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issues affecting future development, and present our view on its likely
future direction and business opportunities. Multi-client studies
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Chemical
May-07
Major chemical company expansion in Asia-Pacific
Rohm & Haas has been named the most vigorous
chemical company in the region in the latest Asia-Pacific
Chemical Business Vitality Index™ report, surpassing
its chemical and energy sector peers with a winning combination
of regional presence, revenue performance and innovation.
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Consumer & retail
Dec-07
China's personal care, cosmetics and toiletries industry
Product innovation in China's personal care sector is buoyant, but safety concerns and regulations may become a barrier. Find out what's happening in the industry and where the trends are heading. In collaboration with the PCHi exhibition.
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Aug-06
Major retail company expansion in Asia-Pacific
British hypermarket Tesco is the overall leader in our Retail
Business Vitality Index™, thanks
to its geographical presence, revenue performance and steady
innovation in the region; America’s Wal-mart runs
a close second, and among Asian retailers, drugstore Watsons
leads the pack.
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Financial services
Mar-05
RFID - the future of contactless payment in Asia
The future of contactless payment lies with the credit card
companies, not the telcos. Find out why.
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Industrial & logistics
Jan-08
China's water & wastewater treatment sector
Huge demand exists in China for clean water with ample opportunities for investors and technology suppliers in the municipal and industrial markets. Regulatory changes have lowered pricing risk opening up the sectors.
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Oct-07
Offshore oil & gas services & equipment trends in Asia
Offshore exploration continues to breach new frontiers, driven by new finds, technology and surging energy demand in China and other growth economies. Opportunities abound for equipment and services vendors able to meet the sector's exacting demands.
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May-07
Major logistics company expansion in Asia-Pacific
Global logisitcs heavyweights are facing competition in Asia from smaller, more nimble palyers, says our latest Logistics Business Vitality Index™ report. With half its revenue coming from Asia, Expeditors International tops the ranking, followed by UPS, which has been showing impressive Asian revenue growth, and Eagle Global with its 90 operating centres across the region.
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Feb-07
Renewable energy market opportunities in Asia-Pacific
While renewable energy sources will develop rapidly across
Asia, they will not supplant fossil fuels as the main form
of power, for reasons of cost, technology and lack of government
incentives. Find out what the future holds for renewable
energy in Asia.
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Aug-06
Bohai Bay and the future of shipbuilding in China
Compared with industry world leaders Japan and Korea, China’s
shipbuilding sector is characterized by low cost, low efficiency
and a fragmented industry structure. Nevertheless China
is still likely to be world’s largest ship building
country by 2010. Find out why.
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Jun-06
Telematics in Asia: Development and impact
Future Telematics adoption will be lead by driver
assistance and relationship management. The best potential
markets for Telematics in Asia are Japan, Korea and China.
Get to know the implications and opportunities for automotive,
financial services, telecom, media and logistics.
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Oct-04
The future of Hong Kong’s air cargo industry
Hi-tech industries are moving from the Pearl River Delta
(PRD) to Western China in search of cheaper and better skilled
resources. The implication for Hong Kong airport is diminished
use as a re-export hub, possibly losing ~60% of the current
PRD trade by 2020.
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Information & communication
technology
Jun-06
Telematics in Asia: Development and impact
Future Telematics adoption will be lead by driver assistance
and relationship management. The best potential markets
for Telematics in Asia are Japan, Korea and China. Understand
the implications and opportunities for automotive, financial
services, telecom, media and logistics.
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Jul-05
Southeast Asia electronics industry outlook
Southeast Asia is an established centre for electronics
manufacturing but is coming under increasing competition
from China as a low cost base. We believe the region should
aim to complement China rather than compete. Get to know
what Southeast Asia has to offer.
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Mar-05
RFID - the future of contactless payment in Asia
The future of contactless payment lies with the credit card
companies, not the telcos. Find out why.
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Apr-03
China electronics industry outlook
Growth rates are falling, but the Beijing Olympics will
help to sustain growth and telecom stands out as another
key demand driver. Discover which segments of the industry
will benefit.
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Life science
Oct-02
Biotechnology patent trends in China
Biotherapeutics (mainly drugs created using genetic engineering)
and agricultural biotechnology (mainly transgenic animals
and plants) were most active in the field of modern biotechnology
in the early years of the decade.
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Media & leisure
Apr-08
2008 Asia-Pacific pay-TV operators survey, 4th edition, price US$2,300
Programmers, find out what the major cable, satellite and IPTV platforms in Asia and Australia think about your channels and support, their programming plans and their hopes and fears for the future of the industry. This survey targets programming managers at 50 major carriers in 16 countries across the region, focusing on the largest players in each country. In cooperation with ContentAsia.
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Feb-07
2007 Asia-Pacific pay-TV operators survey, 3rd edition, price
US$925
HBO's lead is threatened as Star Plus gains ground on programming quality.
In cooperation with ContentAsia.
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Jan-05
2004 Asia-Pacific pay-TV operators survey, Price US$350
HBO retained the top honours for programming quality, but
its lead narrowed as other channels gained ground.
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Private equity
Jul-07
Merging with the mainland: China's M&A opportunities
M&A activity in China continues to surge, thanks to strong economic growth and private equity activity. With regulatory changes in 2006, several sectors should see further M&A action in 2007 and beyond. Find out where the opportunities lie.
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Strategy & intelligence
May-08
Global Market Intelligence Survey 2008
This Global Intelligence Alliance report uncovers linkages between organizational decision-making and Market Intelligence operations. Differences by industries and regions were measured along with key success factors of MI. Responses were collected from 439 participants on five continents, making this survey the most comprehensive study that has been conducted in the area of Market Intelligence to date.
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Mar-08
Market intelligence for the Strategic Planning Process
The most important Key Success Factor in linking market intelligence (MI) with strategic planning is mutual respect between MI and top management. Find out how this can be achieved through case studies on five companies including ABB, Orange and Shell in MI for the Strategic Planning Process, the latest report from Global Intelligence Alliance.
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