Whiskey and cognac companies see a spike in sales in Asia this time of year, as men buy bottles as gifts for colleagues and clients.
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Sustained by its high growth rates, Asia has time yet before the cost of health and aged care becomes an overwhelming force and threatens a Eurozone-style crisis.
Elliott is married to Adi Ignatius, who has been appointed editor of Time Asia, Asiaweek's sibling publication.
Chaturon Chaisang, the minister in charge of Thailand's fight against the epidemic, says the problem will persist in Asia for some time.
Ann Morrison's husband, Donald Morrison, was Ignatius's predecessor at Time Asia.
In 2004, Dow Jones switched the format of the magazine to a monthly from a weekly and cut 80 jobs, or 10% of its staff in Asia at the time.
The Russian leadership is painfully aware that it still does not have the financial or military resources to pit itself against the United States, let alone to woo back the countries of Central Asia a second time.
Moreover the institution of the waqf, or endowment, is a central pillar of Islamic society, and this Deed therefore provides an important record of political and economic administration in Central Asia at a time of great dynamism and change.
While the smoking population is half what it was a generation ago in the U.S. and other industrialized nations, with only one in five using tobacco, it's different in Africa and East Asia, where time stands still when it comes to cigarettes.
Under his watch the World Cup was hosted in Asia for the first time in 2002.
In 2002 the World Cup visited Asia for the first time, co-hosted by Japan and South Korea.
The 2002 World Cup is being played in Asia for the first time.
For example, there was something called red rice yeast that's been used as a dietary supplement in Asia for a long time.
He became CEO in 1996, just in time for Asia's financial crisis.
At the same time, Asia has clearly been dealing with an upward trend in inflation over the last decade, which has increased investor interest in strategies to protect against future inflation.
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However, nobody would seriously consider using a Predator to carry out most of the missions assigned to F-16s, and the U.S. has been conducting unmanned aircraft operations in Southwest Asia for a long time now.
At the same time, Asia experts said, a too-mild U.S. response to the expected test launch could lead Tokyo and Seoul to conclude that they need to take a more aggressive approach to addressing their own security needs.
Such factors almost certainly ensure that the devices will keep Asia beeping for a long time to come.
From the ARF standpoint, just getting all the protagonists in Northeast Asia together for the first time was a triumph.
Dimon said the bank is looking intently at opportunities in Latin America, Asia and Europe at a time when growth opportunities in the U.S. appear limited, Shafer reports.
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And as if that is not enough, he is charged with paying for and integrating two additional bankrupt auto units, Kia Motors and Asia Motors, at a time of industry-wide overcapacity.
Mr. Kurlantzick ably chronicles Thompson's time in Southeast Asia but unfortunately attempts to make his life something it was not: a metaphor for what he thinks went wrong with U.S. policy in Southeast Asia.
Like his two college friends, Mr. Tsarnaev also spent time living in Central Asia.
Zambrano does not underestimate Asia's problems nor the time it will take to resolve them.
Australia, in the Asia qualifying groups for the first time, earned their place with a 0-0 draw in Qatar.
Each time I go to Asia, I am amazed by hotel energy efficiency.
For the first time ever, the Asia-Pacific region, dominated by China, is now home to more high net worth individuals (HNWI) than all of Europe.
Taking a big-picture view, Ward and Ferry argue that now is a good time to invest in Asia rather than betting on a rebound in the U.S. market.
With this issue's profile of Gautam Thapar, we welcome Naazneen to a full-time association with FORBES ASIA as India Editor, one more reflection of our deepening engagement with the subcontinent.
And just -- I don't want to steal your question, but I do want to just say, with respect to our budget, there's a reason why I'm spending this time out here in Asia and out here in the Pacific region.
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