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Is there enough appetite for two China tech ETFs?

Is there enough appetite for two China tech ETFs?

Global X Management Company is now halfway through their rollout of six China sector ETFs with today’s (12/09/2009) introduction of Global X China Technology ETF.
The first two (consumer and industrial) were launched last week, and the remaining three (financials, energy, and materials) are expected before the end of the year.
The new [...]

New Indian mobile launch from Telenor covers 600 million end users

New Indian mobile launch from Telenor covers 600 million end users

Norways Telenor Group launches new operator across India: Uninor launches across seven circles, encompassing 600 million end users.
Telenor’s Indian mobile operation, Uninor, today announced the launch of its mobile services in seven Indian telecom circles, making it the largest single day launch in the telecom history. On the first day of service [...]

Future spending points to leg up for Asia Info

Future spending points to leg up for Asia Info

As we… and every computer on Earth, awaits the next breakout attempt over S&P 1112, let’s look at one of our holdings.
Like almost all our stocks, AsiaInfo Holdings (ASIA) has just been range bound for much of the past month – however it’s a good day to talk about it due to [...]

India kills counterfeit mobiles …what of China?

India kills counterfeit mobiles …what of China?

The headline in today’s Times of India reads – “Chinese mobiles sans IMEI won’t buzz from Monday.”
Mobile carriers in India will be required to hit the kill switch on any/all phones that do not have (or do not immediately obtain) a true International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number. The deadline for compliance [...]

Mercadolibre will get boost from broadband

Mercadolibre will get boost from broadband

Looking at the Latin-American market from an economic point of view, we can see that there are a number of reports & indicators coming out, particularly from Brazil, Chile & Argentina, that the continent is bouncing back from the global recession a lot quicker than it’s Western counterparts.
Normally with stockpicks, I tend to focus [...]

Canny guidance, near perfect numbers from Perfect World

Canny guidance, near perfect numbers from Perfect World

Chinese video game maker Perfect World reported a typical quarter; beating estimates in the current quarter and offering lowball estimates for the following quarter. Stock is volatile in premarket, but as long as $42 is held we should be okay.
A quick glance at some of the metrics; analysts had been looking for [...]

SinoHub tips up in Q3, bullish outlook for 2010

SinoHub tips up in Q3, bullish outlook for 2010

SinoHub, Inc today reported continued revenue growth for the three months ended September 30, 2009.
Total revenues for the 2009 third quarter advanced more than 28% to $36.2 million from $28.2 million for the 2008 third quarter. Revenues from electronic component sales, including procurement-fulfillment and spot component sales, increased more than 27% [...]

Guest Post : Whats the future of mobile content in Russia?

Guest Post : Whats the future of mobile content in Russia?

Mobile content has arguably become one of the most interesting areas for Mobile Network Operators.
Many Russian operators are considering ways for their portals improvement in order to distribute multimedia content. Initially it was a niche piece of Internet market. At the moment that initial players are leaders in this area but all could change [...]

Wipro offshores to Egypt, bolsters Europe

Wipro offshores to Egypt, bolsters Europe

In order to avoid under-utilization of its assets in Egypt, Wipro has begun to outsource its workload from India to Egypt, whilst

This “reverse offshoring” by sending work from its Indian clients to its offices in Egypt, is a sign of the growing multinational nature of the country’s outsourcing companies, according to Zawya.com.
The country’s third [...]

Nokia looking pretty as it launches CDMA handsets for China

Nokia looking pretty as it launches CDMA handsets for China

Nokia is today strengthening its CDMA portfolio with the announcement of three new CDMA mobile devices, together this new line-up highlights Nokia’s continued commitment to CDMA as a major standard in key markets around the world.
The Nokia 1506 is expected to become available in China at the end of 2009, while the Nokia 6316s and [...]

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