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Tourism and the China Syndrome
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 29/12/2014
» Take a stroll through Bangkok or any other Asian city these days, and it won't be long before you bump into a Chinese tourist or a group of them. They're everywhere in Thailand, thanks in large part to the waiver of the 1,000-baht visa fee for Chinese and Taiwanese citizens.
Don't expect too much of the AEC
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 05/01/2015
» There can be no more important issue to discuss as we start this new year than the fact that we are a mere 360 days away from the planned formation of the Asean Economic Community.
The Asean Challenge
Asia focus, Published on 05/01/2015
» The New Year is usually a time to reflect on the transient nature of life and contemplate the future, but for the 600 million-plus people of the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), 2015 brings about a new era, which promises to transform the landscape of the region into an integrated market of many possibilities and an enormous set of challenges.
Long road still ahead for AEC services liberalisation
Asia focus, Published on 05/01/2015
» With less than a year to go before the official deadline for forming the Asean Economic Community, a huge amount of work still needs to be done. One of the cornerstones of regional integration is supposed to be liberalisation of trade in services, offering Asean investors up to 70% equity participation in service businesses. However, it has also proved to be one of the biggest challenges, and negotiations are as much as two years behind schedule.
Unlocking Asean's potential
Asia focus, Published on 05/01/2015
» Can 10 countries with different cultures, traditions, languages, political systems and levels of economic development act in concert to expand their collective potential? That is the question with which the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has been wrestling for decades. Judging by their leaders' ambitious vision for cooperation, the answer may be yes.
Korean connection
Asia focus, Published on 05/01/2015
» A 2,000-year-old Ayodhya legend could hold the key to a new era of strong economic, strategic and cultural relations between India and South Korea. And the legend has little to do with Rama, the Hindu god who was born in the city that is now part of Uttar Pradesh state.
Going up? There's an app for that
Asia focus, Published on 05/01/2015
» As city dwellers spend more and more time in buildings that reach higher into the sky, vertical transport — and waiting for elevators — has become a fact of life.
Life in 'Hashtag City'
Asia focus, Published on 05/01/2015
» City living offers undeniable economic advantages to millions of people, but concerns are growing about quality of life and basic human interaction in a world where people are increasingly crammed into highrise buildings.
Malee learns from adventures abroad
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 05/01/2015
» Thai-made beverages have been successful in most overseas markets they enter, but occasionally the results can be less than fruitful if the local partner is not a "perfect match" or local regulations impede growth.
Ready or not, here it comes
Asia focus, Published on 06/01/2015
» Anticipation and insecurity are the two words that best describe the mood as the 10 countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations enter the Year of the Goat. Before it ends, they are supposed to join forces as a single economic community.