Asia & Pacific

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IndustryWeek November 1, 2004 David Drickhamer	Manufacturers Like Us When asked to identify the focus of their market strategy, Chinese manufacturers listed "high quality" first, followed by innovation, service and support, and low cost. For U.S. manufacturers, innovation straggled in a distant seventh.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2004 Rich Duprey	Elpida Memory IPO a Risk The DRAM chip maker is set to go public next month. Though Elpida Memory is Japan's sole dedicated manufacturer of the chips and it seeks to gain enough market share to take over the No. 3 position, U.S. investors should not get too excited about the spinoff just yet.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2004 Rich Smith	Korea Doesn't Feel the Love As U.S. steelmaker stocks soar, Posco draws a yawn.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2004 Rich Smith	Motorola Powers Down The company will exit the flat panel TV market. Several glitches, including a tough Chinese market sent the deal packing.
BusinessWeek October 18, 2004 Manjeet Kripalani	The Factories Are Humming In India Indian manufacturing is surprisingly strong and fueling an export boom.
BusinessWeek October 18, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	Japan: The Business Recovery Is Broadening Japan's corporate sector is doing better than economists thought. That means the nation's recovery remains on track, despite $50-per-barrel oil and slower global growth.
BusinessWeek October 18, 2004 Pete Engardio	Untying The Yuan Would Get China Out Of A Bind By keeping the undervalued yuan pegged at 8.28 to the U.S. dollar, China is making it impossible for the U.S. to cut its $600 billion balance-of-payments deficit and is forcing other nations to intervene in their currencies.
BusinessWeek October 18, 2004 Manjeet Kripalani	Singh's Deft Maneuvering Is Bringing Back Investors Investors have decided they like Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
BusinessWeek October 18, 2004 Einhorn & Rocks	How Sharp Stays On The Cutting Edge The leader in flat-panel TVs, this Osaka consumer-electronics company also banks on cell phones, solar power, and white goods.
BusinessWeek October 18, 2004 Assif Shameen	The Second-Hottest Car Market In The World As Indonesia's economy revives, auto sales are growing at a pace second only to China's.
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