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Our thirst for semiconductors
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 29/03/2021
» Taiwan is facing its worst drought in 56 years, an event that is having an unexpected impact on its position as a global semiconductor production hub.
What's next for Asian aviation?
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 08/03/2021
» The recent resurgence of Covid-19 infections across the region has snuffed out hopes that demand for travel will returning to pre-pandemic levels anytime soon. Last month, seat occupancy on Thai carriers fell to 13% of pre-virus levels, after an initial bump up to 46% in late December.
Airport cluster boosts Greater Bay Area
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 24/08/2020
» Despite the catastrophic impact of the Covid-19 crisis on airline travel, China is pushing ahead with the construction of an airport cluster in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, in a bid to support its ambitious goals for this dynamic economic region of 70 million people.
High office vacancy rates trouble China
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 17/08/2020
» China's economy has rebounded since the coronavirus outbreak eased, but office vacancies in major cities are at their highest since the global financial crisis in 2008, reaching an average of 15% in the first quarter of this year.
China's electric vehicle showdown
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 27/07/2020
» Nissan recently unveiled the Ariya, a new all-electric sport utility vehicle (SUV), the first of a new generation of electric vehicles intended to improve the performance of the struggling Japanese carmaker.
Singapore's '4G' balancing act
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 20/07/2020
» As expected, the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) won the Singapore general election, which was held on July 10 amid Covid-19 restrictions and the worst economic crisis in decades. Singapore's GDP plunged by 42.1% in the three months to the end of June, the biggest quarterly drop on record.
China's new aviation logistics hub
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 13/07/2020
» China is one of many countries seeking to strengthen the security of its supply chain in the wake of severe disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The country is improving its international express services and investing in a global aviation logistics hub as part of this move.
Supply chains need anti-virus strategy
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 24/02/2020
» In a time of global economic headwinds, the spread of Covid-19 is further exacerbating business conditions through labour shortages and logistical bottlenecks.
Linking the EEC and the Greater Bay Area
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 25/11/2019
» Despite the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, the vision to develop the Greater Bay Area (GBA) in China continues to gain momentum. The plan, which was unveiled in February this year, is to build a cluster of world-class cities for work, life and leisure. At the centre would be Hong Kong, which together with 10 cities around the Pearl River Delta would form a thriving global hub of technology, innovation and economic vibrancy.