Philippine Hotel Chain Goes Global with Japan Ski Resort Development
June 17th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on a Philippine hotel chain going global with a Japanese ski resort development: Singapore-based Philippine chain Hotel101 is planning to launch one of its first overseas facilities at the northern Japanese ski resort of Niseko based on a model of fast-food-style standardization, its global CEO told Nikkei Asia. Hotel101, aiming […]
Read more »The Luzon Economic Corridor: A Badly-Needed Win For the US in Southeast Asia?
May 20th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a look at the Luzon Economic Corridor proof of concept for the G-7’s Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment in the northern Philippines: Among the outcomes of the inaugural U.S.-Japan-Philippines trilateral summit on April 11, arguably the most significant was the announcement of the Luzon Economic Corridor. Even a cursory glance hints at […]
Read more »What A Zoom Cashier 8,000 Miles Away Can Tell Us About The Future of Work
May 11th, 2024
Via Vox, a look at a new age of digital offshoring: Questions of how a new technology will change the way we work have only become more pressing since OpenAI’s Chat-GPT burst onto the scene in late 2022. Since then, we’ve seen frenzied predictions of how AI will upend American jobs — perhaps even doing away with the […]
Read more »US, Philippines Eye Agreement to Cut China Nickel Dominance
May 1st, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on growing US / Philippine cooperation around nickel: Nations are wary over Beijing’s grip on supply from Indonesia Nickel is crucial metal needed for many electric car batteries The U.S. and the Philippines are in discussions over ways to prevent China from dominating nickel processing in the Southeast Asian nation, a key supplier […]
Read more »Xi’s Armada Is Winning the Battle for Energy in the South China Sea
April 24th, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, a look at how tensions are soaring, but Southeast Asian nations are struggling to push back on Beijing’s contested claims and tap the energy resources their growing economies need: This was supposed to be the year that Vietnam reaped the benefits from one of its largest natural gas discoveries. An estimated 150 […]
Read more »Southeast Asia’s Potential in Critical Minerals
April 15th, 2024
Via the Australia Strategic Policy Institute, a report on Southeast Asia’s potential in critical minerals: Global critical mineral demand is expected to increase dramatically in coming decades, from a 7.1 million tonnes in 2020 to 42.3 million tonnes in 2050. Global commitments to decarbonisation are the main drivers of this growth, because clean-energy technologies depend […]
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