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Let's all celebrate responsibly
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 31/01/2022
» The Year of the Tiger arrives tomorrow and people, particularly in East and Southeast Asian countries, are ready to celebrate Lunar New Year 2022. For many of us, however, it's going to be another year of quiet celebration under the influence of the coronavirus pandemic.
Sunny outlook
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 23/09/2019
» The recent inauguration of a 420-megawatt solar power facility -- the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia -- has underscored Vietnam's renewable energy potential and is attracting more investment from abroad into the sector.
In search of certainty
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 27/05/2019
» The world has become a more uncertain place, as escalating tensions between the US and China could potentially damage the global economy on a bigger scale than anyone has thought, business leaders warn.
Vietnam and the dilemma of new wealth
Asia focus, Tran Le Thuy in Hanoi, Published on 11/03/2019
» Five days before US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met in Hanoi for their second summit late last month, two former Vietnamese ministers of communications were arrested and charged with "violations related to management and use of public capital".
Little progress in war on graft
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 11/03/2019
» Corruption is rarely out of the news in Southeast Asia, but the last three weeks have been busier than usual. In Vietnam, two former information ministers were arrested on suspicion of mismanaging public investment. The prosecution order issued on Feb 23 for Nguyen Bac Son and Truong Minh Tuan accuses them of "violations of regulations on management and use of public investment capital that cause serious consequences". The news cast a shadow over Hanoi's preparations fo the Trump-Kim nuclear summit.
The next 140 years
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 08/10/2018
» After expanding aggressively in Southeast Asia, mostly in the capital-intensive power business, Bangkok-based B.Grimm Group is preparing to take the next steps to transform itself into "a real international company".
Hanoi puts car policy in reverse
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 29/01/2018
» I shouldn't be surprised, but Vietnam's imposition of stringent checks on imported vehicles has sent shockwaves through international automakers, local consumers and also investors who see the country as a promising destination.