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  • BUSINESS

    Delivering success

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 11/12/2017

    » Asia's first driverless trucks began operating in October at the ExxonMobil plant on Jurong Island in Singapore, while fleets of autonomous delivery vehicles are expected to get rolling on Great Britain's motorways next year. These are just some of the headline-making developments in the brave new world of transport being promoted by the likes of Google, Tesla, Uber and major vehicle manufacturers.

  • BUSINESS

    Off the beaten track

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 06/01/2020

    » What are you afraid of the most when travelling off the map? For most people, lack of security and accessibility probably top the list. With world tourism growing exponentially on the back of cheap flights, and GPS making it easy for anyone to find their destination, getting away from tourist traps is growing more popular in Asia.

  • WORLD

    The scourge of human trafficking

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 28/10/2019

    » The case of 39 people, most Vietnamese, found dead in a refrigerated trailer in Britain highlighted the fact that human trafficking and modern slavery are still a huge problem for Asia, and the entire world for that matter.

  • BUSINESS

    Russia enthusiastic on EEC

    Business, Erich Parpart, Published on 27/08/2019

    » Russia sees Thailand as a gateway to Asean and it wants to improve bilateral relations, especially in the energy and mineral resources sectors, says Alexey Gruzdev, deputy minister of economic development for the Russian Federation.

  • BUSINESS

    Scholars and dollars

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 08/04/2019

    » When the international school market specialist ISC Research looked into its crystal ball in 2012, it predicted that the world would have 11,000 international schools serving 6.2 million students by 2022.

  • BUSINESS

    People from Nowhere

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 18/03/2019

    » A person can be born or made stateless, but either way the limitations such a status places on one's rights are severe. The issue has come into sharp focus with the case of Shamima Begum, a 19-year-old Islamic State supporter who was stripped of her British nationality for her decision to joined the self-declared caliphate in 2015.

  • THAILAND

    Warm welcome for Beckham in Bangkok

    News, Erich Parpart, Published on 05/11/2018

    » Britain’s most iconic footballer, David Beckham, came to Bangkok on Saturday to celebrate the 80th anniversary of AIA Thailand as the insurance giant’s global brand ambassador. The legendary No.7 for Manchester United who is now president of Inter Miami CF in the US received a warm welcome from his Thai fans who flocked to IMPACT Exhibition Center for his visit.

  • BUSINESS

    Back from the dead

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 29/01/2018

    » Once considered dead after US President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the deal signed by his predecessor, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has come back to life with its 11 remaining members agreeing to move on with the giant free-trade agreement.

  • BUSINESS

    The Brexit clock and Asia

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 03/04/2017

    » Britain has pulled the Brexit trigger but will it score a bullseye for prosperous sovereignty or commit economic suicide by leaving the European Union? In either case, as Prime Minister Theresa May declared last week after invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty: "This is a historic moment from which there can be no turning back."

  • OPINION

    Winter is coming, still

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 09/01/2017

    » Following an eventful 2016 that featured seismic political shifts and numerous celebrity deaths, many of us greeted the New Year with hopes that better times lie ahead. But regardless what the fortune tellers say, 2017 could be the year of consequences, whether it's the final outcome of Brexit or the impact of a Donald Trump presidency.

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