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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.
Digital defenders
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 29/07/2019
» Asia Pacific is making great strides in digital transformation. High-speed communication and connected devices have opened up new horizons for businesses, while also allowing many employees to work remotely with flexibility and, in most cases, higher efficiency.
Travel with care
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 08/04/2019
» For many developing countries, tourism is a major contributor to economic growth, alleviating poverty and creating employment for women and young people, mostly in remote areas.
Slowdown ahead
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 24/12/2018
» The economic outlook doesn't seem as rosy as it once did for most Asian countries looking toward 2019. The relatively dynamic world trade recovery that began in late 2016 is now threatened by tensions between the United States and China, coupled with increasing protectionism in many economies.
Sharing the vision
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 10/12/2018
» Taking a road trip from Yangon to Mawlamyine, Myanmar's fourth largest city and the capital of Mon state, offers an escape from congested traffic and frequent electricity brownouts in the former capital.
Transformed by tech
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 28/05/2018
» Financial technology (fintech) and innovation have the potential to transform and accelerate sustainable development, which requires huge sums of money, and businesses can make a significant contribution, policymakers and business leaders agree.
When giants team up
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 06/06/2016
» Bayer AG's US$62-billion takeover bid for Monsanto, which would create the world's biggest agricultural product supplier, has yet to be concluded but it has already raised concerns over competition, especially in the seed business in Asean.
Pacific shift
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 12/02/2016
» Vietnam and Japan have emerged as the biggest potential winners of the newly signed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) while countries such as Thailand could feel the pain from failing to take part in the years-long negotiations of the biggest trade deal in history.
Ending the scourge
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 14/12/2015
» Violence against children and women is an issue of global concern and can occur in any society and all settings, even in the home, which should be the safest place. In East Asia and the Pacific, violence against children is prevalent among all population groups, and results in a heavy economic cost in addition to physical and psychological harm.
Tata faces another year in the red
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 17/05/2012
» SET-listed Tata Steel (Thailand) Plc (TSTH), a unit of India's largest steelmaker, will likely remain in the red this year due to the slow recovery of government spending and on increasing imports of wire rods from China.