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Unemployment Checks: Keep 'Em Coming

The U.S. government should stimulate the economy by extending unemployment benefits past the traditional six months. Pro or con?

 

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Insurers in Asia Need to be Nimble

A guide to the twists and turns in the region's complex insurance market

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The trouble with mergers in Japan is that companies rarely do more than become a messy, giant, unwieldy version of their original selves, and often have trouble bridging the divide between their corporate cultures.

—Kenji Hall, Eye on Asia

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We are not out of oil right now, but unless we change our consumption habbits soon, there will be a major shortage.

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Japan's Auto Biz: Battered but Unbowed

The Japanese car industry is being squeezed by a strong yen and the U.S. recession, so why are auto stocks climbing?

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China Quake Won't Shake Economy

The May 12 earthquake in Sichuan has claimed 12,000 lives, but many economists expect the impact on overall growth to be limited

LG Closes in on Motorola

Sleek design is helping the Korean cell-phone maker rack up market share

Asia to Get iPhone Later This Year

SingTel and three of its telco associates have confirmed they will bring Apple's iPhone to Singapore, India, the Philippines, and Australia

Sorry, Vietnam is Not the Next China

Royal Bank of Scotland has issued a research report predicting that Vietnam's impact on global trade and inflation will be "marginal"

Infrastructure Funds Raise Nearly $10 Billion

Morgan Stanley and a joint venture of GE and Credit Suisse are targeting investments in public transportation, energy, utilities, and communications

Technology

Microsoft's Southeast Asia Boost

Nintendo Down, But Not Out

IBM vs. Tata: Who's More American?

Chinese MRIs, Coming to Your Hospital

Mobile Services Boom in India

About That iPhone Shortage

India's Videocon Wants Motorola Phone Biz

WiMAX Takes a Blow in Australia

Companies

Toyota's Downbeat Earnings Forecast

Japanese Carmakers Set to Rebound

Scandal-Plagued Samsung Chairman Quits

Matsushita: Defying the Skeptics

Why Reliance Is Buying U.S. Cinemas

Asia Investing

Steel Partners Off the Sauce in Japan

Lehman Sues Japanese Trader Marubeni

Survey Shows Nearly Two-Thirds of Funds Hoard Cash

Viva Volatility! Some Funds in Asia Benefit

World Sneezes, China's Just Fine

Innovation & Design

Nissan, Toyota Focus on Graying Drivers

Good Design, Good Business in China

The Seoul of World Design

Beijing Airport: $3.75 Billion for Smoother Skies

Learning from Tata's Nano

Rough Road for Hybrids in China

Economics & Policy

In India, Death to Global Business

China Tries Smile Diplomacy with Japan

Understanding the Global Rice Crisis

Myanmar's Junta Hangs Tough

Why China Needs India's Transparency

Mia Farrow Takes Her Torch to Hong Kong

Management

Rolls-Royce Targets China's Really-Rich

China's Li Ning Toe-to-Toe Against Nike and Adidas

Cracks in the Glass Ceiling for Korean Women

Aramark Preps for Olympic Feeding Frenzy

After Work

Not Much Life in China's Virtual Worlds

A Culinary Tour Through Taipei

China: Tops in Tourism, Too?

Contemporary Art Tries Out Tokyo

Around the Globe

The Coming Boom in Boomer-Friendly Transport

BW 50: Deutsche Börse Wears the Crown

A New Mantra for Creativity

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China News & Analysis

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Can China Take On Boeing and Airbus?

Despite the mainland's spotty record of building big jets, a new company has been launched to reduce Chinese reliance on Western planes

 

India News & Analysis

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Townships vs. Naxalism: Which India Will Win?

Modern super-suburbs are popping up across the country but the challenge is making sure all Indians benefit

Podcast: India's Scary Insurgency

 

Japan News & Analysis

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Foreign Hotels Raise the Bar in Japan

Customer service is a Japanese specialty, but when it comes to high-end hotels, it's the outsiders that earn most of the highest marks

 

Korea News & Analysis

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Why Samsung and LG Scare Motorola

With a slew of multimedia cell-phone models, the Koreans are grabbing market share in both the U.S. and emerging markets

Plus: Samsung Under Siege