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Watershed moment for Asean conglomerates
Asia focus, Till Vestring and Jean-Pierre Felenbok, Published on 16/11/2020
» We have been tracking Southeast Asia's conglomerates for 16 years, and what we long predicted has finally happened. After years of enjoying a competitive advantage over their pure-play counterparts, the tables have turned, and pure plays have overtaken conglomerates in multiyear shareholder performance.
Make America green again
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/11/2020
» With Joe Biden seemingly on course to become the 46th leader of the world's second largest carbon emitter, one of his priority tasks will be to lead his country to rejoin the global pact to fight climate change.
Change on the menu
Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 02/11/2020
» Food is among the necessities of life, and maintaining the complex supply chains that keep us all fed is a challenge at the best of times, let alone during a pandemic. Covid-19 has also changed consumption behaviour, forcing companies of all sizes in the food and agriculture industry to rethink the way they do business.
Growing back better
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 13/07/2020
» The prolonged Covid-19 outbreak has caused widespread suffering as countries grapple with simultaneous health and socio-economic crises on an unprecedented scale. At a time of extreme global fragility, many businesses also remain unsure about how they can recover from the worst hardships they have ever experienced.
China's new aviation logistics hub
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 13/07/2020
» China is one of many countries seeking to strengthen the security of its supply chain in the wake of severe disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The country is improving its international express services and investing in a global aviation logistics hub as part of this move.
Business unusual
Asia focus, Published on 15/06/2020
» This moment is a uniquely testing time for us all. The speed at which Covid-19 has spread across the world and the severity of the disruption to the global economy have been unprecedented.
Pandemic paradigm shift
Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 27/04/2020
» The global spread of Covid-19 has given rise to a new kind of lockdown economy as businesses, individuals and governments try their best to fend off the virus and cope with its impact.
The future of work
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 06/04/2020
» Co-working was a little-known concept when JustCo began developing innovative office spaces nine years ago in Singapore. But now it's here to stay, says Kong Wan Long, who is on a mission to make his company a global player in the field alongside the likes of IWC and WeWork.
Approaching India
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 02/03/2020
» There was a time when doing business in India was not for the faint of heart. Local entrepreneurs needed infinite patience just to get a business off the ground, let alone run it to the satisfaction of the country's bureaucrats. As for foreign businesses, forget about it.
Future farming
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 16/12/2019
» Agriculture is probably one of the last things that come to mind when one talks about artificial intelligence (AI), especially in the developing world. But it is poised to become the key to increasing productivity as the world races to feed a projected 9.7 billion people by 2050.