Asia & Pacific

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BusinessWeek November 7, 2005 Moon Ihlwan	South Korea: A Great Place To Be A Bank In South Korea, profits are soaring from smarter consumer lending.
CIO November 1, 2005 Dan Nystedt	Shop While You Blog One of Taiwan's largest mobile telecom operators is launching a website that puts a new twist on blogging and opens the possibility for some real-world e-commerce down the road.
IEEE Spectrum November 2005 John Boyd	Here Comes The Wallet Phone NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest cellphone system operator, recast the cellular handset as an electronic wallet -- in effect a prepaid wireless cash card -- and now it's getting ready to make it a full-fledged wireless credit card. The company is working with major travel and banking organizations to extend the reach of its e-wallet service.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Matsushita's Picture Is Still Murky While currently small compared to those available from other high-income opportunities, the Japanese consumer electronics company's dividend yield will likely increase further if its business improves to match its expense reductions.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Nam Tai's Error of Margin Margin risk takes a bite out of this quarter's earnings. Though it is presently heavily weighted toward cell phone products, Nam Tai does have a respectable consumer electronics business that could provide future growth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2005 Rich Smith	7-Eleven Worth Much More Shareholders have little incentive to worry over the details of their company's performance anymore. A week ago the company's Japanese parent agreed to up its previous buyout price by 15% and acquire 7-Eleven for $37.50 per share.
BusinessWeek November 7, 2005 Manjeet Kripalani	India: Desperately Seeking Talent As India's economy booms, companies are scrambling to find, and keep, skilled workers.
InternetNews October 28, 2005 Tim Gray	Microsoft May Lose South Korean Market South Korea's Fair Trade Commission has reportedly been investigating charges that Microsoft has breached antitrust laws by bundling streaming video and instant messaging into Windows software.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	An 800-Pound Semiconductor Gorilla Does Taiwan Semiconductor's dominance among chip fabricators guarantee profits? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Baidu's Wild Ride The Chinese search engine leaves the market hungry for more after its first quarter as a public company.
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