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    Work-life balance eroding

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 31/05/2021

    » Getting up every morning these days, I often feel like falling asleep again, but with nightmares. The unrelenting daily rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths is wearing us all down. Some days I try to avoid social media, telling myself that maybe the less I know, the less I'll worry.

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    Mastering the message

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 08/02/2021

    » The room where Michael Macdonald, chief digital officer of Huawei Technologies, works every day doesn't look like a typical executive office. Most of the large space is almost empty and without furniture, except for a plain desk with a large-screen PC on it and a microphone stand clamped to one corner.

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    Time to move on from Zero Covid

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 23/05/2022

    » It's finally time for Shanghai residents to breathe easier and feel a greater sense of freedom. After nearly two months of lockdown, the commercial hub of 25 million started to allow more people to go out to buy groceries for the first time last Thursday after a fifth straight day of no new Covid-19 infections outside quarantine areas.

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    Are the Olympics worth it?

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 24/05/2021

    » In an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Japan from today is barring the entry of foreign nationals who have recently travelled to Thailand and six other countries: Cambodia, Sri Lanka, the Seychelles, Saint Lucia, East Timor and Mongolia. That brings to 159 the number of countries and regions under such restrictions by Tokyo.

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    How free is Hong Kong?

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 12/02/2018

    » Acouple of incidents in Hong Kong caught my attention last week. The first was a report that the worsening influenza outbreak in the territory had prompted authorities to shut all kindergartens and primary schools just days before the scheduled Lunar New Year holidays. The flu has been especially severe this winter, having caused 111 deaths since January, and health experts warn it may not yet have peaked.

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    Our shared climate challenge

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 27/11/2017

    » A big shift in climate patterns affects human lives and the economy. On a personal level, the allergy I have had for years always gets worse when weather conditions change. On a broader scale, flash floods seem more frequent in Thailand after heavy downpours, some of which strike when the rainy season is supposed to be over.

  • News & article

    Taiwan steps up

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 27/03/2017

    » With a total population of less than 24 million, Taiwan is known for its diversified manufacturing sector ranging from high-tech industries such as electronics and IT, to home appliances and bicycles. Companies such as Asus, Delta Electronics, Tatung and Giant have made their mark in the international market as leading brands from Taiwan.

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    Asean's golden opportunity

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 23/01/2017

    » The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is celebrating 50 years of existence in 2017, with the Philippines holding the chairmanship of the 10-member bloc. The golden anniversary presents a golden opportunity for Asean leaders to show how important regionalism can be at a time when people all over the world are questioning the value of free trade and globalisation.

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    Tourism and the China Syndrome

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 29/12/2014

    » Take a stroll through Bangkok or any other Asian city these days, and it won't be long before you bump into a Chinese tourist or a group of them. They're everywhere in Thailand, thanks in large part to the waiver of the 1,000-baht visa fee for Chinese and Taiwanese citizens.

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    AEC holds promise for Mukdahan

    Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 20/08/2013

    » MUKDAHAN : Despite unclear investment rules in Laos, small Thai businesses along the Mekong River are keen to put feet on the soil in the country next-door in high hopes for the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in late 2015.

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