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Malaysia offers manufacturing benefits over China

Global electronics manufacturer Flextronics says Malaysia can be more cost-effective than China with its lower tax and stricter intellectual property protection regimes, but rising wages a potential concern.

9 hours ago in Business by Ryan Huang Comment

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Rise in Chinese-funded acquisitions could trigger more hurdles

"Cash rich" China companies and their global expansion ambitions to fuel mergers and acquisitions of companies, especially fading ones, but they could increasingly run into regulatory clearance issues overseas, observers say.

17 hours ago in Business by Ellyne Phneah Comment

CFOs increasingly involved in IT investment decisions

Chief finance officer's role in technology decision-making grew last year, with greater involvement and engagement in IT priorities, and recognition of need for improved technology support for these key business processes, survey reveals.

18 hours ago in Business by Ellyne Phneah Comment

High-end IT helping automakers design small cars in India

Tech tools cut launch cycle from 10 to 4 years, allowing car manufacturers to reduce time-to-market and offer better features in small cars.

4 days ago in Business by Swati Prasad Comment

China IT spend to overtake Japan in 2013

Growing demand from consumer IT and opportunities borne from China's 12th Five-Year Plan to drive overall IT spend to US$173 billion by 2013, exceeding Japan by 4 percent, IDC says.

6 days ago in Business by Jamie Yap Comment

Vietnam mobile phone, accessories exports hit $3B

Popularity of Samsung's mobile devices helps boost country's mobile phones and spare parts export value ranking to second spot behind garments and textiles, report states.

6 days ago in Business by Kevin Kwang Comment

APAC tech M&A Q1 down but value up

Deal volume in region in first quarter of 2012 down 33 percent, but average value up 123 percent year-on-year, with about two-thirds of targets out of Asia-Pacific, study shows.

1 week ago in Business by Ryan Huang Comment

Docomo bids for Italian mobile content firm

Japanese mobile communications group to pay up to 224 million euros (US$300 million) for Buongiorno, in move to strengthen overseas businesses.

1 week ago in Business by Ryan Huang Comment

Quarter of top global VCs investing in China, India

Asian giants show growing importance as funding hotspots by accounting for 17 percent of all venture capital invested--a growing proportion to United States' 70 percent, report states.

1 week ago in Business by Ellyne Phneah Comment

India to set up tech acquisition fund

Country aims to establish fund by next year to acquire technologies that have been developed and which can be commercialized for public good, report says.

1 week ago in Business by Ryan Huang Comment

Yahoo appoints new CEO, chairman

Web giant undergoes another round of leadership upheaval as former global media chief Ross Levinsohn steps in as interim CEO to replace Scott Thompson, while Fred Amoroso takes Roy Bostock's post as board chairman.

1 week ago in Business by Kevin Kwang Comment

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