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Building a better future together
Oped, Park Yongmin, Published on 28/10/2025
» In just a few days, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held in Gyeongju, the Republic of Korea, from the Oct 31 to Nov 1. As this year's host, Korea is working its final preparations to welcome delegates from 20 member economies, including Thailand, to ensure a successful and productive outcome.
'When you feel good, you can also score well' at Augusta
Sports, Min Woo Lee, Published on 04/04/2025
» Winning is an amazing feeling, and I was very proud of the way I handled myself. Mentally, it was a grind and I'm super proud to win. It's been one of my goals to become a winner on the PGA Tour and I'm happy to check that off my list.
Inside rightist YouTube world embraced by Yoon
News, Ju-min Park and Tom Bateman, Published on 17/12/2024
» When South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol cited claims of election hacking and "anti-state" pro-North Korean sympathisers as justification for imposing a short-lived martial law, right-wing YouTuber Ko Sung-kook had heard it before.
Lifting Asean's efforts with Myanmar
Oped, Andrew Ong, Lina Alexandra & Min Zin, Published on 27/04/2024
» About three years ago, Asean leaders gathered in Jakarta for an emergency summit on Myanmar at which the Five-Point Consensus (5PC) -- entailing the cessation of violence in the country, constructive dialogue among parties to the conflict, the appointment of a special Myanmar envoy and the provision of humanitarian assistance -- was agreed upon with the State Administration Council's (SAC) senior general Min Aung Hlaing.
Lululemon partnership with stylish twist at Masters
Sports, Min Woo Lee, Published on 10/04/2024
» I'm excited to get back to Augusta National for the Masters Tournament as it is a very special event. You're treated so well when you're on property and it's just different to every other golf tournament. It's traditional and old-school where not many people are allowed in the locker room, and you're not allowed on your phone on the golf course, which makes the fans more engaged. It has a really professional and prestigious feel about it.
Sustainable Asean engagement with Myanmar
Oped, Lina Alexandra & Andrew Ong & Min Zin, Published on 16/09/2023
» Indonesia's chairmanship of Asean draws to a close with the conclusion of the 43rd Asean Summit last week. The year started with high hopes for resolving the Myanmar crisis, with Indonesia as chair given its public call for the "return of democracy" and its leadership back in 2021 that led to the adoption of the Five-Point Consensus (5PC).
Free trade in green goods needed
Oped, Albert Park & Jong Woo Kang, Published on 02/08/2023
» International trade has boosted economic growth in many countries, especially those without abundant natural resources or fixed capital. In addition to creating opportunities for cross-border specialisation, trade has made it possible to import cheap consumer goods, intermediate inputs for manufacturing, and capital equipment. This is especially true in Asia and the Pacific, which accounted for 35% of global trade in 2020, up from 25% a decade earlier.
Creating Asean's interconnected energy future
Asia focus, Kar Min Lim and Marko Lackovic, Published on 04/07/2022
» A comprehensive interconnection of Southeast Asia's power grid has been a long-held dream, first emerging into serious discourse in the 1980s. Now, almost four decades later, we might finally be approaching a moment when the pressure for climate action moves this idea towards a more established reality.
Push for online ID law a mistake
News, Kyung Sin Park, Published on 14/06/2021
» News that the Thai government may be considering implementing an internet real name law for social media platforms, to monitor so-called fake news and online harms, is alarming. I know because my country, South Korea, tried the same thing a decade ago and I was part of the process that lead to it being struck down by the Constitutional Court as unconstitutional in 2012.
Innovation in the pandemic age
Asia focus, Zhu Min, Published on 18/05/2020
» The Covid-19 pandemic poses a threat on a scale not seen since the so-called Spanish flu killed more than 50 million people in 1918-19. To confront the scourge, many governments have imposed stay-at-home orders and strict lockdowns, bringing the global economy nearly to a standstill. But the real solution to this crisis is not containment. It is innovation.