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Prospects for Regional Expansion and Co-operation: A Special Series of Financial Times Reports, Analysis and Comment

By Financial Times, July 2005

This report examines the trends of growth and integration within the region and the challenges confronting the further development of cross-border trade, finance and investment.

Drawing on the FT’s global network of specialist reporters and commentators, it assesses the role of market forces that have so far shaped the expansion of the Asia Pacific economies and the limits and obstacles these forces face.

INDIA AND CHINA: Prospects for growth, co-operation and competition: A Special Series of Reports, Analysis and Interviews

By Financial Times, 2005

With the world’s two most populous nations now also established as its most dynamic economies, it is clear that the established international order faces a period of transformation. Less clear is how the rise of China and India will affect patterns of trade, investment and comparative advantage and how Asia’s two giants will interact with each other, the region, and the global economy.

This special report, based on interviews and analysis by the FT’s global team of reporters and commentators, assesses the challenges both faced and posed by China and India as their economic momentum gathers pace. Their policies and prospects differ in many respects. But they share the potential to reorder the international economy.

The performance and prospects of international companies in the worlds most dynamic economy: A Comprehensive Series of Reports, Analysis and Case Studies

By Financial Times, October 2005

The Financial Times is uniquely positioned to report and analyse the rewards and
the challenges of investing in China. Its experienced team of China correspondents and its global network of specialist business reporters have unrivalled access to officials and senior executives. The result is the most authoritative assessment of foreign capital in China – from the macroeconomic context to the details of regulatory change and market reforms.

This special report combines the best of the FT's news and commentary, exclusive interviews and case studies. It charts and explains the successful ventures and probes the problems that have snared many investors. From multinationals to entrepreneurs and from the major cities to the remote provinces, it is essential reading for any international company doing business in China or seeking to enter the world’s most dynamic and challenging market.

The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with a worldwide average daily circulation of more than 2.6 million as of 2005. For many years it had the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, although it is currently second to USA Today with the Journal having a U.S. circulation of 1.8 million in November 2003. The Journal also publishes Asian and European editions. Its main rival as a daily financial newspaper is the London-based Financial Times, which also publishes several international editions. The Wall Street Journal is owned by Dow Jones & Company.

The Journal newspaper primarily covers U.S. and international business and financial news and issues—the paper's name comes from Wall Street, the street in New York City which is the heart of the financial district. It has been printed continuously since its founding on July 8, 1889 by Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser. The newspaper has won the Pulitzer Prize twenty-nine times, including the 2003 and 2004 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism. The longest-serving managing editor is Paul E. Steiger (1992-2007). (Wikipedia)