He became CEO in 1996, just in time for Asia's financial crisis.
EU, he sets great store by good relations with the Europeans, and has no time for the idea that Asia has supplanted Europe in importance.
Chaturon Chaisang, the minister in charge of Thailand's fight against the epidemic, says the problem will persist in Asia for some time.
And we confirmed, once again, the importance for both of our countries -- the alliance between the United States and Japan is the cornerstone of our relationship but also for security in the Asia-Pacific region for a very long time.
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Finally, there's one last (very big) group of people who will be getting to try the Up for the first time: the wristband is now for sale in Europe, with Asia, Australia and the Middle East to follow next month.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Last year, those of you who came to Bali with us will recall the U.S. for the first time joined in the East Asia Summit.
For the third time in four years, FORBES is turning to India for its businessman of the Year in Asia-Pacific.
Australia, in the Asia qualifying groups for the first time, earned their place with a 0-0 draw in Qatar.
Another entrepreneur who made the pilgrimage for the first time since 1996, before the Asia crisis to show his support of the president was fellow billionaire SP Lohia.
He agreed that it was a bitter experience for the United States, but he never shifted from his view that it achieved its aim: that it delayed the communist advance long enough for South-East Asia to have time to grow economically.
That reality alone ensures that ASEAN will be at the center of Asia's affairs for a long time to come.
"We consider the informal lending market the most likely short-term time bomb for the Chinese economy, " Dong Tao, Asia economist at Credit Suisse, said in a recent report.
The deal would have created the fourth largest exchange in Asia and a wider reach for first-time issuers and investors.
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Yet for the longest time I-flex was more successful in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa than in the U.S., a major market.
The tournament wasn't a classic to satisfy the soccer purist, but the hooligans and terrorists stayed away, and the logistical obstacles posed by hosting the finals both in Asia and in two countries for the first time were overcome smoothly enough for the most part.
Manulife has focused on Asia as a key development area for quite some time now, and the company saw record sales in the region during the first quarter of 2012 (See Manulife Delivers In Asia Yet Again).
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In betting- and soccer-mad Asia, which is hosting the tournament for the first time--and where betting is mostly illegal or a state-authorized monopoly--betting has simply gone offshore and online.
Asia ex-Japan equity funds recorded outflows for the second time in the past three weeks.
The boats set sail in the Mediterranean for the first time as part of a new route through India and South Asia.
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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This time last year analysts were predicting that travel to and from Asia would account for about half of all air travel by 2010, double its share today.
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This time the tune is more realistic, Asia, the president says, is good for America.
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