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MotoGP becomes soft power for Asia
Oped, Published on 07/01/2023
» Launched as the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix in 1949, MotoGP is now the oldest and most prestigious motorcycle racing tour in the world. Last September, Dorna Sport, the organiser of MotoGP revealed MotoGP's provisional calendar for the 2023 season with 21 race weekends spread across 19 countries. It's interesting to note that MotoGP confirmed two new series at Sokol International Racetrack in Kazakhstan and Buddh International Circuit in India. So, the number of MotoGP race series in Asia will increase to 8 rounds including Australia while the number of race series in Europe will decrease to 11 rounds for the upcoming season.
China races to close the quality gap
Asia focus, Published on 05/08/2014
» A decade ago, many of us were apprehensive about buying a product made in South Korea. Today many consumers wonder whether they should purchase a Chinese product or not. Let’s be frank: how many of us have had good experiences with every ‘Made in China’ product we’ve owned?
China thrives by learning from the best
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 07/04/2014
» I just got back from China and there is so much to write about, but today I would like to focus on an aspect covered in the lead story of this edition, the country’s huge automotive sector.
Can Thailand bounce back again?
News, Published on 07/02/2014
» For business, any kind of instability that reduces predictability is not well tolerated. Thailand may have appeared like a case study of economic resilience, given what the country has gone through in the past decade of varying colour-coded protests and turmoil. In the current round of crisis and confrontation, however, doubts are surfacing as to how many more self-inflicted shocks this country can absorb.