Asia Africa Intelligence Wire articles from September 2003

Asia Africa Intelligence Wire archives from September 2003

The Economic Development of Modern Japan, 1945-1995.
September 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Prabhu Guptara The Economic Development of Modern Japan, 1945-1995, Edited by Steven Tolliday, 2 volume set, 2001, 1,361 pages, hardback, Ai315, Edward Elgar Publishing,...

Advantages of Investment in Japan.
September 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: JETRO Invest Promotion Department JETRO: Inviting Investment to Japan As the core institution promoting investment in Japan, at JETRO, we are aggressively pursuing the...

Foreign Investment Across Japan.
September 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Kyodo News, Economic News Section Host entity: Sendai City Host region: Sendai City Implementing a research project to develop high value-added health/welfare equipment and...

Koizumi's Pledge to Double Inward Investment in Five Years.
September 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Shimada Haruo Japan has long been closed to investment from abroad. But its government and private sector alike are now moving to induce foreign capital in an effort to...

Increasing Japan's Appeal: Building on Experiences in Japan.
September 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Kitashiro Kakutaro IBM first ventured into Japan in 1937. Today, IBM Japan employs nearly 21,000 people, boasts domestic sales of \1.5 trillion, and is the second-largest IBM...

Building Partnerships with Japan.
September 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Mark Norbom General Electric Co. (GE) has a long and close relationship with Japan. We sold our first electric generators in Japan in 1886. Thomas Edison used a special bamboo...

Tighter Auditing Leads to Public Funds Injection for Resona.
September 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Tani Sadafumi On July 1, the government injected nearly \2 trillion of public funds into Resona, one of Japan's leading financial groups, virtually nationalizing the Group. As...

SARS & the WTO.
September 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Hatakeyama Noboru The WTO (World Trade Organization) seen above is not a misprint of the WHO (World Health Organization). The WTO is going to hold its biannual Ministerial...

East-West Cultural Exchange in Art.
September 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Takashina Erika Poemes de la Libellule - The marriage of poetry and paintings No one can forget the name of poet Judith Gautier as a leader of orientalism in France in the...

Japanese Civilization (Part 10).
September 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Kawakatsu Heita From what perspective should we examine the world? Reality determines our world view and our world view in turn determines reality. At the beginning of the...

A Vision for Japanese Style Development.
September 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Kikutake Kiyonori I have dreams and aspirations for a modern urban development based on the philosophy behind traditional Japanese wooden buildings. Throughout history, the...

Government Injects Public Funds into Resona Bank.
September 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) On May 17, the government decided to inject public funds into Resona Bank, while providing full guarantees for deposits held at the bank. The decision came after the government called the...

Food Safety Commission Launched.
September 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) The Cabinet Office launched the Food Safety Commission on July 1 to address the growing public concerns about food safety in the wake of such incidents as the mad cow disease scare and...

Yoshida Shoin: His Changing Image and Perspective of Humanity.
September 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Tanaka Akira Yoshida Shoin's Path through Life Yoshida Shoin (a.k.a. Torajiro) was born in 1830 as the second son of Sugi Yurinosuke, a lower-ranking samurai in the Choshu...

A Declining Birth Rate Amid Affluence.
September 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Inoki Takenori A Paradox of Rationality Only about 20,000 people lived in the Japanese archipelago in the early Jomon Period several thousand years ago, according to an...

Interview with Richard Collasse: President of Chanel K.K.
September 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) Byline: Interviewer - Tsuchiya Hiroshi Tsuchiya: Could you please give a short history of your company's relationship with Japan? Collasse: I can make it short, but it is a long...

Will the "China Boom" Continue?
September 1, 2003... (From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI)) With the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak brought under control, Japanese businesses are pinning renewed hopes on the Chinese market, shaking off the pessimism that once...

GEEK HAVEN: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS (ranked number one in the Businessworld-Grow Talent list of Great Places to Work).
September 1, 2003... (From India Business Insight) Texas Instruments (India) of Bangalore is ranked number one in India's first ever list of Top 25 Great Places to Work. The list has been compiled on the basis of a five- month survey conducted by Grow Talent...

NO GLASS CEILING: FEDERAL EXPRESS INDIA (ranked second in the Businessworld-Grow Talent list of Great Places to Work).
September 1, 2003... (From India Business Insight) Federal Express India of Mumbai is ranked second in India's first ever list of Top 25 Great Places to Work. The list has been compiled on the basis of a five-month survey conducted by Grow Talent Company of...

LIVING BY THE CREDO: JOHNSON and JOHNSON (ranked third in the Businessworld-Grow Talent list of Great Places to Work).
September 1, 2003... (From India Business Insight) Johnson and Johnson Consumer Products (J and J) of Mumbai is ranked third in India's first ever list of Top 25 Great Places to Work. The list has been compiled on the basis of a five-month survey conducted by...

THE HEALTHY COMPANY: ELI LILLY (ranked fourth in the Businessworld-Grow Talent list of Great Places to Work).
September 1, 2003... (From India Business Insight) Eli Lilly India (ELI) of Gurgaon is ranked fourth in India's first ever list of Top 25 Great Places to Work. The list has been compiled on the basis of a five-month survey conducted by Grow Talent Company of...

ONE BIG FAMILY: PHILIPS SOFTWARE CENTRE (ranked fifth in the Businessworld-Grow Talent list of Great Places to Work).
September 1, 2003... (From India Business Insight) Philips Software Centre (PSC) of Bangalore is ranked fifth in India's first ever list of Top 25 Great Places to Work. The list has been compiled on the basis of a five-month survey conducted by Grow Talent...

Alabang defeats MGC for Fed League crown.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jong Arcano THE FEDERATION Golf League trophy is now at Alabang. Reaping the dividends of a major manpower buildup, Alabang overpowered defending champion Manila Golf Club at home yesterday...

Amok turns anger on 'askal,' nabbed.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Edson Tandoc Jr. DOGS are man's best friends, so goes an adage. But when Sulpicio Bayno, 35, could not get anyone to engage in a duel with him, he turned to a helpless dog as his enemy. A...

Barangays told: Form anti-drug councils.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nelson F. Flores INTERIOR and Local Government Secretary Jose Lina Jr. yesterday urged barangay officials to organize their respective anti-drug abuse councils in a bid to further intensify the...

Beggars in flashy cars.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Recah Trinidad NOTHING really wrong with the Philippine Sports Commission being fully engrossed in raising funds. It's the nature of this agency to provide funds for RP sports. Well, as our...

Bata whips Swede, enters world masters q'finals.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) FILIPINO Efren "Bata" Reyes opened his campaign in the World Pool Masters on a resounding note, beating Sweden's Tom Storm Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals at the Hotel Zuiderduin, in Egmond aan Zee,...

Crisis calls for FVR.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Belinda Olivares-Cunanan DEFENSE Secretary Angelo Reyes tendered his resignation to help defuse the tension with some sectors in the military. For this he has to be saluted. It was an act of...

Bitter battle erupts over 'ampalaya'.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nini Valera DR. GUIA Abad will still drink her ampalaya tea even after the Department of Health reclassified ampalaya from a "scientifically-validated herbal medicinal plant to...

What makes Schwarzenegger tick?
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Manolo R. Inigo FOR many, former bodybuilder and movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger is the leading candidate in the recall election for governor of California on Oct. 7. They say that if the...

Cops nab suspected bomber in GenSan.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) GENERAL SANTOS CITY-Police detained a suspected bomber on Thursday but the arrest was made public only yesterday. But Senior Supt. Jorge Aquisap, city police director, refused to identify the suspect...

1 killed in grenade blast in Cebu airport.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jhunnex Napallacan and Kathy Navarro, PDI Visayas Bureau CEBU CITY-A grenade exploded inside the radar building of the Air Transportation Office (ATO) inside the Mactan Cebu International...

7 killed, 2 wounded in NPA attacks.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) LEGAZPI CITY-A police officer, a retired policeman and five civilians were killed in two successive ambushes staged by about 40 New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Barangay Lagta, Baleno, Masbate, about 24 km...

Jakarta to teach RP how to handle terror attacks.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE PHILIPPINES will send a team of investigators to Jakarta to learn how Indonesian authorities handle terrorist attacks. National Security Adviser Roilo Golez made this decision yesterday after...

Edbane's fate still hanging-Bunye.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Gil Cabacungan Jr. HE might have been absolved of complicity in the infamous escape of Indonesian terrorist Fathur Roman al-Ghozi, but Philippine National Police chief Director General...

Late foldup shatters Rosales' brave bid.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) JENNY Rosales sent two balls into the water for a quadruple-bogey seven on the 16th hole just as she was shooting it out for the lead Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in the LPGA State Farm Classic in...

Manny up against future ring great.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Salven L. Lagumbay, Contributor WHO is Marco Antonio Barrera that the mere mention of his name sows deep fear among the world's top featherweights? To the avid boxing fan, Marco Antonio...

Magsaysay awardee absent but not silent.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ma. Ceres P. Doyo "A DEAD pig does not care about hot water" is a Chinese saying she loves to say. Often she is more direct: "What could they do to an old woman like me?" Dr. Gao Yaojie,...

I confess I am Jose Pidal.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Neal H. Cruz THERE must be more than one secret Jose Pidal bank account-if that guy who claims he is Jose Pidal is telling the truth. Because I have a confession to make: I, me, moi, am the...

Cops to secure buses.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Edson Castro Tandoc Jr. THE NEXT time armed robbers take a bus ride in Metro Manila, it might prove to be their last. The National Capital Regional Police Office (NCRPO) has disclosed plans...

Cards try to catch last bus to Final 4.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) GAMES TODAY (Rizal Memorial Coliseum) 11:30 a.m.-CSB vs Mapua (jrs) 1:15 p.m.-CSB vs Mapua (srs) 3 p.m.-PCU vs UPHR (jrs) 4:45 p.m.-PCU vs UPHR (srs) MAPUA aims to complete the elite...

Mutiny and resignations: Davao circa 1909.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Carlos Isagani T. Zarate WITH DEEP regrets was how President Macapagal-Arroyo described her acceptance of the resignation of Secretary Angelo Reyes. But apparently, especially for those who...

Life of GMA administration being fought in DND.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Amando Doronila ANGELO Reyes resigned as secretary of national defense in a decisive fashion, cutting swiftly and cleanly as he did in January 2001, when he withdrew the support of the Armed...

Davide should resign to save the judiciary.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dean Jorge Bocobo SUCCESS, as in Edsa II, is what grants legitimacy to a coup; failure, as in Oakwood, makes it just another putsch. This bit of realpolitik was on the Inquirer's front page...

Eagles gain semis; NU stalls La Salle.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dennis U. Eroa IT'S BACK to normal for Ateneo but certainly not for La Salle. Three days after getting ambushed by National University, defending champion Ateneo rebounded with a close 56-53...

Snapped.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) A WEEK after a grateful nation marked the 20th death anniversary of Benigno Aquino Jr., his youngest sister all but spit on his grave. Joining a funeral party of discredited politicians, Sen. Teresa...

Farmers urged to press SC on Marcos loot.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) SORSOGON CITY-Agrarian Reform Secretary Roberto Pagdanganan urged farmers and other sectors of the society to ask the Supreme Court to resolve quickly the issue of Marcos' ill-gotten wealth. Pagdanganan...

Gorres, Paro stop foes in 3rd round.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Salven L. Lagumbay, Contributor CEBU City-Former flyweight champion Z "The Dream" Gorres and RP No. 3 superfly Sherwin "Super Assassin" Paro both stopped their respective foes in the third round...

Clark marks 100th year.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) CLARK SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE-President Macapagal-Arroyo leads today the ceremonies commemorating the centennial anniversary of Clark Air Base, formerly the biggest US military base in Asia before its...

Ping: Mike A still undecided on Pidal.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) TWO days before the Senate opens its inquiry into charges of corruption against First Gentleman Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo, his camp reportedly has yet to decide on who it will present as Jose Pidal, the...

Ramos, Biazon, Pichay floated as Reyes successor.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Carlito Pablo TWO days after Angelo Reyes resigned as defense secretary, the political air is thick with suggestions for his replacement. One name is familiar: ex-President Fidel Ramos, who...

GMA will run in 2004, says Eastern Visayas Lakas official.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Joey A. Gabieta TACLOBAN CITY-"Yes, the President will run." A top official of the ruling Lakas-CMD in Eastern Visayas has confirmed that President Macapagal-Arroyo will seek a full term in...

Obituary for man's best friend.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Raul J. Palabrica WHEN a dog bites a person, very few people take notice. But when a person bites a dog, it's considered newsworthy. The same principle seems to apply if a dog is the subject of...

'04 voters reminded on validation.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Martin P. Marfil ANGELO, a third year college student, who turned 19 recently, plans to vote in next year's elections. But like most youths his age, he does not know that the registration for...

Sack Acsa accusers, apology not enough.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE PRESIDENT did the right thing in apologizing to Acsa Ramirez, the Land Bank cashier who blew the whistle on the P431-million tax diversion scam but was falsely accused of complicity by the National...

Trader held for hijacked batteries.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) POLICE have arrested a Taiwanese businessman after a hijacked shipment of batteries worth P3 million was found in his warehouse in Meycauayan, Bulacan, last Friday. Senior Supt. Felizardo Serapio Jr.,...

Traffic rerouted in key QC area.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Margaux Ortiz SURPRISE! Surprise! The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has rerouted traffic at the intersection of Aurora Boulevard and Katipunan Avenue in a bid to improve...

Webber sparks Shell past TNT Phone Pals.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: June Navarro GAMES WEDNESDAY (Philsports) 5 p.m.-Alaska vs Sta. Lucia 7:30 p.m.-Coca-Cola vs Purefoods SEDRIC Webber bucked a minor injury and carried the Shell Turbochargers to a...

Woman goes on wild ride.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Alcuin Papa HAD IT been caught on tape, it was an incident befitting a spot on cable television's "World's Wildest Police Videos." The incident was about a woman who led the police on a car...

Altai set to revive drilling activities.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christine A. Gaylican THE DEPARTMENT of Environment and Natural Resources has allowed Altai Mining Corp. to resume its mining exploration activities in Negros Oriental, which will involve P26...

P100,000 lost in 10-minute Navotas robbery.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Edson C. Tandoc Jr. THE ROBBERY took 10 minutes and grossed P100,000 for six suspects in Navotas on Saturday. Employees of Carson Financing, a lending company, were doing their routine...

ATR-Kim Eng unit seeks joint venture partner.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Doris C. Dumlao SUCAT Land Corp., a wholly owned property unit of ATR-Kim Eng Financial Corp., is evaluating various offers to undertake a joint-venture development of its 9.7-hectare prime...

Asean to adopt common negotiating positions.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Michelle V. Remo MEMBERS of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are set to adopt a common stand against perceived unfair trade practices in the multilateral trade system allegedly...

To summit up.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Conrado R. Banal III BY this time, it is a cliche. Today we blame everything on "too much politics." We know it has become a cliche. We even hear it from the politicians themselves. If the...

Apologies.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Conrado de Quiros FINALLY, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has apologized to Acsa Ramirez. After repeatedly hugging the LandBank cashier in Malacanang, she said: "In behalf of the republic and the...

To drive competition crazy, don't focus on them.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Frances J. Yu, Contributor "THE ITALIAN Job" is an engaging film about two professional thieves vying for over $30 million worth of gold bars. The movie features Mark Wahlberg and Edward Norton...

SC fines judge for delay in decision's execution.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) SANTIAGO CITY-The Supreme Court fined a municipal trial court judge with P10,000 for the "unreasonable delay" in executing his decision on a 1995 debt collection case. The SC's first division said Judge...

Change default folder of Explorer.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jerry Liao IN WINDOWS Explorer, is there another folder you'd rather start in? To change the default folder, follow these simple steps: (1) Right-click the Start button. (2) Select...

Here's Jose Pidal.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Victor C. Agustin THE FIRST Gentleman's younger brother, Ignacio "Ignacito" Arroyo Jr., will be presented to the Senate today as Jose Pidal. According to the grapevine, lawyer/s for...

RP wins awards in New York festival.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Roger Pe, Contributor A CHARMING campaign with a sprinkling of wisecracks for a mall cafe, an unusual shoe ad that reminded the target to play rather than do house chores on Labor Day, a...

Katya: I tried suicide thrice.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nini Valera HOT babe Katya Santos attempted to kill herself at least three times over a former boyfriend. The sex star told Inquirer Entertainment the tumultuous four-year relationship...

Johnny come quirky.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Alexis L. Loinaz, Contributor JOHNNY DEPP shows up at an interview wearing the gold teeth caps he used for his role as a pirate. That's par for the course for an actor who has been anything but...

Jose and Paolo brothers no more.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Gibbs Cadiz PEOPLE with New Age inclinations may be forgiven if they think Film-Am actors Paolo Montalban and Jose Llana are brothers-perhaps even twins-in a previous life. Llana and...

'Pirates' from the Depp blue sea.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ruel S. De Vera IT'S NOT entirely surprising that Walt Disney Pictures' "The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" is based on a Disney theme park ride. Like that theme park...

Art of a fragile ecosystem.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Constantino C. Tejero "OUR concept of art is that you frame it and put it in a museum," says abstractionist Joaquin Palencia. "But in ancient society, art is part of everyday life." He...

Woman bewitched by Eros.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Gino Dormiendo, Contributor THE IMAGES are at once profoundly sublime and supremely seductive. These are introspective if intimate explorations of the woman, who, in the raging gender war,...

Wealth and memory.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ramon N. Villegas, Contributor FINALLY, a fitting and lasting home has been found for the D. M. Guevara Collection, originally housed at the Museo ng Buhay Filipino. The Guevara Foundation...

Dreams coming true for Maritoni.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Marinel R. Cruz ACTRESS Maritoni Fernandez says she is on her way to living her dream life. She is about to marry the man of her life, and come out with a line of sports clothes that she herself...

Potentially controversial production.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nestor U. Torre TIKOY Aguiluz's latest movie, "www.xxx.com," is a potentially controversial production that is likely to polarize local film buffs. Some viewers may get turned off by a...

Pete Roa undergoes hip surgery after bad fall.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Marinel R. Cruz PETE Roa, the husband of actress Boots Anson-Roa, last Saturday was declared out of danger after undergoing a nine-hour operation on a fractured hipbone he suffered from a bad...

E-commerce: A road less traveled by SMEs.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ian Jester M. de Vera, Contributor, UP Institute for Small-Scale Industries In the new millennium, there will only be two types of business: those in the Internet and those out of business-Bill...

BIR regulation to raise taxes on alcoholic drinks.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Clarissa S. Batino MORE than half of close to 650 brands of alcoholic beverages introduced after 1997 would have to start paying higher excise taxes starting the middle of September, according...

Gov't seen needing $6B in new loans.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Clarissa S. Batino THE GOVERNMENT has no choice but to borrow $6 billion from overseas markets starting this year to pay its maturing obligations and those of the cash-strapped National Power...

Exporters, ecozone firms urged to report fund statements in dollars.
September 1, 2003... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Doris C. Dumlao EXPORTERS, special economic zone locators and other companies which earn and spend in foreign currency must start reporting their financial statements in dollars ahead of the...