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    High price of progress

    Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 23/03/2020

    » Over the past two decades, Asia's growth story has caught the world's attention as the region has become bigger, richer and more connected. But this remarkable development has come with some unwelcome by-products for many people.

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    Serving two worlds

    Asia focus, Published on 23/03/2020

    » Doanh Chau has a big plan for Vietnam, the country where he began his life, even though he has not lived there for decades.

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    In tune with tech

    Asia focus, Published on 06/01/2020

    » Playing the piano is more than just a hobby for Maxwell Meyer. It was his first source of income, his first shot at fame, it helped get him through college, and it was how he managed to attract the attention of the woman who recently became his wife.

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    Off the beaten track

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 06/01/2020

    » What are you afraid of the most when travelling off the map? For most people, lack of security and accessibility probably top the list. With world tourism growing exponentially on the back of cheap flights, and GPS making it easy for anyone to find their destination, getting away from tourist traps is growing more popular in Asia.

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    Luxembourg beckons

    Asia focus, Thana Boonlert, Published on 13/01/2020

    » The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is looking at investment projects in Thailand to provide a springboard to the entire Southeast Asian market, a minister of the European country says.

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    Relationship builder

    Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 20/01/2020

    » Sitting casually in a stylish suit next to colleagues who seem at ease around him, Marlin Brown is explaining how he fuses his passion for business and life to ensure the delivery of a top-notch customer experience.

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    Connected communicator

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 16/12/2019

    » Anyone meeting Baxter Jolly for the first time might be surprised to learn that he used to be an equities trader. A people person full of smiles, he doesn't seem like the type who would be sitting in front of five computer screens all day. But the experience in the high-pressure world of the stock market, he says, served him well when he switched gears and entered public relations.

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    As graft fight goes high-tech, business engagement crucial

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 09/12/2019

    » The willingness of governments to use technology to enhance transparency and a strategy to engage the private sector are crucial in the fight against graft, experts say.

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    RCEP causing rifts in India

    Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 28/10/2019

    » As talks for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) enter their final stages, opposition to the 16-country Asian trade pact is growing among the Hindu nationalist groups that the government counts on for support.

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    US hot air and the Paris accord

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

    » Does it matter that the United States has formally begun withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement? Given that it is the world's second biggest carbon dioxide emitter after China, some say that yes, it does matter, because it will now be free to pollute the planet even more.

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