Nope...speed only becomes an issue starting with the DNS servers, and even then, it's better to have DNS at a different provider anyways, and DNS will likely not be effected by speed.
For registrations, I recommend:
www.eurodns.com based in Luxembourg, they also include DNS services with the registration fee. (
www.asiadns.com) is another good option
For hosting: EuroVPS.com for shared and VPS hosting, very good service with excellent support. They are based out of Greece, their servers are in the Netherlands.
For Dedicated hosting I recommend:
www.49pence.com which is a subsidiary of RapidSwitch, an ISP in the UK. Very fast connections....they seem to be right on the main backbone in London...excellent pricing on dedicated servers.