China: Matsushita joins rush to China from Southeast Asia
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Stephen Frost on 2004/01/08:
„"We started our Southeast Asian operations some 40 years ago and a lot of technology has been transferred. It is only natural that we focus on high-end products like DVD recorders there," a Matsushita spokesman said.“
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