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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

Faced with the rising costs of labour, materials and land in Chinese cities, companies are increasingly sourcing from other Asian countries like Vietnam, Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh. From Bollywood to K-Pop to Indonesia’s punk rock, entertainment in the East is increasingly dominated by local acts.

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Expanding your startup into Asia? Here’s how to build out your operations in the region

The Next Web

The inspiration for my second post came from the many CEOs and entrepreneurs who come to me knowing they want to go after Asia and are aware of their target markets, but unsure of the best approach to start building out their operations on the ground. Another learning I’ve come across the hard way is to stay away from ‘sales consultants.’.

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Significant Percentage Of Global Email Traffic Is Spam: Cloudmark

YoungUpstarts

He says Cloudmark is already working with various telecom operators and ISPs around the world – such as OCN, Vodafone, Optus, Telstra, NTT Communications, GMO Internet Group, PCCW and QQ- to implement threat mitigating solutions such as its Spam Reporting Services. Here’s a look at how five Asia Pacific countries rate: COUNTRY.

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Jason Colodne of Colbeck Capital Interviews Energy Ventures Analysis’ Emily Medine

The Startup Magazine

She also serves as an advisor for the sales and acquisition of coal-related assets and develops forecasts of U.S. Medine: First off, we have to look at where the capital is coming from that keeps the US operations alive. What, if anything, can these newer operations learn from the US industry?

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5 Benefits Of Expanding Your Business Into Global Markets

YoungUpstarts

Expanding abroad gives you the chance to solicit some of the 96 percent and increase your sales. Sjamsul Nursalim of Indonesia invested in Singapore property development to increase his $830 million net worth. Private investors also expand abroad to tap into new markets. Imagine you are a manufacturer, for example.

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The Next 10 Years Of Infocomm Technology

YoungUpstarts

Over the next few decades, this young cohort would comprise a rising proportion of citizens in Asia (31%-40% in Singapore, Korea, Hong Kong and Japan, and more than 51% in Malaysia, Philippines, India and Indonesia). New vistas of opportunities would also be developed as Cloud technologies change the way businesses operate.

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[Singapore] Designs On A New Furniture Future

YoungUpstarts

By 2008, around 50-percent of local furniture companies had shifted labor-intensive manufacturing operations to less expensive countries such as neighboring Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand, and increasingly to China as well. percent by 2015. Designed in Singapore. The Creativeans.

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