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  • LIFE

    Anti-graft champion

    Asia focus, Published on 03/09/2012

    » His voice is passionate. His eyes sparkle with determination to tackle corruption and help change the way India is governed.

  • LIFE

    Capital ideas

    Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 17/09/2012

    » Not many people outside of Laos may have heard of Od Phongsavanh, but as a banker and unabashed capitalist in an officially Communist country, he has made it his mission to promote and improve the entire financial system in one of Asia’s poorest economies.

  • LIFE

    Passion for travel

    Asia focus, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 19/11/2012

    » David Brett always dreamed about travelling around the world to discover new things, learn about new cultures and meet new people.

  • LIFE

    Diplomacy in demand

    Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 21/01/2013

    » Picking up a mechanical cockroach on the table of his office, Ambassador Shigekazu Sato shows off some of the little creature’s moves, saying he is not too fond of things that are static.

  • LIFE

    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.

  • LIFE

    The next big bite

    Asia focus, Published on 27/10/2014

    » As Myanmar continues to open up to the world, a new consumer class is emerging, and along with it taste for western-style fast food, which has encouraged some international brands to set up shop in the country.

  • LIFE

    Feeding the world

    Asia focus, Published on 02/04/2018

    » Alan Willits has been a busy man since he arrived in Singapore in mid-2014 to oversee the continued expansion in Asia Pacific of Cargill, one of the world's biggest agribusiness and commodities trading businesses.

  • LIFE

    Overhauling the office

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 04/03/2019

    » Noelle Coak doesn't hesitate when asked about the place she calls home. "My home is in Japan, Tokyo. My family is in Japan, my husband, my son and two dogs," she replies.

  • LIFE

    Mastering the message

    Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 18/03/2019

    » Life rarely progresses the way we intended. Sometimes, we need to adjust to unexpected circumstances and always be ready for change. Once we master the ability to adapt to unforeseen events and to constantly absorb new knowledge, it usually allows our lives to blossom in beautiful ways.

  • LIFE

    Saved by the scooter

    Asia focus, Published on 01/04/2019

    » The sight of former transport minister Chadchart Sittipunt gliding in on an electric scooter to cast his vote at a school in Ekamai district of Bangkok recently reminded me of a conversation I had with Zachary Wang, the co-founder of Neuron Mobility.

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