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Asean balancing act
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 14/05/2018
» China's growing influence in Asia and beyond is real. Beijing's escalating confrontation with the United States and threats of a trade war between the two superpowers are also pressing, with experts saying that would put the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in the most difficult position in its 50-year history.
Putting youth to work
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 07/05/2018
» Given the reality of ageing populations in many countries, most people assume that finding a job should not be that difficult for young people. However, youth unemployment and underemployment remain stubbornly high for a number of reasons.
Hearing women's voices
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 19/03/2018
» As a woman, I am happy to hear that Gina Haspel has been nominated by US President Donald Trump as the new director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Currently the CIA deputy chief, she has been tipped to succeed Mike Pompeo, who is to replace the ousted secretary of state Rex Tillerson. If confirmed by the Senate, Ms Haspel would become the first woman to lead the country's spy agency.
Ready for the future
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 19/02/2018
» As Japan's Teijin Group celebrates its centennial, president and CEO Jun Suzuki, who also turns 60 today, has every reason to be happy. Having worked for the maker of advanced fibres -- the only employer he has known for 34 years -- Mr Suzuki has begun to lay down a solid foundation for the next 100 years of Teijin.
At home in Asean
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 05/02/2018
» The first thing that impressed me about Hideaki Iwasaki, country director for the Thailand Resident Mission of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), was his fluent English. I assumed it was the result of his educational background.
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.
Transgender voices must be heard
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/09/2017
» The room was filled with positive vibrations when participants from various walks of life gathered recently for an evening event to promote legal gender recognition of transgender people in Asia.
Cleaner, safer cities, Japanese style
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 31/07/2017
» Urban sprawl caused by disorderly development, delayed infrastructure construction and increasing environmental problems are all linked to rapidly increasing populations. Major cities across Asia are battling the same challenges including solid waste disposal, a shortage of water resources, traffic congestion, pollution and a lack of land for public use.
One voice for all
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 31/07/2017
» As China spreads its wings across the globe, Southeast Asian nations need a unified diplomatic approach in order to prevent intervention in their domestic affairs while maintaining good ties with other key partners, Japanese executives say.
The world on his plate
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 05/06/2017
» At the age of 71, Adirek Sripratak shows no signs of slowing down. The former president and CEO of Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF) officially became chairman in March, but he is still travelling far and wide in search of new markets and merger and acquisition (M&A) opportunities for one of the world's leading protein food companies.