Value Investor Asia

World of Inflation

2010-03-01T00:33:00.000-08:00

Today saving balk account is not a right choice exactly you look the inflation rate today and compare with bank financial interests like 1% you imagined you keep 10,000USD in saving account you will earn 1% in the future but the world of inflation is rise almost 5% a year.

This article will guide you alternative way about growth your money which way you choose between keep your money in bank or let you money earn profit in stock market

Inflation mean simple you can buy thing with 10,000$ today but next year maybe you must buy thing in 10,500$ it's higher price but you just have earn 100$ from your 10,000$ in saving bank if inflation still 5% every year for 3 year it mean your save money is decreed 12% is this fair? but most of people are choose to keep money with bank.

If you find some stock that can make profit 5-7% from dividend annual that mean it is profit 4% annual with inflation including.
Your investing is a right way in stock market or in bank if you not need to reduce your money 5% a year it not difference you buy a stock like P/E 100 without growth even it is no risk it shouldn't have P/E 100 right ??

choose the right invest to get more profit for your future.

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Be Value Investor and make high return

2010-02-18T01:23:00.000-08:00

Value investing is an investment paradigm that derives from the ideas of Ben Graham & David Dodd began teaching at Columbia Business School in 1928 and it become to be well-known by Warren Buffett.
Value Investing is a powerful strategy to rise your profit by some investors to buy quality stock at what is believed to be a discounted price.

This is easy seven step to guide you what is Value investor idea

Easy seven step to take profits from Value Investor concept

Buy stock in profitable companies that are undervalued.

Find stocks with low price to earnings or P/E ratios.

Buy stock in companies that have a high net profits.

Always look at the company you really do understand what they do.

Look at the company which is understand easily.

Always look for the growth capability company.

When you feel a stock you own has become overvalued, sell it and look for another undervalued stock to buy and use all 6 step above again.

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Have less money can invest ?

2010-01-25T05:44:00.000-08:00

Investment in Exchange armed not to have more money. Many people may think that the investors packet as it's only millionaire. Indeed anyone can be investors whether you're a student or business.

Warren Buffett one of the most successful investors in history and in 2008 was ranked by Forbes as the richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of approximately $62 billion. When he was young Buffett and a friend spent $25 to purchase a used pinball machine, which they placed in a barber shop. Within months, they owned three machines in different locations.

Warren Buffet recommend that investors should start at young age. That is to cultivate knowledge and experience to best. The investor is not the amount but should be a person who has the discipline and willingness to invest with target. If you are inexperienced investors you could have a little surprise that 18,000$ if you bring money to invest. In a 15% annual returns over time to 20 years, the amount will increase to 300,000$ is not what difficult but is not too easy. But targeting clearly we can strategies available to carefully to return as expected.

If you save with the bank 20,000$, you may share part of 5000$ to try investment in 3-year review that amount over 5,000 returns you very much.

Starting with the amount invested less any one of the advantages is flexibility because when you invest money through the Stock Exchange. Some stock may not have much liquidity. When a money play you can move in or move out faster than big number.

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Goldman Sachs pointed Vietnam grow 8.2% in 2010

2010-01-22T01:16:00.000-08:00

Vietnam National Convention Center

Latest reports announced late last month of investment bank Goldman Sachs reiterated that the Vietnamese economy is recovering Although still difficult and unfortunate that may be subject. Year 2010 GDP growth could be 8.2 percent and the year 2011 could be 7.8 percent.

This level is expected to grow at high Historically, most of those international organizations. As Goldman Sachs said Recovery will be sent to Vietnam is increasing domestic demand, "depending on the policy and financial incentive programs lenient".

In quarter 3 of year 2009 GDP growth of 5.2 percent of Vietnam compared to the same period last year. Approximately equal to the average growth level of 5.3 percent of Asian Except Japan. Retail recover the equivalent of 2007 Reports also confirm that.

Monetary policy also helped lessen the level of strong investment growth. GS data illustrates that the level of government investment in the 3 quarter of 2009 increased 24 years, 800 million million of the more important source of private investment and increased signs of recovery are clear.

Comments on fiscal policy, Goldman Sachs said however policy is currently ongoing to year 2010 budget deficit ratio of GDP compared to Vietnam next year will not increase expectations that the budget deficit this year, Vietnam's minimum. will be at 9 percent.

As the Goldman Sachs report. Information economy in the 3 quarter of the year 2009 is the basis for expected growth of GDP in 2010 of Vietnam will increase at 8.2 percent level, however, Vietnam will face obstacles and inflation situation of deficit balance of debt.

Goldman Sachs, however, still believe that. Vietnam has sufficient potential for management control of this misadventure.

Source: Indo-China Education Center.

Bank of China announced a 0.5% increase in cash reserves, falling Asian stock exchanges

2010-01-21T03:41:00.000-08:00

Bank of China Headquarters, Beijing, China.

Foreign news agencies reported on 16 January that the stock market trading conditions in Asia that a side reaction of almost every country from January Effect (anomaly in the financial market where financial security prices increase in the month of January). Since the market closed in the first week to two weeks to continue. Stock Exchange, led by China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Philippines. The Thai stock index minus a little of the concerns of the red shirt demonstrators.

Thai red shirt demonstrators

Reaction has been driven by the capital flow back again. Total full year from the year 2552 with funds flow back into Asia, excluding Japan, U.S. $ 19 billion or about 6.46 billion baht, up around 20%, while capital inflows Stock Exchange of Thailand U.S. $ 1,141 million or approximately 3.8 billion million baht, the analysts continue to evaluate that. Potential capital inflows Asia remains high And continued again this year.

However, Asian stock exchanges fall on since Bank of China announced the same increase in cash. Or as liquid assets of commercial banks in China, another 0.5% to 16% by the effect on 18 January announced that moderate intensity faster than economists expected. China central bank may wait until April, the month the central bank could increase interest rates to follow in the next few months. These measurements occur simultaneously. With asset price control measures to prevent the condition in different bubble. Real estate business. And the masses of the lending banks. Have expected that. This announcement will result in payment by the yuan rise in claims and called pressure from those countries as partners in the U.S. and Europe.

reference
thairath.co.th

Welcome Online Mobile Age

2010-01-20T08:55:00.000-08:00

Everyday mobile phone come to one of human things. 3G technology become to a standard people can "get" every thing they want in just like one touch. in 2000 you send SMS text now you get Video chat, you can personal aerial photograph and weather in your phone you not need to go home to use your computer to connect internet or you not need to bring your laptop when you fly to other country for projection your presentation or do your spread sheet anymore because anything you want is heading to "online"

Yes let's talk about "Real Online Mobile Age"

Analog cellular telephony (1G)
The first commercial fully 1G generation was launched in Japan by NTT in 1979 and The second launch of 1G networks was the simultaneous launch of the Nordic Mobile Telephone (NMT) system in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden in 1981 and

Digital mobile communication (2G)
It come out with person-to-person SMS text messaging and data service. Internet on mobile was new in the generation it's evenly because the connection quite slow then it not suit for large content and multimedia.

Wideband mobile communication (3G)
3G was first launch in Japan by NTT DoCoMo. 3G network are widely use around the world in present and 3G was push forward "Smart Phone" to everyday life people can connect ease and access to the online content faster and easier.

Total assets of NTT DoCoMo become $65.438 billion in 2009 and not only NTT DoCoMo most of mobile Industry and wireless IT are became fast grow since 3G age.

from graph you can see Manufacturer market share (December 2009) and Market share of Smartphone operating system sales during Q2/2009. you can see how shift and change of market trend since iPhone come out the first-generation phone was announced the on January 9, 2007 this is just 4 year old child but Apple Inc get rank 10 in world market share. People in IT field know how technology moving fast, yes it can make you good profit in short term but after two year or more it really hard to handle with fluctuate.

This article I do not sum the point at the end but hope you can get some investment idea from this article someone can make profit from this hotspot from Online Mobile Age but I want to show quote to you.

“Only buy something that you’d be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down for 10 years.”

- Warren Buffett

reference
wikipedia.org
cameraphonesplaza.com
stats.getjar.com

I'm looking to invest in funds

2009-10-06T12:18:00.000-07:00

This is an asking question : In this economics situation what kind of Mutual funds I should investing?

I need to share the risk out from the stock market. My personal finance is 80% Investing in stock and 10% in saving bank and 10% cash. last week I went to bank and talked to finance adviser and then I have plan to do more saving in long term program and more in to Mutual funds also, Do you know what kind of funds is good in this situation ?

Basic Investment ideas to analyze world business situration

2009-08-30T09:47:00.000-07:00

How to know this is real World Economy getting better or not. Just looking around that people in these major cities. Are they spending more on everyday life or not. If you think it is. It also shows an overview of the world Economy is better soon. But if you think not and you still see people around you still save. The increasing of stock in this period maybe it Not clear indication that everything is better.

From Earning rank of people in difference country in top 20 world's best paid cities. There is fore city in US, two city in Switzerland and two city in German. We can see when people in the top rank of city decreasing their spend it will effect to the world economics system. You can see the list of Top 20 World's Best-Paid Cities below.

The World's Best-Paid Cities

1. Zurich, Switzerland

2. Geneva, Switzerland

3. New York

4. Dublin, Ireland

5. Luxembourg

6. Copenhagen, Denmark

7. Los Angeles

8. Oslo, Norway

9. Helsinki, Finland

10. Miami

11. Tokyo

12. Chicago

13.Munich, Germany

14. Frankfurt, Germany

15. Brussels, Belgium

16. Sydney

17. Vienna

18. London

19. Berlin

20. Amsterdam

Think about how much Board paid wages to their Employees in a year you will see difference compare with invest in Asia. Investor need more investment in Europe but pay less in Developing countries or City in Asia. Investor should Avoid this.

Reference : Yahoo Finance

10 fastest-growing IT company

2009-08-20T11:12:00.000-07:00

Fortune magazine ranked technology company with the highest growth rate in 2009 is the number one phone manufacturer Research In Motion aka BlackBerry.

Although RIM is dominant smartphone business in America with 74% share and over ten years ago, RIM BlackBerry sales to 65 million, but growth in the post from the user side. In the first half of this year. Best selling mobile in the U.S. is not a BlackBerry Curve iPhone RIM also any growth in revenue of around 3 years is a very impressive 77% and From list we also found two company from china is Sohu.com rank: 3 and AsiaInfo Holdings rank: 40 of Top 100 Fastest-growing companies.

Top 10 technology companies in the Fortune list include:

Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM) - BlackBerry
Sigma Designs, (NASDAQ: SIGM) - manufacturer of chips for HDTV and Blu-ray player for around three years has grown 104%.
Sohu.com Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHU) - Web portal company in China. Olympic opening ceremony was broadcast live over the Internet. And the web portal. Hand in many Web
Ebix - the online trade insurance policy. Market oriented organization.
Millicom International Cellular (NASDAQ: MICC) - List of Mobile Low Cosmodrome Tigo brand, capture market Latin America
Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX) - a 20% market share of Enterprise CMS.
Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA) - IT Administrator and payment of large corporations to accurate
ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANSS) - manufacturing simulation software system engineering.
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) - Apple Computer Inc.
AsiaInfo Holdings - Company China Telecommunication Systems Operator to China's largest operator of all you.

Reference -
10 fastest-growing techs
100 Fastest-growing companies

Japan economy grew 0.9% first sing of recovery Asia

2009-08-17T22:02:00.000-07:00

This is good sign of economics recovery from China's economy grew at an annual rate of 7.9% between April and June, up from 6.1% in the first quarter. Japan the world's second-largest economy grew 0.9% in the second quarter and Japan's exports also rebounded 6.3% during the quarter, the first gain in more than a year.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Monday US manufacturing survey showed improvement for the first time in a year. The last time the index registered growth was in August 2008, at a meagre 2.2 points. and it also good for Europe too because Japan is largest export market.

When big trader social country China Japan US and UK have recovery this is a good positive signs of economics system around the world and it gonna be better and better in very soon.

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Alternative Energy in China, sun rise or sunset ?

2009-08-15T18:51:00.000-07:00

Alternative Energy is focusing on big country Chinese economic growth two-digit number steadily in recent years makes the energy security is an issue most important issues of the country. At this energy by about 80 percent of China's coal comes from a power source with high carbon emissions. And make China the number one in place of the world's carbon source.

Chinese authorities are aware of this problem and have previously announced master plan to big time Investing that China will use wind energy at least 30 gigawatt year 2020 but this seems to be the goal now will be too easy. Because in the few days this year at the China wind power and volume, 12 gigawatt installation is a leap up. And has announced plans for a new target for the year 2020 will be using wind power to 100 gigawatt.

Using wind energy around the world right now is 121 gigawatt, China is ranked as the fourth after the United States, Spain, and Canada.

But anyway it quite conflict of Invest because now is Glooming period of Solar Energy Stock China-based LDK Solar (LDK) reported a second-quarter loss of $2.03 per American Depository Share (ADS) on a 48% drop in revenue, to $228.3 million, compared with a profit of $1.29 per ADS a year ago on $441.7 million in revenue. A write down of $176.3 million on a plunge in value of its inventories accounted for most of the $216.9 million quarterly loss.

To invest in Alternative Energy Stock you have to be-careful I think it really delicate business to the world direction because it's option not necessary as mainstream energy like Big Cap stock such as Oil or Petrochemical Stock which have a crowded buy/sell volume. I used to buy Solar Energy Stock at very low price before economic crisis a year ago and sell it at as many as I buy it. Because I have been scared about the cost of raw material that have rise up every day. That seem a big luck to me to sell it before Economic melt down. Anyway Alternative Energy Stock is still been observe maybe it will turn back to the point after people relieve.

Reference :
physorg
businessweek

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Alternative energy indexes

Basic Filter for Over seas stock

2009-08-12T13:50:00.000-07:00

In presents over seas stock become more popular invest option for investor around the world. Investor from west looking in to East markets in other clock wise Investor from East side try hard to find the way to invest in Nasdaq too. However a command problem of most new face investor is how to filter them out from other stock among the big various in the list. This articles I'll talk about personal investment and you can learn about over seas stock markets and try your own.

The main Idea is

Market capitalization
Price/earnings ratio
Dividend yield
Price-to-book ratio

1. Market capitalization
I would like to study the stock which small market cap when I buy in intimately market. But for over seas stock I'd like to give directions to Big market cap. Some one think small market cap stocks can provide higher returns compared with big market cap companies and that is true but it's safer to invest your money into Big market cap because when the market hit the problem or something wrong happen you can cut loss that easy to sell your stock any time and it's not too difficult to read the information, news and detail of the company by website or newspaper.

2. Price/earnings ratioP/E ratio
Everyone know it not easy to find big market cap stock which is good Price/earnings ratio (P/E) but anyway blue chip stock is should have P/E lover than over all market and you need to compare P/E of top 30 companies in that country and make sure you buy it in reasonable price.

3. Dividend yield
This is one of the most important thing if you buy over seas stock because each time you make trade online with your broker I believe they will charge you for extra fee more than you trade in your market but you need to compute this fee approximately how many time in a year you make trade by the system. "Good company should pay good dividends" I strong believe about it and most of Big Cap Stock have a fixed dividend payout policy compare with Small Cap Stock some time company may not able to pay good dividends. It doesn't mean Small Cap Stock isn't good but we have to be careful about "global business" some times you don't know when will Small Cap Company will back to normal productive situations and pay you Dividend and again you can't sell it because it'll have low tender offer in a day.

4. Price-to-book ratioP/B ratio
How is it good if you can own Good company stock in lower price than company owner costs? It very hard to find lower price to book In normal situation unless the company has some problem or under world economic problem. Anyway not easy to find a good price but when you need to buy stock at market price higher than book price you should not pay more than 1.5 time P/B ratio of the owners costs invested.

Lastly, above four filter is main important thing to invest in over seas stock of me. But you have to study about company and read balance sheet carefully.

-ASI report

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Valuing A Business Before Investing Into It

2009-08-11T16:08:00.000-07:00

Business valuation is the assessment of economic value (Fair market value) for that business. You may need business valuation for a number of purposes, for example when you are looking to invest in some business, or planning to buy/sell some enterprise. Business valuation is not only handy when investing into some business, it also helps in taking better decisions when you are getting into partnership with someone or seeking loans for your business. Valuation is normally carried by professional appraisers, first because it is a complex task and needs professionals to do it; second an outside party will provide a more objective and neutral report. However, a better understanding of what contributes into the valuation of businesses will help you to progress into the right direction.

Just like any other financial report, the appraiser or valuator needs to disclose what approach has been applied for business valuation as all approaches have different pros and cons. Three approaches mostly used for business valuation are

i) Asset based approach
ii) Income based approach
iii) Market approach

Sometimes a combination of all of these approaches is used.

Asset Based Calculation:
Anything of economic value, that a business own is called an asset. As the name suggests, in asset based approach a business worth is calculated as the sum of its assets (both tangible and intangible) minus the total amount of its liabilities. These figures are picked from balance sheet. In liquidity based approach, assets are valued by the net amount they can generate in case their owner decides to sell them in the market.

Income (or earning) Based Approach:
Several methods are used in Income based approach, but the most appropriate method is "discounted cash flows". Unlike asset based approach where business is valued by the value of assets, this approach focuses on the future earning potentials. The drawback of this approach is that it depends mostly on the projected cash flows and expected returns, which are not guaranteed to be correct.

Market Value based Approach:
Market value based approach seeks to determine the business value by comparing it to some recent sales of similar type of businesses. There are no real calculations involved and this is merely an estimated value, which relies on the simple demand and supply rule for the markets.

Most experts recommend a combination of these approaches for a more realistic result. There's no single approach that will suit all types of businesses; stakeholders can choose an approach of their liking or leave it to the professional valuator to decide the most suitable one.

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About the Author:
William King is the director of Computers Wholesale Suppliers , Canada Wholesale Suppliers, Distributors, Dropshippers & Manufacturers and UAE Dubai Property & Dubai Real Estate Properties Portal . He has 18 years of experience in the marketing and trading industries and has been helping retailers.

Mitsubishi Chemical merge Mitsubishi Rayon

2009-08-11T13:24:00.000-07:00

"It is true that we are making various examinations into M&As (mergers and acquisitions) according to the group midterm management plan, but we have nothing to disclose for the present,"
Mitsubishi Chemical said in a statement.

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. is mulling acquiring Mitsubishi Rayon Co. through a tender offer worth up to ¥200 billion. To merge sales of the two company would be about 3.2 trillion Yen. It larger than Sumitomo Chemical Co. at ¥1.79 trillion Yen.

Mitsubishi Rayon is productive in carbon fiber for vehicles and is known for manufacturing various chemicals, including methyl methacrylate monomer, a type of acrylic resin that is an important constituent of various compound chemical products.

From this merge and this invest it will expand Mitsubishi Chemical to be a stronger business Chemical to flight rivals in China and Middle East by tender offer for Rayon unit.

Reference : japantimes

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Standard chartered focus on Asia when economic recovery

2009-08-07T11:50:00.000-07:00

A British bank headquartered in London Standard Chartered raised $1.6 billion (£1 billion) with a placement late on Tuesday night. Profits totalled $2.838bn (£1.7bn) in the first six months of the year, compared with $2.586bn of a profits year earlier. Standard chartered bank make more focused on Asia and lunched “Taiwan Desk” service in Vietnam The opening of the desk is supported by the growing trade between Vietnam and Taiwan because half of the bank’s clients in Taiwan have been doing business and invest in Vietnam.

The board firmly believes that the economic downturn will be shorter and less pronounced in these markets, which it expects to return to growth far quicker than more developed markets.

Standard chartered is good stand out Bank to have benefit from an economic recovery in Asia.

ASI report

Seagate Technologies shutdown factory in Singapore

2009-08-05T12:54:00.000-07:00

Seagate Technologies (STX) will lay off 2,000 workers and shutdown factory in Singapore,
It is more than 4 percent of its global workforce.

Ang Mo Kio hard drive factory would be closed by the end of 2010 and move the operation at Ang Mo Kio (in Singapore) to other Seagate sites in other country e.g. Malaysia, China and Thailand.

The company expects decrease invest it will help them generate annual savings of $40 million when the closure is completed.

Reference : PC Mag
Stock Quotes : Seagate Technology (STX)

Pullman hotels expand the addition of 5 hotels in Asia

2009-08-04T08:21:00.000-07:00

Pullman, is the upscale hotel brand of Accor. It was designed with the requirements of business women and men in mind. Located in the main regional and international cities, Pullman hotels provide an extensive range of tailored services, access to ground-breaking technologies and the “Co-meeting” offer, a new approach to organising meetings, seminars and high-end incentives. At Pullman hotels, business travellers can choose between being independent or relying on the staff available round the clock.

Investing plan in the end of 2009, the Pullman network will consist of 50 hotels in 23 countries across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. Soon, we expect over 300 establishments around the world. This is fastest growth hotel group in business now Pullman hotels will expand the addition of 5 hotels to its ever-growing network in Asia. The new hotel developments are located in China, Thailand and Vietnam. This is opposed to world business crisis they stay invest in their business just wait and see how they strong.

List of 5 Additional Hotels

Pullman Shanghai Pudong Zhangjiang
Pullman Shanghai South
Pullman Pattaya Aisawan
Pullman Phuket Arcadia
Pullman Hanoi Horison

All information regarding the hotels is available on the website www.pullmanhotels.com

New in stock market should know

2009-08-03T19:57:00.000-07:00

I collect some of knowledge for new face investor and someone who learn and new in stock market trade, I hope these articles is usefully for you.

What is Stock market - Wikipedia
The History of the Stock Market
Knowledge of how Dow Jones, S&P 500, NASDAQ became.

Basic Steps in How Stock Trading Works
First Step to learn how to reade.

How to Make no Risk In Stock Market
Investing and Stock Market Risks
Before start to invest in stock market everyone should know about risk and control your own risk.

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Singapore New Listings IPO

2009-08-03T17:55:00.000-07:00

Company Name: PEC LTD.
Closing Date: 05 Aug 2009

PEC Ltd. is a specialist engineering group servicing the oil and gas, petrochemical, oil and chemical terminal, and pharmaceutical industries. Its two core business activities are:

(1) Project works
The scope of project works ranges from providing engineering, procurement and/or construction/ construction management (“EPC”/“EPCm”) services in respect of a terminal or a section of a plant or terminal, project management consultancy, and to the construction of a certain part of a plant or terminal. The project works are currently being carried out mainly in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, the PRC and the Middle East.

(2) Maintenance services
Maintenance services covers both plant maintenance works as well as related services works and range from maintenance carried out on plant equipment to single-source maintenance services for a production plant. The Group also provides EPCm services to plant upgrading and/or plant de-bottlenecking of an existing plant. Its maintenance services are currently being carried out in Singapore and the PRC.

To support their business activities, the Group has established fabrication facilities in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the PRC. In addition to its two core business activities, the Group also carries out other ancillary business activities such as the provision of information technology services and products, heat treatment services, equipment leasing and engineering consultancy services through its Subsidiaries.

I think this company is interesting because they carried out mainly in Asia and Middle East anyway you have to be careful every time you buy any stock.

You can download Prospectus here : PEC Prospectus.pdf
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MahaNakhon architectural landmark of Bangkok

2009-07-27T04:08:00.000-07:00

Bangkok is back on the world map. MahaNakorn, the newly announced mega development project will be taking in the heart of Bangkok’s financial district. Shortly after Pace announced Saladang Residence project. Today, PACE Development has joined forces with one of Israel’s largest developers, Fishman Group subsidiary IBC, to develop a major new mixed-use project in Bangkok’s central business district at a cost of Bt14 billion.

The tower when completed, will become the city’s most exclusive address, and will house the legendary The Ritz-Carlton Residences, The Bangkok Edition Hotel. And grad A offices spaces and high end lifestyle retail stores. As part of the mixed-use MahaNakhon development.

MahaNakhon is 77-story tower. At a planned 1,017 feet, it will be the tallest structure in Bangkok. NahaNakorn is projected to complete in 4 years. There will be a lot happening and we have to wait and see that the project be as promising or just another project that will be put on hold or downsize according to the economic climate.

Facts and Figures

Developer: Joint Venture: PACE Development Co., Ltd. and Industrial Buildings Corporation Public Company Ltd.

Location: Narathiwas Ratchanakarin Road, between Silom and Sathorn Roads, Bangkok, Thailand

Type of development: Mixed-use including Residences Hotel and Retail

Residences brand: Ritz-Carlton Residences, Bangkok

Hotel brand: Bangkok Edition Hotel by Ian Schrager (operated by Marriott International)

Lifestyle retail center: Ultra luxury lifestyle retail center (area: approx. 10,000 sq.m.)

Project area: Approx. 9 rai (14,950 sq. m.)

Total project GFA: Approx. 150,000 sq.m. (16 Mil sq.f.)

Residential saleable area: Approx. 60% of total project GFA (with 20% for hotel and 20% for retail center)

Total project value: 18 billion THB (US$ 515 million)

Total project investment: 14 billion THB (US$ 400 million)

Total target equity investment: 5 billion THB (US$ 143 million)(current equity already invested at 2.15 billion Thb)

Residential average price: 250,000 THB per sq.m. (US$ 7,100 per sq.m.)

No. of residential unit: Approx. 200 units

Unit types:> 2 – 5 bedrooms

Residential presale period: June 2009

Construction commencement: Q3 2009

Residential show unit opening: Q4 2009

Retail center completion: December 2011

Hotel completion: December 2012

Residence completion: December 2013

Official MahaNakhon Website

Singapore news, economic outlook dependent on external economies

2009-07-26T10:13:00.000-07:00

After Stock market are rise up around asia Channel news Asia report Singapore's economic outlook is still dependent on other major economies like the US and Europe.

Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said

"Although we had a good second quarter - the second quarter of 2009 was a quarter with much better GDP growth compared to the previous two quarters where we saw a very deep contraction - the outlook for the future is basically determined by the US, Europe and the rest of Asia."

Read more : channelnewsasia.com

Nortel "4G" global bidding war

2009-07-24T11:04:00.000-07:00

First of this year telecommunication company of Canada name is Nortel have a financial problem going to bankrupt. They have an offer to buy wireless network division of Nortel in June by Nokia Siemens Networks and it seem like it is end.

But, Many company need it too because Nortel is the owner of LTE technology (Long Term Evolution: some prople respect it to be a 4G ). MatlinPatterson Global Advisers LLC offer 725 Billion Dollar, Ericsson offer abit more at 730 Billion Dollar and 1,100 Billion Dollar offer by RIM (BlackBerry) it's shocked IT world by that highest offer.

However by some limit of law have an effect on RIM can't submit a tender. Anyway RIM CEO still interested on Nortel and they still call government for it to help Canadian company in this case. But Government of Canada have reject.

The auction will happen today (friday 24 2009).

Refference : Globe Investor

Exclusive interview with Hillary Clinton when she was Asian Summit

2009-07-23T16:23:00.000-07:00

This is video from an interview of Secretary Clinton. She did for The Nation
Hillary clinton speech "politics is as spicy as Thai food"

Useful Information :
Hillary Clinton bio
Hillary Clinton picture
Hillary Clinton book

The United States is back in Southeast Asia : Hillary Clinton speech

2009-07-23T11:37:00.000-07:00

Secretary Clinton Press Availability at ASEAN Summit: July 2009
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SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon. Let me begin by saying how delighted I am to be here in Phuket for meetings with the nations of ASEAN and its partners throughout the region. This visit to the ASEAN Regional Forum follows my February trip to Jakarta and my visit to the ASEAN secretariat, where I stressed America’s commitment to strengthen our presence and engagement in this region. I said then that I would attend this ministerial, and that we would begin the process of accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation, and that we will build a deeper and more dynamic partnership with ASEAN.

And that is why I am here today. The United States is back in Southeast Asia. President Obama and I believe that this region is vital to global progress, peace, and prosperity, and we are fully engaged with our ASEAN partners on the wide range of challenges confronting us, from regional and global security to the economic crisis to human rights and climate change.

After this, I will have the honor of signing, on behalf of the United States, the Instrument of Accession to the ASEAN Treaty of Amity and Cooperation. This treaty seals our commitment to work in partnership with the nations of ASEAN to advance the interests and values we share.

I am also proud to announce that the United States intends to open a U.S. mission to ASEAN headed by an ambassador in Jakarta in the very near future. I have instructed my staff to begin consultations with the ASEAN secretariat, the Indonesian Government, and the United States Congress on the steps needed to open such a mission. As a first step, we will shortly assign an experienced diplomat to Jakarta to work with ASEAN on this effort.

Tomorrow, I will host the first ever ministerial meeting between the United States and the countries of the Lower Mekong – Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand – to discuss our shared interests and our emerging partnership on issues related to water, health, and the environment.

I would also like to announce the Obama Administration’s commitment to deepen our engagement in Asia on the critical issue of climate change. We have asked the United States Congress for a seven-fold increase in our USAID climate change funding for this region. And we are planning to launch a new regional climate change initiative to support cutting-edge research and scale up investments in innovative climate change and development solutions in Asia, especially Southeast Asia. We will ask for a high-level dialogue on climate change within ASEAN so that together, we can help the world confront the threat of a warming planet and a transition to a clean energy future.

These steps are important because Southeast Asia and ASEAN are critically important to our future. ASEAN’s ten members host nearly 600 million people, including two of our treaty allies and the world’s third-largest democracy, which just completed very successful elections in Indonesia. The region is our sixth-largest export market, hosts more U.S. business investment than China, and straddles critically important shipping lanes.

So ASEAN is a region of great diversity where people of different backgrounds, religions, and every other diversity of the human experience are working to build a community. Just this week, ASEAN agreed on the outlines of a human rights body that can help promote the values we share with many of ASEAN’s member countries, and hopefully contribute to positive change in Burma.

On a personal note, let me say how shocked and saddened I was by the vicious terrorist attacks in Indonesia last week. We stand by Indonesia in these difficult times and we celebrate their successful election and the vibrancy of their democracy. The Obama Administration is proud to embark on a sustained, comprehensive partnership with Indonesia. And it will span all aspects of our relationship – diplomatic, political, strategic, cultural and so much else. I am convinced this partnership will yield very positive results.

So these are all important steps that the United States wants to take with our ASEAN partners, and to encourage ASEAN as it moves down the path it has set for itself. I also wanted to take this opportunity to talk about my meetings with the foreign ministers of our partners in the Six-Party process. We discussed the need for a vigorous, unified, and transparent implementation of Security Council Resolution 1874. We consulted on the steps that we are taking individually and the actions that we can take in concert to enforce the financial measures, the arms embargo, the inspection provisions, and other elements in the resolution.

All four of the other foreign ministers agreed that full implementation is important to demonstrate unanimity and resolve in the face of North Korean provocations, and to make clear that complete and irreversible denuclearization is the only viable path for North Korea. We do not intend to reward North Korea just for returning to the table, nor do we intend to reward them for actions they have already committed to taking and then reneged on. The path is open to them, and it is up to them to follow it. Unless and until they do, they will face international isolation and the unrelenting pressure of global sanctions.

Thank you all very much.

MR. KELLY: The Secretary will take a few questions. The first question will be from (inaudible) from Yonhap.

QUESTION: Thank you for your remarks, Madame Secretary. I’m (inaudible) from Yonhap News, a newswire of Korea. Actually, I have two questions regarding comprehensive package for – it’s a package for North Korea. First, could you give us more details or – I mean, more concrete items – just a couple of – to be included in those package? And the second one is, if North Korea, Pyongyang, will not accept those package deals, then what’s going to happen? I mean, what are you going to do for the process of denuclearizing North Korea?

SECRETARY CLINTON: Excellent questions. First, let me emphasize that the United States, China, Russia, Japan and South Korea are all united on our approach. We share a common goal of ending the nuclear weapons program and the nuclear program in North Korea so that we can have a denuclearized Korean Peninsula. We have made it very clear to the North Koreans that if they will agree to irreversible denuclearization, that the United States, as well as our partners, will move forward on a package of incentives and opportunities, including normalizing relations that will give the people of North Korea a better future.

It is tragic to look at what happens to the people in North Korea. They, as you know so well, don’t have enough to eat, they don’t have the opportunities that they deserve to have. So we are very clear that we are willing to discuss the future with North Korea, but only if they agree to the denuclearization. Our policies among the five of us are aimed at avoiding conflict and instability in the region, and I think we are pursuing, in this united front, a very positive approach that we hope the North Koreans will respond to.

MR. KELLY: Next question, Mark Landler from New York Times.

QUESTION: Madame Secretary, picking up on what you just said, and knowing that you’ve just emerged from these meetings with four foreign ministers, I’d like to ask you a little more about the concrete, irreversible steps that you refer to. Have you reached an understanding and agreement with China, Japan, Russia, South Korea about the nature of these steps? And would you be able to tell us a little about what they might include, whether it be the disablement of the Yongbyon plant, surrender of plutonium stockpiles, or other similar measures? Thank you.

SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, Mark, our goal is to have what we call irreversible denuclearization. So the points you just made are part of achieving that goal.

We know that North Korea made commitments in 2006 which they did not fully comply with. We do not want to be in another negotiation that doesn’t move us toward the goal of denuclearization. So we want verifiable, irreversible steps taken. And the technical experts will provide us with the details as to everything that must be done. But the net result is that North Korea will commit itself and eliminate its capacity to do anything other than have a denuclearized future.

We know that this is difficult, and we understand the challenges we face. But I think it’s remarkable that the five of us are not only committed to the goal, but talking very specifically about what needs to be presented to achieve that goal. And the United Nations Security Council resolution, which was unanimously supported by all of us, is being implemented vigorously by all of us.

So I think we are on a very strong position in dealing with the North Koreans, and now we wait to hear whether they are willing to respond positively.

MR. KELLY: Next question, we’ll call on (inaudible).

QUESTION: Madame Secretary –

SECRETARY CLINTON: Go ahead.

QUESTION: Madame Secretary, today you suggested that the United States would offer a defense umbrella to your allies in the Gulf to protect them against the threat of a nuclear Iran. We were wondering whether you could flesh out exactly what you mean by this; a missile shield, a nuclear umbrella? And what concrete steps have you already taken or are planning to take to that effect?

SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I am not suggesting any new policy. In fact, we all believe that Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons is unacceptable, and I’ve said that many times, as you have heard. I was simply pointing out that Iran needs to understand that its pursuit of nuclear weapons will not advance its security or achieve its goals of enhancing its power, both regionally and globally.

For example, as the President and I have both said, the focus that Iran must have is that it faces the prospect, if it pursues nuclear weapons, of sparking an arms race in the region. That should affect the calculation of what Iran intends to do and what it believes is in its national security interest, because it may render Iran less secure, not more secure.

Now Iran has both rights and responsibilities. As I said in a speech I gave last week and as our Administration has said repeatedly, Iran has a right to the development of peaceful, civil nuclear power. And there are a number of ways that we have discussed with various countries as to how we could achieve that. This has been part of the discussion in the P-5+1; I have spoken about it with my counterparts on numerous occasions. So the prospect of peaceful civil nuclear power is there for Iran if indeed that is its purpose. But the world community is united in a rejection of Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons. And we want to point out that it may not actually deliver the positioning and enhanced power that Iran believes it could.

MR. KELLY: Last question from (inaudible).

QUESTION: Hello. Do you think that the ASEAN should kick out Burmese Government from the regional organization – ASEAN membership? And do you – don’t you have any idea to talk to Burmese Government directly? Because you have a opportunity to talk to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam tomorrow. Thank you.

SECRETARY CLINTON: ASEAN and the ASEAN countries are moving in a very positive direction. The increased emphasis on human rights that ASEAN is committed to exploring is very welcome.

Burma is moving in the opposite direction of the other ASEAN countries. And we have been very clear in stating that the United States would like to see changes in the behavior of the regime in Burma, and we think other countries in the region would as well.

I spoke at length yesterday in Bangkok about the concerns that are being expressed about cooperation between North Korea and Burma in the pursuit of offensive weapons, perhaps even including nuclear weapons at some point. So there are lots of issues that Burma raises for the entire region, not just the United States.

I think it’s important to encourage the Burmese leadership to begin to open up, to pursue the model that other ASEAN countries are following. And we have called for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, which we believe is very important. It’s so critical that she be released from this persecution that she has been under. And if she were released, that would open up opportunities, at least for my country, to expand our relationship with Burma, including investments in Burma. But it is up to the Burmese leadership.

And we can only hope that perhaps in the conversations that are occurring between many other countries and representatives of Burma here today, there will be progress in persuading the Burmese leadership to change direction. So it is a matter of obvious interest and concern to the United States, but we have to see some evidence that Burma is willing to make these changes and take these actions.

And with respect to ASEAN and what ASEAN might do with Burma, that is, of course, up to ASEAN itself. But we should stay focused on trying to convince the Burmese leadership that they have a better future by moving away from isolation and treating their own people better and giving their people a chance to have a true election next year that will help to chart a new course for the people of Burma.

Thank you all very much.

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From Thailand Asian Summit 2009

2009-07-23T05:37:00.000-07:00

From Phuket meeting Hillary Clinton demands denuclearisation of N.Korea.

"We do not intend to reward North Korea just for returning to the table, nor do we intend to reward them for actions they have already committed to taking and then reneged on," This is some part of her speech.

You can read more detail at Bangkokpost.com

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