BusinessWeek.com -- Asia



The Humbling of Toyota (Mar 11)
A combination of high-speed global growth and ambitious cost cuts led to the quality lapses that have tarnished the once-mighty brand. How it all went wrong


Toyota Seeks 2010 Recovery of Lost U.S. Sales (Mar 11)
Toyota Motor Corp. set a 2010 goal of regaining most of the U.S. market share lost in the past two months after global recalls of 8 million vehicles damped demand, the No. 2 U.S. sales executive said.


India Hospital Company's New Medical-Tourism Push (Mar 12)
Fortis buys a 24% stake in Parkway Holdings, the top Singapore hospital operator, in a bid to become a major player in health care


Mindray Says Health Reforms Will Boost Demand (Mar 12)
Mindray Medical International Ltd., the largest Chinese health-care equipment maker by market value, said it will benefit from government plans to boost health care spending in rural areas.


Your Own Private Help Desk (Mar 11)
India's iYogi promises to keep you up and running—but the hard sell grates


India's Next Outsourcing Wave (Mar 12)



Krugman Says China Yuan Policy Depresses Global Economic Growth (Mar 12)
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman said global economic growth would be about 1.5 percentage points higher if China stopped restraining the value of its currency and running trade surpluses.


Gates Sees Saudi Help, International Support on Iran (Update2) (Mar 12)
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday the U.S. has enough backing from other nations to make tougher sanctions work against Iran and signaled that Saudi Arabia may try to persuade China, its biggest oil customer, to go along.


Obama Delays Trip as Health-Care Faces New Hurdle (Update2) (Mar 12)
President Barack Obama is delaying his trip to Asia to work on health-care legislation as Republicans claimed a parliamentary victory in their effort to derail the measure.


BHP, Anglo, Xstrata Ship Coal 10,000 Miles to China (Update2) (Mar 12)
BHP Billiton Plc, Anglo American Plc and Xstrata Plc are shipping coal 10,000 miles to China from their Cerrejon mine in Colombia for the first time this year because of surging demand and rising prices in Asia.