Business Asia articles from May 2001

Business Asia archives from May 2001

BILATERAL AGREEMENTS KEY.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... DEVELOPING AND strengthening bilateral relationships and increasing Australia's international trade opportunities into newly emerging trade areas are the top two issues sitting on the Federal Government's agenda this year, Trade Minister Mark...

Asian mobile users up.(mobile telephone subscribers;)(includes other news)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... THE NUMBER OF mobile phone subscribers in the Asia-Pacific region reached 230 million by the end of 2000, a 52 per cent increase over 1999 results, according to US-based IT research group Dataquest. China led the mobile subscriber increase,...

ASIA FACT FILE.(farm machinery statistics)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... ASIA FACT FILE Primary production In this month's Fact File, we look at the numbers of agricultural machinery in Asia. HARVESTERS COUNTRY OR THRESHERS TRACTORS Australia 56,500 315,000...

[WORD OF MOUTH].(quotations from government officials)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... "Foreign exchange levels should move according to economic fundamentals, and I've never intended to mean by this that I would tolerate a weaker yen." -- MASAJURO SHIOKAWA, JAPAN'S NEW FINANCE MINISTER, COMMENTING ON HIS PLANS FOR JAPAN'S...

go figure.(new cell phone subscribers; includes other)(information)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... FOLLOWING ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OR STATISTICS RELATING TO ASIA-PACIFIC NATIONS 65 The number of overseas Falun Gong supporters barred from entering Hong Kong last month. 3.4 million The number of new cell phone...

STOP PRESS.(includes brief articles on Asian news)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... WINNERS Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co president Manuel Pangilinan is about to go where few Philippine companies go -- expanding into overseas markets. The company saw it's first quarter profit rise six fold, and has now unveiled...

Koizumi's tough task.(Junichiro Koizumi)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... Massive structural reforms and an economic rebirth are at the top of Japan's new Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi's list. But is Koizumi's rhetoric enough to pull the world's second largest economy out of its 10-year slump? WITH GROWTH...

Relationship needs work.(Australia and Japan)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... A new report has found that while the Australia-Japan relationship is still strong, more needs to be done to make sure it stays that way. THE GOODS AND SERVICES we export may have changed, but Australia's economic relationship with Japan is...

Asia's hotels bounce back.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... Asia's hotels have pulled themselves out of a rut, as a new report by Jones Lang LaSalle shows. SINGAPORE WAS THE STAR performer of the Asian hotels market in 2000, according to the latest Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels Asian Hotel Property...

Leaders in their field.(business hotels)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... Readers are urged to cast their votes in the 2001 Best Business Hotels in Asia Awards using the coupon on page 16. In this edition, Business Asia profiles the finalists from India, Indonesia and Japan. INDONESIA Grand Hyatt, Jakarta...

"Crucial" exports take centre stage.(Victoria, Australia)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... Victorian State Treasurer John Brumby is confident his State is doing all the right things when it comes to building up exports to Asia. RANDOLPH RAMSAY reports on Victoria's trade efforts. JOHN BRUMBY IS UP FRONT when asked about the...

NEW RMIT COURSES IN VIETNAM.(RMIT International University Vietnam)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... A further investment has been made into a skilled workforce in Vietnam with this year's launch of the RMIT International University Vietnam (RIUV) City Campus programs in Ho Chi Minh City. The establishment of the City Campus of RIUV arose...

MECC's event focus.(Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... THE MELBOURNE Exhibition and Convention Centre (MECC) will be the focus of the world's leading event managers when the centre hosts the combined general assemblies of AIPC and APECC. The Association Internationale des Palais de Congres...

MPC strengthens Asian ties.(Melbourne Port Corporation)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... THE MELBOURNE PORT Corporation (MPC) has recently strengthened its ties with some of its key Asian customers. Chris Whitaker, managing director of MPC, and Ashley Dinning, general manager, shipping and logistics, went to Japan recently to...

VICTORIA'S FOOD EXPORTS SOAR IN 2001.(to $6.74 billion)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... VICTORIA'S FOOD AND FIBRE exports continue to power ahead, hitting an all-time high in 2000, rising by $1.5 billion (or 28.6 per cent) to $6.74 billion. Japan remained the State's largest export destination, with exports worth $1 billion,...

Calm before the storm.(Customs Amendment Bill)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The long awaited decision from the Federal Government on the Customs Amendment Bill is due out later this month, but already freight forwarders are preparing for the dramatic changes new Cargo Management Re-Engineering (CMR) will bring. ...

Port of Brisbane grow into Asia.(joint venture with WADRECO in Vietnam)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... THE PORT of Brisbane Corporation continues to spread into Asia, with the Corporation last month singing a joint venture agreement with WADRECO, a subsidiary of the Vietnam Waterway Construction Corporation (VINAWACO), to provide port-related...

Biotechnology leaders gather at key summit.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... AUSTRALIA'S BIOTECH industry continues to prosper and flourish, but more can be done to encourage the exporting and commercial development of Australia's unique biotech products, industry leaders say. Gathered together at the inaugural...

SHIPS OF SHAME: TAKE AIM.(ships sink off coast of Australia)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... SHIPS OF Shame was the magnificent title coined for the report on ship safety by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Transport, Communications and Infrastructure in Australia a decade ago. The hard-hitting report was released...