BusinessWeek.com -- Asia



Is Indonesia Built to Last? (Feb 2)
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono presides over one of the world's fastest-growing economies, but corruption threatens Indonesia’s chance at catching its neighbors


Indonesia GDP Expands Fastest Since 1996 (Feb 6)
Indonesia’s economy grew last year at the fastest pace since before the Asian financial crisis as rising investment and domestic spending countered a slowdown in export demand due to Europe’s debt crisis.


China's New Year Shoppers Take a Breather (Feb 6)
Disappointing sales for luxury items may point to a difficult Year of the Dragon for high-end foreign brands


Hyundai and Kia Fight for the Same Drivers (Feb 6)
With Hyundai and its affiliate Kia pricing their cars similarly, "sales growth without cannibalization is impossible"


Good Year Ahead for China's Auto Exports (Feb 6)
China’s vehicle exports may rise about 50 percent this year, extending record shipments in 2011, according to the the China Chamber of Commerce for the Import & Export of Machinery & Electronic Products.


Speculators Raised Bullish Wagers to 12-Week High: Commodities (Feb 6)
Speculators raised bullish bets on commodities to a 12-week high on signs that global growth will boost demand at a time when shortages are forecast for everything from copper to palladium to cocoa.


European Stocks Retreat on Greece Debt Talks; Glencore Declines (Feb 6)
European stocks dropped, with the Stoxx Europe 600 Index trimming a six-month high, as Greece struggled to reach a deal with its international creditors.


Noble Names Former Goldman Asia Chief Yusuf Alireza as New CEO (Feb 6)
Noble Group Ltd. named Yusuf Alireza, formerly co-president of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s Asia- excluding-Japan unit, as chief executive officer to lead Asia’s biggest commodity supplier.


Thousands Evacuated as Floods Engulf Parts of Queensland (Feb 6)
Thousands of Australians fled their homes as floodwaters engulfed parts of the country’s northeast, damaging properties and ravaging crops a year after natural disasters cost the economy about A$9 billion ($9.6 billion).


China, Brazil, Russia Stocks Favored by HSBC (Feb 6)
Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Pablo Goldberg, head of emerging-market research at HSBC Holdings Plc in New York, talks about equity investments. He speaks with Linzie Janis on Bloomberg Television's "Countdown."