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Thai women breast-feed infants least in Asia: UNICEF

Thai women breast-feed infants least in Asia: UNICEF Only 5 percent of Thai mothers solely breast-feed their babies for six months, which is ranked the lowest in Asia, according to a study conducted by the United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund (UNICEF). The finding has aroused worries of Thai health officials, and they had a meeting with UNICEF health officials Tuesday to discuss ways to encourage breast-feeding in Thailand. Pornthida Phasthong, an information official at UNICEFs office in Thailand, said that only 5 percent of Thai women solely breast- feed their babies for six months and 16 percent do it for

Toyotas Sales Soar Outside Asia

Toyotas Sales Soar Outside Asia American depositary receipts of Toyota rose $ 1.10, to $108.10, on Friday after the Japanese carmaker reported that net income jumped 39% in its fiscal first quarter on strong sales in Europe and North America Toyota Motor (nyse: TM - news - people )reported sales of 5.64 trillion yen ($49 billion), an increase of 13.2% year-over-year. The company earned 371.5 billion yen ($3.2 billion), or 115.6 yen ($1.01) per ADR. That was up from 266.9 billion yen ($2.3 billion), or 81.79 yen (7 cents) per share, a year ago. Sales were particularly strong outside of

Indonesia Bonds Post Biggest Drop in Asia on Rising Oil, Rates

Indonesia Bonds Post Biggest Drop in Asia on Rising Oil, Rates Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Indonesia's bonds fell more than any other government debt in Asia this year as the central bank raised interest rates to contain inflation. The $46 billion rupiah-denominated bond market in the world's fourth-most populous nation tumbled as Bank Indonesia increased its benchmark rate to 12.75 percent, the highest in the region. The central bank raised borrowing costs after President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono removed some price controls on oil, causing inflation to reach a six-year high in November. ``The worst is not over yet and it is

Lenovo Grabs Another Dell Exec for Asia

Lenovo Grabs Another Dell Exec for Asia Lenovo Group has snagged a fifth Dell executive in two weeks to help run its business in Asia. On Thursday Lenovo appointed Gerry Smith, 43, as senior vice president of its global supply chain, effective immediately. Smith was previously vice president in charge of Dells Singapore design center and its displays unit. He replaces Liu Jun, who ran Lenovos supply chain group for the past year and is taking a years sabbatical, the company said. Smith is the latest in a string of executives whom Lenovo has poached from Dell as it tries to beef up

Profit optimism fuels rise in Asia

Profit optimism fuels rise in Asia Asian stocks rose Wednesday, led by Toyota Motor Corp., as speculation that the regions economy will sustain profit growth halted a slide after the biggest drop in more than two years. The declines this week and the last were just excessive, and that has prompted some buying of companies with sound earnings outlooks, said Haruo Otsuka at Toyota Asset Management Co. in Tokyo. The Morgan Stanley Capital International Asia Pacific index increased 0.5 percent after falling 3.9 percent Tuesday, its biggest drop since May 2004. Japans Nikkei 225 index gained 0.6 percent, while Hong Kongs Hang Seng Index