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3 ways to advance the EV industry in 1 year
Asia focus, Terrence Lim, Published on 11/07/2022
» The verdict is in: the future is electric. Global electric vehicle (EV) sales are projected to soar to 31.2 million units by 2030, compared with 2.5 million in 2020, according to the consultancy Deloitte. It sees EVs making up 32% of all motor vehicle sales by 2030, and other industry analysts estimate that by 2040, electric cars will outsell internal-combustion engine (ICE) models.
Asean's bold Myanmar move
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/10/2021
» The whole world is now looking at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in hope that the regional group is ready to carry a bigger stick in addressing the crisis facing one of its members -- Myanmar.
Turkey's slow-motion economic crisis
Asia focus, Selva Demiralp and Sebnem Kalemli-Özcan, Published on 18/01/2021
» No one should be surprised by Turkey's recent economic and financial woes. The country's triple crisis -- currency, banking and sovereign debt -- has been unfolding for years. Whether this economic turmoil will incite political turmoil is now a widely debated question.
Free behind bars
Asia focus, Nikhil Kumar, Published on 13/07/2020
» Business has been booming for Karulal Nagar. A manufacturer of drawstrings used in kurtis (short shirts that women wear in India), he's been earning a profit of 3,000 rupees (US$40) a day, far more than the 6,000 rupees a month that he earned in the not-so-distant past.
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.
A lift in the trade war gloom
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 23/12/2019
» The news of a trade deal between China and the United States last week cheered markets and lifted the economic gloom -- even though it is only tentative and limited.
When tradition trumps reason
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 09/12/2019
» The senseless killing of animals is something that should be condemned not celebrated. But a notoriously bloody spectacle that went ahead last week in Nepal reminds us how difficult it can be to overturn centuries of "tradition".
Tapping into the future
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 10/06/2019
» The first mobile-only bank in Asean has made its debut in Thailand, tapping into a global trend among customers seeking increasing convenience and control over their financial affairs.
Farewell to the Jet set
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 29/04/2019
» Sana Thomas doesn't know how she is going to make her next mortgage payment and take care of her parents.
Painful correction
Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 08/10/2018
» Myanmar's currency crisis seems to have eased in recent days as a result of government actions, and to the relief of some market observers who feared an Argentina-style meltdown was in the making.