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What is it like to live in Ubud / Bali?
Living in Ubud from a software engineer's perspective. Azer Koçulu's Journal (2017)
How Coursera Cracked The Chinese Market
Most U.S. consumer Internet companies have a hard time breaking into China. Cultural differences and the Internet firewall are a huge barrier to en... (2017)
The Secret Underground World Of Singapore
"You’ll never guess what’s beneath the ground you’re standing on. Our government bigwigs have always been tirelessly coming up with strategies to m... (2017)
Can ice structures solve a Himalayan water crisis?
BBC, 2017: "Meet the engineers who create ice structures in India's far north, to try to solve persistent water shortages. (2017)
The East India Company: The original corporate raiders
The Guardian, 2017: India, For a century, the East India Company conquered, subjugated and plundered vast tracts of south Asia. The lessons of its ... (2015)
Billionaire Porn King Reinvents Himself as Japan’s Startup Guru
Japan, Bloomberg, 2017: "After years of being rejected for bank loans and frozen out of business deals, the onetime pariah is now being embraced as... (2017)
Alibaba and Tencent are carving up Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem
TechCrunch, 2017, "Over the past year, it seems that Chinese companies have gone from scouting the region to actively owning chunks of it. (2017)
CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT Navigating the Cultural Minefield
Harvard, 2014: As a result, it’s all too common to rely on clichés, stereotyping people from different cultures on just one or two dimensions—the J... (2014)
Kickstarter: Hardware startups in Japan
Kickstarter set to launch in Japan, where hardware startups are finding it hard (2017)
Two billion people don’t have safe drinking water: what does this really mean for them?
For billions, it can mean hours spent collecting water. For almost a million, it means dying from disease. (2025)
Asia’s new aid diplomacy. Charity closer to home
Richer Asian countries helping poorer ones will shape the region’s geopolitics. China isn’t the only country giving out goodies in Asia. Japan and... (2023)
Asian integration: What Asia’s economic revolution means for the world
Investing in the neighborhood. Asia’s economies are coming closer together. That will benefit them, and the world. Links between the region’s count... (2023)
Economic integration: How Asia is reinventing its economic model
A new Era of Asian commerce. How the continent at the heart of globalization is reinventing itself. The continent’s future will involve less Weste... (2023)
Green supply chains; Asia’s battery battlefield.
A battery supply chain that excludes China looks impossible. The outcome will be determined in Asia, where most battery supply chains are based. Th... (2023)
Fast fashion: Uniqlo’s success mirrors the growth of Japan’s industrial giants | The Economist
Automation and expansion go hand in hand | Business (2023)
Booking.com Adds Klook To Its Roster of Activities Providers
Booking.com expanded the reach of its tours and activities offerings in Asia by entering into a long-term strategic partnership with Klook. (2022)
EXPLAINER: What's behind unrest rocking oil-rich Kazakhstan | AP News
MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan is experiencing the worst street protests the country has seen since gaining independence three decades ago. The outburst... (2022)
In the Maldives, an ominous rise in intolerance | The Economist
An assassination attempt on a former president jolts the atoll nation | Asia (2021)
Everything to Know About the Beginner-Friendly 8-Day Trek in Nepal
Preethi breaksdown what you need to know before you sign up for a visually-stunning trek through the mountains of Nepal. (2020)
EU's Tusk Starts Central Asian Tour In Tajikistan - 2019
European Council President Donald Tusk has arrived in Tajikistan at the start of a four-day tour of Central Asia. (2019)
European Commission Adopts New Strategy On Central Asia - 2019
The European Commission has adopted a new Central Asia strategy with the aim of creating what it calls "a stronger, modern, and nonexclusive partne... (2019)
Optimistic facts and charts that show the world is getting much, much better - Vox
These are bleak times — but a lot of things are improving. (2014)
Bet vs. Buy? The ICO Market Has a Serious East-West Divide - CoinDesk
A New York event last week showcased how investors in Asia and North America have divergent views on how best to invest in ICOs. (2018)
Kazakhstan is changing its alphabet from Cyrillic script to Latin-based | BBC
BBC - Capital - The cost of changing an entire country’s alphabet The Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan is changing its alphabet from Cyrillic ... (2018)
Uber Agrees on Southeast Asian Sale to Grab - Bloomberg
Uber Technologies Inc. has reached an agreement to sell its Southeast Asian ride-hailing business to rival Grab and could announce the deal as earl... (2018)
The dirty industry of fast fashion is causing an environmental “emergency”
The $2.5 trillion fashion industry is the second-largest user (pdf) of water globally, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Euro... (2018)
Why Kashmir is erupting again - The Economist explains
TODAY marks the 48th consecutive day of protests in Jammu & Kashmir, India’s only Muslim-majority state. Young Kashmiri men have been on the street... (2018)
POPULISM AND THE ECONOMICS OF GLOBALIZATION
Harvard: "Populism may seem like it has come out of nowhere, but it has been on the rise for a while. I argue that economic history and economic t... (2018)
POPULISM AND THE ECONOMICS OF GLOBALIZATION
Harvard: "Populism may seem like it has come out of nowhere, but it has been on the rise for a while. I argue that economic history and economic t... (2018)
Globalisation: the rise and fall of an idea that swept the world
The Guardian, July 2017: "It’s not just a populist backlash – many economists who once swore by free trade have changed their minds, too. How had t... (2017)
Russia's Geographic Challenge
Stratfor explains the geographic impetus behind Russia's need for regional dominance and its implications for global politics. About Stratfor: Stra... (2017)
Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware (Full Documentary) | Future Cities | WIRED
Published on Jul 5, 2016 Future Cities, a full-length documentary strand from WIRED Video, takes us inside the bustling Chinese city of Shenzhen. ... (2017)
Why all world maps are wrong
Vox: Published on Dec 2, 2016 Making accurate world maps is mathematically impossible. (2017)
How the World Map Looks Wildly Different Than You Think
Published on Aug 12, 2016 All of us have seen a world map at some point in our lives before, but it is very difficult to imagine how certain count... (2017)
China’s MASSIVE Desert Project Is About To Change The World with Solar and Wind
China’s MASSIVE Desert Project Is About To Change The World. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code UNDECIDED at the link below and ge... (2024)
Why didn't the Ottomans conquer Persia?
Why didn't the Ottomans conquer Persia?The Ottoman Empire secured its place as one of the most powerful and large empires throughout its 600 years ... (2023)
Why wasn't Thailand Colonized?
Why wasn't Thailand Colonized?As the powers of Europe began to grow and expand throughout the world’s history, colonialism became the forefront of ... (2023)
THE HISTORY OF INDIA in 12 Minutes - Part 1
THE HISTORY OF INDIA in 12 Minutes - Part 1 (2023)
Baku. Capital of Azerbaijan. Paris of the East
Baku has come a long way over the last 30 years. Now it's a world class capital city. Some of its modern buildings are absolute works of art like t... (2023)
KOH SAMUI, THAILAND - Ultimate Travel Guide to ALL BEACHES, JUNGLE & heavenly ANG THONG - 4K + Drone
Koh Samui is a paradise island in Southeast Asia. It is Thailand in a nutshell, with beautiful beaches, mountains, nature, night markets and mystic... (2023)
NINH BINH - Vietnam's MOST BEAUTIFUL place? ALL SIGHTS, cruises, temples and buddhas in 4K + DRONE
Ninh Binh is the most beautiful holy place in North Vietnam. In this area are the high green peaks of the Christmas Mountains, but also dozens of m... (2023)
Why Azerbaijan Will Keep Attacking Armenia
Why Azerbaijan Will Keep Attacking Armenia (2022)
Nationalism vs Globalism
TED talk discussion (2018)