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IMF Raises 2010 Growth Forecast for Asia
October 29th, 2009 at 12:07 pm » Comments (0)
Asia is rebounding rapidly from the global crisis and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its growth forecast for the region, but it said Asia must adopt to a ...more »Asian Cities Challenge Old Order
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:09 am » Comments (0)
London and New York's positions as the world's leading financial centres are being challenged by the rise of Asian cities, according to a survey. Hong Kong and Singapore lead five Asian ...more »Cost of Living and Salaries in Asian Cities 2009
August 30th, 2009 at 5:39 am » Comments (0)
Tokyo is the most expensive city in Asia, followed by Singapore and Hong Kong taking the third position, while Delhi and Mumbai have been ranked among the least expensive cities ...more »China’s 338 Mil Internet Users, Taobao’s Turnover Doubles
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:33 pm » Comments (1)
China had the world's largest population of Internet users at 338 million (25.5% penetration rate) by end June this year, up 13% from 2008. Over the past six months, 40 ...more »China Economy May Expand 8.5% in Third Quarter 2009
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:45 am » Comments (1)
China's economy is expected to rebound robustly in the third quarter and gross domestic product (GDP) would grow 8.5 percent year on year in the third quarter, according to the ...more »Regional Mobile Users Exceed 262 million – Singtel
August 18th, 2009 at 12:48 pm » Comments (0)
Singapore Telecommunications announced its regional mobile phone customer base grew 33% to more than 262 million in the year to end June 2009. SingTel said it signed up an extra ...more »