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WEF Blog: What if China turned its back on the world?
Published on 28/05/2012
» Nader Mousavizadeh on the rise of nationalism in China and what it could mean for a fragile world economy. The interview is part of the Risk Response Network’s “What if?” series.
WEF Blog: Thailand braces for a data storm
Published on 28/05/2012
» Ahead of the World Economic Forum on East Asia in Bangkok, Thailand, Rajeev Singh-Molares shares the highlights of his Op-Ed piece which originally appeared in full at The Nation.
WEF Blog: Freedom to travel: opening markets by opening borders
Published on 28/05/2012
» The global economy is suffering from a prolonged downturn brought on by events ranging from fiscal crises in the West to natural disasters here in Southeast Asia. Policy debates worldwide increasingly reflect the need for economic growth and job creation. With global unemployment of 200 million and 40 million people projected to enter the labor force every year, 600 million jobs will need to be created over the next decade.
WEF Blog: mHealth: an idea whose time has come
Published on 28/05/2012
» Puja lives in a remote village in Bangladesh with her husband and his elderly father. She got married a year ago, and now she is pregnant with her first child. She is concerned about what diet to follow to ensure the baby is strong and healthy, but the doctor only comes by her village every second week.
WEF Blog: Goals for getting to zero on extreme poverty
Published on 28/05/2012
» Societies around the globe are confronting a daily sense of fragility as economic, environmental, and social forces combine to produce surprise after surprise after surprise. There is a common fear that, even in cases of rapid advance, the gains might prove illusory or unsustainable.
WEF Blog: Waking up to the threat of natural disasters
Published on 28/05/2012
» Last year was a major wake-up call for the global economy. With natural catastrophes causing economic losses of approximately US$ 366 billion, the highest on record, the question I’m left pondering is this: Has anyone woken up yet?
Thein Sein delays Thailand visit
Published on 28/05/2012
» Myanmar president Thein Sein has postponed his trip to Thailand until a few days after the World Economic Forum East Asia in Bangkok, the WEF's senior director and Head of Asia Suchant Palakurthi Rao said on Monday.
WEF Blog: East Asia 2012: joining the conversation
Published on 29/05/2012
» The 2012 World Economic Forum on East Asia is still one day away, but the discussions on the region have already begun. Kittiratt Na Ranong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Thailand, and Sushant Palakurthi Rao, Senior Director, Head of Asia of the World Economic Forum, briefed international media at the Thai Government House last night, prior to the start of the 21st meeting of its kind.
Cyber security and CEOs
Published on 29/05/2012
» With a large number of cyber attacks featuring in media reports over the past year, chief executives are realising that cyber security is an issue they can't ignore.
Watch World Economic Forum live
Published on 30/05/2012
» Watch live coverage of the World Economic Forum on East Asia via LiveStream, here.