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

As many as 20 companies from China may seek to list on the New York Stock Exchange next year, head of the NYSE's Beijing office says

India is the world's fourth-largest polluter but environment minister Jairam Ramesh says the burden of meeting climate targets should fall mostly on the U.S. and Europe

Chinese retailers are enjoying a national recovery and focus on consumer spending. With U.S. big-box chains moving in, can PCD Stores keep growing?

Ikuo Mori, CEO of Subaru parent Fuji Heavy, says the Japanese carmaker is considering production in China and may choose a local partner in 2010

Four years after resigning to take responsibility for a spill that poisoned drinking water for 3 million, Xie Zhenhua is China's top official at climate talks

Hong Kong-traded shares of the Chinese department-store operator surge as much as 24% in their first day of trading

The rise of Lee Jae Yong, son of Samsung's former chairman, is just another sign of the renewed dominance of the country's powerful family-run business groups, or chaebol

Former design chief Choi Gee Sung becomes Samsung's CEO and Lee Jae Yong, the former chairman's son, becomes COO to help counter the iPhone's allure

The battle intensifies as the bankrupt chemical maker, which India's largest company wants to buy, unveils an $8 billion reorganization plan

With the U.S. jobless rate at 10%, continued hiring of workers from abroad may stoke controversy

Negotiators in Copenhagen from emerging markets argue they need need billions of dollars in assistance to cut climate-change emissions

As investors bet on the Fed tightening and Japan's economy staying weak, the yen once again is becoming the carry-trade currency of choice

India's wholesale-price index is at a 10-year high, putting further pressure on the central bank to tighten monetary policy

Before they can win cooperation from big polluters like China and India, developed countries need to make serious commitments on greenhouse-gas emissions

The downside to Beijing's stimulus is a glut of factories and output that may spur trade frictions

With industrial production growing faster than expected and money-supply expanding at a record pace, China's credit boom may fuel asset bubbles and inflation

China Longyuan Power Group, the nation's biggest wind-power producer, raises more than $2 billion in Hong Kong listing

The mainland earns billions in carbon-offset sales. But by taking credit for projects that would have been built anyway, it may not be playing by the rules

The companies will be partners after Volkswagen's $2.5 billion bid for Suzuki stake, but they'll still be rivals in the fast-growing Indian market

A study from the World Bank says U.S. and EU proposals to cut greenhouse-gas emissions could slam Chinese exporters

After a Web site questioned the Made-in-China product's safety, federal officials moved quickly to clear the season's hottest toy

Instead of encouraging the first brain drain in U.S. history, the country should create a program to welcome funded startup entrepreneurs

VW stands to gain much: Suzuki dominates the fast-growing Indian market and the two companies' global sales will approach those of No. 1 Toyota

Sales are rising but profits aren't keep pace

The German auto giant agrees to pay $2.5 billion for a stake in Japan's fourth-biggest automaker, which is tops in India

With the recovery struggling, Prime Minister Hatoyama announces a new $81 billion plan

The energy giant is teaming up with partners in a liquefied natural gas project in Papua New Guinea to supply China, Japan and Taiwan

B-school applicants who use Chinese Web sites to get a sneak peek at GMAT questions are having their scores revoked and being banned from retaking the test

Confidence in an endless era of Chinese growth is leading to a dangerous sense of complacency in Asia

Called jugaad, India's improvisational style of invention focuses on being fast and cheap-attributes just right for these times

Sony's chairman says he's stay at the helm of the ailing company for a revival plan that runs through 2013

The French and Japanese automakers want to repeat the Renault-Nissan magic but will have a hard time making a deal work

President Fumio Ohtsubo plans to shift the Japanese company's focus toward solar power and energy-saving technology

Deflation is back, but Japan's government and the Bank of Japan blame one another instead of fighting it together

Big demand from makers of plug-in hybrid electric cars drives Sanyo's production startup. Sales may begin in 2011 to two unnamed automakers

As the UN tightens enforcement of its Clean Development Mechanism, Chinese wind farms could lose carbon credits, a big source of revenue for developers

Just days before a visit by Obama's special envoy, Pyongyang is issuing new bank notes to reassert control over the economy

According to Duvvuri Subbarao, governor of the central bank, India needs to exit some of the "unconventional" measures used to spur growth

After the collapse of the Koenigsegg deal, the Chinese automaker's president says Beijing Auto will "move fast" on Saab

Spurred by an $80 billion stimulus package, the Indian economy grew by 7.9% in the third quarter as the nation's consumers displayed an appetite for spending

Sands China closed 10.2% below its IPO price as investors remain wary of gaming tycoon Sheldon Adelson's ambitious plans for his Macau properties

A year after Mumbai terror attacks, the U.S. and Pakistan need a jobs strategy to prevent militants from gaining recruits

Amid tightened security since terrorists killed 166, India's business hub is thriving once again

When the President hosts India's Prime Minister in Washington, the agenda will include the recession, trade, farm prices, and terrorism

President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Singh need to promote a trade agenda focusing on innovation and launch a bilateral IT trade initiative

Founders Lexy Funk and Vahap Avsar were better at retailing than manufacturing. So they researched and tested Chinese plants and decided to outsource

Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part Valley Girl series on entrepreneurs in China. The second three of six types of businessmen are featured below. When I left my post as a reporter covering business software for BusinessWeek, I thought I'd never again have to write about the unsexy subject of supply chain management.

It's signing up plenty of new customers, but price wars are putting a serious crimp in the carrier's margins

Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo are coming to terms with a dearth of blockbuster titles and increased rivalry from new gaming platforms such as smartphones

India is gaining a lap as its exports leap ahead, thanks to quality and engineering that Chinese carmakers can't match

While a strengthening yen eats up profits, the carmaker's reputation for quality is taking a hit

The tech giant will launch an online store selling music, movies, books, and other downloadable applications for mobile products

Forget those perceptions that the Chinese rip off good ideas. Their startups are as scrappy and risk-taking as those in Silicon Valley

As China's leaders accuse the U.S. of protectionism, it's unlikely Washington will get satisfaction on the yuan anytime soon

Suntech Power aims to boost its share of the U.S. market with a solar-panel manufacturing plant to be built in Arizona

The exit of editor Hu Shuli and her staff at Caijing is either a blow to independent media in China or the first step to a new and even bolder publication

An effusively positive spirit greeted President Obama at the U.S.-ASEAN summit, but the APEC meeting was more downbeat. Next stop: China

Duke Energy is working with ENN and China Huaneng Group on technologies both to produce fewer carbon emissions and to capture more of them

The President makes good on his promise to engage with the region with his trip, which includes his first ASEAN-U.S. Summit

President Obama pledges a collaboration of equals in his summit meeting with Prime Minister Hatoyamo, but sensitive security issues remain unresolved

Beijing could dominate trade in the region and cut out the U.S. with a bewildering variety of free-trade pacts with its neighbors

VIA Technologies says its decade-long slide is partly due to anti-competitive practices by Intel. But VIA's low-power chips could turn that around

When insurer AIA moved back into its gray stone colonial headquarters on Shanghai's waterfront Bund in 1998, it marked the return of foreign insurance companies to China after their ejection nearly five decades earlier. Since then the floodgates have opened as Cigna (CI), AXA (AXA), Allianz (AZ), and dozens more have set up shop on the mainland, aiming to tap a market of 1.

As PC sales decline, the island's top tech players are shifting out of low-margin businesses and into smartphones, solar-power chips, and beyond

As rivals watch U.S. sales slide, Fuji Heavy Industries' Subaru is heading for a record year

After the Taiwan chipmaker announced a settlement in its squabble with Shanghai rival SMIC, it took a hefty stake in its former foe

Among Boston Consulting Group's 2009 New Global Challengers are some savvy Chinese and Indian companies that will emerge stronger from the downturn

After years of legal feuding between Taiwan's TSMC and China's SMIC, the chipmakers' latest round of fighting may be coming to an end

Ajit Rangnekar, dean of prestigious ISB, has been working hard to play down the school's associations with recent business scandals

Six months after the worst loss in its history, Toyota has posted a surprise quarterly net profit

Discussions are underway to acquire Target's outsourcing center in Bangalore, the Economic Times reports

Some international investors continue to shy away from Korea and its complicated tax system, but improvements may be on the way

A new report finds that Britain's big six coffee chains—including Starbucks, Nero, and Costa—defied recession by adding 47% more outlets in the past year

To serve the fast-expanding Chinese health-care market, the Swiss drug giant will pump big money into two R&D centers

Fast-recovering finances enabled the automaker to slash its annual loss forecast. Yet analysts remain skeptical over Nissan's electric car plans

Heartened by the reception for new search engine Bing, Microsoft has simplified MSN's home page to play up search with the detail of a local paper

Asia is where the growth is, so B-schools need to prepare their MBAs for an Asia-centric future. Here are a few things smart B-schools can do to keep up

Golf courses across the nation are in crisis as memberships and money dwindle

Services that do the coding for you make it easy for nontechies to create iPhone apps. Applications to the Apple App Store are exploding

Haas, Manchester, and Iowa are among the B-schools striving to build Asia ties through EMBA and alternative degree programs

American universities hope to team up with Indian business and technology schools

If this is the best a stimulus can do, we're in real trouble, says BusinessWeek's Peter Coy. Much more federal help may be needed to spark a real recovery

By overlooking cuts in research and development, product design, and worker training, GDP is greatly overstating the economy's strength

Taiwan's HTC is making a splash with its Android handsets, but ties with Microsoft are a drag on profits

Caught unprepared for the sharp drop in Wii sales, Nintendo is launching a slew of products for the holidays and exploring new uses of its consoles

To stay ahead of AT&T and Apple, Verizon is placing a big bet on Android smartphones and other new gadgets

The new models won't materialize for two years—and the U.S. automaker could stall out in the meantime

Led by the BRIC countries, inflows are now running at their highest levels since December 2007

America is turning out plenty of science and engineering grads, a university study concludes, but many of the best are taking jobs in finance and consulting

The market may be up almost 60% since March, but investors are still hunting for undervalued stocks

To promote Windows 7 and reach a non-techie audience, Microsoft and Burger King teamed up to sell a burger as big as a dinner plate

The $3.4 billion injected Oct. 27 is a small down payment on the cost of equipping the U.S. electrical system with smart meters, batteries, and sensors

Following charges of protectionism, this week's meeting in Hangzhou may be contentious. It sets the stage for Obama's upcoming China visit

Nearly two years after the launch of Tata Motors' $2,500 Nano in India, there are still no signs of serious competition

Carlos Moncayo, 28, grew up in Ecuador, went to law school in the U.S., and studied Mandarin in China before starting ASIAM, which makes garment-industry transactions between the West and China easy and secure

Beyond the goofy games is a world of useful programs that's making fortunes and changing the rules of business

As the global economy recovers, supply of tea can't keep up with demand

Surprising results from Travelers show the insurance industry can do well despite the financial sector's woes. But can success last?

Having overexpanded, the automaker is looking for ways to manage its extra capacity without actually reducing it

Blaming Mao's chaotic years for the slow pace of reform is wearing thin as the vast majority of Chinese remain poor while their leaders grow more powerful

Western companies hope China's domestic disputes will help Beijing get serious about intellectual property theft

Privately held French big-box chain Auchan is growing fast in China, Russia, and elsewhere as it challenges Wal-Mart, Carrefour, and Tesco

The government hopes to boost tourism with two new casinos but will try to keep local gambling in check by charging Singaporeans a steep admission

Rivals are struggling, but Korean automaker Hyundai set an earnings record thanks mainly to the strength of the fast-growing Chinese market

Despite an impressive rebound, an innovation shortfall may hobble sustainable growth

Indian automaker says it won't be issuing a recall but it may need to check all the Nanos it has sold after defects cause several fires

In a U.S. District Court lawsuit, the Finnish mobile-phone giant accuses Apple of patent infringement on Nokia-developed 3G and wireless LAN technology

The flashy city-state's companies owe 126% of GDP, and the main hope for salvation is Abu Dhabi

Thanks to the Kindle e-book reader, Amazon's third-quarter net income surged 68% while revenue jumped 28%, beating Wall Street estimates

A top world maker of laser optics emerged from the Communist era and German reunification, helping lift the fortunes of its hometown, Jena

Respondents to a recent survey conducted by Clifford Chance and FinanceAsia are confident M&A from Asia will gain momentum

Even a new $375,000 Lexus doesn't liven up a recession-battered Tokyo Motor Show. Is it no longer the most important auto show in Asia?

The low-pressure sale is back. How to use costumer-centric selling to build loyalty and revenues

The "nook" addresses some of the Kindle's shortcomings and offers a "lend-me" feature, but it may not be the game-changer the e-book market needs

The $4.9 billion buy of Bobcat by Doosan is proving to be an embarrassing drag on the powerful chaebol

The state-owned Chinese telecom operator will launch sales of the iPhone soon, but skeptics have their doubts in Unicom's abillity to succeed with Apple's smartphone

Google's earnings exceeded expectations, and amid signs of resurgent online ad sales, the search giant is making plans to expand

The Chinese foreign ministry's latest statement on Arunachal Pradesh, claimed by Beijing, has set off a new round of hostile stories in the Indian press

Warren Buffett has invested in China's BYD, but columnists Anil Gupta and Haiyan Wang caution against putting too much faith in its early-mover advantage

The country's second-ever dollar bond attracts $6.8 billion of demand as investors expect a growth boost from the post-war restructuring now underway.

The currency has strengthened, but it's still below 2007 levels. That is making many Korean products a bargain

The fashion house is going both upscale and down, but its signature Gs are relegated to the back room

The gold mining industry's group plans to hire product specialists to cover the two countries, with the aim of boosting institutional investment in the precious metal

Most Indians continue to find big retail stores more interesting as cultural phenomena than as places to do their actual shopping

A supercharged currency could derail a Japanese recovery. Toyota and other exporters hope for relief, but the government seems unworried

Singapore-based Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation pays $1.46 billion for ING's private banking business, the latest divestment for the Dutch group

As more handset makers adopt Android, there's a danger of multiple versions of the operating system. Software developers may have to build several iterations of a single app

While the mobile handset giant posted an unexpected $834 million loss in the third quarter, its sales topped expectations

Third-quarter earnings from the world's top chipmaker added to optimism that the technology sector will help lead an economic rebound