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added: 27-05-2008

In terms of sheer numbers of users, 2008 marks the year that China overtakes the US as the largest Internet market in the world.

Media & Advertising Drive VC Activity in China

added: 21-05-2008

Venture capital investment was strong in Mainland China during the first quarter of 2008 as investors put $719 million into 39 deals with media and advertising companies accounted for the bulk of deal activity and investment, according to the China Quarterly Venture Capital Report released by Dow Jones VentureSource. Even though this marks the lowest deal count the region has seen in three years, overall investment rose 46% compared to the $492 million invested in the first quarter of 2007.

Asia: Providing Basic Social Protection Not a Question of Wealth

added: 18-05-2008

Even poor countries can afford basic social protection like financing health care, cash transfers to the poor, and elderly and child protection.

India is the Sixth Largest and One of the Fastest Growing Energy Consumers in the World

added: 16-05-2008

Biofuel is any fuel that is derived from biomass - recently living organisms or their metabolic byproducts, such as manure from cows. It is a renewable energy source, unlike other natural resources such as petroleum, coal, and nuclear fuels.

How Far Can China's IT Enterprises' Global Olympic Strategy Go?

added: 13-05-2008

At the end of December 2007, China's first International Olympic Committee's global cooperative TOP partner, Lenovo, announced it will exit the Olympic cooperative plan after 2008. Acer will take Lenovo's place. What's more, the competition between Acer and Lenovo is heating up in global PC market. Since Lenovo is quitting, China's sponsor enterprises are calmly examining the challenges and opportunities they face.

China's Inflation Is Easing

added: 13-05-2008

China's inflation is continuing at worrying high levels, and shows no signs of easing. Figures released yesterday show that inflation rose 8.5% in April from April 2007, and were up on the 8.3% rate in March, but down on the 8.7% in February, which was the highest for 12 years.

Growth in China's GDP - 10.5%

added: 12-05-2008

China and the surging in commodity returns and our terms of trade, is what could power the Australian dollar close to the almost mythical parity level with the US dollar over the next few months.

Pacific Nations Must Seize Opportunity to Prepare for Higher Food Prices

added: 09-05-2008

High oil prices are already a concern in the Pacific region, but the recent surge in world food prices has yet to be fully felt in the Pacific, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) study, “Living with High Prices”.

The Leading Index for Korea Declined 0.2 Percent in March 2008

added: 09-05-2008

The Conference Board announced that the leading index for Korea declined 0.2 percent, while the coincident index increased 0.2 percent in March.

Consumer Revolution Underway in China

added: 08-05-2008

GfK Custom Research North America and sister company GfK Custom Research China announced highlights of a recent global study indicating a mindset revolution is currently underway among Chinese consumers. The results suggest that this shift, led by the country's growing middle class, is altering purchase behavior in China.

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