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Singapore - It's been quite a year for everyone but it's that time of the year again to put it all aside and make merry.

Philippines- Asia's economic growth is expected to slow down over the next two years due to oil and food price inflation, coupled with turmoil within the global economic market, said a report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Jan Johansson, regional general manager in Greater China Fire of Tyco Fire & Security Services Asia tells ProcurementAsia what companies should have on their mind when buying a fire detector.

China - Air China has signed a deal to make one of its biggest purchases with Boeing Company.

Global product compliance company Underwriters Laboratories international president Sajeev Jesudas tells Procurement Asia what buyers need to keep in mind when purchasing testing services from in order to keep these things from happening.

The National Healthcare Group (NHG)’s had a problem –its outsourced launderer was not performing up to standard. Worse, changing suppliers was out of their budget. Find out how the NHG managed to stop from bleeding out by turning their outsourced service providers in into suppliers instead. By Angeline Yeo

Dell will purchase some US$23 billion worth of components from China this year, slashing costs as it prepares for a possible recession in main market United States.

A third of all semiconductor consumption in 2007 is by the top 10 original equipment manufacturer (OEM) firms, accounting for US$91 billion of the semiconductor market.

The world’s largest retailer says it will continue to buy from China despite a flurry of product recalls in 2007, but has drawn up new safety guidelines for China manufacturers to follow.

GE Aviation has earmarked US$30 million to expand its service operation facility in Singapore, in the hopes of doubling revenue in the next five years.