How's that supposed to make a country feel?

Population demographics make it essential to understand the priorities of Chinese employees born in the 1980s: They make up about 50% of the country's current working-age population. Although local and foreign organizations in China must learn to manage Gen Ys effectively to remain successful, they are struggling.

More than a quarter of the Class of 2010 has yet to find work

Its birthrate is dangerously low, so a prefectural government is setting up a website to encourage dating-and procreation

Kuala Lumpur dominates the market for Islamic bonds, called sukuk

China is heading toward a Japanese-style economic debacle, says columnist John Lee, who warns that the process won't be as gradual or peaceful

Beijing says inflation is 3.3 percent. But workers in China find life a lot pricier than official statistics suggest

Seen the animated clips of Tiger Woods or the Jet Blue guy? Lai's news operation made them-and there's more where those came from

When chip startup Celeno Communications saw slow uptake from Western telcos for its pioneering wireless digital TV technology, it turned to China and scored big

The sports equipment maker is focusing its resources to expanding in the U.S.

The success of outsourcing companies such as Infosys has helped young Indians who hope to launch startups, writes columnist Rob Salkowitz

Christie's, Sotheby's, and other auction houses are playing on the patriotism of newly rich emerging-market collectors with works from home

Electronics giants battle for share in the hottest market for televisions

Attempts to curb immigration could dent economic growth

Micromax is grabbing market share from Nokia by giving Indian consumers what they want: inexpensive, quality phones with long battery life

The government is selling land to bring down soaring home prices

The banking dynasty is making a big move in China, and Yu is leading the charge

Dagong Global Credit Rating wants to go global and take on its rivals' bias toward debtor countries in the West

A cooling economy and an increase in production is forcing dealers to offer discounts and other incentives to keep cars moving

The ability of global companies to leverage global opportunities is surprisingly shallow

Talks in Guangdong province could radically overhaul labor laws-including legalizing strikes

Trade routes bring Brazilian buses to Egypt and Chinese trains to the Mideast

As more Chinese embrace e-commerce, multinational companies need to understand what makes China's online population unique

A dispute between an American entrepreneur and his Chinese business partner offers lessons for business leaders

There are some obvious ways to make America competitive with China in clean energy. Why won't the Senate debate them?

A teardown analysis shows HTC's Incredible is incredibly similar to the Nexus One, the Android phone from Google

Cities can't borrow much. Specially designed companies can

Cash-rich Chinese are flocking to Japan, and the tourism industry is doing its best to steer them to the gadget-rich Akihabara district

Food and fuel prices are heating up, and Singh's government is under attack for not controlling the situation

India's government is trying to fix a system that strangles companies in red tape and can keep cases unresolved for decades

The Chinese Internet giant has increased its share of the search business to 64 percent

Thanks to such products as the "roti keeper" and the "masala box," Tupperware has become the leading kitchenware seller in the Indian market

Kai-Fu Lee, the founding president of Google China, talks about leaving Silicon Valley to invest in promising Chinese companies

Although recent riots have crippled tourism, Thailand depends largely on manufacturing and exports for growth, which is expected to hit 6 percent this year

Western multinationals face increased scrutiny from American and Chinese prosecutors

New regulations reveal just how little Japanese chiefs earn. "There's no market for executives," says one compensation expert

Ford and the UAW want Washington to keep a 25 percent tariff on pickup truck imports into the U.S. South Korea wants it phased out

It aims to turn the PlayStation into a media hub to regain buzz

Chinese demand for metals and energy is pitting Australia's resources industry against the rest of the country

Chinese online game operators face new rules as growth slows and competition increases

New Delhi gets a terminal worthy of Hong Kong or Dubai

Countries that hope to build national aviation industries can learn from Beijing's fast-moving program to develop a made-in-China jet

Stepping up its rivalry with Apple and Nokia, Google outlines plans to court developers and put its operating system on lower-priced phones in China and India

As China and Taiwan reach "basic agreement" on a new trade deal, the island's insurance sector is already influencing the vast Chinese market

Atlantic bluefin is a favorite of Japanese sushi chefs—and with the its spawning ground threatened, the already endangered species faces a new challenge

The U.S. needs much more than an exchange-rate "head fake" from Beijing to correct the glaring trade imbalance. Policies must be challenged

Computer maker Dawning wants to help China speed up use of domestic chips in its supercomputers

Beijing's favoritism for domestic makers is hampering multinationals

Beijing's decision to let its currency trade more flexibly could transform global investing. Will China export inflation instead of deflation?

Sony, which will sell a Google TV later this year, is expanding its online movie content to be a leader in state-of-the-art TV program delivery

Hanoi is cutting taxes and improving infrastructure in hopes of becoming the low-cost alternative for new factories and outsourcing call centers

A new pact would deepen Taiwan's ties to its largest trading partner

The case of the alleged Times Square bomber is a fresh reminder of the link between economics and terrorism, writes Maha Hosain Aziz

In the struggle to win support around Asia, India's openness gives the country a big advantage compared with China, columnist John Lee writes

"Our family traded in fresh baguettes and delectable French pastries for the whole gamut of Asian culinary delights"

Accusations that an Arkansas election candidate profited from outsourcing reflects problems that will strain U.S.-India relations, writes David Karl

To speed their economic development, both countries must overcome their mutual suspicion, write columnists Anil K. Gupta and Haiyan Wang

The luxury Italian menswear maker is proving that smaller players can still thrive in China

Before China can become a truly global power, columnist Shaun Rein says, the country needs to change its image abroad and reform its schools at home

Agricultural Bank of China wants to raise at least $30 billion, as Chinese lenders evolve from government playthings to globally competitive banks

SKS, India's top lender to the poor, may trigger a spate of IPOs in microlending-though how much the poor would benefit is an open question

Huawei and ZTE are banned. Are other Chinese companies next?

In three years, $5.6 billion in water treatment facility contracts abroad

The big buyout firm joins forces with a Shanghai conglomerate

Brisk Chinese demand lures miners to scrubby Western Australia

Hydroelectric power shortages mount in southwestern China

The venerable Space Age drink is on a roll in emerging markets, notably China

Never mind the headlines about growing protectionism. China's attitude toward the rest of the world hasn't changed

The late management expert was a thinker who told companies they could boost profits-and benefit the poor-by crafting products for them

The late management consultant and author is remembered by Marshall Goldsmith for his generosity to his peers

A chat with Nandan Nilekani, former CEO of outsourcing powerhouse Infosys who now heads India's program to address poverty through technology

The region's currencies are getting stronger as China mulls revaluation of the yuan

A software tycoon tackles the job of creating IDs for all citizens

Drugmakers are beginning to choose sales volume over high margins to tap the massive Asian market

With underserved markets in Asia beckoning, Teva is taking on Bayer, the leader in oral contraceptives

Although there are some signs of improvement, columnist Wenran Jiang says Beijing and Washington have very different views about how to manage ties

Thanks to new global leaders from Asia, more than half of the top 25 companies in Bloomberg BusinessWeek's ranking of Most Innovative Companies are from outside the U.S.

Taiwanese phone maker HTC is number 47 on this year's list. Yet its HD2 smartphone provides a case study in how even innovative companies can be hobbled

At the Table: Charlie Rose talks with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

The Indian School of Business aims to be the best at teaching how to manage in developing markets

With a white-hot property market and double-digit growth, China's overheated economy may be heading for trouble. Why Beijing needs to act-and fast

The Chinese telecom equipment maker is looking to broaden U.S. operations as Palm looks for a buyer

The Indian market is too important to U.S. business interests to be treated so casually by U.S. officials, writes columnist Gunjan Bagla

More Asian companies need to follow the example of Philippine shopping-mall operator SM Prime Holdings, says columnist Dennis Posadas

The HD2 smartphone is a design masterpiece that runs a Windows version that will be out-of-date by yearend. A gorgeous, archaic piece of art?

Chinese consumers are spending more, smaller cities are drawing more workers, and local factories are upgrading. Multinationals are adapting

The company's culture blends with China's entrepreneurial bent, making the mainland its top market

The portable game machine's big twin screens are easier on the eyes for adult players. But the Wii does more for about the same price

While competitors have benefited from Toyota's woes, U.S. market share for the "Japanese BMW" is falling

Years of worrying about being squeezed by China and Japan helped Seoul stand up to its rivals. Now it's obsessed with finding the Next Big Thing

The people of India and Pakistan can help build peace by learning from each other and sharing solutions in their fight against poverty

Forbes hints at a world Shanghaied by billionaires: William Pesek

Moves by JAL and Mitsubishi to cut pensions may signal the end of a trust-based corporate culture

He tamed crime in New York and Los Angeles. Next stop...Kabul?

Making up for lost time, the Ford CEO is boosting investment, production, and marketing in fast-growing China and India

Chinese executives who favor a stronger yuan-the U.S. position-may help settle the tiff between Washington and Beijing

Western companies are finding themselves shut out as Beijing promotes homegrown rivals

The Web search leader may make little progress getting other companies to join it in publicly criticizing Beijing's Internet policies

The best strategy for dealing with Beijing's chilly new business climate is not to copy Google's example

Although numerous smaller rivals might eventually challenge Baidu, the Beijing-based search engine currently enjoys a near-monopoly in China

The bestselling author worries about the consequences of so many American-educated MBAs starting their careers in Asia

Entrepreneurship is hot in B-schools, as a tough job market prods MBAs to start their own businesses

Unprecedented growth, good salaries, and the ability to make an impact faster make Asia the new promised land for B-school grads

A combination of high-speed global growth and ambitious cost cuts led to the quality lapses that have tarnished the once-mighty brand. How it all went wrong

India's iYogi promises to keep you up and running-but the hard sell grates

The Business Software Alliance complains to Washington about Beijing's policies

To modernize after its crisis, the U.S. financial industry needs help from India's IT outsourcers more than ever, says Sudhakar Ram

GE, Siemens, and others are angling for a piece of the $125 billion Beijing plans to spend on health care

The iPhone maker's complaint against HTC underscores the widening role of the International Trade Commission in cross-border disputes over smartphone tech

Apple has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Taiwan-based HTC, which is aggressively marketing its Android phones in the U.S. market

South Korea kept building nuclear plants for decades. Its low-cost approach could benefit as the U.S. and others revive nuclear construction

Foreign companies need to structure and manage their strategic partnerships carefully, according to columnists Anil K. Gupta and Haiyan Wang

As China's inflation fight accelerates, the absence of a large and developed bond market leaves Beijing without an important tool to cool the economy

The Taiwanese PC maker is now the global No. 2. A new focus on corporate sales could take it to the top

Some Chinese leaders think Beijing can use its financial clout to punish the U.S., but columnist John Lee says there's little reason for the White House to worry

Having weathered the economic downturn so well, Korean companies such as Samsung, LG, and Hyundai need fresh thinking, argues columnist Joseph Fuller

A new study by Grant Thornton reveals the countries where companies expect to see profit growth in 2010

Hewlett-Packard establishes an R&D outpost, the first opened under labs director Prith Banerjee, in a key country in the computer maker's fastest-growing region

If Beijing were to let its currency strengthen too soon, millions of Chinese would lose their jobs. U.S. workers wouldn't benefit

Much of China's stimulus money was spent on skyscrapers, spurring fears of a real estate bust

The U.S. company has fallen behind its Taiwanese rival for the No. 2 spot worldwide but aims to close the gap thanks in part to more sales in Asia's two giant markets

How Korea, a onetime digital trendsetter, became a laggard in an era of smartphones-and amazing apps

Multinational companies in China need to consider new strategies to manage Gen Y employees, now half of China's working-age population

Mainland same-store sales at KFC and Pizza Hut are down. Why that's a troubling sign for Western fast food

Sony's $399 Reader offers more than Amazon's Kindle-and reaffirms that, even in an Apple iPad world, the parade hasn't completely left Sony behind

While it lacks aesthetics, Lenovo's new Intel-based laptop more than compensates with fast computing prowess and broad connectivity options

Failure to follow all the principles of the Toyota Way led to this crisis. The automaker should follow its quality precepts to find a way out

The RX was Lexus's biggest seller in 2009, but will concerns over parent Toyota's quality hurt the redesigned 2010 model?

In cricket-obsessed Pakistan, last year's attack on foreign players left the country more divided internally and isolated internationally

Chinese automakers are hiring more Japanese engineers to boost efficiency and improve design

Few Indians use the mobile Net, so carriers are wary of spending billions on licenses and network gear

While the world's fourth-largest PC vendor reports a big quarterly profit, thanks to a surge in Chinese sales, Lenovo's U.S. sales slip

The head of Australia's central bank wants to give his economy a chance to absorb recent rate increases and let other world banks catch up

China's government said a meeting between President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama would "undermine" relations

China is the "biggest victim" of growing U.S. protectionism, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on its Web site recently

The weapons sale indicates Obama is running out of patience with Beijing, while the Chinese worry about a new U.S. plot to contain China

The European aircraft maker seems to hold the long-term edge in China, whose ire over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan won't help Boeing

I have been visiting, studying, and analyzing Toyota for 25 years in Japan, the U. S. , Europe, and other countries. I have written six books about Toyota (TM) and many articles, and my students have written PhD dissertations about various aspects of the company. One of my PhD students just successfully defended a thesis on how most of the auto manufacturers, including Toyota, work with their suppliers.

The low-cost "People's Car," an impressive engineering feat, creates a chance for India's Tata Motors to launch new products in new markets

The recall crisis at Toyota could create a big opportunity for Hyundai as the Korean automaker launches a new campaign focusing on the quality of its cars

Pairing with Apple had mixed results for the music industry, but the iPad may well give struggling publishers an opportunity to rebuild their businesses

Apple's new computer could erode sales of netbooks and tablet devices sold by PC makers, analysts say

Foreign brand managers in China shouldn't underestimate the ability of local brands to compete, both in China and elsewhere

The Korean steelmaker is hoping a visit to New Delhi by South Korean President Lee Myung Bak can clear the way for its $19 billion in proposed India investments

If you think nothing ever changes in Japan, consider Naoto Kan and Kazuo Inamori

"I'm eager to see what Apple has done," says J.T. Wang, chairman of the world's second-largest PC vendor. Acer co-produced a first-generation tablet in 2002

New research on young Chinese shows they are modernizing but they are not Westernizing

Taiwan's banks and insurance companies will gain from the new rules, but the Taiwanese need more liberalization to be competitive in the Chinese market

Western multinationals are often attracted to China's size, but they're bypassing Asia's true shopping powerhouse

As shoppers go upscale, sales are booming for mainland department stores

China's ambitions in the Iraqi oil fields could change the landscape

Poor farmers are stymieing the government's efforts to build new roads and ports to boost growth

The struggling portal is quarreling with Chinese partner Alibaba, which disapproves of Yahoo statements supporting Google's complaints about censors

With U.S. economic aid, local entrepreneurship, and business, the U.S. and Pakistan can create opportunity in villages to weaken militant recruitment

The search engine is prepared to retreat from the world's largest Internet market after suffering repeated setbacks

With big foreign players introducing models in the fast-growing Indian market, companies face new price pressure, which weighs on margins

While Sony bets on outsourcing TVs, the Korean giant is building an edge by making its own

Chinese policy makers will likely raise interest rates and allow the yuan to appreciate this year

The premier's wavering over who will oversee efforts to revive Japan's recession-mired economy comes amid plummeting popularity

After a miserable year, 2010 has to be better, right? Think again

Opposing the policy of his predecessor, the new Japanese finance minister is stiffening the government's resolve against a rising yen

Currency tumbles after Naoto Kan says he would like it to "correct a bit more"

The creation by entrepreneurs of a destination for tech companies in Rajasthan's Thar Desert shows it's time to rethink regional development planning

Led by Toyota and Hyundai, Asian car companies finished 2009 ahead of Detroit in the U.S. for the first time

Equity index futures trading could come in March as the next step in a gradual regulatory effort to ease bold fluctuations in Chinese markets

Six universities have joined a new program of "no co-signer" loans for international students at U.S. B-schools, and more are on the way

With many big IPOs in the pipeline for 2010, there's "too much supply coming out," the Templeton manager says

Violence against Indians last year prompted Australian officials to travel to India to allay concerns

Today, pride in China's history is the "driving force" inspiring the Chinese people to develop their nation's industries and economy

The Delhi auto show opens tomorrow, and carmakers will be unveiling new models to grab business from market leader Suzuki

To boost employment, local governments are wooing Indian companies such as Tata, Wipro, and Infosys. But the job gains are a drop in the bucket

Info tech can't drive economic growth yet, and its education system faces great difficulties, but India is closer to catching China than many believe

Think the U.S. real estate bubble was bad? China's could be worse

The U.S. will impose tariffs on $2.8 billion in steel-pipe imports from China, a move that threatens to escalate trade tensions between the two countries

Tokyo sets ambitious economic growth target of more than 2% for the coming decade, about four times its present growth rate

South Korean manufacturers' confidence rose for the first time in three months after Seoul raised its forecast for Asia's fourth-largest economy

PetroChina Co. won the approval of the Canadian government for its $1.8 billion bid to buy a stake in two Alberta oil-sands projects, its biggest North American acquisition

China's biggest rail and subway car maker has disappointing Shanghai listing debut

Australia's largest farm chemicals supplier Nufarm rejected a $2.3 billion takeover offer from China's Sinochem Corp. and instead sells stake to Japan's Sumitomo Chemical

Will demand for South Korea's currency threaten the country's export-driven recovery? Not likely

Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will meet his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh today in New Delhi to discuss cooperation between the two countries on energy, infrastructure and security issues

An ambitious plan aims to spur the birthrate and get more women back into the workforce

Premier Wen Jiabao said China will take measures to control a looming property bubble and will "absolutely not yield" on pressure to appreciate the currency

Credit squeeze and tumbling commodities prices spur publicity-shy Swiss giant to consider initial public offering

Growing domestic demand will boost imports and narrow China's huge trade surplus next year, says Bank of America-Merrill Lynch

Allegations that Toyota hid evidence had prompted some to reopen a suit against the carmaker

Urban consumers in India will likely drive more global business than their Chinese counterparts while India's rural development far outpaces China's

To raise badly needed revenue, the government of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will add 4 cents in taxes to each cigarette sold

Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs-invested Japanese Internet company LDH seeks to sell web portal Livedoor

As Chinese regulators warn of asset bubbles, banking and real estate securities fall on mainland exchanges

Templeton manager Mark Mobius says low debt and strong growth will buoy emerging markets

Despite a "fragile" world economy China is targeting 8% GDP growth in 2010, says industry minister

Japan's exports fell at their slowest rate in 14 months, as Asian demand boosted sales

Despite sharp rises in property prices, strong demand will ensure Indian real estate avoids a Dubai-like collapse

As the dollar and euro face new pressures, Hong Kong's former central bank chief Joseph Yam calls for a strengthened role for the Chinese yuan

Deals are up as rivals covet the technology and sales networks of Suzuki, Mitsubishi, and Mazda

LG sticks with CEO Nam in race to bolster smartphone market share against Apple, RIMM

With Beijing budgeting $600 billion to upgrade its network, global giants are racing to plug in

Leaders are trying to hammer out a last-minute deal, but any agreement on greenhouse gas emissions is likely to miss targets set by scientists

Determined to thwart Delta and maintain a presence in Japan, American may increase its $1.1 billion offer