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Real-time payment push
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 31/08/2020
» Southeast Asia has been making great strides in terms of innovation in real-time payments as countries work to ensure the strength and competitiveness of their financial systems.
Confident Taiwan moves ahead
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 24/08/2020
» In light of the severe health and economic crises the world is facing today, countries that manage to maintain internal stability will be the ones best positioned to survive and thrive faster than others.
Vietnam primed for revival
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 17/08/2020
» Vietnam is now racing to control a new coronavirus outbreak, which resurfaced late last month after three months of no domestic cases. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said last Wednesday that the next 10 days would be "critical" in a country that has been widely praised for its earlier containment success.
Travel turmoil
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 10/08/2020
» As the world faces the devastating consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, tourism is among the sectors affected the most severely. A major source of revenue and jobs in Asia, it started to feel the pain early when the Chinese outbound market collapsed almost overnight in late January.
Shaping our AI future
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 10/08/2020
» I've been wondering how far artificial intelligence (AI) can go to make human life easier and, amid the current pandemic, safer. A good place to start is Japan, where AI is gaining ground in fields from fashion to elder care.
More Covid fallout looms
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 03/08/2020
» Should I start to worry? Vietnam, hailed as a success story for its ability to stay almost coronavirus-free as the rest of the world struggles with the insidious disease, is back on high alert after more than three months of being Covid-free.
Don't sell Asean short
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 27/07/2020
» Like their peers all over the world, Southeast Asian nations have seen their economies hammered by the prolonged Covid-19 outbreak. Growth forecasts continue to be revised downward as exports plunge due to falling demand and supply chain disruption, while tourism income slumps as international travel slows to a trickle.
Marriage for everyone
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 13/07/2020
» Since my university days, I have had a number of gay friends, most of whom are living happily either in Thailand or abroad. But only recently have I started to see a major shift of attitudes in Thai society toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
Trading up
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 06/07/2020
» The Covid-19 pandemic has set off a wave of destruction in the global economy and it could be years before full health is restored. Global merchandise trade could fall by as much as 32% this year under the worst-case scenario outlined by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in April.
Make the recovery green
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 29/06/2020
» Southeast Asia has been relatively successful compared to other regions in handling the spread of Covid-19, with Vietnam a world leader. Despite a long border with China and a population of 97 million, Vietnam has recorded just 352 infections and not a single death, thanks to aggressive, targeted testing and a centralised quarantine system.