Hong Kong authorities struggle to restore Internet connectivity Undersea cables damaged in an earthquake on 26 December won’t be fully repaired until the end of January at the earliest. Read article •Date: 3rd January 2007 • Region: SE Asia •Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms continuity
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Survey looks at pandemic planning in Hong Kong businesses
Over 80 percent of surveyed companies have no budget for pandemic planning. Read article •Date: 1st Dec 2006• Region: Hong Kong •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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Monetary Authority of Singapore publishes Financial Stability Review The Financial Stability Review (FSR) analyses the risks and vulnerabilities arising from developments in Singapore and the global economy and assesses their implications for the soundness and stability of the country’s financial system. The FSR is published in June and December. The latest issue is now available. •Date: 1st Dec 2006• Region: SE Asia •Type: Briefing •Topic: Financial sector
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Business continuity quotations
We received over 300 entries for our recent business continuity quotations competition. Find out who won and read the full list of entries. Read article •Date: 17th November 2006• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Researchers publish review of latest H5N1 variant
Fujian-like (FL) avian influenza is resistant to vaccines. Read article •Date: 31st October 2006• Region: SE Asia/World •Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic plan
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China industrial development resulting in increasing exposure to earthquakes
There is an urgent need to evaluate hazard and vulnerability and to build a comprehensive picture of seismic risk across the nation. Read article •Date: 27th October 2006• Region: SE Asia •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Business Continuity Journal now available
The first issue of Continuity Central’s new high level Business Continuity Journal has been published. Read article •Date: 20th October 2006• Region: World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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HP selects CBL as Asia and Asia Pacific data recovery services partner
CBL Data Recovery Technologies Inc. has announced that it has been selected as the data recovery services partner for HP in Australia, China, India, Singapore and Taiwan. Under the terms of a marketing alliance, HP Service Centre and HP Contract Centre Agents will refer existing HP customers to CBL for data recovery services when hard drives, tapes and other storage media fail and data residing on these devices is inaccessible. www.cbltech.ca •Date: 18th October 2006• Region: Various •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC markets
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Satyam stages cross-border business continuity exercise in Singapore and India
Simulating a national disaster in India, over 30 engineers flew to Satyam’s Global Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Centre in Singapore.
More details •Date: 29th Sept 2006• Region: Various •Type: Article •Topic: BC testing
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Coordinated hoax bomb threats cause chaos in Thailand banks
Xinhua has reported that coordinated hoax bomb threats caused major business continuity problems for eight bank branches in Thailand's southern border province of Narathiwat earlier in the week. The banks were forced to evacuate their staff and customers and normal business operations could not be resumed until police and soldiers had searched the various premises. •Date: 14th September 2006• Region: SE Asia •Type: Briefing •Topic: Terrorism
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How to choose a business continuity consultant…
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More details •Date: 8th September 2006 • Region: World• Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Companies failing to address supply chain dependency threats
According to a recent survey by Marsh.
Read article •Date: 1st September 2006• Region: Various •Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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Lessons from SARS may help pandemic ‘flu preparations
An article in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal examines how lessons learnt from SARS epidemics in China may help preparations for new epidemics, such as pandemic ‘flu. Mainland China experienced three outbreaks of SARS between November 2002 and May 2004. The first outbreak resulted in a pandemic and caused huge financial loss and social panic, but rigorous control policies prevented further pandemics. What happened with the spread of SARS must not be allowed to happen again with H5N1. Incessant efforts are needed to improve our preparedness. Click here to view the full article: http://press.psprings.co.uk/bmj/august/ac389.pdf •Date: 18th August 2006• Region: SE Asia •Type: Briefing •Topic: Pandemic plan.
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Chinese government allocates 120 million yuan for disaster recovery and relief
China's central government has allocated 120 million yuan (15.2 million U.S. dollars) to regions struck by recent severe natural disasters, said the Ministry of Finance. Half will be allocated to areas struck by a severe drought in Sichuan and other regions in southwest China and half will be used for disaster recovery operations related to typhoon Saomai. Source: Xinhua •Date: 18th August 2006• Region: SE Asia •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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Intellectual property protection is top risk for companies operating in China
According to Manufacturing Insights' survey.
Read article •Date: 15th August 2006• Region: SE Asia •Type: Article •Topic: Manufacturing
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Guangzhou local government to build disaster recovery facility China Tech News has reported that Guangzhou has decided to choose a secret location in the surrounding cities to build a large government database backup and ‘catastrophe recovery center’. Read the story •Date: 15th August 2006• Region: SE Asia •Type: Briefing •Topic: BC general
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China hit by strongest typhoon in 50 years Xinhua has reported that Typhoon Saomai, the strongest storm to hit the Chinese mainland in 50 years, has left at least 98 people dead and 149 missing in east China, according to local government sources. Saomai made landfall on Thursday afternoon, with wind speeds of up to 270 km per hour, bringing torrential rains and strong winds. Losses have exceeded 4.5 billion yuan (562 million U.S. dollars) in Wenzhou alone. Wide-area power outages have affected Fuding, Xiapu, Zherong, Fu'an and Ningde. •Date: 4th August 2006• Region: SE Asia •Type: Briefing •Topic: DR general
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RMS publishes report on 30th anniversary of Great Tangshan Earthquake
RMS has announced the publication of a report commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Great Tangshan Earthquake, which destroyed the city of Tangshan, China on July 28, 1976. The report was produced in collaboration with the China Earthquake Administration's scientific and engineering arm, the Institute of Engineering Mechanics (IEM), and distributed during a series of meetings in China from July 28 through July 31. To read report go to http://www.rms.com/Publications/1976Tangshan.pdf •Date: 4th August 2006• Region: SE Asia •Type: Briefing •Topic: Emergency planning
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Flu pandemic drill to test response in Singapore To prepare Singapore for the threat of a flu pandemic, a multi-agency exercise, codenamed SPARROWHAWK II, is being held from 21-22 July. Led by the Ministry of Health (MOH), the exercise will test and fine-tune the Flu Pandemic Readiness and Response Plan at various levels among key government agencies as well as the public and private healthcare institutions. This large scale exercise will involve over 1,000 personnel from MOH, the Ministry of Education (MOE), home-front and related agencies such as the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Immigration and Checkpoint Authority (ICA), Maritime Port Authority (MPA) and the People's Association. More details •Date: 21st July 2006 • Region: SE Asia • Type: Article •Topic: Pandemic planning
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The anatomy of Business Process–specific Key Operational Risk Indicators : Part two
The second part of Jee Meng Chen’s review of the use of Business Process–specific Key Operational Risk Indicators explores the various approaches and the intricacies in developing BP KRIs. Read article •Date: 19th May 2006 • Region: SE Asia/World • Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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Bioterrorism: Interpol calls for further action
“Waiting for Al Qaeda to strike us with a bioterrorist attack before taking this threat seriously is simply unacceptable…” Read article •Date: 11th April 2006• Region: Various • Type: Article •Topic: Terrorism
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The anatomy of Business Process–specific Key operational Risk Indicators
Business Process–specific Key operational Risk Indicators are the key to proactive operational risk management, says Jee Meng Chen. Read article •Date: 4th April 2006 • Region: SE Asia/World • Type: Article •Topic: Operational risk
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It’s the people, stupid… Much more research needs to be conducted into the people side of business continuity planning, but David Honour makes some suggestions for ways to improve in this area. Read article •Date: 31st March 2006 • Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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New survey shows large gap between awareness and action when it comes to pandemic threat 70 percent of businesses surveyed believe a pandemic would damage profitability, but only 47 percent have included specific measures in business continuity plans. Read article •Date: 31st March 2006• Region: Various • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Regional Workshop on Preventing Bioterrorism
Senior police and government officials from 37 countries in the Asian region will participate in the Interpol ‘Asian Regional Workshop on Preventing Bioterrorism ‘workshop in Singapore from 27th to 29th March. Scientific and health experts from around the world will also be participating in the three day workshop, which aims to encourage greater regional co-operation and a more co-ordinated response to the threat of bioterrorism. Those attending the workshop will also take part in a simulation of a major bioterror event which will highlight the need for a well co-ordinated national, regional and international response. •Date: 16th March 2006• Region: SE Asia • Type: Briefing •Topic: Terrorism
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Philippine financial institutions get low marks for disaster recovery abilities
A recent study by Financial Insights has found that despite Philippine central bank regulations requiring financial institutions to have business continuity and disaster recovery plans in place, local firms are not as well prepared for disaster recovery as firms in other regions of the world. The study found that 33 percent of the firms interviewed in the survey admitted that their organizations need more than 24 hours to recover from major downtime. Read the story •Date: 14th March 2006• Region: SE Asia • Type: Briefing •Topic: Financial sector
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Business continuity training survey: take part Two years ago Continuity Central conducted a survey which found that most BC professionals were dissatisfied with BC training provision – the survey is now being repeated to find out whether this perception has changed. Read article •Date: 1st March 2006• Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: BC statistics
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore issues guidelines on sound risk management practices
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued new guidelines that aim to provide financial institutions with guidance on sound risk management practices. Read article •Date: 27th Feb 2006• Region: SE Asia • Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector
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Separating fear from risk…
Is there a temptation to make business continuity decisions based on the fear of a threat, rather than the real risk involved? David Honour comments. Read article •Date: 17th Feb 2006 • Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Spring Singapore publishes guide to 'flu pandemic business continuity planning for SMEs
Comprehensive and practical resource provides business continuity responses for different alert levels. Read article •Date: 16th Feb 2006• Region: SE Asia • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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China's small and medium businesses starting to take business continuity seriously
According to a new study by AMI-Partners. Read article •Date: 7th Feb 2006• Region: SE Asia • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Emerging threats 2006: VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol is both a threat and an opportunity as far as business continuity is concerned. Read article •Date: 3rd Feb 2006 • Region: World • Type: Article •Topic: Telecoms continuity
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Spring Singapore to publish guide on business continuity planning for influenza pandemics
Channel News Asia has reported that Spring Singapore will launch a guide on business continuity planning for influenza pandemics next month. It will be a simplified version of the Business Continuity Management standard set-up by the Singapore Business Federation during the SARs crisis in 2003. Read the story •Date: 20th Jan 2006 • Region: SE Asia • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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A decade in business continuity planning
Nathaniel Forbes started his BC consultancy in January 1996. In this article he highlights the key lessons that he has learned since that time. Read article •Date: 20th Jan 2006 • Region: Asia/World • Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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