• WORLD

  Tourism in the ‘new’ Myanmar

  Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 17/03/2014

  » Pictures of pagodas, Buddhist temples, palaces, parks, historical and cultural sites, friendly faces and innocent smiles of local people are flourishing on social media sites all over the world. They hold the promise of a new paradise for photographers and those with an adventurous spirit looking to discover the hidden charms of an undiscovered land.

• BUSINESS

  ‘Seeing is believing’

  Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 17/03/2014

  » Myanmar is undergoing a period of dramatic change on every front, and the tourism and hospitality sector has no exception. The industry is now considered one of the most important engines to create a new image for the country, with its people acting as ambassadors to promote and market invaluable and unexplored destinations.

• BUSINESS

  Local knowledge and authenticity the keys to success

  Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 17/03/2014

  » Planeloads of foreign travellers are shaking up the tourism and hospitality sector in Myanmar. Local hoteliers and tour operators must adapt to meet the coming boom and possible higher competition for international investors, who also aim to chase after the big inflow of tourism dollars.

• BUSINESS

  Listening to leaders

  Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 22/04/2013

  » As the CEO of the multinational executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles, Mr Kevin Kelly possesses an uncanny ability to match qualified candidates with the best careers possible. And at a time when Asia is on its rise, he aspires to be part of the dynamic change, hunting for the right executives to lead Asian organisations that are now expanding to the rest of the world.

• BUSINESS

  King of coffee

  Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 14/01/2013

  » When most people think of coffee they do not usually think of Vietnam. Few realise that the Southeast Asian nation last year surpassed Brazil as the world’s biggest coffee exporter. However, almost all of the output is low-quality robusta beans with high caffeine content, used mostly to make instant coffee.

• WORLD

  Maybank steadily building pan-Asean business

  Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 21/01/2013

  » As the landscape of Asean’s financial sector changes, Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), Malaysia’s largest commercial bank, hopes to have a greater presence in the region in the years ahead.

• BUSINESS

  Regional food security priorities sharpened

  Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 03/09/2012

  » “We’ve always known that what gets measured, gets done,” said Carl Lukach, the president of DuPont East Asia, offering a few numbers to concentrate people’s minds.

• BUSINESS

  How green can China be?

  Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 17/09/2012

  » No other country is investing as heavily in clean energy as China these days, but at the same time no other country burns as much coal to fuel its economy. So how green will China actually become? That is the question posed by a new report on China’s environmental policies.

• LIFE

  Capital ideas

  Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 17/09/2012

  » Not many people outside of Laos may have heard of Od Phongsavanh, but as a banker and unabashed capitalist in an officially Communist country, he has made it his mission to promote and improve the entire financial system in one of Asia’s poorest economies.

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