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Back to homepageTaiwan’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 in the cloud, Internet of Things, and edge technology spheres. Chunghwa Telecom provides business opportunities for Taiwan’s private 5G enterprise
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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 “Rail plus Property” (R+P) business model is paying dividends. A long-term vision has enabled the company to maintain its solid
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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 challenging economic cycles since its first railway line opened in 1979. The integrated Rail plus Property (R+P) business model, in
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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 rapid development – according to the World Bank the fastest sustained growth of a major economy ever in world history
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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 Communist Party. One is trying to expand credit into a “supercharged, super-fair recovery”, the other trying to rein-in what they
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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 it some thought. Hammers, spanners, screwdrivers, scissors: tools of all shapes, sizes and functions have acted as catalysts for human
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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 negative output growth in 27 years, Africa’s performance over the past decades has been remarkable. Many African countries have made
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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 Asset Management’s Responsible Investments Team explains the company’s philosophy. Nordea Asset Management regularly ponders the “What should we do?” question.
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The Road to Decarbonisation
The transition to zero emissions will involve three simultaneous economic processes: change in the relative prices of goods and services, with prices starting to reflect the intensity of emissions of carbon; labour relocation; and asset value scrapping. The socioeconomic return
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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 (SDR450 billion) in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to its member countries has entered into
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