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Food safety and fake news
Asia focus, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 14/12/2020
» The spread of Covid-19 has disrupted supply chains and international trade across the region. The implications for food supplies have been considerable, with public concern growing about the safety of what we eat and drink.
Waste not
Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 17/08/2020
» Dishes are put in front of you every day at breakfast, lunch and dinner. While you enjoy the taste of fresh ingredients, have you ever wondered who grew your rice? Where did the strawberries in your dessert come from? And where do all those scraps end up after you finish your meal?
Power shift
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/03/2020
» Energy is vital for countries seeking to power and sustain economic growth. But as the world feels the heat of climate change, the energy industry is under pressure to undertake a major transition. Somehow, it must find ways to ensure that consumption can continue without interruption but with far fewer negative consequences for the environment.
China's quiet central banking revolution
Asia focus, Miao Yanliang in Beijing, Published on 25/03/2019
» Fifteen years ago, economist Alan Blinder, a former vice-chairman of the US Federal Reserve, wrote a book entitled The Quiet Revolution about changes in central banking. Chief among these was a move by some central banks toward open communication and transparency, and away from their long-held tradition of secrecy and surprise. A central bank "goes modern", to borrow from the subtitle of Prof Blinder's book, when it starts talking.
Lap of luxury
Asia focus, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 07/01/2019
» Vladislav Doronin is no stranger to the business world.
The restless realtor
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 16/07/2018
» Robbie Antonio is restless. The Filipino entrepreneur is on a mission to disrupt the traditional real estate and property development business by democratising high-end architecture.
Feeding the world
Asia focus, Published on 02/04/2018
» Alan Willits has been a busy man since he arrived in Singapore in mid-2014 to oversee the continued expansion in Asia Pacific of Cargill, one of the world's biggest agribusiness and commodities trading businesses.