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China's creative boom
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 21/10/2019
» Creative industries are becoming an increasingly significant driver of economic growth. Many countries are developing policies and strategies to expand their creative sector, which includes architecture, visual and performing arts, marketing and advertising, media and publishing, design, fashion, and computer games. China is one of them.
Swine fever a serious threat to Southeast Asia
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 14/10/2019
» With pork being China's most popular meat, the African Swine Fever epidemic that first hit the country last year is becoming a major crisis. More than 100 million pigs have already died, including half the country's herd of breeding sows, and the price of pork in China has risen by more than half.
Haze-plagued Asean should learn from China
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 07/10/2019
» Forest fires have raged in Indonesia in recent weeks, resulting in choking haze in Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and the southern Thai provinces of Yala and Songkhla. Bangkok last Monday also experienced thick smog, with IQAir AirVisual ranking it the third worst major city in the world for air pollution.
Exporting traditional Chinese medicine worldwide
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 30/09/2019
» Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has become a key multi-billion-dollar export from China with a footprint spanning 183 countries and regions.
'Netflix of China' makes its mark
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 23/09/2019
» Entertainment is big business in China. iQiyi, China's largest video streaming service, is breaking new ground in this area. The company has been dubbed "the Netflix of China" for adapting the model of the popular US-based streaming service to suit the Chinese market.
China's move to semiconductor self-sufficiency
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 16/09/2019
» An increase in China's domestic production of semiconductors -- a central component of microchips -- will help to reduce the country's dependence on foreign chips, potentially positioning China as the global leader in the sector.
Offline experience still king for retail
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 09/09/2019
» Offline retail is making a comeback in China with the rise of brand concept stores. Reimagining bricks and mortar, every part of a concept store tells a story or creates an experience. While e-commerce continues to grow, the store experience is becoming more important than ever as a way to build an emotional connection with consumers.
War on waste heats up in China
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 02/09/2019
» China, the world's largest producer of waste, is developing carrot-and-stick policies supported by technological innovations to address the environmental and human costs of its trash. This is no mean feat considering its volume of municipal solid waste is expected to be twice that of the United States by 2030.
Will AI be guided by Western or Asian values?
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 26/08/2019
» As China and the United States race to become the preeminent artificial intelligence (AI) superpower, an interesting question arises: Will the AI of the future be dominated by Western or Asian values?
China opens door to more foreign investors
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 19/08/2019
» China has significantly loosened its restrictions on foreign investment across a range of business sectors, including oil and gas exploration, agriculture, and mining and manufacturing, by reducing the number of business activities that foreign businesses are barred from on its "negative list". The list has been on a downward trend for the past few years, falling from 180 activities in 2011 to 40 this year.