Focus Asia Business Leaders - 10 part series
10 x 27-minutes, 2006
Ref: 510

Focus Asia Business Leaders is a television series profiling leading enterprises in Asia and their executives who are making a contribution to international standards of business management. Produced by Focus Asia Productions and the University of Hong Kong, generally each episode is divided into four parts. Two short documentaries will profile the company and its leader, including interviews with the central character. In between the video packages will be studio panel discussion segments. In these segments, distinguished experts contribute to an analysis of the executives and the firms they lead. The series is now completed. With China and India being two of the fastest growing economies in the world, this is a must see series. See below for information about the programmes. Broadcasters are able to buy the video reports separately or can purchase the complete programmes.

· Developing China. From Shanghai to Chongqing, Vincent Lo and his Shui On company got into China early. For more than 15 years they have been actively engaged in modernizing urban neighborhoods and developing local entrepreneurial skills. A look at Lo and his concept of real estate development through “pockets of preservation.” Watch Video

· Gambling for good. It has a unique business profile. It combines the benefits of capitalizing on one of Hong Kong biggest obsessions and being the city’s greatest charity. A profile of the Hong Kong Jockey Club and the man that has run it since 1997 – Lawrence Wong.

· Luxury Living. Singapore's Ho family is on a mission to see to it that people from all over the world live well – at least at their resorts and spas. We exmaine how Ho Kwan Ping and his wife Claire Chiang built Asia’s growing “Banyan Tree” empire.

· Extending the Rails. Hong Kong's MTR is more than just a local “subway system.” It is a corporation with a unique business model and wider aspirations headed by a knighted Chinese executive. An examination of “Mass Rapid Transit” and its CEO Sir C.K. Chow.

· Making Music. Not Steinway, Not Yamaha. No the world’s largest piano manufacturer is China's Pearl River Piano. Founded by Tong Zhicheng in Guangzhou , it is a rare example of a State Owned Enterprise (SOE) which has done well by adapting creatively to the international marketplace.

· Bio-nic Woman. The international bio technology industry is taking off. India is staking out a prominent place in the Bio-pharma sphere. A look at “Biocon” and India ’s wealthiest woman Kiran Mazumdar Shaw. Watch Video

· Selling China. China is one of the world's fastest advertising markets and Viveca Chan is one of the key power brokers in the China marketing and advertising industry. Viveca takes FocusAsia to Shanghai where she is engaged in building Chinese global brands.

· Outsourcing India. A profile of Pavan Vaish and India's IBM Daksh eService. Daksh mirrors the fiery growth of the Indian business process outsourcing (BPO) sector. What is the future of BPO in India? Why did the international giant IBM take over a four year old Indian company in 2004? An examination of this critical business area.

· Channeling China. They claim more than 40 million viewers. Since 1995, Lui Changle with his remarkable connections in Beijing has been building the most successful not-state-owned television business in China . A profile of Liu and his Phoenix Television channels. Watch Video

· Japan Keeping Time. A look at Japan's venerable watchmaker Seiko and how it is coping with the digital age and the traditional Swiss quality watchmakers. Shinji Hattori, the great-grandson of the man who founded Seiko in 1889 is also profiled.