Wary view of Taiwan private consumption.
As of April 12, 2006, the Republic of China (Taiwan) National
Statistics office was still posting a 4.25 percent GDP growth rate
forecast for 2006 on its website. The use of the word "still"
is . . .
Reform would benefit Philippine economy.
A review and commentary in the Asian Development Bank's (ADB)
annual report on the Philippine economy appeared on page 1 of the
Philippine Daily Inquirer (Manila) on April 7, 2006. The ADB's
report . . .
Confusion for Australia's consumers.
Here are two lead paragraphs from stories published within three
days of one another by highly respected news organizations.
The first is from the Australian Associated Press (AAP) and it . . .
China's first quarter growth is strong.(Brief
article)
Typical of reporting on the current state of China's economy
is a headline from the Asia Times Online (Hong Kong) website:
"China GDP figures revive overheating fears." At the same
time, other . . .
Hong Kong's retail sector doing well.(Brief article)
Retail sales increased in Hong Kong in March 2006 when compared
with the same month in 2005. Unit sales also increased-by 7.7 percent. A
story providing this information was distributed by the . . .
Japan worried about INflation?(Brief article)
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided not to raise interest rates and
kept its key lending rate near zero. But, according to a Bloomberg News
story filed on April 28, 2006, the head of the bank and his . . .
Branding and country of origin labeling.
A recent (April 4, 2006) discussion about the effect of country of
origin (COO) labeling at a marketing meeting in India provided some
insight into associating such labeling with consumer products . . .
Political instability likely to affect Thailand's
economy.
Under normal circumstances the chart above would be cause for
optimism about the Thai economy. After all, linear trend lines (not
shown) drawn through both per capita income (light blue) and . . .
Pakistan focuses on infrastructure.(Asian Development Bank funds
to help the country's development)
Recently, the Business Recorder (Karachi) reported the Asian
Development Bank's (ADB) pledge to continue as Pakistan's
developoment partner pledging US$1.2-billion in aid for Pakistan's
2005-2006 . . .
Is South Korea's real estate bubble real?
Is there, or is there not a real estate bubble in South Korea? And
if it does exist, does the real estate bubble endanger South
Korea's nascent recovery?
There is little doubt that if you want to . . .
Singapore public housing survey.(status of people in Housing
& Development Board flats )
Public housing in Singapore is developed and maintained by
Singapore's Housing & Development Board (HDB). And the
Board's apartments are locally known as HDB flats. Every five years
the Board does . . .
China's retail sector surges ahead.
China's retail sector is reporting robust results.
There has been a certain amount of coverage in the international
financial press that China's economy may be slowing down after 8
quarters of 9 . . .
New Zealand studies child TV habits.(television viewing leads to
academic failures )(Brief Article)
Too much television watching raises the risk of children becoming
school dropouts. This was the conclusion reached in a study conducted by
Otago University (Dunedin), New Zealand's oldest . . .
Oil prices pressure consumers.(Indonesia economic aspects
)(Brief Article)
Indonesia is among the few countries in the Asia Pacific region
that will be seriously affected by rising oil prices. The Chinese state
news agency Xinhuanet reported that an Indonesian economist . . .
A sketch of durables sales in India.(color TVs and refrigerators
' lower volume of sale and revenue )
The two biggest product categories of India's durables markets
posted declining sales for the first half 2005. Both color TVs and
refrigerators had lower volume and revenue.
The Hindu Business . . .
Cash-in-hand is important to Japanese consumers.
There is a difference between wallets in Japan and wallets in the
United States (US). Wallets in Japan have to be designed with more room
for cash. Wallets in the US have to be designed with more . . .
China disconnects from the dollar.
On July 21, 2005 China announced that it would no longer peg the
yuan to the dollar. The expected announcement was carried by all the
major news wires, and the move was covered by most major news . . .
Survey of affluent Asian youth.
A July 5, 2005 dispatch datelined Singapore and posted on the
Channel News Asia Website provided a description of a recent study of
the Asian youth market focusing on its upper income segment. The . . .
New Zealand economy is strong.
On July 28, 2005, just as Market: Asia Pacific was about to go to
press, Bloomberg News reported that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand
(RBNZ) would hold interest rates steady at 6.75 percent. The . . .
Eel prices rise in Japan.(Brief Article)
With a prime example of the necessity for marketers to localize
marketing plans, the Mainichi Daily News (Tokyo) is reporting that this
year, prices for eel have sent consumers reeling. July 28 has . . .
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