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Japan's mission
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 23/12/2019
» Waves of change -- geopolitical, technological and demographic -- have been sweeping across the world, and Japan is among the countries experiencing challenges on all those fronts. Amid a steady but slow economic recovery since he took office in 2012, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has also seen his skills at international diplomacy tested, given his country's close ties with the United States.
Creative approaches to ageing
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 18/11/2019
» Across Asia, countries are coming to grips with demographic changes and seeking to improve the lives of their growing elderly populations. Japan, where the proportion of people aged 65 years and older is projected to rise from 28% now to 38% by 2050, is providing support to companies that retain older employees, as well as health, housing and mobility investments in response to emerging needs.
At home in Asean
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 05/02/2018
» The first thing that impressed me about Hideaki Iwasaki, country director for the Thailand Resident Mission of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), was his fluent English. I assumed it was the result of his educational background.
Asia's week in the spotlight
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 13/11/2017
» It was an eventful time for many Asian economies last week. Of course, the most talked about development was the 12-day Asian tour by Donald Trump to five countries -- his first to the region since he took office in January and the longest by a sitting US president so far this millennium.
Scaling political mountains
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/07/2016
» Park Won-soon is no stranger to Thailand, which he visited 10 times before taking office in 2011 as the highly popular mayor of Seoul. He even has business cards with his name and position written in Thai, a small touch but an example of how he likes to relate to people in the other countries he visits.
More work to do
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 06/06/2016
» The decline of commodity prices, a strong dollar and weakened balance sheets have eroded Asia's competitiveness as a whole, though countries including India, Thailand and Japan have moved up this year, says the Switzerland-based International Institute for Management and Development (IMD).
Recipe for success
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 20/07/2015
» Walking into a cookery class of seven students at CPIT, the largest vocational training institute on New Zealand's South Island, I am surprised to see almost all Asian faces — both boys and girls — with only one Kiwi as they prepare food as part of their studies.
The next Korean wave
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/02/2015
» The improved political landscape in Southeast Asia, evidenced by last year's Indonesia presidential election and continuing progress Myanmar, and the formation of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) later this year, have helped brighten prospects for economic relations between Asean and South Korea, say Korean executives.
Thais tap souring ties
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 16/05/2014
» Anti-China riots that have erupted in industrial zones in southern Vietnam over the South China Sea disputes could bring a windfall for Thailand as Chinese investors seek safer investment destinations in Southeast Asia, says the Board of Investment (BoI).
Posco girds for $600m outlay
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/03/2013
» Posco, South Korea's largest steelmaker, plans to strengthen its presence in Southeast Asia's growing automotive industry by spending US$600 million to build new galvanising plants in Thailand and Indonesia.