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Steps to wellness
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 13/06/2022
» It takes about 90 minutes for an eight-seater plane departing Suvarnabhumi International Airport to reach an airport on a small island in Trat province in eastern Thailand. Then all the guests of Soneva Kiri, a luxury resort operated by an award-winning sustainable resort operator, board a speedboat for the five-minute trip to their destination on the unspoiled island of Koh Kood.
'My coconut farm looks like a forest'
Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 06/06/2022
» Environmental issues such as climate change, plastic pollution, and now the Russia-Ukraine war, have shed light on the importance of food sustainability across the world. Thailand is no exception.
Transformation on two fronts
Asia focus, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 15/11/2021
» As the two-week COP26 climate conference in Glasgow drew to a close last week, hopes were high that countries could stay on track in efforts to avert a global warming catastrophe. One key will be redoubling efforts to get carbon emissions to net zero by 2030.
US and China should continue talks
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 20/09/2021
» The United States last Wednesday took a major step in challenging China's massive influence in Asia by announcing a plan to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines that could eventually make their way into contested waters claimed by Beijing.
Four-way street
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 13/09/2021
» 'China versus the Quad" emerged as the theme of a recent panel discussion about the four-nation grouping and how it could shape its relations with other major players in the Indo-Pacific region.
Poverty, inequality and climate: defining choices of our age
Asia focus, David Malpass, Published on 14/06/2021
» The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the poorest and most vulnerable people in developing countries the hardest, worsening inequality and exacerbating existing challenges--inadequate healthcare systems, education deficits, stagnant incomes, rising conflict and violence, poorly selected debt contracts, and climate change.
Why China is anxious about the Quad
Asia focus, Mohammad Mushfiqul Haque Mukit, Published on 24/05/2021
» Bangladesh's relations with China would be "substantially damaged" if the country joins the "Quad", a US-led security initiative that includes mutual neighbour India, declares Li Jiming, the Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh.
Recovery strategy
Asia focus, Published on 05/10/2020
» Governments in developing East Asia and the Pacific need to invest more in testing and tracing capacity, while expanding social protection to cover the poor and the informal sector, to cope with the "triple shocks" from the Covid-19 pandemic, says the World Bank.
Mastering the 'now normal'
Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 07/09/2020
» The career path that Jonathan Heit took to the public relations industry is unlike that of most people. With an undergraduate degree in sciences and a pre-medical background at Cornell University, Mr Heit, now 48, says he was "on the path to becoming a doctor".
Team player
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 27/07/2020
» Anyone who has ever exchanged business cards with Vivek Dhawan will be puzzled by one of the positions he holds at Mega LifeSciences Plc. Beside the word CEO is the title of "Chief Coach". The latter is equally important to the people who work with Mr Dhawan at the company he has led since 1986.