• BUSINESS

  Learning with the best

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 19/11/2018

  » Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), known for its science and technology programmes, aims to use Bangkok as a springboard to build an Asean talent pool through collaboration with King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL).

• BUSINESS

  Off the beaten track

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 06/01/2020

  » What are you afraid of the most when travelling off the map? For most people, lack of security and accessibility probably top the list. With world tourism growing exponentially on the back of cheap flights, and GPS making it easy for anyone to find their destination, getting away from tourist traps is growing more popular in Asia.

• BUSINESS

  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.

• WORLD

  Skill shortage

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 03/10/2016

  » The shortage of skilled labour and skills gaps have plagued Southeast Asian nations for many years, preventing economies from reaching their full potential. Greater labour mobility under the Asean Economic Community (AEC) was supposed to be the solution but little progress has been made so far.

• BUSINESS

  Investing in change

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 26/02/2018

  » In a fast-changing world where demographic shifts and technology-led disruption have left millions fearful about their futures, governments alone can no longer be counted on to ride to the rescue. Businesses can and should be doing more to help create a sustainable future.

• BUSINESS

  Delivering success

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 11/12/2017

  » Asia's first driverless trucks began operating in October at the ExxonMobil plant on Jurong Island in Singapore, while fleets of autonomous delivery vehicles are expected to get rolling on Great Britain's motorways next year. These are just some of the headline-making developments in the brave new world of transport being promoted by the likes of Google, Tesla, Uber and major vehicle manufacturers.

• BUSINESS

  Picture of health

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 08/10/2018

  » Elisabeth Staudinger has no background in healthcare or engineering, but she can accurately and thoroughly describe the functions of highly sophisticated medical machinery with ease. The president of Siemens Healthineers-Asia Pacific is also an enthusiastic learner when comes to the latest advances in healthcare, which continue to astound her.

• BUSINESS

  Future farming

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

  » Agriculture is probably one of the last things that come to mind when one talks about artificial intelligence (AI), especially in the developing world. But it is poised to become the key to increasing productivity as the world races to feed a projected 9.7 billion people by 2050.

• BUSINESS

  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.

• 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.

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