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    Steering the Asean ship toward 2015: Is Vietnam’s man up to the task?

    Asia focus, Published on 02/07/2012

    » Open any newspaper or magazine, switch on any television station or visit any news website, and chances are you’ll encounter the buzz word AEC. Everybody seems to be looking forward to Jan 1, 2015 when the Asean Economic Community is formed — or worrying that they won’t be ready.

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    Harvest of optimism

    Asia focus, Published on 02/07/2012

    » DuPont, the US-based science company, foresees good prospects in Asean over the next decade, especially now that Myanmar has become another potential market for its products.

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    Myanmar: The next investment destination for global hotel chains?

    Asia focus, Published on 02/07/2012

    » On the back of the easing of sanctions, Myanmar is poised to witness an influx of foreign investors, especially from the West, competing to be the first to tap unique opportunities. Leisure travellers eager to experience the country for the first time will experience cultural enrichment and iconic attractions, supported by nearly 2,000 licensed tour guides nationwide who are fluent in English, as well as a good number of French and German speakers.

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    Govt.'s inaction causes Delhi to languish in the doldrums

    Asia focus, Published on 02/07/2012

    » A deep sense of pessimism prevails as India becomes mired in a deepening crisis of confidence, amid a fractious political system domestically and economic malaise globally. Average Indians have no idea where government subsidies for the poor are really going. All they see is an ever-rising cost of living.

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    Asean Vision with Local Action

    Asia focus, Published on 02/07/2012

    » It is understandable that people at times perceive Southeast Asia as a homogeneous unit, but business professionals all know that there are differences in the way one approaches doing business in each country.

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    India’s Fashion ‘Bad Boy’

    Asia focus, Published on 02/07/2012

    » He redefines opulence, glamour, design and absolute beauty. He dazzles audiences with mesmerising creations in elegant fabrics, colours and silhouettes. Being intensely concerned with design as an art form, he draws on history, fantasy and folklore to create masterpieces that retail for up to $18,000.

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    Preparing to land

    Asia focus, Published on 02/07/2012

    » It is said that the letting go of something you love is the hardest thing to do, and the globetrotting secretary-general of Asean is certainly feeling that emotion as the end of his term approaches later this year.

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    Growth prognosis

    Asia focus, Published on 09/07/2012

    » Asia Pacific today is becoming the global hub for medical tourism thanks to its great facilities and a much lower cost of medical treatment than in developed nations. Analysts predict that the region will likely represent just over a third of the global healthcare market by 2015.

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    Thailand’s top health players need to be bolder

    Asia focus, Published on 09/07/2012

    » Asia and Asean as a region have a great advantage, a young and dynamic population, that has helped it to become the world’s engine of growth, but with any such growth comes demand for much a more sturdy backbone of healthcare infrastructure.

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    Closing the care gap

    Asia focus, Published on 09/07/2012

    » India invests only one percent of its gross domestic product in primary healthcare centres. Revenue for the hospital services industry was US$40 billion last year and is forecast to double by 2013 and reach $280 billion by 2020.

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