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Behind the boom
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 09/02/2015
» 'Mingalaba!" hollered the 29-year-old Burmese tour guide standing in the front of the small bus packed with Thai tourists. He was wearing the traditional attire — a buttoned-up long-sleeved jacket, checked-pattern longyi and a pair of flip-flops — as he led the group through Yangon.
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Owe what a feeling
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 09/03/2015
» The rapid accumulation of household debt seen in Asia over the past five years has triggered concerns about the prospect of a financial crisis similar to the one in 2007 caused by the bursting of the housing bubble in the United States.
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Best Western in the right places at the right time
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 30/03/2015
» From the new urban-chic Vīb hotel in Seoul to its new strategic partnership with the worldwide booking site Agoda.com, Best Western International (BWI) has signalled a strong commitment to expanding its footprint in Asia.
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Up in the air
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 11/05/2015
» The rapid growth of the aviation industry in Southeast Asia has brought with it an urgent need to improve civil aviation regulations and develop regional safety practices that meet global standards.
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Bittersweet harvest
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 18/05/2015
» A need to overcome scarcity and the lack of arable land has driven Israel to develop some of the world's most advanced agricultural practices and technologies. As a result it is able to produce almost all of the food its 8 million people need and have more left over to export.
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Hunting the Unicorn
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 18/01/2016
» Welcome to the world of Unicorns -- the venture capital-backed companies worth US$1 billion or more. It's no surprise that a mythical creature has come to symbolise the hype surrounding many technology-focused businesses that will never live up to their investors' expectations.
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Yangon's real estate challenge
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 07/03/2016
» Myanmar has experienced dramatic changes economically and politically over the past few years. As foreign investors rush to set up shop in the newly open market, office space in the country's commercial capital is among the most expensive in the world.
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Seeding startup success
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 20/06/2016
» If there was a prize for buzzword of the decade, a top contender would be "startup", which has come to describe any kind of new internet-based business. They're being formed by the thousands and many will fail, but some that succeed -- think Uber, Airbnb and a few financial technology (FinTech) players -- have unleashed disruptive technology that has changed the very nature of business.
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Employment quotas for the disabled don't always work
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 18/07/2016
» Wichan Jitphongamphai once saw the world in vivid colours, just like nearly everybody else. But around the time of his high school graduation, he noticed his vision starting to become murky. The clarity of his sight gradually deteriorated until he was totally blind in both eyes.
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Cleaner Energy
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 01/08/2016
» While traditional energy sources still represent about 76% of global electricity production, the world today is seeing a major shift toward cleaner and more cost-competitive renewables, thanks to the plummeting cost of technologies and pro-environment policies.
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