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ARTICLES

The power of ideas motivates everything we do. Browse recent articles, media features and reports. Be inspired to challenge conventional wisdom and think outside the box! 


December 24, 2016

Consumptionomics: China’s Dilemma on Moderate Prosperity

December 24, 2016/ GIFT
Consumptionomics: China’s Dilemma on Moderate Prosperity

Moderate prosperity is a level that allows everyone to overcome the drudgery of life. That is the basic obligation of the state—to provide water, sanitation, housing, energy and nutrition. But the idea that everyone can be rich or middle class and have a swimming pool and a car is a lie.

The Wall Street Journal

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December 04, 2016

Hong Kong-based chief executive has tomorrow on his mind

December 04, 2016/ GIFT
Hong Kong-based chief executive has tomorrow on his mind

Chandran Nair is considering the multifarious challenges facing Hong Kong, including the future of the city’s youngsters as they face the housing crisis

South China Morning Post

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December 04, 2016/ GIFT/ /Source
December 02, 2016

Fresh Push for contract farming

December 02, 2016/ GIFT
Fresh Push for contract farming

“Contract farming in Cambodia could be done carefully through a pilot project, starting with smaller farmers,” Chandran Nair said. “But it requires that farmers trust the contract farming model that we have been developing and researching.”

Phnom Penh Post

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December 02, 2016/ GIFT/ /Source
December 01, 2016

Small farmer, big field→

December 01, 2016/ GIFT
Small farmer, big field

Contracting out to agribusinesses might provide a better deal for Asean's farmers - if done with a mutually beneficial approach

The Straits Times

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December 01, 2016/ GIFT/ /Source
November 18, 2016

Rodrigo Duterte’s pivot to Asia is a rational move

November 18, 2016/ GIFT
Rodrigo Duterte’s pivot to Asia is a rational move

The Pax Americana is outdated and it is time for regional powers to realign.

The Financial Times

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October 08, 2016

A New Life Under One Roof

October 08, 2016/ GIFT
A New Life Under One Roof

Local think tank Global Institute For Tomorrow advises giving abandoned villages new life in a holistic way under one statutory body.

South China Morning Post

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September 15, 2016

Rising Temperatures Are Making Life in Tropical Cities Precarious for the Poor

September 15, 2016/ GIFT
Rising Temperatures Are Making Life in Tropical Cities Precarious for the Poor

If the people living in tropical cities are to survive our hot future, governments need to radically rethink how they manage urbanization.

The  World Post

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August 24, 2016

Why talk up the tech revolution, when Asia’s problems are largely pre-industrial?

August 24, 2016/ GIFT
Why talk up the tech revolution, when Asia’s problems are largely pre-industrial?

It is premature to talk about how technology will save Asia when so many of the region's problems are pre-industrial in nature.

Financial Times

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August 12, 2016

How one Hong Kong village has adapted a rural lifestyle for the 21st century

August 12, 2016/ GIFT
How one Hong Kong village has adapted a rural lifestyle for the 21st century

Karim Rushdy and Nicholas Gordon say the improbable revitalisation of a village in northeastern Hong Kong should serve as a role model to preserve our rural culture – by making village life economically viable

South China Morning Post

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August 04, 2016

The Olympic Committee Made a Huge Mistake Snubbing These Incredible Sports

August 04, 2016/ GIFT
The Olympic Committee Made a Huge Mistake Snubbing These Incredible Sports

The Olympics are the only time many sports and atheletes get the attention they deserve. The Olympics should not focus on sports that regularly reach global television screens (e.g. soccer, basketball, and golf), and focus on sports that deserve more attention, like squash and sepak takraw.

The World Post

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August 04, 2016/ GIFT/ /Source
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