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  Programmed to learn

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 07/02/2022

  » Anothai Wettayakorn considers himself an adventurous eater, though he was originally a beef lover. Thanks to a job that has allowed him to visit many countries, the 52-year-old executive has learned about different cultures to help him manage in a diverse market landscape, partly through exploring the local food.

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  Hands-on for success

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 24/05/2021

  » As the top executive in charge of the fast-growing Asean, India and Australia-New Zealand markets of Delta Electronics, Jackie Chang is entirely occupied with work on weekdays.

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  Scaling political mountains

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/07/2016

  » Park Won-soon is no stranger to Thailand, which he visited 10 times before taking office in 2011 as the highly popular mayor of Seoul. He even has business cards with his name and position written in Thai, a small touch but an example of how he likes to relate to people in the other countries he visits.

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  Green eating

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 02/01/2017

  » In Asia, home to tens of millions of Buddhists, being vegetarian is simply good practice in expressing religious beliefs by eating less meat and reducing the chance of harming animals. That partly explains why vegetarianism is popular, especially in India, Taiwan and Southeast Asian nations.

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  SET suspends trading in MORE shares

  Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 14/11/2022

  » The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) on Monday suspended trading in More Return Plc (MORE) shares after the energy, water and property-related company was reportedly involved in irregular trading of its stock on Thursday and Friday last week.

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  On the right road

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 13/12/2021

  » Isao Sekiguchi loves travelling. Having been based in Thailand since April, the regional executive of Japan's Nissan Motor is now starting to explore the Land of Smiles during the high tourism season.

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  Bright outlook for Asean

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/10/2021

  » Asean's future is bright and it will benefit further from emerging themes related to the consumption economy, says Standard Chartered.

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  Vaccine collaboration crucial now

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 19/07/2021

  » Southeast Asia has been under attack from the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant lately, and the fact that a large portion of the population is unvaccinated makes it extremely hard for countries to curb the spread.

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  Respect and resilience

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 28/06/2021

  » Patama Chantaruck has a "coffee story" to share with her colleagues at IBM Thailand and people in her circle. It dates back nearly two decades to when she was promoted for the first time to oversee a global business division at the American technology giant Microsoft Corp.

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  Tourism revival in doubt again

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 19/04/2021

  » Most of Thailand's famous holiday destinations were nearly empty last week during the long Songkran holiday. The latest Covid-19 wave -- with daily infections climbing all week and hitting a record 1,582 on Friday -- scared tourists away from popular beach resorts close to Bangkok such as Pattaya, Cha-am and Hua Hin, which has also become a coronavirus hotspot following a superspreader event at a local pub.

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