As dynamic as Asia is today, it is not immune to these same predicaments.
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As Asia faces its biggest crises since Independence, adversity may again prove the best teacher.
That's important anywhere but arguably more so in a trade- and manufacturing-oriented economy such as Asia's.
As Asia moves from crisis to crisis, "we cry on each other's shoulders, " quips Pangilinan.
As Asia's cheap capital has disappeared, so has the main advantage its chip makers had.
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The collapse in output is likely to be as big as Asia's ten years ago but with a twist.
Six years later, he struck out for cyberspace, inaugurating Asian Sources Online as Asia's first Web-based B2B portal.
Perhaps it is more realistic to regard the change as part of a global rebalancing, as Asia becomes richer.
Much of that growth will be driven by emerging economies, such as Asia.
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As a share of exports, for example, Latin America's external debt is more than twice as high as Asia's.
As Asia's economies expand and become more integrated, big exchange-rate changes have more economic impact than they used to.
Even as Asia's currencies collapsed in 1997 and 1998, China refused to beggar its neighbours by devaluing the yuan.
In a study released earlier this year of top Asian marquees, Giordano turned up as Asia's highest-ranking general apparel retailer.
For one thing, the market is likely to continue to grow rapidly as Asia produces its own mass middle class.
On the Guinness Atkinson site, for example, investors can subscribe to monthly "e-Briefs" with focuses such as Asia and alternative energy.
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Add to that the missing Hutchison Whampoa and other holdings of Hong Kong's Li Ka-shing, long seen as Asia's greatest tycoon.
As Asia slumps, America and Britain have been booming, and economies in continental Europe and Latin America are picking up speed.
Both countries are facing an uncertain future as Asia continues to morph into the most strategically important region in the world.
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But Yahoo might get a better reception in regions such as Asia, where it may have a stronger brand than Facebook, he said.
In more than 60 years as Asia's oldest stock exchange, no broker, trader nor businessman has ever been convicted of stock market fraud.
Tokyo is keen to be seen acting as Asia's champion, while fending off U.S. pressure on trade issues (pressure on telecommunications is building).
As Asia-Pacific's takeoff creates fabulous wealth--in our next issue we will list scores of new billionaires--the masses will merit attention along with the tycoons.
In emerging markets such as Asia and China, demand has increased despite a rising price, and a declining price might even trigger further buying.
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Perks told CNN an increasing numbers of wealthy consumers in regions such as Asia are driving demand for Europe's most renowned luxury brand name products.
We're focusing our collection development in specific areas such as Asia.
The Olympic viewing audience alone is expected to be in the billions, giving the firms a high profile in the fastest growing markets, such as Asia.
Faced with growing demand for executive education, schools in regions such as Asia, China and South America are searching for ways to expand their teaching resources.
Gross domestic product, foreign exchange reserves, current account surpluses - big numbers are thrown around daily as Asia tries to measure how bad the Crisis is and whether it is bottoming out.
China stands at the head of a very short list, and that nation's long-held reputation as Asia's emerging economic giant and new-found gloss as an island of stability both tempt investor attention.
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