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C&W could be a nice fit, because it would provide Internet protocol assets in the United States, it has sorted out its Asian exposure, and it is cheap relative to other similar companies.

Because Chinese GDP is growing at 8 to 10 percent, it provides a huge source of incremental demand for other Asian countries selling to domestic Chinese consumers.

Before the crisis broke, there was little reason to question the three decades of phenomenally solid East Asian economic growth, largely financed through the banking system, so long as the rapidly expanding economies and bank credit kept the ratio of non-performing loans to total bank assets low,

Hong Kong capital played a key role in our open door policy, ... They showed the way for Western and Asian corporations in the first dozen-odd years of the open door policy.

Hong Kong is a magnet for the Asian art world. We used to concentrate on Tokyo, but the focus has moved to Hong Kong.

By maintaining an accommodative monetary policy, the CBC (Central Bank of China) has been raising interest rates at a very modest pace, indeed, the slowest among all Asian central banks.

The U.S. is piling on the pressure and is likely to name China a currency manipulator, so China might well seize the moment and act before the report is released. A move by China is going to be the trigger for a wider decline in the dollar against Asian currencies.

There's talk of Asian central banks adding to their gold reserves, and that's fuelling speculation.

The sentiment was cautious, and declines in the U.S. and Asian counterparts provided investors with a good cue to unwind their positions.

I am now half Asian. I have learned all the ancient teachings of Buddi.

The most pleasant surprise and remarkable development in 2005 has been the resilience of the US and Asian economies to record high oil prices.

Another special thing about our bridal show is that we are incorporating cultural wedding traditions into our activities. Greek, African, Pacific Islander, Jewish, Asian and Hispanic cultures will be showcased, because they are traditions that can be shared by all cultures. You don't have to be a member of the African American community to jump over a broom.

A responsible statesman should take concrete actions to show his sincerity and attitude toward Japan's history of aggression against some Asian countries, including China.

Asia has a great future; we here in the Philippines will benefit from this Asian prosperity.

Asian economies are export driven, so their authorities will continue to worry about stronger currencies. There's a growing concern about intervention.

Asian economies are in better shape, so it's more than possible that Asian central banks will allow further gains.

Asian governments are making significant progress in the fight against poverty.

Asian governments, central banks and the private sector will have to focus more on bond market development and really strengthen market infrastructure.

Asian makers particularly are exploiting Detroit's 2,000 dollar per-vehicle cost-of-production disadvantage (which largely stems from the US manufacturers' enormous legacy costs) to offer stylistically and technologically more advanced vehicles.

Asian people haven't taken the important post for 35 years, and Asia is the most populous continent. We think the next secretary-general should be picked from Asian nations.

Asian players are refraining from being active ahead of jobs data, which is causing the market to be range-bound, but copper will be supported after yesterday's news on China's tax hike.

Asian stocks have completely turned themselves around the past decade, and they're going higher.

As domestic markets are likely to remain weak through 2006, the company is targeting non-Japan Asian markets to support continued growth in log sales volumes.

Any Internet company expecting to be a major world player needs to establish a significant, meaningful and long-term presence in Asian countries,

Anybody who is competing with an Asian supplier is going to have a real profit problem, ... We've seen a continuation of American corporations announcing either that their customers in Asia can't pay or that their competitors in Asia are cutting prices, so it's really tough on the industrial sector.

The movie is inspired by the London bombings and my son will make his film debut by playing the key role of the suicide bomber who is of Asian origin.

Sony was not early in the plasma TV market even though consumers showed interest in it. Other Asian competitors were able to get products out faster and capture the minds of consumers.

Sometimes you say a new year can bring a clean slate and refreshment, but that's not the case for 2006. 2005 was a tough year, and 2006 will be another tough year. In the U.S. market, I don't see a let-up of the pressure on GM and Ford from the Asian car makers.

The calendar has been prepared keeping in mind the various international senior and junior athletics championships mainly Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, Asian junior and World junior events to be held in 2006.

The bottom line is headwinds are mounting against the Asian economies,

The Indian-American and Pakistani-American communities seemed to be missing. Nor was there any discussion or mention of India's role as a leading Asian power and that we welcomed India's growing relationship with China.

The Indian economy grew at 5.5 percent, but if you look at the last 30 years - for example, 1960 to 1985 - the progress made by East Asian countries was phenomenal. In a single generation they had been able to transform the character of their economy. They were able to get rid of chronic poverty.

'The Green Turtle' was created in the 1940s by a cartoonist named Chu Hing, one of the first Asian Americans to work in the American comic book industry.

All those who bring honor to our country at world class sports events such as the Olympic Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games will be richly rewarded.

The combination of Toll and Patrick will create a unique and market leading integrated logistics provider in Australia and the Asian region.

The global reaction to this is more of a psychological response than a rational one. People wake up and read whatever wire service they're going to read and realize that one of the major Asian markets was down by up to 6 percent overnight, and there are a number of tech earnings disappointments and it tends to cascade. Eventually you get a more rational response after people have time to come to terms with what is really happening.

The general picture is for a substantial performance in Asian shares as consumer spending in Japan and China, in particular, fuels profit growth.

You've got a housing boom that is consistent with 8 percent GDP growth. The reason growth is not there is that the dollar is wildly overvalued versus Asian currencies, and we have this huge trade deficit.

The economy right now is absolutely fantastic, but I think the Asian impact is still to come. The big hit is probably to come in late spring or early summer.

The herpes virus that I found in the Asian elephants that have died is the same virus that is in African elephants. But it doesn't cause any disease in them,

the industrial alliance will not be with an Asian company.

The import surge can be specifically linked to the Asian and Russian economic crises.

The incredible growth of China, India and other Asian economies has dramatically changed the scale and the scope of global trade. They are importing Canadian bulk commodities and exporting finished retail goods back to North America.

The honeymoon period is now really over. The world is really starting to pressure China. There will be appreciation pressure on Asian currencies.

The Iraqi footballers have overcome testing times to win a qualifying berth for next year's Asian Cup finals in China and their coach has shown a lot of courage to continue on the job,

The first initial feeling, at least for me, was to go out and play well and hopefully win and have the Asian community be even more proud.

The company is likely to report another quarter of record bookings incrementally, driven by strong demand from Asian subcontractors.

My theory is because I'm Asian and white I sort of look like the future. I'm the melting pot.

This is my first East Asian Games gold and I'm very happy for it.

These players are technicians. Do they have the power, the strength, that you see in the athletes in the States and other countries? No. Baseball is a game of fine motor skills. Asian players possess that. These are very good fielders, accurate throwers, hand-eye coordination guys, hit-and-run guys. They execute and that's how the Atlanta Braves win baseball games.

This is all promulgated by overseas markets. We started with the festering Asian situation, Russia then spilled over into Latin America, and Wall Street has trouble dealing with all these overseas situations.

This has the potential to be as disastrous as the Asian tsunami. Tens of thousands of people could lose their lives. We could witness the total destruction of New Orleans as we know it.

These four investments strengthen our ability to serve the Greater China market and the entire Asian region with industry-leading Internet solutions to ensure that we are associated with world-class Internet technology,

In Asian languages, the word for mind and the word for heart are the same word.

And I've lived now in North America close to thirty years. In terms of my politics, I feel a political alliance too, with the Asian community here.

And slowdowns in the U.S. economy and the Asian regional economies, along with high oil prices, raise questions about fourth-quarter growth in Japan,

Airbus completed a successful landing from Toulouse to Singapore, the first stop of its Asian tour.

They say that this century is going to be an Asian Century. I am very clear that without embracing the path and ideals shown by Gautam Buddha this century cannot be an Asian century!

Yeah, I'm sure there are stereotypes of Asian people.

For anyone who aspires to cultural diversity, the richness of South Asian music is pretty hard to beat.

It is vitally important for Latin America, the rest of the world and the United States that the international community take all steps sensible to limit the contagion that has come from the Asian financial crisis, and helping Brazil is very important in that respect also, ... What is most important though in this instance ? is the effective implementation of a strong economic program that Brazil has announced.

It's the whole Asian bloc that's been rallying because of the China story.

It's mainly concerns about economic weakness all over the globe and what it will do to the U.S.. The common refrain has been that the Asian crisis shouldn't have a big impact on the U.S. economy. Now with Russia's problems, people are reassessing that belief.

It's not like that often, I mean, I suppose out of a ratio of 10 fans maybe like 1 or 2 of 'em might be Asian, and maybe every second or third time they might bring up something that they're Asian and I'm Asian.

Astro is the most successful Asian pay-TV operator outside Japan and Korea.

As well as hints from Asian authorities that they are going to diversify, we now have the U.S. acknowledging it. It's going to put the dollar under a bit of pressure.

As we anticipated, the strong U.S. dollar and the Asian economic crisis had a negative impact. What we did not expect was the level of reduction in inventories at dealers in the United States and Europe.

Everyone looks me and says, 'I'm not going to let that Asian kid embarrass me. I'm going to go at him.' That's how it's been my whole life.

Every Asian family in Australia has been diminished by John Brogden's racism,

That means a criminal has done atrocities but escaped unpunished, and they would not be able to learn the lesson, ... China and other Asian countries have to express their indignation to Japanese moves in very, very strong terms.

That's one thing I pride myself on, that I'm Asian. All I really know is my Asian heritage.

It's still our view that the representatives should be the teams that win next season's league and we are expressing that to the Asian Confederation -- we are confident they will give us special dispensation even though our league will be the last to finish.

This phenomenon cuts across all demographics. You'll find it in families both rich and poor; black, white, Asian and Hispanic; urban, suburban and rural. According to the Census Bureau, fully one-third of young men ages 22 to 34 are still living at home with their parents ? a roughly 100 percent increase in the past 20 years. No such change has occurred with regard to young women. Why?

There was more relief in Asian trade today that Hurricane Wilma seems to be staying out of the way of Gulf facilities.

The yen and Asian currencies will appreciate. China week has finally begun. It will be a major focus.

The yen has been a definite influence on Asian currencies. Korea definitely has one eye on the yen. I suspect Korea would hope the yen would move more than the won.

There's a chance the euro has seen its high for the cycle and Asian currencies have further to adjust.

There remains room for further upside this year, with fund interest continuing to be justified on...inflationary concerns, fears of economic slowdown, hopes of large Asian central bank buying.

There probably isn't too much downside from here. The performance of other Asian markets is quite encouraging so I think the index may hold above 16,000 and maybe rise to 16,250 later in the day.

You have to have the world start doing better (before commodities prices correct), and the Asian crisis is starting to look a lot like what Latin America went through in the 1980s. It took them almost a decade to get their problems fixed.

What's very tough about looking at the Asian situation is that there are very deep rooted problems in a number of those countries: very high debt, currency problems, economic problems. It may take a while for these to play out.

We will no doubt monitor more intensively the progress made by our 'golden boys' during the preparation for the Asian Games. We will ensure adequate equipment for training, better coaching and proper tune-ups for them.

We expect second-quarter earnings to approach those of the second quarter of 1997, if Asian markets do not decline further and other markets remain strong.

We expect the challenges we faced in the second quarter to continue, exacerbated by slowing volumes from the growing effects of the General Motors strike and the Asian financial crisis.

It was supposed to be an Asian girl, so when I read the script I said, 'How am I going convince John Singleton that what he needs is a crazy Latin woman?' But I did. I got lucky.

We find (the visit) regrettable. I think he should explain to Asian countries why he made the visit today.

According to the Center for Policy Alternatives, Chinese and Asia Pacific Americans are among one of the fastest growing populations in the U.S. with an estimated population of 11 million, or 4% of the total U.S. population in 1999 and expected to almost double to 20 million by 2020. Working with CAN to deliver Asian language mobile TV programming represents a staggering market opportunity for the Company and is a significant step in our ability to offer a broader array of service options to our subscribers.

About what happened in Uzbekistan recently, we think it?s their internal affair, but we strongly support the government crackdown on separatists, terrorists, and extremists. We support Uzbekistan, together with other Central Asian countries, combining their efforts in order to maintain peace and development in Central Asia.

Aberdeen's key strength is its Asian equities team. Hugh Young has one of the most consistently strong investment track records among his peers and the quality and stability of his team is unrivalled.

It's a positive story for Asian currencies, especially with these kinds of statements.

It's good to not just live inside your own little box. Even though I want her to embrace her Asian culture, I want her to also embrace all cultures. I don't want her to identify herself solely as an Asian person. The world is a segregated world, but we're all the same, we're all God's children.

It's a very difficult decision, not just for our hemisphere but for Asian cultures as well. There was a solid faction that didn't want the IOC appearing that they would flip on issues.

There's an internal momentum in Southeast Asia with all the ingredients for sustained growth. The next nine months will be very good for the smaller Asian markets.

The remarkable American economy, whose roots are still not conclusively known, and the Asian crises that caught us by surprise, among other humbling experiences, have made policy-makers particularly sensitive to how fast the world can shift beneath our feet,

there were concerns about the economy, weakening in new orders, the strength of the dollar, Asian demand and railroad delays.

This large inflow is an important prop for the Treasury market, helping keep yields in their current low trading range. Not only is the inflow large relative to new Treasury supply, it may also help stabilize the market when it comes under pressure. If investors start to shy away from the U.S. market, the dollar comes under downward pressure and the Asian central banks pile in to support the U.S. market.

However, I won't be surprised to see an Asian winner in Qatar.

If I'm a domestic dealer, I'm not performing. And it's starting to get scary and there aren't that many Asian opportunities out there.

For the moment, high-yield fundamentals in Asia are pretty solid. No meaningful signs of distress have yet appeared in the Asian corporate bond market, but the surge in high-yield bond issuance in recent years is a sign of a potential turnaround in the credit cycle over the medium term.

For the first time in the history of relations between Russia and China we will have a demarcation of our common border throughout its entire length. ... For the first time a unique model of border safety will be created on the Asian continent.