From the desk of Chuck Newton

It's the constant change in the Asian markets that keeps me here. I've been based in Asia since 1987, spending twelve years with Burson-Marsteller in Hong Kong before moving to Singapore to become managing director, corporate relations at the Development Bank of Singapore (DBS). You get the chance to be closer to the action here in Asia than in other markets. For example, shortly after I landed in Hong Kong back in 1987 the stock market crashed and the exchange was closed for four days. Sitting