Malaysia lags behind China, India and Vietnam when it comes to cheap labor, but it is an ideal location for U.S. companies looking for a highly-skilled, educated workforce and government […]
Category: Asia
Asia Channel Presented by:
Posted inAzerbaijan
Former Ambassador Says U.S. Ties Key as Turkey Strengthens
Despite close political and military ties between the U.S. and Turkey, Ross Wilson, a former American ambassador to Turkey, said during a speech at the Carter Center that the country is “not well understood in the […]
Posted inMalaysia
Malaysian Official: Natives Abroad Should Promote Homeland
Mustapa Mohamed, Malaysia’s minister of international trade and industry, came to Atlanta in mid-September to encourage Georgia companies to invest in his country. But during his visit, which included tours […]
Posted inMalaysia
Malaysian Trade Minister to Host Atlanta Roundtable Sept. 20
An executive roundtable is to be held with Mustapa Mohamed, Malaysia’s minister of international trade and industry, on Monday, Sept. 20, from 9-11 a.m., at the Four Seasons Hotel in […]
Posted inMalaysia
UPS Forms Malaysian Alliance
United Parcel Service Inc. has formed an alliance in Malaysia that will allow customers in the Southeast Asian nation to ship express packages all over the world. Atlanta-based UPS reached […]
Posted inBangladesh
Yunus: Education Must Accompany Micro Loans
Micro-finance can succeed in its fight against poverty only if it is supplemented by long-term investment in educating the poor, Nobel Prize-winning banker Muhammad Yunus said in Atlanta. Mr. Yunus, […]
Posted inBangladesh
Nobel Prize Winner Yunus to Speak at Emory
Muhammad Yunus, who won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for his work to reduce poverty using microcredit, will speak at Emory University on Wednesday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. Mr. […]
Posted inMalaysia
DeCosta Headed to Malaysia for Conference
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Aviation General Manager Ben DeCosta is headed to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the annual meeting of the world's largest airport trade group. Mr. DeCosta will attend […]
Posted inVietnam
VIETNAM, THE LAST FRONTIER
JEFFREY ROSENSWEIG, A FINANCE AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PROFESSOR AT EMORY BUSINESS SCHOOL, CALLED VIETNAM THE SINGLE GREATEST GROWTH OPPORTUNITY IN THE WORLD DURING A RECENT LUNCHEON ADDRESS. HE SAID THAT […]