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    Asia's century, China's year

    Asia focus, Published on 30/12/2019

    » Way back when 1999 was winding down, pundits were telling us that the Asian Century was about to dawn. That prediction has not yet been fully realised, but few would disagree that 2019 belonged to China. Over the past 12 months, the top headlines have been about the bruising trade war with America, defiant protests in Hong Kong against Beijing's tightening grip, and the rise of a surveillance state that is herding hundreds of thousands into "re-education" camps on its western fringes. Below, the Asia Focus team looks back on a busy and sometimes troubling 2019.

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    Is the rise of entrepreneurial Asia imminent? (Part 2)

    Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 15/10/2015

    » Two weeks ago, we started exploring why Asia is likely to see a shift from a managerial to an entrepreneurial society in the next 20 years. We arrived at this insight using a futures forecasting technique named causal layered analysis (CLA) that was created by the futurist Sohail Inayatullah.

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    Courts Asia on the move in physical and virtual worlds

    Asia focus, Published on 08/12/2014

    » Courts Asia Ltd, a Singapore listed retailer of consumer electronics and household furnishings, is looking to expand its regional reach after establishing a strong foothold in Singapore and Malaysia.

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    Asian shares mixed after Japan data

    Published on 30/01/2015

    » HONG KONG — Asian stock markets were mixed Friday, with Tokyo's main index rising after Japanese traders shrugged off data showing inflation slowing in December and household spending falling.

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    But those socks!

    Postbag, Published on 22/10/2023

    » Re: "PM directs charm offensive at GCC", (BP, Oct 21).

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    Writing wrong

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 28/09/2020

    » What's hot and what's not in the LGBTI communities in Asia and around the globe during the past month

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    Shaping the wealth

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 18/11/2019

    » � These are exciting times for Asia's wealth market. The global economic centre of gravity has shifted to the region, which has now become the wealth creation centre of the world. A report issued in June by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) projected that wealth in Asia excluding Japan would expand by 9.4% from 2018 to 2023.

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    An epic mission

    Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 17/05/2023

    » Citadel, officially reported as the second most expensive show ever made on the platform behind last year's The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power, is the newest action-packed, sci-fi thriller series in which Amazon teamed up with renowned filmmakers, the Russo brothers, and stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas (The Matrix Resurrections) and Richard Madden (Game Of Thrones) as super spy agents in a future world called Citadel. With a total of six episodes, the first season of Citadel has now dropped two episodes on Prime Video, with one episode being released weekly throughout May.

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    Asean's mobile e-commerce leaders

    Business, Published on 23/05/2019

    » Mobile apps are playing a vital role in the development of e-commerce. According to a report by Google and Temasek, there are more than 350 million internet users in the six largest markets in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam).

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    Beyond digital payment

    Asia focus, Published on 04/02/2019

    » The way we pay for things has evolved rapidly in recent years. Even carrying a physical wallet containing cash and cards is no longer essential when a smartphone or biometric recognition can be used to complete a transaction.

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