We salute Louis Kraar's distinguished career as a journalist specializing in the Asian region.
"This highlights the importance of the Asian region," he told DealBook.
More than 60 years after World War II, Japan is still generally isolated in the Asian region.
These sports are internationally competitive within the Asian region, and Brunei has produced award-winning athletes in both events.
Japan has long been the laggard in the Asian region, where most countries rebounded quickly after the crisis.
"Our corporate tax rate is high by international standards and well above the average for OECD countries and those in the Asian region," the budget papers say.
Notes In Malaysia, the draw for the final round of qualifying matches in the Asian region for the 2010 World Cup was held over the weekend.
Much of the selling on Tuesday appeared to be a reaction to Wall Street, which often sets the tone for stock trading across the Asian region.
He is a native of Gary, Ind., and a West Point graduate with considerable experience in the Asian region, where he sees strong growth opportunities.
He ran G.M.'s Latin American, African and Middle Eastern operations from 2000 to 2002, when he was promoted to oversee the Asian region.
"During the 1980s, Japan became the financial center of the Asian region," said Jiro Yoshida, an assistant professor of business at Penn State.
