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Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 17/01/2022
» At first sight, Anthony Tan doesn't look much like his publicity photograph. His grey hair is short and in the stage of growing back after having been shaved. So are his eyebrows. The explanation? He recently spent some time ordained as a monk.
Thai at heart
Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 15/11/2021
» Born and bred in the city-state, Raymond Han is 100% Singaporean. But his bond to Thailand goes deep, spanning almost two decades. It has led him to where he is now as a top executive of Patra Porcelain, which has been making some of the country's best-known products since 1982.
Time to rein in tutoring firms
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 02/08/2021
» I have always been puzzled about why so many Thai parents send their children to private tutors after school. Even my 9-year-old niece has to study on weekends when she could be enjoying time with her parents or playing with two lovely cats at home.
Circular economy setback
Asia focus, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 19/10/2020
» Prior to the emergence of the novel coronavirus outbreak, the recycled plastics industry had been making significant progress in its journey to end plastic waste. It was seeing positive results from high consumer and regulatory pressure on brands worldwide to improve their commitments to sustainability.
Brands jump on China's Qixi Festival
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 21/09/2020
» The Qixi Festival or "Double Seven Festival" is China's Valentine's Day, falling on the seventh day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar -- Aug 25 this year. Celebrating a 2,000-year-old love story in Chinese mythology, Qixi has turned into a major shopping and gift-giving occasion that could rival Singles Day in November.
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?
High office vacancy rates trouble China
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 17/08/2020
» China's economy has rebounded since the coronavirus outbreak eased, but office vacancies in major cities are at their highest since the global financial crisis in 2008, reaching an average of 15% in the first quarter of this year.
Learning from the lockdown
Asia focus, Iqbal Dhaliwal and Samantha Friedlander, Published on 13/07/2020
» As with so much else, international development has been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. How might we use the lessons learned from the experience to reshape the sector, rather than returning to the status quo?
Green rush
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 20/01/2020
» Attitudes toward marijuana are starting to change in Southeast Asia. In some countries there is increasing social acceptance, growing research interest, easing of regulations and even modest legalisation, with Thailand leading the way.
Moving away from meat
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 11/11/2019
» A recent report identified food security as the main driver for the adoption of alternative and plant-based meat products in China, where the population of 1.4 billion consumes 86 million tonnes of meat annually -- more than double the amount eaten in the United States.