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Japan’s Net Builders

Web entrepreneurs are out to win on a global scale–and bring profound change to Japan’s business culture.

Content: Article | Author: Irene M. Kunii | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: International – Asia, People

Africa Intelligence

“The leading website for professional information on Africa, Africa Intelligence disseminates confidential information on the African continent’s political and economic news.” Features include: country channels (by region), professional intelligence (energy, mines and telecoms), newsletters, personalized email alerts, the Top 100 people, investigations, forums, agenda of conferences, links and more. Note: not everything on this site is free.

Content: Online Resource | Source: Indigo Publications | Subjects: International – Africa, News / Magazine

The Business Times

This online news site claims to be South-east Asia’s leading business daily and was the first English-language newspaper in Asia to go on the World Wide Web. Though based in and focused on Singapore, it offers a good exposure to corporate, financial, economic and political news, analysis and commentary throughout Asia.

Content: Online Resource | Source: Singapore Press Holdings | Subjects: International – Asia, News / Magazine

Web Site Globalization: Five Steps to Success

Web site globalization is becoming a high-priority item in many e-business plans. Many enterprises embarking on such projects now recognize that more is involved than simply content translation. This article offers a five-step plan to Web site globalization highlighting these issues, in order of importance. Quickly, they are:
1. Get the business strategy right
2. Think global: Globalize the infrastructure
3. Act local: Localize each region
4. Divide responsibilities, … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Sources: Gartner, TechRepublic | Subjects: International, IT / Technology / E-Business

The telecommunications climate in the Asia-Pacific region

Trying to paint telecommunications in the Asia-Pacific region with a broad brush is unwise, according to a recent report from Gartner. Read on to get an overview of how countries including Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea have taken a different approach to liberalizing the industry. Full report is also available for free download.

Content: Article | Sources: Gartner, TechRepublic | Subjects: Industry Specific, International – Asia | Industry: Telecommunications

Asia Business Today

Sponsored by the CitiGroup Foundation, Asia Business Today features “online resources developed by the Asia Society for information on US/Asia economic and business relations, Asia’s role in the international economy, and the costs and benefits of economic ‘globalization.'” The site provide an impressive collection of reference materials on the nature of relations between the US and Asia on a host of subjects including Energy, Asia … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Sources: Asia Society, CitiGroup Foundation | Subject: International – Asia

Case Studies in Economic Sanctions

From the Institute for International Economics, Case Studies in Economic Sanctions presents, at present, eight in-depth case studies of the effects of economic sanctions in countries including Cuba, Libya, Pakistan, Iran, India, and Myanmar. Each case study is presented in three compact pages beginning with a detailed timeline of the history of the sanctions. The second page offers more information, including the chronological goals of … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Institute for International Economics | Subjects: Economics, International | Industry: Government

India Is Ready for Takeoff

Article discusses the outlook for India to become the next Asian tiger and some of the issues involved with that potential. Economic statistics are also highlighted.

Content: Article | Author: Manjeet Kripalani | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: International – Asia

World Bank Research Website

The World Bank has collected its economic research so that users can access it through one easy-to-use Webpage. Research is organized into three main sections: Topics, Project Sites, and Key Outputs. These topics are further broken down into subcategories, which are accessible from the front page via pull-down menus or hyperlinked lists. The site also contains a What’s New column, which lists the titles of … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: World Bank | Subjects: International, Market Research

Logos Multilingual E-Translation Portal

This site offers several useful features relating to language. It’s main feature is a translation dictionary covering some 30+ languages. The dictionary is an evolving project as new entries are added by the various professional translators who volunteer to maintain the site. There is also a Wordtheque, which is a massive database (currently 529.398.809 words) containing multilingual novels, technical literature and translated … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Logos | Subjects: International, Reference / Search

From Convenience Store to Online Behemoth?

Article discusses Toshifumi Suzuki, CEO of Seven-Eleven Japan, and his plan to turn his ubiquitous stores into a center for all kinds of commerce. Also offers some interesting background info and statistics.

Content: Article | Author: Irene M. Kunii | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: International – Asia, People | Industry: Retail

World Executive

Do a lot of business travel? Visit the World Executive site for the quick lowdown on hotels, reservations, hotel websites and special offers for the traveling business executive. Also offers city guides, which present a concise summary of everything the executive needs to know for a quick city visit, such as: How do I get from the airport to town? What will the … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: World Executive | Subjects: International, Travel