Asia & Pacific

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BusinessWeek May 16, 2005 Pete Engardio	Where The Valley's Chips Are Born The importance of the silicon umbilical cord connecting America to Taiwan is hard to overstate. The island's "foundries" -- factories that make chips for other companies on a contract basis -- dominate what has become a $16 billion global industry.
BusinessWeek May 16, 2005 Bremner & Kovac	China's New Taiwan Tack What if the long struggle to preserve Taiwan's tenuous independence from China were scuttled not by a military confrontation but by a thundering herd of Taiwanese businessmen tripping over each other to pump more billions into mainland plants for making chips and liquid-crystal displays?
BusinessWeek May 16, 2005	Stan Shih on Taiwan and China The PC-pioneer-turned-VC talks about the two countries' futures and about how Taiwan can gain by becoming an "integrator"
BusinessWeek May 16, 2005 Bruce Einhorn	A Creativity Lab for Taiwan The Industrial Technology Research Institute thinks it has a way to turn the country into an innovator, rather than just an improver.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Nam Tai Phones It In The Hong Kong electronics company's decision to focus on cell phones is hurting margins, but growth is still on track for now. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek May 9, 2005 Brian Bremner	Wanted: A Big Broom For China's Banks Beijing is trying to sweep away corruption and bad loans at its huge state lenders before taking them public.
BusinessWeek May 9, 2005 Ian Rowley	Can Tomoyo Nonaka Get Sanyo Back On The Beam? The new chairman and CEO of Sanyo has no background in electronics, but she could shake things up.
BusinessWeek May 9, 2005 Assif Shameen	Asia's Bond Boom Is Showing Its Age As demand softens, Asian issuers are worrying how far rates will rise.
BusinessWeek May 9, 2005 Naween A. Mangi	Pakistan: Better Late Than Never In Outsourcing Pakistan is trying to copy India's success in luring IT work, but it's slow going because of security issues and worker shortages.
BusinessWeek May 9, 2005 Matt Kovac	Electric Bikes: An Idea Whose Time Has Motored In? Taiwan's Giant Manufacturing Co., the world's biggest bicycle maker, is betting big on its new electric bicycles for China and the West. Meanwhile, others, such as Yamaha Motor Co., and Meridia Industry Co., Taiwan's No. 2 bike maker, are gearing up for this market, as well.
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