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Connected communicator
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 16/12/2019
» Anyone meeting Baxter Jolly for the first time might be surprised to learn that he used to be an equities trader. A people person full of smiles, he doesn't seem like the type who would be sitting in front of five computer screens all day. But the experience in the high-pressure world of the stock market, he says, served him well when he switched gears and entered public relations.
As graft fight goes high-tech, business engagement crucial
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 09/12/2019
» The willingness of governments to use technology to enhance transparency and a strategy to engage the private sector are crucial in the fight against graft, experts say.
Good as gold
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 09/09/2019
» It is common knowledge among traders that when geopolitical tensions rise, so too does the price of gold as it is considered a safe haven compared with other investments. But Robin Lee believes gold trading shouldn't be limited only to deep-pocketed market professionals. In his view, it is a good tool for anyone interested in saving.
Shopping for success
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 24/06/2019
» Pierre Poignant has been with Lazada since it began, and no one was surprised when he succeeded Lucy Peng as the CEO of Southeast Asia's leading e-commerce operator last year following its acquisition by China's Alibaba Group.
Smart grid policy advised for renewable energy progress
Business, Erich Parpart, Published on 13/05/2019
» Regulatory support for a smart grid should be the next government's top priority for renewable energy policy, as finding funding sources for environmentally friendly projects is becoming easier in Thailand, says B.Grimm Power's president.
Perilous journeys
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 11/02/2019
» On Jan 12, a fishing boat carrying more than 100 Indian migrants -- the precise number is not known -- left the Munambam harbour in Kerala. Its destination was New Zealand, more than 11,000 kilometres away.
Fresher and faster
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 03/12/2018
» Getting food from farm to fork before it goes bad has been a challenge ever since humans learned how to grow food and domesticate animals around 10,000 years ago.
Tapping into wealth
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 24/09/2018
» Three years ago, corporate consultant Bhaskar Prabhakara and his wife, Lavanya, were looking for a good source of personal investing advice. To their surprise, they struggled to find an advisory service that could give them what they had in mind. To make a long story short, they and their colleagues created one themselves.
Big wheel
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 17/09/2018
» Jeremy Clarkson, the outspoken former host of the hit BBC show Top Gear, once observed that a Lamborghini is for "people who want to move about in a big pantomime, massive West End musical full of colour and noise, and to hell with how fast you can go around the corner".
Belt tightening
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 30/07/2018
» The dream of a pan-Asian railway network has been around for decades but the story so far has been mostly one of false starts and missing links.