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Bonanza or bubble?
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 18/12/2017
» Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, initial coin offerings (ICO) and virtual tokens are creating a buzz worldwide and Asia is no exception. Practical daily applications are already emerging, some as mundane as paying for a Big Mac in Thailand, while governments wrestle with the bigger issues related to security and financial regulation.
China property downturn 'manageable'
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 11/08/2014
» A sharper downturn across the property sector in China will affect the country's macroeconomic landscape, although the overall impact is still manageable, according to a new report by Moody's Investors Service.
At your service
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 26/05/2014
» Once reliant on export-oriented manufacturing to power their growth, major Asean economies are undergoing an evolutionary shift to the services sector. Evidenced by their increasing percentage share of GDP, services revenues and productivity have been the storyline for the region over the past several years.
Power of Prevention
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 02/06/2014
» A surprisingly powerful earthquake struck northern Thailand and Myanmar last month, smashing windows, cracking walls, roads and damaging historical Buddhist temples. The impact could even be felt in Bangkok and Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city. Several dozen people were hurt and a number of families were displaced.
No place like home
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 09/06/2014
» As Asean strives toward greater economic success and competitiveness, intra-regional trade and investment play an integral role. More Southeast Asian companies are realising that it is in their best interest to have a regional footprint, but most of them are in manufacturing and services. Property developers generally stick to the home markets they know best.
Set sail for growth
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 31/03/2014
» Asia Pacific has a low number of cruise passengers relative to many other parts of the world, but that makes the growth prospects for the cruise industry all the more promising, given the surge in middle-income consumers with increasing purchasing power, say industry experts.
Sammitr looks Down Under even as big names retreat
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 07/04/2014
» Melbourne: It was just last May when Ford said it would stop manufacturing in Australia. The General Motors unit Holden followed suit in December. The heartbreak continued this year when Toyota said it would end car production by 2017 after 50 years in Altona, Victoria.
Asean poised for FDI gains
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 21/04/2014
» Heroic efforts by the Aquino government in the Philippines, together with improving economic indicators in Indonesia, have made the two countries prime hunting grounds for foreign direct investment (FDI) recently in Southeast Asia.
Headhunter by chance
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 21/04/2014
» With more than 2,000 employees at 53 offices in 24 countries, Robert Walters is now one of the world’s leading recruitment consultancies, and with expansion in Asia it is only going to get bigger and bigger over the next decades. However, when asked what it takes to become a global business services provider and how he ended up in the industry in the first place, the man whose name is on the door is disarmingly candid.
Frontiers of medicine
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 06/05/2014
» The introduction in Singapore of a promising new treatment for one of the most threatening forms of prostate cancer has underscored the city-state’s reputation as one of the world’s top medical research and treatment centres.