A blog I just found, PanAsianBiz pointed out that according to Grant Thorton survey two from top five most optimistic countries about their country economics is Asian: India (93%) and China (79%)

100 Asia’s Hot Growth Companies 2006 from BusinessWeek. Surprisingly top by a Thai Shipping Company, Precious Shipping, follow by Raffles Education from Singapore and then another Thailand shipping company make the list as the 3rd Thoresen Thai.

Thailand Real Estate - Thai Property Question and Answers (FAQ). From the common question like: “How can I buy an apartment, condominium, land or a house in Thailand?” to the more complicated one “Will I need to bring my own furniture? And can I buy quality furniture in Thailand?”

The article start by citing two new reports indicating that the secret to opening Asia’s online pocketbooks remains elusive.

The report cited was developed by New York Internet marketing firm eMarketer on electronic business-to-consumer sales in China, Japan and Korea targeted to western companies that plan to expand their operation to these countries.

Reason why these are market to break, according to the report:

• Competition from domestic rivals but from growing regional powers like South Korea’s online retailer and auctioneer Gmarket, which went public last year and plans to enter the Japan and China markets soon.
• Customer preferences, unlike in the west, where online retailers ship products from regional mailing centers, security-conscious Japanese consumers prefer to order online but pickup their goods and pay for them in cash, either at a nearby convenience store, or COD
• In South Korea, mall owners have created cyber-malls in which they host online retailers and help them by offering transaction, logistical and customer service support

The article also mentioned about how the serious lack of telecommunications infrastructure in India and China continues to plague the availability of home Internet access

Read full article here: Asia a Tough Market for Internet Commerce

The 23 pages report that the article use can be purchase here: Asia-Pacific B2C E-Commerce: China, Japan and South Korea (eMarketer.com)

Fund managers are investing more assets in Taiwan, Korea, and Thailand, according to Merrill Lynch’s latest monthly survey of Pacific Rim fund managers. Complete article here: “China, India are out; Taiwan and Korea are in“

China a Ripoff Nation? this BusinessWeek basically told the story of outsourcing nightmare, when there is big possibility that your product would be copied. Or is this just another china Bashing piece, as one commenter pointed out?

Click here to find an analysis Report from eMarketer title: “Asia-Pacific B2C E-Commerce: China, Japan and South Korea”. It examines the opportunities, and barriers, companies encounter in when expanding into this vast and potentially hugely profitable region. 23 pages, 51 charts, US$695

BusinessWeek blogger, Bruce Einhorn on his post, has done some simple calculation and came up with this number:

In the matter of science-technology human resource, India is 163 years behind China

Citing the statistics that currently China has 850,000 workforce in that area, where India produced about 4,500 doctorate with existing workforce of 115,000

What about other factors, English language fluency, natural resources etc.?

And how’s other countries in Asia compare to those behemoths?