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			<title>Vietnam Stymied by Ongoing Port Headache</title>
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			<dc:creator>Marc Herman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Asia's transportation revolution was supposed to change how you do business in 10 years. How's it going?]]></description>
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			<title>IEMI Readies Its Anti-Counterfeit Plan</title>
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			<dc:creator>Marc Herman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative claims it knows how to keep fake components out of your supply chain. ]]></description>
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			<title>When Mother Nature Wants Your Business</title>
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			<dc:creator>Marc Herman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Joint collaboration, predictive modeling, and global mapping are the newest ways to keep supply moving amid natural disaster.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:10:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Can a Digital Raccoon Tackle Europe's Crisis?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Marc Herman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Tech innovation is happening quietly in places in Europe where unemployment is highest and where the economy can use a big boost.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Tablets &amp; a World in Transition</title>
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			<dc:creator>Marc Herman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Here's a personal experience of how professionals are using tablets and e-readers and why OEMs and IT firms should pay close attention.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Thai Floods Recede, But Damage Remains</title>
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			<dc:creator>Marc Herman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Massive flooding in Thailand finally appears to be relenting. But the long-term effects are only now beginning to be understood.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Headache, but Also Some Relief in Q3 for Asian OEMs</title>
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			<dc:creator>Marc Herman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Third quarter results were mixed for many Asian OEMs but the slowdown expected for 2012 is not yet rippling through the supply chain.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Thai Floods Devastate Supply Chain</title>
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			<dc:creator>Marc Herman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Flooding has affected two large high-tech industrial parks: Bang Pa-in Industrial Park and Navanakorn Industrial Park, where entire assembly lines are under water.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Euro Crisis Cuts Japanese OEMs Both Ways</title>
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			<dc:creator>Marc Herman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The European debt crisis offers Japanese OEMs huge cost savings, but it is also cutting into sales due to the expensive yen and weak demand.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Korea's Chaebol System a Boon to Samsung</title>
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			<dc:creator>Marc Herman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Korea's peculiar economic system has been leveraged by its leading manufacturers to make significant inroads into global markets.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Country Watch: Philippines Poised for Recovery</title>
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			<dc:creator>Marc Herman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Manila's headaches are not coming from the country's fundamentals. The recent downturn is a symptom of the ongoing global financial crisis.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Country Watch: Vietnam's Momentum Stalls</title>
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			<dc:creator>Marc Herman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Financial volatility seems to have undermined Vietnam's wage advantage over regional rivals like Indonesia and Thailand.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Tripoli File: Electronics Before Water or Food</title>
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			<dc:creator>Marc Herman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[In war-torn Libya, it is easier to get a wireless handset hooked up than it is to get a bottle of water confirming the importance of electronics to consumers]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Country Watch: Indonesia Carves a Stable Niche</title>
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			<dc:creator>Marc Herman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Indonesia produces metals that start the electronic goods supply chain, and it buys end-products, but it's not involved in the manufacturing process.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Asia Trembles as the West Reels</title>
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			<dc:creator>Marc Herman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Orders in the pipeline for the US holiday season face dramatically uncertain end markets due to concerns about the economy.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>The Robots Are Coming</title>
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			<dc:creator>Marc Herman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Foxconn is planning to exponentially increase the use of robots over the next three years, possibly leading to layoffs at its China plants.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>China Is Not Asia; India Awaits</title>
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			<dc:creator>Marc Herman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[At some point, the advantages offered by India's English-speaking population will attract manufacturers who now flock to China.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Made in, But Can't Be Used in, China</title>
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			<dc:creator>Marc Herman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Much of the high-tech equipment manufactured in China cannot be used as freely in the country as it is in the West.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Tablet Wars Head to Patent Court</title>
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			<dc:creator>Marc Herman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The major OEMs are moving their battle for dominance in the tablet and smartphone sectors from the marketplace to the courtroom.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Beware of Growing Chinese Labor Unrest</title>
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			<dc:creator>Marc Herman</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[China's workers are growing bolder in protesting unfair practices in a development that could affect manufacturing in the country.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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