Emerging Asia Enters Into Alliance Partnership with Ascendas and iAxil

Shanghai, China, January 12, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Emerging Asia announced that it has entered into an alliance partnership with Ascendas Land (Singapore) Pte Ltd., the owner and developer of a number of science, business, industrial and technology parks in Singapore and other Asian countries.

The alliance is aimed towards assisting the tenants of Ascendas’ business parks, particularly the companies served by iAxil, Ascendas’ business incubator, as they expand their product and service offerings outside Singapore. Emerging Asia will provide these companies with commercial due diligence, market research, and market strategy advisory in order to assist their entry into Mainland China, India, and other markets in Asia.

Commenting on the partnership, Adil Husain of Emerging Asia said "Ascendas is the leading developer of business and technology parks in Asia, and we are privileged to be their preferred alliance partner. We look forward to working with their Singapore-based tenant companies, as they evaluate and enter overseas markets.” Husain added that “Emerging Asia has a strong research presence in the key emerging markets across the region, and we can provide strategic as well as tactical information and advice that enables our clients to make informed decisions about market entry, competitors, and potential customers.”

iAxil, a unit with Ascendas, is a venture accelerator centre that helps entrepreneurs to translate a good business idea into a commercially-viable venture. It provides incubation and venture acceleration programs to nurture and grow new businesses. iAxil also supports and connects its portfolio companies to its wide network of local and foreign strategic partners.

For more information about Ascendas, please visit www.ascendas.com and for iAxil, please visit www.iaxil.net

Emerging Asia offers Commercial Due Diligence services, Market Strategy advisory, and Political Risk advisory services for Asian Emerging Markets. Emerging Asia's services are focused towards assisting companies with current or potential business in Asian emerging markets, as well as investors such as private equity funds with exposure in emerging markets. For more information about the company, please visit www.emerging-asia.com

For more information about this partnership and how Emerging Asia can assist your organization, please contact them at info[at]emerging-asia.com or +1 (703) 997 2653.

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