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Asia's century, China's year
Asia focus, Published on 30/12/2019
» Way back when 1999 was winding down, pundits were telling us that the Asian Century was about to dawn. That prediction has not yet been fully realised, but few would disagree that 2019 belonged to China. Over the past 12 months, the top headlines have been about the bruising trade war with America, defiant protests in Hong Kong against Beijing's tightening grip, and the rise of a surveillance state that is herding hundreds of thousands into "re-education" camps on its western fringes. Below, the Asia Focus team looks back on a busy and sometimes troubling 2019.
Uttama urges TOT, CAT reform
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 12/10/2015
» The two telecom state enterprises must seriously reform themselves into a network sharing provider by aggregating telecom assets and developing an infrastructure pool to generate a new revenue stream after the end of the concession era, says the ICT Minister.
Washington Post: the US capital's powerful paper
AFP, Published on 06/08/2013
» The Washington Post has a storied history as the house newspaper of the US political elite, and its journalists reported some of the 20th century's biggest scoops, including the Watergate scandal.