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  • OPINION

    Biden-BTS summit fuels hope

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 06/06/2022

    » Perhaps Joe Biden's pursuit to engage more with Asia has just started. Just days after a trip to South Korea and Japan late last month, his first visit to Asia as US president, the 79-year-old leader followed up with a message that touched the hearts of millions of Asians, particularly those living in his country.

  • TRAVEL

    Challenges for Asean

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 11/04/2022

    » Over two years after the coronavirus emerged, countries across Asia are slowly beginning to recover. In Southeast Asia, economic growth is projected to pick up to 5.1% this year, from 3.2% in 2021. With 400 million people, or 59% of the population, fully vaccinated, many economies are well on the way to reopening.

  • BUSINESS

    On the right road

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 13/12/2021

    » Isao Sekiguchi loves travelling. Having been based in Thailand since April, the regional executive of Japan's Nissan Motor is now starting to explore the Land of Smiles during the high tourism season.

  • BUSINESS

    Journeys of discovery

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 16/08/2021

    » Sipping green tea after having a Thai lunch at his house, Farid Bidgoli looks relaxed yet energetic, and ready for an interview. From his appearance and accent, the 42-year-old executive looks exactly like someone from the UK where he was born, though he is half Iranian with a spirit inherited from his father.

  • BUSINESS

    Choose safety over selfies

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/10/2019

    » During my most recent visit to Ho Chi Minh City, I was captivated by the sight of an old apartment building that had been converted into a fantastic collection of restaurants, coffee shops, co-working spaces and a bookshop.

  • THAILAND

    Travel with care

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 08/04/2019

    » For many developing countries, tourism is a major contributor to economic growth, alleviating poverty and creating employment for women and young people, mostly in remote areas.

  • BUSINESS

    How free is Hong Kong?

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 12/02/2018

    » Acouple of incidents in Hong Kong caught my attention last week. The first was a report that the worsening influenza outbreak in the territory had prompted authorities to shut all kindergartens and primary schools just days before the scheduled Lunar New Year holidays. The flu has been especially severe this winter, having caused 111 deaths since January, and health experts warn it may not yet have peaked.

  • BUSINESS

    Doing well by doing good

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 12/12/2016

    » After working in the finance field for about a decade, Sasibai Kimis quit her job and on Valentines' Day in 2013 she founded Earth Heir Partners as an enterprise that would not only make money but also would do something good for society.

  • BUSINESS

    Up, up and away

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 28/09/2015

    » Domestic and international operators are bullish about the Myanmar tourism industry, anticipating that the forthcoming general election will drive the booming sector to expand further in the coming years.

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