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    'I am confident about 2017'

    Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/01/2017

    » The military government brought in Somkid Jatusripitak to lead the regime's economic team in 2015, as the country was struggling with internal politics and global economic downturn.

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    Year of Turbulence

    Asia focus, Published on 27/12/2021

    » Pandemic drags on recovery: In the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, many Asian countries had enviable success, avoiding large-scale outbreaks and mass deaths. But the arrival of the more transmissible Delta variant this year and sluggish vaccine rollouts compounded by low availability sent cases surging. Combined with poor monitoring and easy movement among countries, often unofficially, Southeast Asia became a virus hotspot. The ballooning health crisis collided with churning political discontent in the case of Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia. Economically, the new wave of infections, and attendant restrictions imposed to curb the spread, stalled recoveries. After nearly two years of strict border controls, many countries started to loosen up and live with Covid. But the rise of the Omicron variant now threatens to scuttle those tentative reopening plans and usher in a third year of economic anxiety.

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    Mastering the message

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 08/02/2021

    » The room where Michael Macdonald, chief digital officer of Huawei Technologies, works every day doesn't look like a typical executive office. Most of the large space is almost empty and without furniture, except for a plain desk with a large-screen PC on it and a microphone stand clamped to one corner.

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    Myanmar moves step closer to new bids on China-backed belt and road project

    Published on 09/09/2020

    » Myanmar is a step closer to allowing companies to challenge a bid from China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) to build the behemoth New Yangon City project, after hiring German consulting firm Roland Berger to oversee the tendering process.

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    Engagement key to Sino-Thai ties

    News, Published on 07/07/2020

    » Gone are the days when policymakers could sit back and relax to watch Sino-Thai relations moving ahead in autopilot mode. These days, Thailand and China have to intensify mutual engagement and consultation at all levels to ensure there is no room for misunderstandings that could lead to diplomatic wrangles.

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    Year of turbulence

    Asia focus, Published on 31/12/2018

    » Two unpredictable men with weird haircuts and access to nuclear weapons had a friendly chat in Singapore -- and that was just one of the many noteworthy stories of 2018. Elsewhere in Asia, we witnessed some surprising political developments (Malaysia) and not-so-surprising ones (Cambodia), along with what seemed to be a disturbingly high number of natural disasters. Many see the latter as a manifestation of the growing impact of climate change, and it's a debate that is bound to intensify in the year ahead. Below, Asia Focus looks back on the eventful year now ending.

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    5G and the global power equation

    Business, Published on 11/01/2019

    » 5G technology is already powering breakthroughs such as driverless cars and will underpin life-changing advances in futuristic smart cities over the next decade. This has led to fierce competition between countries to determine the direction of 5G mobile internet standards.

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    Amazfit Cor

    Life, AKIN, Published on 13/06/2018

    » Amazfit Cor is a heartrate, activity and sleep tracker in a marine-grade stainless-steel and 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass housing. This device is protected against complete submersion in water and features a bright, 1.23-inch colour touchscreen. The display shows text messages, emails, calls and app notifications. Amazfit Cor features automatic sleep tracking, exercise tracking, a seven-day weather forecast and 12-day battery life from a single charge.

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