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Trade war hurts everyone
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/04/2018
» The war is about to begin and it won't do any good to anyone. As trade tensions rise between the world's two major economies, all of us are facing a major challenge.
Home cooking
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 22/01/2018
» We arrive at Brae early for our scheduled morning meeting with owner and chef Dan Hunter. That gives us time to chill out amid the natural Victoria farmland, take a deep breath of fresh air and adjust to the chilly breezes that ripple across from the country town of Birregurra.
Transforming Banpu
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 14/08/2017
» By diversifying investments in CLMV countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) and expanding its renewable energy portfolio, Bangkok-based Banpu Plc aims to completely transform itself from a coal company to an integrated energy provider.
Reform on the menu
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 05/06/2017
» Southeast Asia faces challenges of food security and nutrition as population growth and rising affluence increase food demand and competition for resources. Longer-term challenges include changes in consumption patterns, volatile food prices, climate change impact, conversion of agricultural land to industrial uses, and migration of labour from rural to urban areas.
Green eating
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 02/01/2017
» In Asia, home to tens of millions of Buddhists, being vegetarian is simply good practice in expressing religious beliefs by eating less meat and reducing the chance of harming animals. That partly explains why vegetarianism is popular, especially in India, Taiwan and Southeast Asian nations.
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.
Global woes hit investment outlook
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/07/2013
» The global economic slowdown, especially in China, rising interest rates and declining electronics demand are posing threats to Thailand's investment outlook in the second half of the year, says the Board of Investment (BoI).