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Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom Takes Private 5G Tech to the Next Level

The pandemic has negatively affected enterprises in many ways — but it has also accelerated digital transformation in Taiwan’s activity…

2 years ago

Right On Track: MTR Rail Empire Weathers the Pandemic in Style with Innovative Business Model

As public transport operators around the world battle sharp declines in patronage and revenues during the pandemic, MTR Corporation’s diversified…

2 years ago

MTR Corporation Finance Director Herbert Hui: Cool Head and Strong Hand at the MTR Tiller

With diverse revenue streams, including fare- and non-fare revenues from its property business, MTR has been able to ride out…

2 years ago

The Fallacy of ‘Chinese Characteristics’: Critique of Liberal Democracy Misplaced and Premature

Amongst political philosophers, it has of late become fashionable to hail China as a model of effective governance. The country’s…

2 years ago

The Fed vs the Communist Party

Recent quarters, months, and weeks have seen a remarkable clash between the goals of the US Federal Reserve and Chinese…

2 years ago

Invasion of the Robots! Beware, Beware! Just Because We Can Doesn’t Mean That We Should…

AI, facial-recognition, machine learning… where should humans draw the line when it comes to automated ‘job theft’? Yogesh Patel gives…

2 years ago

Lord Waverley and Paul Baker: The Promise, Potential and Pitfalls of Britain’s Relationship with Africa

The concept of Africa Rising is truer today than ever. Despite the pandemic disruption that has caused the continent’s first…

2 years ago

Eric Pedersen on The Power of Active Ownership: Battling the Vung Ang 2 Threat

What should a responsible investor do when they see a company carrying out harmful activities? Eric Pedersen, Head of Nordea…

2 years ago

The Road to Decarbonisation

The transition to zero emissions will involve three simultaneous economic processes: change in the relative prices of goods and services,…

3 years ago

Rescue by Helicopter Reserves

The world woke up on Monday 23 with higher international reserves for all countries. A new allocation of US$650 billion…

3 years ago