As an energy source, the battery is one of the most important accessories for mobile phones. Nowadays, the Ni-Cd battery, which was born in black-white display mobile phone generation, has exited the market, and NI-MH battery also has little demand.
Another important factor benefiting the Japanese robotics market is the strong Government support it enjoys. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is making concerted efforts to ensure that robotics becomes one of Japan’s core industries, allotting about $26.0 million for this purpose in 2003.
Singapore’s oil, petrochemicals and chemicals industry reported strong growth in 2004 and 2005, thanks to rising energy prices and surging world demand. The value of Singapore’s oil, petrochemicals and chemicals output rose by 29% to S$50.7 billion in 2004 from S$39.2 million in 2003, said the Economic Development Board.
The Japanese pharmaceutical market is the second largest in the world, after the USA, accounting for over 10% of the total world market. In 2005, it was valued at around US$66.2 billion (¥7,068 billion) at consumer prices. This is equal to US$517 per capita, one of the highest per capita spending levels in the world.
Due to huge consumer demand in the personal care industry, Chinese personal care ingredients (PCI) industry is considered to have considerable growth potential. Though the hike in crude oil prices is likely to block its advance to some extent, a shrewd marketing policy focusing on service and innovation is possible to help suppliers overcome difficulty and expand their market share.
The East Asian economy (excluding Japan) is projected to grow by 7.4% in 2006, according to a report released today by the Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization.
The majority of foreign-affiliated firms* operating in Japan have a favorable view of their business performance in the country, according to the results of a survey released today by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). A total of 936 firms replied to the survey, or 32.0% of the 2,929 firms sent questionnaires.
In 2003, China's online advertisement market scale reached RMB1.08 billion, increasing by over 100% compared to RMB490 million in 2002. In 2004, online advertisement market in China (except search engine) has increased from RMB1.08 billion to RMB1.9 billion with a growth rate of 75.9%, indicating that whole online advertisement market maintains a high-speed growth trend.
