Thursday 25 Oct '12The iPhone 5 would hardly have sold as much and as quickly, as it has, had it not had strong contract manufacturers assembling it overnight.
Friday 13 Jan '12There was a time when high-end products were designed according to tastes and preferences of consumers in high-income markets. The latter were the OECD economies, with Japan the only Asian member in the group.
Monday 31 Oct '11The world’s second largest economy is increasingly realising the pitfalls of pursuing an aggressive high-growth strategy that is leading to social unrest and tensions at home.
Tuesday 11 Oct '11Asia in 2011 is not looking as good as Asia in 2010. Going by the International Monetary Fund’s projections, Asia in 2012 also will not be very different from 2011.
Tuesday 20 Sep '11Will the global currency club of five comprising the US dollar, Japanese yen, euro, pound sterling and Swiss franc be expanding soon by including the Chinese yuan?