• WORLD

  Prognosis improving for Myanmar healthcare

  Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 09/02/2015

  » A few patients wearing wrinkled longyi stroll through a hallway so quiet that their conversation echoes through the North Okkalapa General Hospital, the second largest public hospital in Yangon.

• BUSINESS

  Shopping star

  Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 23/02/2015

  » There are only a few shopping areas in the world where one could possibly lose track of time and surrender to the experience. In Asia, the Ginza in Tokyo, Orchard Road in Singapore and Central in Hong Kong come to mind. Ratchaprasong in Bangkok wants to join that select club.

• THAILAND

  Uneasy Neighbours

  Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 09/03/2015

  » Southeast Asian fresh markets have always enchanted foreigners drawn to their indigenous charm and down-to-earth characteristics seen nowhere else in the world.

• BUSINESS

  Plugged into change

  Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 06/04/2015

  » As demand for technology accelerates and shifts rapidly with changing lifestyles, technology companies need to be innovation-driven and embrace change to stay ahead of the pack.

• BUSINESS

  All Aboard

  Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 13/07/2015

  » When people want to travel within Europe, the train and not the airplane is the first thing that comes to mind. Rail transport in Europe is renowned for well-established networks and top-notch speeds of 300-plus kilometres per hour (km/h), a standards yet to be seen anywhere in Southeast Asia.

• BUSINESS

  Getting the message

  Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 07/12/2015

  » There was a time not long ago when mobile phone operators began to realise that voice calling was a low-margin commodity and they needed a better way to make money. As short messaging service caught on, they were confident they'd found a more lucrative solution. Now SMS is under siege from internet-based chat applications, which are also threatening mobile operators' voice business.

• BUSINESS

  Flagging carriers

  Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 15/02/2016

  » Flag carriers across Asia Pacific risk having their wings crippled if they don't restructure their standard hub operations and establish subsidiaries that cater specifically to diversifying passenger segments, say industry analysts.

• BUSINESS

  Soaring Chinese industry has international aspirations

  Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 21/03/2016

  » While Indian and Southeast Asian airlines await delivery of hundreds of new passenger aircraft to meet their rapidly growing needs, China too has emerged as a massive market, with 300 billion new passengers taking to the skies last year alone.

• BUSINESS

  New flight path

  Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 22/03/2016

  » Southeast Asia's aviation industry has lost some momentum in the past two years but could revive soon, while more growth is shifting to secondary cities in China and India, which analysts say will brighten Asia-Pacific skies over the next decade.

• BUSINESS

  Clash of the titans

  Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 22/03/2016

  » The world's two biggest aircraft manufacturers; Airbus and Boeing, foresee tremendous demand coming out of Asia Pacific in the coming decades, especially for single-aisle planes from flourishing low-cost carriers (LCCs).

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