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ASIA AUTOMOTIVE
Auto Components Industry in India - Update January 2015
The Indian auto component industry is one of the country's rising industries with tremendous growth prospects. From a low-key supplier providing components exclusively to the domestic market, the industry has emerged as ...     Read on...
Restructuring will set stage for new golden age of China's auto industry
Edward Tse and Bill Russo say the days of rapacious growth may be over for China's auto industry, but it will still set the pace with its sheer market size and mobile technology. After a decade of breathtaking growth, China surpassed the ...    Read on...
Employment Trends in APAC's Automotive Industry
The automotive industry in APAC shows some polar opposites. According to the Australian Automotive Dealer Association, overall sales are down due to low consumer confidence. This fact is illustrated by the fact that Ford recently slashed ...     Read on...
Additional Asia automotive articles

- India: ICRA expects auto industry to post 11-12% revenue growth
- Key M&A Challenges in China's Automotive Component Sector (download)
- KPMG's Global Automotive Executive Survey 2015 (download)
- ChinaEV blog: China's BYD shows off a nice bus but still hankers after passenger EV sales in U.S. 

 

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MANUFACTURING & ECONOMY
GDP growth rate: India to outpace China this year
Indian economy will grow by 7.4 per cent this fiscal, outpacing China to become the world's fastest growing economy, after a revision in the method of calculations. Aided by a 7.5 per cent expansion during October- December, Asia's ...   Read on ...
The ASEAN Economic Community 2015: On the road to real business impact
The implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) will take place in late 2015. It will set the stage for a single market and production base allowing for the free movement of goods, services, investment, capital and skilled ...     Read on...
Re-drawing the ASEAN map: How companies are crafting new strategies in South-east Asia
South-east Asia is one of the most exciting parts of the world.The region has seen significant increases in foreign direct investment in recent years. The profile of South-east Asia, and the ASEAN bloc, is clearly rising around the ...   Read on...
Additional Asian manufacturing and economy articles

- India: Government expects investment in electronics manufacturing to double in two years
- Metalworking experts on the future of Asia's manufacturing industry
- India: Engineering, R&D export revenue may touch $45 billion by 2020: Nasscom
- India: IESA signs MoUs to build resource base for design-led electronics manufacturing in India 

 

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SELLING TO OEMs & TOP TIER SUPPLIERS IN CHINA
Business Development Help in China for Automotive Suppliers
Looking for key relationship development and management services for auto suppliers in China?  If you want to develop relationships with target Chinese automotive business or government parties ...     Read on...
SUPPLY CHAIN RISK
GBP and SLU's John Cook School of Business release new Certificate Course
SLU's Center for Supply Chain Management has selected Global Business Professor to produce and host their new online Certificate Course: Supply Chain Risk Management: Creating, Capturing & Delivering Value presented by Dana Hullinger, Director of Supply Chain Strategy with The Boeing Company ...    Read on...
CHINA ONLINE COURSE
"Negotiating Successfully in China" for Procurement and Purchasing Professionals
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  • Develop and maintain value-adding relationships and networks
  • Find the right partners - and keep them loyal
  • Protect your technology, intellectual property and assets
  • Identify and leverage your sources of power
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ASIA HR
The View from the top: An Asia Pacific Survey
This publication explores how CEOs in Asia Pacific view their CFO, what they see as attributes of a high-performing CFO, and how they see the CFO role changing in the next 3-5 years.CEOs are looking to their CFOs to expand their focus ...     Read on ...
Manpower Employment Outlook Survey India (Q1/2015)
The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey for the first quarter of 2015 was conducted by interviewing a representative sample of 5,108 employers in India. Indian employers report dynamic hiring prospects for the January-March time ...     Read on ...
Summary of Trends and Legislative Developments Across Asia This Year
Japan: In late December 2014, the Employment (Amendment) Bill was passed. This grants three days' paternity leave to male employees who are employed under a continuous contract in respect of the birth of each child of which he ...     Read on ...
Additional Asian HR articles

- Indonesia: Recent Changes in Immigration Regulations
- New rules affecting foreign nationals entering China for short-term assignment
- China Tightens Individual Income Taxation on Capital Gains From Equity Transfer
- Hong Kong: Personal Data Protection in Cross-Border Data Transfer
- Gearing up for rewards transformation in China
- Korea: Rules on individual residence status and tax incentives for foreign employees revised
- China starts enforcing tax law for citizens working abroad 

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ASIA HEADLINES
Additional articles on doing business in Asia
 

China's slowing economy raises fears of 'hard landing'
Source: The Christian Science Monitor

Manufacturers' Priorities Shifting in Southeast Asia
Source: The Wall Street Journal

India: BMW, Mercedes step up local sourcing of parts
Source: LiveMint

Tata Motors to expand Asia-Pacific presence
Source: LiveMint

Japan Reaffirms Economic Ties With Thailand
Source: The Wall Street Journal

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ADDITIONAL ASIA ARTICLES
Additional articles on doing business in Asia
 

- Singapore: Preferred gateway to Asia and beyond 2014
- China Customs Revises its Enterprise Classification System
- December Was A Huge Month For Japanese Exports
- Thailand: Cabinet approves draft measures to promote IHQs and ITCs
- India: How Modi government is working on a three-pronged strategy to improve ease of doing business rank
- A New Strategy for M&A, Buyouts & Corporate Acquisitions in China
- The Global Challenge: Applying Business Transformations in Corporate Japan
- Why China Is Raiding Foreign Companies At Dawn
- APEC Phasing in Landmark Anti-Corruption Network
- The Scale Of The Chinese Real Estate Crash Is Terrifying
- Mumbai Infrastructure: Stuck in red tape
- Singapore, India outshine China in global connectedness

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