https://freerepublic.com/tag/heikotakenaka/ en-us Tue, 8 Oct 2002 17:53:59 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/765273/posts KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Reuters) - China's growth is Asia's ray of hope as the world eyes a meltdown on Wall Street, warplanes over Iraq, a sluggish U.S. recovery and a Japanese government desperately seeking solutions to financial chaos. The World Economic Forum's conference on East Asia opened in Kuala Lumpur Sunday to worries over storm clouds building and little talk spent on recent forecasts of strong growth. Wall Street struck five-year lows last week, Japan's stock market is at levels unseen for 19 years and leading Asian corporates have ditched planned bond issues. "We have an extremely challenging international environment,... Reuters via Yahoo! News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/765273/posts#comment Tue, 8 Oct 2002 17:53:59 GMT