Opinion

President Xi Jinping’s order to ruthlessly lockdown Shanghai, China’s financial hub, has resulted in heavy damage to the country’s economy – but also unprecedented criticism of Xi’s zero-Covid policy by his No 2, Li Keqiang.

Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr’s landslide presidential election win was secured with a social media disinformation campaign that whitewashed his father’s brutally corrupt dictatorship, falsifying not only Philippine history but also his own education credentials.

As global oil prices keep rising amidst the continuing war between Russia and Ukraine, the United States is turning to its estranged ally Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, for possible help to boost supply.

Following the signing of several milestone agreements to support the safe transition of the Erawan offshore natural gas field to its new operator in April 2022, Chatit Huayhongtong, President, Chevron Thailand Exploration & Production, talks about how the lessons of the past can enable an affordable

Inflation is why the 4% rule never made any sense.

Medicines which aim to relieve pain and suffering, may cure us of diseases and avert untimely deaths, are at increasing risk of becoming ineffective against disease-causing microbes. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when microbes such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites no longer respond to medicines. This makes common infections harder to treat, more expensive to treat, more difficult to treat, and increases the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death.

Facebook and Microsofts stuffy corporate idea of the Metaverse - think virtual offices packed with creepy Dorian Gray-like avatars - is nowhere near as dystopian as the cryptocurrency-fueled metaverse that already exists today.

Climate Change and Climate Action played an important role in the recent general elections. The floods in summer with more than one hundred deaths were a reminder of the dire consequences of extreme weather.

Leading up  to COP26,  Michael Heath, Chargé d’ Affaires of the U.S. Embassy, Thailand  talks about the U.S. commitment to protect environment and collaboration with Thailand to save the planet during an interview with Nation

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg officially changed his company’s name from Facebook to Meta on Thursday. This plan had been announced for a period, and the idea is understandable. Some Businesses normally decide to rebrand when it is bigger or want to change their identity. The interesting point of Zuckerberg’s organisation is that it focuses on metaverse technology, which is expected to change our world completely in the future.

With consistent employment demand, Thai professionals with the right combination of technical and behavioural competencies will continue to be in demand and command a higher ratio of salary. Additionally, competition for talented professionals is intensifying and companies are increasingly adopting a candidate-first mentality and paying more attention to the overall candidate experience, to help improve their brand, their process and their overall ability to attract talent.

Is war inevitable?

Where do we go from here? On quality-of-life issues pertaining to women and girls in Afghanistan, the world is now wondering.