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  • BUSINESS

    Connected communicator

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

    » Anyone meeting Baxter Jolly for the first time might be surprised to learn that he used to be an equities trader. A people person full of smiles, he doesn't seem like the type who would be sitting in front of five computer screens all day. But the experience in the high-pressure world of the stock market, he says, served him well when he switched gears and entered public relations.

  • 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

    ADB leads ocean clean-up

    Business, Erich Parpart, Published on 04/05/2019

    » The Asian Development Bank (ADB) launched a US$5 billion (160 billion baht) healthy oceans action plan for Asia-Pacific on May 2 at its 52nd annual board of governors meeting.

  • THAILAND

    US affirms Thai, Asean commitment

    News, Erich Parpart, Published on 06/04/2019

    » Two senior US officials from Washington DC yesterday reaffirmed the North American superpower's economic and military commitments in Thailand and Asean amid China's growing influence with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and its increasing aggressiveness in the South China Sea.

  • BUSINESS

    Making musical waves

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 25/02/2019

    » Many people associate a cruise holiday with being in a floating hotel, with buffet lines and various forms of entertainment and recreation, plus the obligatory port calls for shopping. As for the passengers … well, grey is the dominant hair colour.

  • BUSINESS

    Perilous journeys

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 11/02/2019

    » On Jan 12, a fishing boat carrying more than 100 Indian migrants -- the precise number is not known -- left the Munambam harbour in Kerala. Its destination was New Zealand, more than 11,000 kilometres away.

  • BUSINESS

    Connected to win

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 17/12/2018

    » Flying over the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge gives you the best perspective on the growing links between the semi-autonomous region and China. Among them is the US$11-billion Guangshengang rail line that connects Hong Kong with the mainland's high-speed network.

  • BUSINESS

    Belt tightening

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 30/07/2018

    » The dream of a pan-Asian railway network has been around for decades but the story so far has been mostly one of false starts and missing links.

  • BUSINESS

    Shared potential

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 30/07/2018

    » The opportunities offered by the digital economy come with challenges in areas of legal, political, social, environmental and economic governance, especially in poorer countries. And while some economies in Asia are reaping benefits from the digital transition, some others are being left behind.

  • BUSINESS

    Portugal explores new frontiers in Southeast Asia

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 09/07/2018

    » Portugal is keen to attract investment from Southeast Asian countries and also to see its own companies use Thailand as a springboard to other Asean markets.

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