If you're a businessman, you've got plenty to worry about when you travel in Asia, according to FTI-International Risk, the Hong Kong-based risk assessment organization, and maybe it might just pay to stay home for the Year of the Tiger. While things are marginally better this year, International Risk says in its annual report that prudent businessmen need to worry about the kidnapping of foreigners for ransom by Abu Sayyaf and other Philippines insurgent groups to raise funds and, while it's less prevalent in the rest of Southeast and South Asia, Jemaah Islaamiyah and other jihadi groups occasionally use the tactic as well.
The Risk of Travel in Asia
The Risk of Travel in Asia
The Risk of Travel in Asia
If you're a businessman, you've got plenty to worry about when you travel in Asia, according to FTI-International Risk, the Hong Kong-based risk assessment organization, and maybe it might just pay to stay home for the Year of the Tiger. While things are marginally better this year, International Risk says in its annual report that prudent businessmen need to worry about the kidnapping of foreigners for ransom by Abu Sayyaf and other Philippines insurgent groups to raise funds and, while it's less prevalent in the rest of Southeast and South Asia, Jemaah Islaamiyah and other jihadi groups occasionally use the tactic as well.
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