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Women against the odds
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 21/03/2022
» It has been more than a century since International Women's Day was first celebrated in 1911, but the themes of women's empowerment and gender equality remain as essential today as they did then.
Can Yoon heal South Korea?
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/03/2022
» In the run-up to the South Korean presidential election on March 9, most observers were focusing mainly on regional implications the poll might have and the regional agendas that the new leader of Asia's fourth-largest economy would pursue.
Why quantum computing matters
Asia focus, By Surarit Wuwong, Published on 21/03/2022
» Quantum computing is no longer a futuristic concept. The world has entered into the Quantum Decade -- an era when enterprises begin to see quantum computing's business value.
China's two traps
Asia focus, Keun Lee in Seoul, Published on 21/03/2022
» When Deng Xiaoping launched China's strategy of "reform and opening up" in 1978, economists in the West had their doubts. In their view, a vibrant market economy was fundamentally incompatible with China's authoritarian political system.
Building a happy hybrid workplace
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 14/03/2022
» As I returned to the office early last week to complete some required paperwork, I found a whole floor that was once filled with enthusiastic editorial staff nearly empty.
Transforming Japan
Asia focus, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 14/03/2022
» Japan has started to pursue a "new form of capitalism" as the flagship agenda of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida amid the challenges posed by the lingering pandemic and new shocks delivered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
US-China rivalry and public diplomacy in Southeast Asia
Asia focus, Aristyo Rizka Darmawan, Published on 14/03/2022
» 'President Biden told President Xi that we share a profound responsibility to ensure that the competition between our countries does not veer into conflict," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared during a visit to Jakarta in December.
How to free the money the world needs
Asia focus, Jayati Ghosh, Published on 14/03/2022
» The main factor limiting the global recovery is not the much-discussed increase in inflation in advanced economies, but rather the massive inequalities between most rich countries and the rest of the world, with the exception of China.
Stumbling but hopeful
Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 07/03/2022
» Domestic travellers have been the lifeline for tourism-reliant countries, especially in Southeast Asia, for the past two pandemic-battered years. But even as countries start scrapping restrictions to welcome international visitors back, some pandemic uncertainties persist and now a crisis in Ukraine threatens the global economic recovery as a whole.
Some hopeful signs for women
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 07/03/2022
» Two years of the protracted Covid-19 pandemic have proved to be tough for everyone, with millions losing their jobs as economies slumped across the world. Women in particular have faced hardship from changes in the working environment.