News and reports from the far east and australasia.
In a landmark partnership deal with Chinese Hedge Fund, Shanghai Fortune Asset Management, the Institute of Trading and Portfolio Management are set to launch their trading education platform in mainland China. By doing so the Institute becomes the first western company to formally educate Hedge Fund managers and professional traders in mainland China. On September […]
Continue ReadingLast month UFXMarkets.com announced their merger with Forex Bulls, one of India’s leading online trading platforms. Forex Bulls will now be powered by UFXMarkets, the 2012 winner of the World Finance Foreign Exchange Best Newcomer Award, The New Europe FX Best Forex Trading Platform Award and the UK Forex Best Forex Promotion Award. Indian Traders […]
Continue ReadingA dozen national credit information agencies across Asia have combined to provide the single most powerful due diligence and business research service in the region. Asiagate’s collective offering of company financial information and credit investigation reports provides a searchable database of nearly 13 million business records, from China to Vietnam. Other countries covered include Hong […]
Continue ReadingContrary to some reports released in the last couple of years, not to mention major cases of large-scale corporate fraud, India remains a great place for Western and Asian companies to do business, says a key player in the business investigations world… Paying attention to recent goings on, it seems you would need to tread […]
Continue ReadingA grand opening of Richard Mille’s recently relocated boutique was held on April 18th, 2011 at the Lippo Plaza in Shanghai, organized by its area distributor Sparkle Roll Group Ltd. Proud and distinguished guests included the Hollywood superstar Jackie Chan and Ferrari F1 driver Felipe Massa. The new home of Richard Mille is located at […]
Continue ReadingAs China rises on the global business stage, more people want to learn the language. The question is, which version? The debate over which method to adopt-traditional or simplified Chinese-has become a matter of national identity and ideology. When P.S. 163 in the Flushing section of Queens, N.Y., pioneered a fully bilingual Chinese-English immersion program […]
Continue ReadingMore than 50 years after the French, the tranquil capital Vientiane boasts refurbished colonial buildings, formerly the playgrounds of the elite… After decades of neglect and deterioration under a communist regime, efforts to restore and preserve these witnesses of a bygone era have only started in recent times. Together with Phnom Penh and Ho Chi […]
Continue ReadingFiji union leader arrested as mass civil service strike looms.. Half of Fiji’s civil service will begin a near-general strike on Thursday morning (Fiji Time), despite the arrest of a union leader by the military early on Wednesday. The strike by more than 10,000 civil servants, including teachers, will add to an already week-long strike […]
Continue ReadingThe celebrations on New Year's Eve in the West may now be a memory, but in China they're just beginning… Most of us have to see a real war zone, but if you have ever wondered what it is like, the safest way to find out is to visit China during the lunar New Year’s […]
Continue ReadingVanuatu has been producing some of the world's best beef for years, but now it is trying to take a cut of the organic market… Lunch break is over. The first head of cattle enters the steel chamber. The stun-gun operator attempts to position the silver pistol-like instrument between the eyes of the jostling animal. […]
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