Asia Pacific – Page 53
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Analysis
UK lags as China pulls ahead in technology race
Significant investment in innovative start-ups needed
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Analysis
Finmeccanica CEO held on corruption charges
Guiseppe Orsi arrested for alleged involvement in bribery allegations that secured Indian helicopter deal
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Analysis
90% of insurance CEOs expect revenue growth in 2013
Results come despite many feeling global economy is unlikely to improve
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Disappointed youth – a growing risk
AMRAE conference attendees heard of the risks posed by a generation of alienated youth and an emerging middle class
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Analysis
Increasing political violence and regime instability risks in 2013: Marsh and Maplecroft
Number of nations experiencing escalating political violence up 36% on a year ago
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Analysis
Beijing blanketed in toxic smog
Flights cancelled from the capital after visibility is reduced to just 100 metres
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BI and supply chain top risks for business in 2013
Concerns expressed over lean supply chains in harsh economic climate
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Willis identifies key emerging risks for businesses in 2013
Extreme weather, reputational damage caused by social media and missed opportunities in emerging markets top the list
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Comment
Beyond ‘admitted’ and ‘non-admitted’: it’s time to focus on how risk is ‘exported’
by Suresh Krishnan, general counsel of the ACE Group’s multinational client group
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Analysis
Bribery allegations deepen at Rolls-Royce
Blogger accuses aerospace manufacturer of paying bribes to intermediary who worked on major contracts with Chinese airlines
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Analysis
Sino-Japanese relations strained further after election result
New conservative PM Shinzo Abe has promised to take tougher stance on China
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Agreement reached on new EU-Singapore FTA
Trade agreement will open up opportunities for EU business in Southeast Asia
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Features
Chain reaction
Businesses should consider the ethical issues surrounding supply chain labour or else beware the risk of incurring brand and reputational damage
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Analysis
China accused of violating Japanese airspace
Tokyo scrambles fighter jets after Chinese government plane flies near disputed islands
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Comment
Weathering the storm
Today’s complex global economy makes the effect on businesses of violent weather events such as Superstorm Sandy more destructive, but there are ways to minimise the dangers
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Comment
‘Can you future-proof intellectual property?’
It has been sobering to watch Apple and Samsung battling over alleged patent infringements in almost every court in Europe. Two of the world’s most future-conscious enterprises have been resorting to a body of law that mostly evolved 150 years ago in the heyday of the industrial revolution, when things ...
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Analysis
Global condemnation over North Korean rocket launch
Pyongyang accused of contravening UN resolution after launching missile into space
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Rolls-Royce in bribery probe
Aerospace and defence group Rolls-Royce may face prosecution after Serious Fraud Office orders company to hand over details of Asia dealings