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Alternative foods take the next step
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 15/02/2021
» Earth's population will expand to about 10 billion people by 2050, putting incredible strain on our ability to feed everyone. Added stresses from climate change will only increase pressure on the planet's natural resources. Heading off these challenges means we need to start getting creative about food production now.
Genetics the next frontier of healthcare
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 08/02/2021
» China is banking on genetics as the next frontier of modern healthcare. From genetic testing and sequencing to gene therapy and precision medicine, this range of transformative technologies and services can underpin medical treatments and inform lifestyle choices.
Big ideas will define a post-Covid world
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 04/01/2021
» The rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations in a number of countries provides light at the end of the coronavirus tunnel, even if it doesn't spell the end of the crisis. When we finally make the transition from the current state to the next normal, we may not be sure what the world will look like, but we do know there are a few big ideas in play that could shape the near future.
China's e-commerce evolution
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 28/09/2020
» China's government is preparing to accelerate the growth of its already rapidly expanding e-commerce sector by establishing 15 new national e-commerce demonstration bases. These are industry clusters for e-commerce companies and the incubation platforms needed to foster the sector's development.
China confronts its economic challenges
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 08/06/2020
» In an unprecedented move, China has decided not to set an economic growth target for this year. The economy contracted by 6.8% in the first quarter and, if growth in the second quarter is also negative, the country will officially be in recession for the first time in more than four decades.
Chinese wine sales go digital
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 27/04/2020
» With restaurants and bars closed, homebound wine drinkers are creating a surge in online wine sales around the world. While the category had previously lagged other consumer products in e-commerce, recent changes such as working from home and social distancing necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic have led to wine sales catching up.
Chinese toymakers step up innovation
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 27/01/2020
» China is one of the world's largest toy markets with revenues this year forecast to reach US$64 billion. The market is expected to grow annually by more than 5% thanks to economic growth and a short-lived baby boom after the one-child policy was relaxed in 2015.
The race to space heats up
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 13/01/2020
» As the last decade ended, China successfully launched Long March 5, its largest carrier rocket and a key milestone for its planned mission to Mars later this year. This followed the achievement of being the first country to land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon, cementing China's place as a serious contender in 21st century space exploration -- a race that is certainly heating up.
Food delivery needs to get greener
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 06/01/2020
» China is home to the world's largest online food delivery market, estimated to be worth US$37 billion in 2019, with rapid growth at 35% year-on-year in the third quarter alone. An online poll by National Business Daily found almost 23% of respondents ordered takeaway food every day, with nearly 52% saying they ordered it one to five times a week.
What's next for China's EV market?
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 04/11/2019
» China has driven the global electric vehicle revolution over the past few years, with its electric car market growing twice as fast as that in the United States to become the world's largest. China also has eight times more public charging stations than the US, with almost as many locations to charge electric vehicles in Beijing as in all of America.