Full Contents - February 2006


COMMENTARY

REVIEW

  • Red sky mining

  • Following concerted efforts to reel in Boeing, Airbus may have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory after its flagship A380 superliner failed to capture Chinese imaginations.

  • Counting curbside cobblers

  • It may be a hefty US$285 billion in size, but China�s GDP boost doesn�t represent a sea change in the country�s macroeconomic position. The true gain is more reliable numbers.

  • High-tech supremo

  • News that China has surpassed the US in high-technology exports has triggered alarms on issues ranging from intellectual property to military might � and the yuan, of course.

  • Piece by piece

  • Mortgages and car loans are old hat. The fast emerging �hire purchase� model of paying by installments now encompasses everything from computers to medical care.
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