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Hands-on for success
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 24/05/2021
» As the top executive in charge of the fast-growing Asean, India and Australia-New Zealand markets of Delta Electronics, Jackie Chang is entirely occupied with work on weekdays.
Brewing engagement
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 12/04/2021
» Born and brought up in Kenya, Priti Halai is emphatic when she says, "I've never thought of myself as an Indian. Exactly the way I consider myself is Kenyan. "But if you give me Indian music, Indian food, then I'll sing and I dance," the business executive officer of Nespresso Thailand adds with enthusiasm.
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.
The next 140 years
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 08/10/2018
» After expanding aggressively in Southeast Asia, mostly in the capital-intensive power business, Bangkok-based B.Grimm Group is preparing to take the next steps to transform itself into "a real international company".
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.
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.
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.
Securing our digital future
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 29/08/2016
» Cybercrime is everywhere these days, it seems. Or maybe we are just hearing about it more regularly. In Thailand this month, a gang stole 12 million baht from 21 ATMs in six provinces by using malware to infect the system. It was two weeks before the news leaked out, and by that time the perpetrators, said to have been eastern Europeans, were long gone. The thefts, the first of their kind locally, may have been linked to similar heists in Taiwan in July.
HDD makers adapt to mobile, cloud-based world
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 31/08/2015
» The growing influence of cloud technology is forcing hard-disk drive (HDD) companies to adjust their strategies to find new market opportunities in data storage and deal with the steeper-than-expected decline in sales of personal computers.
Dawei ready to roll
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 31/12/2013
» After years of uncertainty, the prospects of the massive Dawei project took a recent twist when Thailand and Myanmar officially tied the knot to push the ambitious scheme forward.