What's Hot and What's Not in Asia

Country	What's Hot	What's Not
China	American fast food Beijing Opera Air Purifiers Government Bonds Basketball	Local delicacies Cantopop Air Conditioners Real Estate Table Tennis
Hong Kong	Lee Lai Shan, wind surfer Identifying with mainland China Baby-G watches	Michael Chang, tennis star Sneering at mainland China All other watches
India	Mercedes, Opal & Ford Sattelite TV news Sappy, romantic movies Cheap PCs	Ambassador Soap operas Gory, violent movies Pricey PCs
Indonesia	"Proper" Indonesian Corporate Rating Ecstasy Floods	Anything English Long-term investment Marijuana Watershed protection
Japan	Thin eyebrows Nike Air Max Runners Dyed hair "Print Club" stickers	Natural eyebrows Ferregamo shoes Straight hair Karaoke
Malaysia	Condo compounds Malay kids (6 per family) Live current-affairs shows	Kampongs Chinese kids (less than 2) Heavily monitored TV
Singapore	The "Mod" look Alternative Chinese pop Mettalic nail polish Coffee Shops	The androgynous look Jacky Cheung Vamp and pastel nail polish Fast food restaurants
Thailand	Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson (pop star) Honda City car Short skirts	Michael Jackson Suzuki jeep Ripped - knee jeans