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‘Nearshoring’ Push Is Fueling Tech Job Demand in Latin America

Post-pandemic interest in reducing reliance on Asia is benefiting IT workers from Chile to Guatemala.

Businessweek

Southeast Asian leaders pledge crackdown on human traffickers online scams

Southeast Asian leaders pledged on Wednesday to crack down on online scams operated by human traffickers to prey on vulnerable job seekers, particularly in the poorest countries of the region.

Reuters

The best countries to travel to in southeast Asia

From Indonesia to Malaysia, the must-visit destinations on this corner of the continent

The Independent UK

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Trip of the week: fascinating, beautiful Taiwan

You’ll encounter few other Westerners on holiday in Taiwan – it receives only 3,000 British tourists each year, for instance – and yet it is among the most beautiful, fascinating and friendly places you could hope to visit, says Janice Turner in The Times. An island one-seventh the size of…

The Week

Alarm over Myanmar, sea feud under ASEAN summit spotlight

Alarm over Myanmar’s deadly civil strife and China’s aggressive actions in the disputed South China Sea will be under the spotlight this week when Southeast Asian leaders meet in Indonesia

The Independent UK

FTSE 100 Live: FTSE closes at 7764; Ryanair orders $40bn worth of aircraft; house prices down

ASOS shares are down sharply after the fast fashion chain reported a deeper half-year loss and said it faced a challenging trading backdrop.

Evening Standard

Asia rice output turns corner as farmers expand planting

SINGAPORE: Asia's rice output is set to climb this year as higher prices spur farmers to expand acreage and use more fertiliser, easing supply concerns after production suffered its first decline in seven years in 2022.

Bangkok Post

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Brutal heat continues in Asia

Asia remains in the grip of a blistering heat wave, chiming with predictions from climate scientists that 2023 could be the world’s hottest year.

Bangkok Post

Recovery unabated amid uncertainty

Asia and the Pacific remains a dynamic region despite the challenging year for the world economy.

Bangkok Post

Asia’s ‘thirst’ for Indigenous Australian art on full display in South Korea

Three Indigenous artists are representing Australia at the 2023 Gwangju Biennale, fascinating audiences who rarely see art from the world’s oldest living culture

The Guardian - AU

Brutal heat continues to grip Asia in warning for the world

Asia remains in the grip of a blistering heat wave, chiming with predictions from climate scientists that 2023 could be the world’s hottest year.

Bangkok Post

Cosy business alliances holding Asia back

For future economic growth, Asian economies need effective policy interventions to foster, not limit, competition and innovation.

360info

Connections that threaten Asian growth

Many Asian economies may not realise their full potential unless they roll back the mutually beneficial links between business and politics.

360info

Asian innovation rests with scaling up

An economist’s century-old idea might be the key driver in the next iteration of Asia’s economic innovation.

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Bangkok Post

Invest in quality infrastructure

Covid-19 has brought severe hardships to countless people and communities across the globe, but for the economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a resilient recovery is underway.

Sports Illustrated

National League Rivals to Open 2024 MLB Season in Asia, per Report

This would mark the league’s first time playing a game in South Korea.

Daily Record

Ange Postecoglou in Celtic transfer wink as experience proves key in beating rivals to Asian stars

The likes of Hearts and Motherwell have also shopped in Japan but Parkhead remains the desired destination for J League hopefuls.

ABC News

Depression, fear and deterioration: Why some Asian families avoid speaking about death

Withholding information about a life-threatening diagnosis from affected family members is a common practice in Asian families but can have ethical and legal implications in Western healthcare.

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The Independent UK

1st lunar eclipse of 2023 dims full moon ever so slightly

The year's first lunar eclipse is underway, and the best viewing is in Asia and Australia

The Guardian - US

‘A culture, a people, an ethos’: one of the US’s oldest Asian American bookstores closes

As Eastwind Books of Berkeley shutters in California, local residents mourn the loss of a community

The Independent UK

Stock market today: Asia mixed after Wall St sinks

Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street sank on worries about the health of U.S. banks that are under pressure from interest rate hikes

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Asia

April 28-May 4, 2023

Bangkok Post

Airbnb upbeat as tourism rebounds

Airbnb closed 2022 with an impressive turnaround as the pandemic-hit business reported its first annual profit on revenue growth of 40% to US$8.4 billion, with net income of $1.9 billion.

Bangkok Post

Taking care of talent

Despite economic headwinds, nearly six in 10 executives globally expect their businesses to post stable or high growth. Yet, when planning for the year, leaders in Asia are most concerned about the increasing cost of capital and debt, the tight labour market and competition for talent.

Al Jazeera

Will Pakistan foreign minister’s rare India visit ease tensions?

The South Asian rivals have always had a difficult relationship, but it is now at rock bottom.

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