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  • BUSINESS

    Green rush

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 20/01/2020

    » Attitudes toward marijuana are starting to change in Southeast Asia. In some countries there is increasing social acceptance, growing research interest, easing of regulations and even modest legalisation, with Thailand leading the way.

  • BUSINESS

    Looking ahead with hope

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

    » First of all, welcome back to work to anyone who is lucky enough to be starting today instead of last week. I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year celebration with their friends and families.

  • BUSINESS

    Fingers crossed for world trade

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 23/12/2019

    » It is clear now that the rise of protectionism and the current US tariff war against China and the rest of the world have led to a slowdown in global trade and demand. Since most export-led economies in Asia Pacific depend heavily on demand from China, any slowdown there is bad news.

  • BUSINESS

    Future farming

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 16/12/2019

    » Agriculture is probably one of the last things that come to mind when one talks about artificial intelligence (AI), especially in the developing world. But it is poised to become the key to increasing productivity as the world races to feed a projected 9.7 billion people by 2050.

  • BUSINESS

    Data dilemma

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 02/12/2019

    » In the digital world, data is king. Businesses now understand that in order to stay relevant and ahead of competitors, they need data to know more about their customers. The more you know, the more products and services you can sell in a more personalised way, which is what buyers want.

  • BUSINESS

    Bargaining trumps bullets

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 25/11/2019

    » 'When goods do not cross borders, soldiers will." It's a blunt quotation and one that certainly got my attention when Dr Supachai Panitchpakdi used it last week.

  • WORLD

    In the line of fire

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 04/11/2019

    » One day in September, while they were resting after a day's labour in the fields, 30 civilians were killed by a US drone strike intended to hit an Islamic State hideout in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan.

  • THAILAND

    Manila urges closer tie-up against China

    News, Erich Parpart, Published on 04/11/2019

    » The Secretary of the Philippines' Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), Martin Andanar, urged Asean to increase its cooperation against China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea and ramp up counter-terrorism efforts against the Islamic State (IS) group within the region.

  • BUSINESS

    Data-led finance

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

    » Great opportunities exist for Southeast Asian companies now embarking on the third generation of digitisation to unlock the value of all their data, according to the international consultancy Accenture.

  • BUSINESS

    Networked to the future

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 21/10/2019

    » Growing up in Gaeta, a coastal city in central Italy between Rome and Naples, Nunzio Mirtillo always wanted to be a doctor to help change people's lives for the better. But new medical graduates have trouble finding work right away, so he decided to study electronic engineering instead. It was a decision he took with his parents in mind as well.

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