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We may have already passed 'peak petrol'
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 05/04/2021
» Last year saw an 11% drop in global petrol consumption, marking the beginning of a historical shift after more than a century of continuous growth in demand. The International Energy Agency (IEA) is now predicting that we will probably never see pre-Covid levels of petrol use again.
Can China's remote workers switch off?
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 23/03/2020
» The global impact of Covid-19 has seen millions of employees leave their office environments and work remotely from home, hinting at a fundamental transformation of how companies operate. In China, however, workers in the tech industry are finding that working from home can be even more relentless than their already challenging "996" schedule -- which involves working from 9am to 9pm, six days a week.
China's medical apps eye Asean
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 18/11/2019
» China's largest online healthcare platform, Ping An Good Doctor, is setting its sights on Southeast Asian expansion to tap growing regional demand for healthcare services and cater to the increasing number of middle-class mainland Chinese who are travelling to the region for medical treatment.
'Netflix of China' makes its mark
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 23/09/2019
» Entertainment is big business in China. iQiyi, China's largest video streaming service, is breaking new ground in this area. The company has been dubbed "the Netflix of China" for adapting the model of the popular US-based streaming service to suit the Chinese market.