CLSA's Wood likes Chunghwa Telecom in Taiwan and food companies in Indonesia.

FORBES: StreetTalk With Bob Lenzner

Taiwan's biggest private food group -- ranked No. 508 in the 1995 Asiaweek 1000 -- operates in the Olympic city of Atlanta, Georgia, where President Baking Co. has been making Famous Amos cookies since a 1990 merger, and outside Bangkok, where a beverage factory is under construction.

CNN: MAINLAND MOVES

Taiwan's once robust reputation as a reliable and safe exporter of food has been dented.

ECONOMIST: Food scandals in Taiwan

Despite having an immensely rich cultural and spiritual heritage, amazing food, world-class hot springs and stunning scenery, Taiwan is normally thought of more for its exports than as a place to visit.

BBC: Five reasons to visit Taiwan

Despite Beijing's rocket tests near Taiwan early this year, it has been business as usual for the CEO of Taipei's food and retail giant President Group.

CNN: MAINLAND MOVES