Asia & Pacific

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IEEE Spectrum June 2005 John Blau	Telephone TV Thousands of cell phone owners in Europe and North America are using services that stream content to their handsets over high-speed, packet-based cellular networks. And millions more could soon join the fray with the launch of an alternative television-broadcast technology. By the look of things, South Korea could have the edge here.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2005 Rich Smith	Siemens Can't Give It Away Siemens is recording a 350 million-euro loss on this deal, in which it will hand over its cell phone unit to Taiwan's BenQ and buy for itself a 2.5% interest in the unit's new owner. As for the financial terms of the transaction, those aren't entirely clear.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Still Courting Unocal China's largest offshore oil producer might not be giving up on a deal just yet. Though China National Offshore Oil Corp carries all of the baggage related to being largely owned by the Chinese government, intrepid investors may want to take a look anyway.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2005 Rich Smith	Sharp's Enormous LCD TV The Japanese electronics giant builds a 5-foot-5 television. Sharp's new set is little more than an exercise in hubris.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2005 Matt Thurmond	TechFaith: Truth Lies in Research Somewhere between enormous risks and the sky-high growth rates, there's a fair value for China's TechFaith, the electronics designer. For most of us, finding value in a simple business with good economics just makes more sense.
BusinessWeek June 13, 2005 Bruce Einhorn	U.S. Web Giants Target China With Internet use exploding in the Middle Kingdom, companies like Yahoo! and Google are hunting harder for deals
BusinessWeek June 13, 2005 Brian Bremner	Japan's Shinsei Midsize Bank, Supersize Ambitions Thierry Porte aims to turn Shinsei into a retail and investment banking power.
BusinessWeek June 13, 2005 Assif Shameen	Singapore: Parkway's Big Payoff In High-End Hospitals Just acquired by Newbridge, the five-nation hospital chain will continue its growth spurt.
InternetNews June 2, 2005 Jim Wagner	Lawson, Intentia Hustle For The Middle Lawson Software and Intentia announced a $480 million all-stock merger of equals that muscles them into the mid-market software segment.
Financial Planning June 1, 2005 Joshua Weinberger	5 Questions Asset allocation specialist James Berman, president of registered advisory firm JBGlobal, looks at the links between China's currency and the U.S. housing market.
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