Opinion

The India-Vietnam Axis

New Delhi sees Hanoi as a counterweight to Beijing, in the same way as Beijing sees Islamabad.
 
India is the latest country to get drawn into the South China Sea dispute. Earlier this month, Beijing told New Delhi that its permission was needed for India’s state-owned oil and gas firm to explore for energy in two [...]

‘More foreign talent equal to better society growth’

Foreign talent is vital to the growth of Singapore’s society and in ensuring its economic progress, said former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.
He was speaking at a dialogue session at the South Asia Diaspora Convention on Friday afternoon at Resorts World Sentosa to more than 300 members of the audience, comprising [...]

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Bank of Moscow is To Be Provided With State Aid

Bank of Moscow will be provided with state aid at lucrative conditions for the current shareholders: the bank will receive a 10 year loan at only 0.51% interest rate. However, according to the data provided, more than a half of the bank’s gross loans are to be treated as bad loans, which cast a shadow [...]

Top Property Investment Destination In Asia – India

India A Growing Economy
India is the next best property investment destination for investors across the world. Indian economy growing like never before, has opened the flood gates for investors in number of sectors. The new FDI i.e. (Foreign Direct Investment) policy attracts a large number of companies across the world, eyeing investment opportunities in India [...]

The Debt Crisis of The Negative Impact of The Asian Economy Is Limited

Greek Parliament 22 am led by the Greek government of Andreas Papandreou’s vote of confidence. This has been closely watching the recent sovereign debt crisis of the European financial sector in Asia, it is conducive to market stability in a message. Greek crisis fears ease by boost Asia-Pacific stock markets closed mostly higher 22, the [...]

US Policy Will Lower USD Values

News today from the Fed included “The Committee will complete its purchases of $600 billion of longer-term Treasury securities by the end of this month and will maintain its existing policy of reinvesting principal payments from its securities holdings.”
This reinvestment clearly amounts to additional stimulus and the 1st phase of QE3. The low interest rate [...]

A Hundred Days After Japan’s Triple Disaster

Author: Kent Anderson, ANU
After Japan’s triple-headed disaster on 11 March 2011 — the 9.0 earthquake, 10 meter tsunami, and nuclear crisis — many began to refer to the tragedies as ‘3-11’.
This was borrowing from the symbolism of 9-11 in the United States and the response to terrorist events on 11 September [...]

Asia and the Food Crisis

Shayne Heffernan of HCM is one of Asia’s most respected traders/funds managers. Today Shayne Heffernan shared his opinion on the food crisis looming around the world.
The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation said record food prices in December were 25 per cent higher than a year earlier.
The warning follows a key world Food Price Index [...]

ASEAN Markets Will Remain FLat Today‏

ASEAN Exchanges will feel additional pressure today after a lacklustre session in the USA.
The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 47.23 points, or 0.44 per cent, to 10,788.05. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index declined 3.53 points, or 0.31 per cent, to 1141.20. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 7.94 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 2368.62.
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