• OPINION

  Give us a sporting chance

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 22/08/2016

  » Watching sports is my sport. Growing up in a family with two brothers and no sisters, I became a female football enthusiast. I also like watching tennis, volleyball and sepak takraw, partly because they are sports in which Thai teams and players have achieved international fame. We are proud of them and gratefully appreciate their hard work.

• OPINION

  Investing in Asean's future

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 19/09/2016

  » Figures from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) show that foreign direct investment (FDI) to Asean fell by 8% last year to US$120 billion. Declines in FDI in services, cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and lower intra-company loans were the major reasons behind the drop.

• OPINION

  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.

• OPINION

  Justice and the rule of law

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 06/02/2017

  » Two recent incidents in Southeast Asia have caught the attention of international human rights activists. Indeed, they should concern anyone who cares about the rule of law.

• OPINION

  Trump, Xi and the new reality

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 10/04/2017

  » Last week, all eyes in Asia were on the meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at Mr Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. A lot was riding on the two-day summit between the leaders of the world's two largest economies, whose relationship has been rocky of late. The world is looking for reassurances, and perhaps even some common ground on North Korea, which has become an irritant for both Beijing and Washington.

• OPINION

  Sea change in South Korea

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 15/05/2017

  » Last Tuesday's victory by Moon Jae-in in South Korea's early presidential election appears to have been welcomed by most observers, as evidenced by the strengthening of the won and Asian share rallies following his landslide win.

• OPINION

  Gearing up for an EV world

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 18/09/2017

  » It's welcome news for the environment when China sets out to ban the production and sale of gasoline and diesel vehicles. Even though there's no definite timetable yet, the announcement by the world's largest automobile market is already diving up the shares of automakers and battery makers in Asia, including the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) leader BYD.

• OPINION

  Transgender voices must be heard

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/09/2017

  » The room was filled with positive vibrations when participants from various walks of life gathered recently for an evening event to promote legal gender recognition of transgender people in Asia.

• OPINION

  Asean's busy election calendar

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 15/01/2018

  » What should we expect for Asean in 2018? On the economic front, the overall picture remains unclear even though export growth is likely to continue on the back of improving global demand. But what is certain is that domestic politics will ultimately dominate the headlines.

• OPINION

  Trade war hurts everyone

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/04/2018

  » The war is about to begin and it won't do any good to anyone. As trade tensions rise between the world's two major economies, all of us are facing a major challenge.

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