Finished an issue of BusinessWeek today. In Asian business: India is desperately seeking talent in its various industries cos MNCs in the country are sucking up all the skilled Indian workers. In European Business: Mobile companies such as Nokia n Motorola are going downscale by manufacturing cheap n simple mobile phone for developing countries such as South Africa n Vietnam. Japan n China are battling it out over energy disputes on national seas as there are several oil n gas fields worth billions of dollars along the Japan-China boundary.

In the United States, commercial plane giant maker, Boeing, seems to be winning the aviation battle with Airbus as big orders from the Asia Pacific region sweeps in with orders worth US$16.8b. Dell, the world number 1 PC seller is facing tough times in China. Direct sales, which works flawlessly in modern nations, aren't a hit in the hinterlands where chinese folks want to see b4 they buy. Lastly, prices for HDTV has dropped 40% over the past yr, with the projector, plasma TV n LCD TV vying for attention from consumers.