Friday, October 17, 2003

Symptoms of economic shift away from West to Asia. Posted here Friday, October 17, 2003 at 9:02:53 PM     symptoms from Googel news   HSBC to slash 4000 more British jobs in favor of Asia Taipei Times - 15 minutes ago HSBC Holdings Plc, the world's second-biggest bank by market value, faces trade union opposition to plans to eliminate 4,000 more jobs in the UK as it shifts work to lower-cost sites in Asia. M'sia gains from HSBC jobs shift The Star UK banks say 'no plans' to transfer jobs Financial Times Washington Times - Seattle Post Intelligencer - Business Standard - The Times (UK) - and 97 related » Financial Times Growth in China hits 9.1% in quarter International Herald Tribune - 5 hours ago HONG KONG The Chinese economy bounded back from a SARS-related economic slowdown to post a growth rate of 9.1 percent in the third quarter, the government announced Friday. Economic growth to hit 8.5% EastDay.com China's GDP grows 9.1% in third quarter Financial Times Xinhua - Voice of America - China Daily - Newsday - and 65 related » ********