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13 Aug

ASIA FOCUS: THE SHARING ECONOMY

Reports
People used to be accused of “oversharing” if they got a little too personal. Those days are long gone — today, it’s all about sharing. The global sharing economy is thriving. It should rocket from US$15 billion in 2013 to US$335 billion in 2025, according to a PwC report. That […]
Travellers spending local
04 Aug

ASIAN TRAVELERS “SPEND LOCAL” WITH PEER-TO-PEER ROOM RENTALS

News
Airbnb started life with a rented air mattress on the floor of an overpriced San Francisco apartment during a sold-out convention in 2007, a way for the founders to cover their rent. Little more than a decade later, the home-sharing company has booked 500 million guests into properties in more […]
01 Aug

REGULATING THE ASIAN DIGITAL REVOLUTION

News
As the digital revolution sweeps across Asia, governments across the continent now have the opportunity to expedite progress and reap even greater rewards from digital technologies. By enacting policies that reinforce the foundations of the digital economy, governments can encourage economic development while ensuring that both businesses and consumers are […]
Boosting Electric Vehicles
31 Jul

ELECTRIC VEHICLES NEED A BOOST IN ASIA

News
Asia’s capital cities, including Beijing, Manila and Bangkok, are notorious for congested roads. Traffic jams that can last for hours. “Welcome to my office,” one scion of an Indonesian property empire said on welcoming a guest for a ride through Jakarta’s snarled arteries.  As Southeast Asia industrializes, vehicle sales are […]
27 Jul

DINERS IN ASIA DEVELOP A DIGITAL TASTE

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Food in Asia used to be simple. You grew it, you ate street-side from a pushcart vendor, or you bought it from the market, and brought it home. Maybe on a special occasion, you’d go to a restaurant and pick something special from the menu. Easy. Life is getting complicated […]
21 Jul

ASIA’S INNOVATORS BATTLE ARCHAIC LAWS

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Asia is a continent of contradictions. It has centuries of tradition. It also has some of the world’s youngest, fastest-growing cities. When it comes to technology, it has the opportunity to dispense with the slow centuries of development that occurred in the West, and leap straight into the future. Its […]
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