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News : Asia-Pacific Business Week Last Updated: Jan 14th, 2008 - 06:52:38
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Asia-Pacific Business News - - Week January 11, 2008: Asia battles with high food prices
Asia-Pacific business and finance news stories of the week: The Financial Times reports that China’s battle with inflation, which has soared to 11-year highs on the back of surging pork prices, has drawn the most attention until now. But it is being repeated across Asia as higher food prices and oil at $100 a barrel combine to present a crucial test of the ability of politicians and central bankers to manage inflation.
Jan 13, 2008, 03:36

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Asia-Pacific Business News - - Weeks Dec 28, 2007/Jan 04 2008: Toyota pays 110,000 workers in Japan USD$10.50, an hour
Asia-Pacific business and finance news stories of the week: The Wall Street Journal reports that at Toyota and its subsidiaries and affiliates in Japan, 110,000 people now work as temps or part-timers, according to the Federation of All Toyota Workers' Unions, which has 290,000 full-timers as members.
Jan 5, 2008, 09:02

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Asia-Pacific Business News - - Week December 21, 2007
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Asia-Pacific Business News - - Week December 14, 2007
Asia-Pacific business and finance news stories of the week.
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Asia-Pacific Business News - - Week December 07, 2007
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Asia-Pacific Business News - - Week November 30, 2007
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Asia-Pacific Business News - - Week November 23, 2007
Asia-Pacific business and finance news stories of the week.
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Asia-Pacific Business News - - Week November 16, 2007
Principal business news stories of the week from the Asia-Pacific region.
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Asia-Pacific Business News - - Week November 09, 2007
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Asia-Pacific Business News - - Week November 02, 2007
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Asia-Pacific Business News - - Week October 26, 2007
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Asia-Pacific Business News - - Week October 19, 2007
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Asia-Pacific Business News - - Week October 12, 2007
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Asia-Pacific Business News - - Week October 05, 2007
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Asia-Pacific Business News - - Week September 28, 2007
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Asia-Pacific Business News - - Week September 21, 2007
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Asia-Pacific Business News - - Week September 14, 2007
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Asia-Pacific Business News - - Week September 07, 2007
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