units last year, registering annual growth of 21%, according to research house IDC
OUTSOURCING
• From ZDNet Asia
ETS Official: Indian Workers Need to Improve Spoken English A vice-president of Educational Testing Service says that while Indian call-center workers read and write English well, in the global economy, many need to speak the language better
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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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