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| | Asia's Champions |
 | | Yet Asian companies such as PetroChina (PTR), India's Oil and Natural Gas, and PTT of Thailand may well break into the global energy aristocracy in the future. |
 | | Fifteen Japanese companies are heavily represented in three major industry groups—finance, steel, and construction and engineering—that did well in 2005. |
 | | Meanwhile, Tokyo megabank, and No. 12 on this year's list, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MTU), which is making stellar profits at home, has built up its international presence by taking stakes in Bank of China and is exploring a possible investment in Indonesia's Bank Nusantara Parahyangan. |
| www.businessweek.com /globalbiz/content/sep2006/gb20060915_358630.htm?chan=asia_sprb_bw50asia (1749 words) |
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