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  • BUSINESS

    Flight test

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/07/2019

    » Carsten Spohr was named Manager of the Year in 2017 by Manager Magazin in Germany when Lufthansa's profit hit a record high and its share price jumped 150%. Two years later, he finds his skills being tested to the limit after issuing a second profit warning in six months. While the airline is on track for an operating profit of 2 billion euros this year, it is 25% below analysts' forecasts.

  • BUSINESS

    Data-led finance

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 28/10/2019

    » Great opportunities exist for Southeast Asian companies now embarking on the third generation of digitisation to unlock the value of all their data, according to the international consultancy Accenture.

  • BUSINESS

    Playing it cool

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 09/09/2019

    » When it comes to sports, skiing and skating are the last activities anyone associates with Southeast Asia. Outside of a few indoor skating rinks in big cities, the only ice you'll find is in drinks. And as for snow, it's non-existent except at the highest reaches of remote and forbidding Hkakabo Razi in northern Myanmar.

  • BUSINESS

    Aloha America

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 20/02/2017

    » A perceived rise in anti-foreigner sentiment in the United States has not diminished the desire of AirAsia X to connect Southeast Asia with America. The low-cost carrier last week launched its first US-bound service, from Osaka in Japan to Honolulu in Hawaii, especially Japanese tourists to Hawaii, AirAsia X and its regional budget peers are also adding aircraft to their fleets to meet steadily rising demand for cheaper flights.

  • BUSINESS

    Social media a key to reaching Myanmar consumers

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 24/07/2017

    » As social media gains popularity in Myanmar, more foreign companies are using it to reach consumers who go online for product information. However, marketing to Myanmar's growing consumer class has room for improvement.

  • BUSINESS

    Delivering success

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 11/12/2017

    » Asia's first driverless trucks began operating in October at the ExxonMobil plant on Jurong Island in Singapore, while fleets of autonomous delivery vehicles are expected to get rolling on Great Britain's motorways next year. These are just some of the headline-making developments in the brave new world of transport being promoted by the likes of Google, Tesla, Uber and major vehicle manufacturers.

  • THAILAND

    Aviation hub potential exists but work must be done

    News, Erich Parpart, Published on 24/12/2017

    » Despite the strong foundation of its well-established automotive industry, Thailand still requires decades of investment in personnel, expertise and research and development (R&D) before the country can properly enter the race to become an aviation hub in Asean.

  • BUSINESS

    Beyond booking

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 11/11/2019

    » Traveloka, the Indonesian travel booking and lifestyle platform, has expanded aggressively to enhance the user experience for customers researching and booking trips, with new offerings including credit and installment payment options.

  • BUSINESS

    Reborn in the cloud

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 26/11/2018

    » Back in December 2001, AirAsia was a debt-ridden business with just two planes in its fleet when Tony Fernandes bought it for one million ringgit (US$240,000 at today's rates). Seventeen years later, it is one of the leading low-cost carriers in the world.

  • OPINION

    A restaurant with a soul

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 08/10/2018

    » Back in the glory days of Patpong in the 1970s and 1980s, before the night market arrived, Mizu's Kitchen was one of the hottest places in Patpong Soi 1 in Bangkok.

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