Douglas Clayton, chief executive officer of investment fund manager Leopard Capital, is one of the premier investors of the frontier markets. Based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Clayton speaks to IB Times about the ramifications of Laos opening a stock exchange.
China is studying a proposal from the U.S. to begin strategic security talks that would cover nuclear arms, missile defense, space and cyber issues, as the countries seek to improve their military-to-military relations.
While the recent volatility in the Bangladesh stock market raises worries about investing in the so-called “frontier markets,” another developing country, Laos, has opened its own new stock marke
South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd targets sales of nearly $30 billion from home appliances in 2015 and a 10 percent share of the global market, Hong Chang-wan, head of the company's appliances division, said on Tuesday.
South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd targets sales of nearly $30 billion from home appliances in 2015 and a 10 percent share of the global market, Hong Chang-wan, head of the company's appliances division, said on Tuesday.
China's trade surplus narrowed in 2010 for the second straight year, giving Beijing grounds to rebuff U.S. pressure for faster currency appreciation ahead of President Hu Jintao's visit to Washington next week.
Hackers have attacked North Korea's official Youtube and Twitter accounts, posting a cartoon showing Kim Jong-il's heir apparent driving a sports car into a crowd of starving countrymen.
South Korea's LG Electronics Inc aims to more than quadruple smartphone shipments this year and will focus on expanding premium products to catch up with bigger rivals, an executive said on Thursday.
(Corrects headline, 1st and 6th paragraph to reflect LG's official correction that it targets 2011 smartphone shipments of 30 million units, not 2-3 times rise)
South Korea's LG Electronics Inc aims to more than double smartphone shipments this year and will focus on expanding premium products to catch up with bigger rivals, an executive said on Thursday.
The Nikkei rallied on Thursday as investors snapped up shares of Japanese exporters after the dollar hit two-week highs against the yen, but markets elsewhere in Asia were more subdued ahead of the influential U.S. non-farm payrolls report.
Samsung Group will boost investment by nearly one-fifth to a record amount this year, seeking to build new businesses and to widen its lead in technology sectors such as display screens, South Korea's largest business group said on Wednesday.
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan laid out plans to revive the economy in 2011 in his New Year remarks. While his proposals may boost some sectors of the economy, they miss the point.
Japanese researchers at the Kyoto University have broken the rare earth import jinx as they have created a new alloy which resembles rare metal palladium, bringing a sigh of relief to countries depending on Chinese exports of rare earth metals.
South Africa is about to join the Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) grouping and will attend the first summit of the leading emerging economies in April this year, but doubts remain over the suitability of the African nation to be in the exclusive club of the fast-growing economies.
Hyundai Motor India Ltd on Thursday achieved a milestone by reaching the production of 600,000 units, the highest since inception in a calendar year.
Hyundai Motors India Ltd. (HMIL), the second largest car maker and the largest car exporter in the Indian market, sold a total of 47,228 units during this month as compared to 47,217 units during the same period year ago.
Asian factory output powered ahead in December to underline emerging markets' lead in the global recovery although data showed an increasing inflation threat in the region even as growth is tepid in developed economies.
Hyundai Motor Group <005380.KS> and its affiliate Kia Motors <000270.KS> aim to boost vehicle sales by 10 percent this year after robust December sales, as the sector shows a gradual recovery, led by China and the United States. Hyundai Motor shares rose 2 percent on Monday, while shares in Kia Motors jumped 3.75 percent in a broader market <.KS11> up 0.9 percent, with Hyundai ex...
Wall Street appears to be almost universally bullish about U.S. stocks for 2011.
Korea Asset Management Corporation will buy about 5 trillion won ($4.38 billion) worth of bad loans from financial institutions and assets from companies under restructuring this year, local media said on Sunday.
The Ripley Entertainment Inc. has added another bizarre to the world of amusements by opening 32nd Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium, as Ripley’s museums are popularly called, at Jeju Island in Korea.
