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    You make the news: How Spectee mines social media

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 13/01/2020

    » Spectee, a Tokyo-based information analysis company and online news agency, is looking for partnership in Southeast Asia where it is seeing huge growth in demand for video content.

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    Virtuous circle

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 07/10/2019

    » The circular economy -- an economic system aimed at eliminating waste and promoting the continual use of resources -- is not something that can happen in isolation. It requires everyone from the beginning to end of the supply chain to embrace the spirit and practice of 3R: recycle, reuse and reduce.

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    Flight test

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/07/2019

    » Carsten Spohr was named Manager of the Year in 2017 by Manager Magazin in Germany when Lufthansa's profit hit a record high and its share price jumped 150%. Two years later, he finds his skills being tested to the limit after issuing a second profit warning in six months. While the airline is on track for an operating profit of 2 billion euros this year, it is 25% below analysts' forecasts.

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    The angel of Flight CX 613

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 13/05/2019

    » It was Monday night on one of the last flights of the day from Hong Kong to Bangkok. The plane was filled with Thai passengers returning home after the long weekend to celebrate the Coronation, along with Hong Kong residents travelling for business or leisure.

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    Facing down China

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 01/04/2019

    » Repression at home, assertiveness in disputed territory on its doorstep, and expansion of soft power, economic and technological influence worldwide have all become hallmarks of confident China in the 21st century.

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    Reborn in the cloud

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 26/11/2018

    » Back in December 2001, AirAsia was a debt-ridden business with just two planes in its fleet when Tony Fernandes bought it for one million ringgit (US$240,000 at today's rates). Seventeen years later, it is one of the leading low-cost carriers in the world.

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    Expediting e-services

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 13/08/2018

    » Governments and state enterprises play an important role in providing online public services, but involving the private sector can lead to more and better innovations, says a regional expert on Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

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    Maximum mobility

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 28/08/2017

    » From the day you book your air ticket to the moment you open your hotel-room door, travel these days can be a seamless experience for anyone with a smartphone. Paper documents, cash and credit cards, even room keys and cards are all becoming artifacts of the past. And because of the convenience, the growth of online travel applications of all sorts is surging.

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    Mae Sot luminaries share bold vision

    Business, Erich Parpart, Published on 23/05/2017

    » The private sector in the Mae Sot special economic zone (SEZ) is calling for more support from the government to help transform the area into a metropolis similar to Hong Kong, arguing that neighbouring Myawaddy has the potential to be the next Macau.

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    Aloha America

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 20/02/2017

    » A perceived rise in anti-foreigner sentiment in the United States has not diminished the desire of AirAsia X to connect Southeast Asia with America. The low-cost carrier last week launched its first US-bound service, from Osaka in Japan to Honolulu in Hawaii, especially Japanese tourists to Hawaii, AirAsia X and its regional budget peers are also adding aircraft to their fleets to meet steadily rising demand for cheaper flights.

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