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Google share surge boosted by hot earnings
AFP, Published on 31/01/2014
» Google shares marched upward on Thursday as earnings figures showed the Internet search titan remains a cash machine even as lifestyles shift to mobile gadgets.
Fizz gets bigger for Indian soft drink makers
Asia focus, Published on 21/10/2013
» India’s US$10-billion soft drinks industry is growing at six to seven percent annually. Yet the country’s per capita consumption is still only 11 litres per year compared with 34 litres in China and 675 litres in Mexico.
Indian skies filling up
Asia focus, Published on 09/04/2013
» India could emerge as a disruptive force in Asian aviation by becoming the world’s third largest market after the United States and China by 2020.
Indian companies expand presence via M&A across Asia
Asia focus, Published on 01/04/2013
» Corporate group restructurings are altering India’s economic architecture and will ultimately benefit consumers as more companies get involved in cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) than ever before.
India must look beyond tech sector in trade pacts
Asia focus, Published on 11/03/2013
» India will need to jump beyond its existing strength in information technology if it wants to take full advantage of free trade agreements with Asian countries such as Thailand, according to a recent study.
The Great Wealth Divide
Asia focus, Published on 18/02/2013
» India had two billionaires in mid-1990s. Today it has 46. Yet nearly 70% of Indians live on less than two dollars a day.
India-Asean FTA expands
Asia focus, Published on 24/12/2012
» India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have concluded a long-awaited free trade agreement on services and investment, marking 20 years of cooperation between New Delhi and the fast-growing region.
India ties with Asean ''bright and prosperous''
Asia focus, Tony Arora, Published on 19/11/2012
» Thailand’s self-exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra says the future of relations between Southeast Asia and India relations is bright and prosperous.
Counting on confidence
Asia focus, Published on 05/11/2012
» He is known in global economic policy circles for presenting a paper on growing risks in the financial system three years before the collapse of Lehman Brothers. He also was the youngest person to serve as economic counsellor and director of research at the International Monetary Fund from October 2003 to December 2006.
Lisa Ray relishes stardom in two worlds
Asia focus, Published on 24/10/2012
» Lisa Ray, born in Toronto to an Indian father and a Polish mother, has made a career out of changing perceptions about what an Indian entertainer is supposed to be.