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Small-screen fame and fortune
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 08/01/2018
» The livestreaming boom in Asia is creating a new kind of celebrity in a multi-billion-dollar business, with millions of viewers willing to tune in for hours every day.
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Not only rising, but leading
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 24/02/2020
» The question of how important Asian economies are for global growth is no longer debatable. The region has become and will continue to be the centre of global economic activity for many decades to come. But the rise of Asia has been faster and more impactful than most forecasters expected.
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Japan's new foreign worker policy faces challenges
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 11/02/2019
» Japan last year recorded its biggest population decline, as its birthrate shrank for the 37th consecutive year. The implications are dire for the workforce, and so the country is gearing up to accept more foreign workers in hopes of rejuvenating its economy. Nevertheless, hurdles remain.
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Connected for less
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 09/04/2018
» With the market share of the Apple iPhone stagnant or even declining in Asia, Chinese smartphone makers are scoring big wins in key markets with a strategy of selling more for less.
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Life after oil
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 19/02/2018
» Aware that oil won't last forever, Dubai has been betting on science, technology and the arts as it pursues economic diversification and sustainability. The initial results suggest it is setting an excellent example for other oil-exporting countries.
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Full stream ahead
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 29/01/2018
» With faster internet speeds and technological advances enabling new digital lifestyles, subscription video on demand (SVOD) services are streaming into Asia.
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Power of Prevention
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 02/06/2014
» A surprisingly powerful earthquake struck northern Thailand and Myanmar last month, smashing windows, cracking walls, roads and damaging historical Buddhist temples. The impact could even be felt in Bangkok and Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city. Several dozen people were hurt and a number of families were displaced.
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No place like home
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 09/06/2014
» As Asean strives toward greater economic success and competitiveness, intra-regional trade and investment play an integral role. More Southeast Asian companies are realising that it is in their best interest to have a regional footprint, but most of them are in manufacturing and services. Property developers generally stick to the home markets they know best.
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Sammitr looks Down Under even as big names retreat
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 07/04/2014
» Melbourne: It was just last May when Ford said it would stop manufacturing in Australia. The General Motors unit Holden followed suit in December. The heartbreak continued this year when Toyota said it would end car production by 2017 after 50 years in Altona, Victoria.
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Asean poised for FDI gains
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 21/04/2014
» Heroic efforts by the Aquino government in the Philippines, together with improving economic indicators in Indonesia, have made the two countries prime hunting grounds for foreign direct investment (FDI) recently in Southeast Asia.
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