Podcast appearances and mentions of asia matters

US trade policy and US-China competition concerns are high on the minds of South-east Asia observers. Synopsis: The Straits Times' global contributor Nirmal Ghosh shines a light on Asian perspectives of global and Asian issues with expert guests. Hardening strategic competition with China will remain front and centre of the foreign policy focus of the next US Administration in Washington DC. But while Asian countries have a mixed response to this superpower competition, most seek to stay on the right side of the United States and off the wrong side of China.  Ahead of the US presidential elections on Nov 5, South-east Asia would foresee more continuity under a Kamala Harris Administration, with the Indo Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF, launched in 2022 by the Joe Biden Administration) continuing - while a second Donald Trump regime's approach would be more bilateral, with Washington's relations with individual countries shaped by factors such as trade deficits.  Within the broader context of US-China competition though, South-east Asian countries would be looking for more clarity from Washington on distinctions between trade and investment and economic issues, and national security concerns, as host Nirmal Ghosh finds out in this episode. His guests are: Dr Satu Limaye, director of the East West Centre in Washington DC, creator of the Asia Matters for America initiative, and founding editor of the Asia Pacific Bulletin. Singapore-based APAC Advisors CEO Steven Okun served in the Clinton administration and is a veteran of numerous Democratic presidential campaigns. Highlights (click/tap above):  4:57 Directionally, the US-China relationship is going to be more tense… regardless of who wins on Nov 5 9:12 More fundamental understanding of the fragmented multi-polar and deconstructing international order  13:14 South-east Asia has been masterful at internationalising the search for autonomy; what could happen if there were to be a Trump 2.0 Administration?  16:02 How will Singapore fare? Why it will be very difficult for businesses and investors to do business or to invest if what's allowed today is not allowed tomorrow - for national security concerns 21:48 US-Asia relations: Why the threads of continuity are likely to overcome the threads of discontinuity Follow Nirmal Ghosh on X: https://str.sg/JD7r Read Nirmal Ghosh's articles: https://str.sg/JbxG Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters Host: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) Produced and edited by: Fa'izah Sani Executive producer: Ernest Luis Follow Asian Insider on Fridays here: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg --- Follow more ST podcast channels: All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/wvz7   ST Podcast website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts   ST Podcasts YouTube: https://str.sg/4Vwsa  --- Get The Straits Times' app, which has a dedicated podcast player section: The App Store: https://str.sg/icyB   Google Play: https://str.sg/icyX   --- #STAsianInsiderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US trade policy and US-China competition concerns are high on the minds of South-east Asia observers. Synopsis: The Straits Times' global contributor Nirmal Ghosh shines a light on Asian perspectives of global and Asian issues with expert guests. Hardening strategic competition with China will remain front and centre of the foreign policy focus of the next US Administration in Washington DC. But while Asian countries have a mixed response to this superpower competition, most seek to stay on the right side of the United States and off the wrong side of China.  Ahead of the US presidential elections on Nov 5, South-east Asia would foresee more continuity under a Kamala Harris Administration, with the Indo Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF, launched in 2022 by the Joe Biden Administration) continuing - while a second Donald Trump regime's approach would be more bilateral, with Washington's relations with individual countries shaped by factors such as trade deficits.  Within the broader context of US-China competition though, South-east Asian countries would be looking for more clarity from Washington on distinctions between trade and investment and economic issues, and national security concerns, as host Nirmal Ghosh finds out in this episode. His guests are: Dr Satu Limaye, director of the East West Centre in Washington DC, creator of the Asia Matters for America initiative, and founding editor of the Asia Pacific Bulletin. Singapore-based APAC Advisors CEO Steven Okun served in the Clinton administration and is a veteran of numerous Democratic presidential campaigns. Highlights (click/tap above):  4:57 Directionally, the US-China relationship is going to be more tense… regardless of who wins on Nov 5 9:12 More fundamental understanding of the fragmented multi-polar and deconstructing international order  13:14 South-east Asia has been masterful at internationalising the search for autonomy; what could happen if there were to be a Trump 2.0 Administration?  16:02 How will Singapore fare? Why it will be very difficult for businesses and investors to do business or to invest if what's allowed today is not allowed tomorrow - for national security concerns 21:48 US-Asia relations: Why the threads of continuity are likely to overcome the threads of discontinuity Follow Nirmal Ghosh on X: https://str.sg/JD7r Read Nirmal Ghosh's articles: https://str.sg/JbxG Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters Host: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) Produced and edited by: Fa'izah Sani Executive producer: Ernest Luis Follow Asian Insider on Fridays here: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg --- Follow more ST podcast channels: All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/wvz7   ST Podcast website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts   ST Podcasts YouTube: https://str.sg/4Vwsa  --- Get The Straits Times' app, which has a dedicated podcast player section: The App Store: https://str.sg/icyB   Google Play: https://str.sg/icyX   --- #STAsianInsiderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The extraordinary rise of China's electric vehicle market is one of the most remarkable business stories of our times. In just over a decade, the country has come to account for over half of global EV sales, and is now home to some of the world's biggest EV makers. One of them, BYD, recently overtook Tesla as the world ‘s largest EV producer.How has this happened? What's been the response in other countries? And where next for electric vehicles, as the way we buy, run and use our cars undergoes a period of fundamental change?Joining us to discuss these questions we have Bill Russo, founder and chief executive of auto sector consultancy Automobility - and Tu Le, founder and managing director of Sino Auto Insights.

East Asia has been called the centre of gravity in the Asia Pacific. That's why a new hour-long CNA programme will focus on the region's economic and political reach. In this week's episode of CNA Correspondent, Teresa Tang goes behind-the-scenes with host Otelli Edwards and Supervising Editor Jeremy Koh.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has appeared in a slew of new propaganda videos, promoting technological advances in the regime's nuclear program and issuing warnings to South Korea and its allies. For the first time since the Korean War was paused seven decades ago, the dictator has talked about South Korea as an enemy, rather than part of a peninsula that had to be reunified under the regime, marking a historic shift. As Pyongyang reinforces its military cooperation with Moscow, stepping up support for the war in Ukraine, Kim Jong Un has embraced its enhanced international status as a weapons provider, while also preparing for the outcome of the U.S. election. Meanwhile, reports from inside the country indicate furtherly stepped up social control, with human rights violations and harsh punishments helping Mr. Kim to tighten its grip on power.In this episode, Asia Matters host Paolo Bosonin taps two veteran experts for intelligence and analysis: General Chun In-bum, former commander of South Korea's special forces, and Jenny Town from the 38 North program at the Stimson Center.

Asia is the most exciting and consequential region in the world today. Its countries - all with diverse political systems and complex, fascinating histories - are home to 4.3 billion people, who together generate about two thirds of global growth.But it's also where some of the planet's most high-stakes disputes play out on a daily basis: China's menacing of Taiwan; the North Korean nuclear threat; and the ongoing civil war in Myanmar.In short, Asia Matters.Asia Matters is the podcast where we bring together experts from across the region and beyond to discuss the major issues and trends affecting Asian countries and their people — from China's growing influence, to the global race in technologies like chips and AI, to K-pop's global dominance. Asia Matters - going behind the headlines on the stories affecting the world's most important region. 

It's a big week for Chinese politics as its annual political conclave gets under way in Beijing. Amid the pomp and heightened security, the Two Sessions is an important preview of the government's plans and policies for the year ahead. And increasingly over the last decade, that roadmap has been underpinned by the instructions of China's leader and the doctrine named for him - Xi Jinping Thought.  But despite the fact that his decisions affect so many, Xi's beliefs and what guides him can seem difficult to understand, at least to outsiders.Our guests this week have set out to decipher this. Steve Tsang is Professor of China Studies and Director of the China Institute at SOAS in London; and his colleague Olivia Cheung is a research Fellow there. Together they have written a book - ‘The Political Thought of Xi Jinping' - which sets out Xi's philosophy and why it's important for us all to understand his beliefs. 

Leaders from across South-East Asia are set to descend on Melbourne next week – but why? The ASEAN Summit is marking 50 years since Australia became the first “dialogue partner” with the region, and the anniversary coincides with a critical strategic juncture with China. David Speers speaks to the man who came up with the idea to bring the conference to Australia's doorstep – former Indonesian Ambassador Gary Quinlan.

Exports of Irish beef to China will resume immediately, following a suspension by the General Administration of Customs of China.Martin Murray, Executive Director of Asia Matters and John Gibbons, Environment Commentator joined The Last Word to discuss.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

A coalition of rebel armed groups known as the Three Brotherhood Alliance has been taking over towns and claiming control of more than 200 military outposts in northern Myanmar, in a push to overthrow a military regime that appears to have lost most of the country's territory. Nearly three years after army leaders seized power in a coup, Myanmar's gruelling civil war may have reached a turning point with the attacks, known as Operation 1027, prompting China to step in. And as the violence increases, so do human rights abuses: the United Nations reports an increase in alleged war crimes, which include torture, executions and air strikes targeting civilians.For this episode if Asia Matters, host Paolo Bosonin interviewed the head of the United Nations' Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, Nicholas Koumjian, and the analyst and former BBC editor Tin Htar Swe. 

Western governments, led by the U.S., have been taking a harder line on trade with China. At stake is global economic leadership, particularly in vital technologies from semiconductors to Artificial Intelligence to electric vehicles, as well as cooperation on climate goals. But how united are the U.S. and Europe on how to approach trade relations with China? What steps are big companies taking as tensions with Beijing rise, and how is Beijing responding?In this episode, Asia Matters' Andrew Peaple is joined by Emily Benson from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Alicia Garcia-Herrero at the European think-tank Bruegel.

Cambodia's longtime leader Hun Sen emerged as the winner once again in the country's recent general election, with his ruling Cambodian People's Party winning 120 of the 125 seats in the country's national assembly. But if the election result was hardly in doubt, there is some change in the air. Hun Sen, who has ruled Cambodia since the mid 1980s, has said he wants to pass his premiership on — though only as far as to his own son, Hun Manet. With that transition coming up later in August, this week we take a look at what it might mean for the South East Asian country. How much power will Hun Sen still hold? What do we know about Hun Manet? And what challenges lie ahead for the governance of Cambodia post-Covid, widely seen as the nation most tied to China in the region? To delve into these questions, our guest is Sophal Ear, associate professor at the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University and a long time commentator on Cambodian affairs. 

Today we're gonna talk about the booming trade links between this country and Asia. Over the next 3 or so years, that trade might reach $100billion according to the Government. But trade flows and investment has been complicated by lockdowns and supply chain issues and perhaps even political problems too as America tries to force Europe to pick a side when it comes to the new Cold War with China. Martin Murray Executive Director of Asia Matters joined Joe this morning on the show.

Arrests, sackings and resignations of top politicians amid a series of corruption scandals have dominated Vietnam's news headlines in recent months. In this episode of Asia Matters hosted by Bill Hayton, political analyst Nguyen Phuong Linh and researcher Nguyen Khac Giang break down the stakes of the latest government shake-ups and explain what they mean for the future of the country, a key economic partner for both China and the U.S.

This episode Andrew is joined by Josh Kurlantzick, a senior fellow for South East Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations. Josh's new book, entitled "Beijing's Global Media Offensive: China's Uneven Campaign To Influence Asia and the World", takes a deep dive into Beijing's soft power operations. What tools and techniques has it used to leverage influence over its neighbours and further afield? How successful have they been over the years? And what will the future of such operations look like in a post-pandemic world? 

This episode was recorded at the first ever Indo-Pacific Forum at the Brussels School of Governance, hosted by our partners, the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy. The forum was an opportunity for experts and policymakers from across both Europe and the Indo-Pacific to come together to talk about some really important issues - and for us to take them to one side to record them. Delegates discussed the geopolitical landscape - in particular, the US-China rivalry and how countries in the Indo-Pacific are responding to it - and what Europe's role in all of that might be. There was a session on the major security and defence trends taking place in the region, and one on the quickly changing landscape of technology and supply chains. To give you a flavour of the event, we talked to experts from each of the panels. Firstly Yuichi Hosoya, Professor of International Politics at Keio University, spoke on the balance of power in the region and how it's changed over time. Yoon Jung Choi, Director of the Center for Indo-Pacific Studies at South Korea's Sejong Institute, explained global supply chains and digital partnerships between Europe and Indo-Pacific countries. And lastly  Richard Tibbels, Special Envoy for the Indo-Pacific at the European External Action Service, talked about how the EU sees its role in the region - and what the trends over the next few years might be.  

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South Korea has undoubtedly become a major player both in regional and — increasingly — global geopolitics. A remarkable period of economic growth in recent decades has led it to become the world's tenth largest economy, home to global corporate giants such as Samsung and Hyundai. Yet the country's post World War Two politics has been marked by drama, particularly as it transitioned to democracy in the 1980s, and more recently, as the threat from neighbour North Korea has intensified. Meanwhile South Korea's growing influence on the world stage has been buttressed by its extraordinary cultural success, particularly with the rise of K-Pop and the popularity of Korean cinema.Our regular contributor Ramon Pacheco Pardo, the Korea Chair at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy at the Brussels School of Governance, is our guest this week to discuss his new book, ‘From Shrimp to Whale', in which he captures many of these themes. Joining him is Kim Eun Mee, Professor and Dean at the Graduate School of International Studies and the Director of the Institute for Development and Human Security at Ewha Womans University in Seoul.

This episode examines the responses of three of Asia's most prominent nations to Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Japan, India, and Korea.The war has not only brought dreadful suffering to the Ukrainian people, as well as heavy losses for the Russian army - it has also upended many of the assumptions that have guided international relations for decades.  Indeed, it's arguably the biggest change to the geopolitical order since the fall of the Soviet Union. Joining Andrew Peaple to discuss the topic are  two familiar voices from the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy at the Brussels School of Governance: Eva Pejsova, senior Japan fellow at CSDS, and Ramon Pacheco Pardo, who holds the Korea chair at the Centre. And to discuss the implications for India,  Garima Mohan joins the show.  She is a fellow in the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, where she leads work on India. As ever, you can find more information, including episode transcripts, on our website.

On the eve of International Women's Day, we're bringing you a special podcast in collaboration with King's College London's Lau China Institute, looking at the lives of women in China today. In this episode we look at the challenges facing young Chinese women in balancing their jobs and home lives, and the prejudices they often face in the workplace, with a particular look at the effects of China's massive internal migration in recent years.What kind of position do women hold in the modern Chinese state? How has the country's extraordinary economic growth over the last few decades affected them both professionally and socially? With the birth rate in China having dropped to its lowest level on record, what impact is the government's push to increase it having on women? To answer these questions and more, we spoke to Ye Liu, a senior lecturer in international development at King's College London. Her research has focused on education and gender inequalities in China. She was joined by Deborah Davis, professor of sociology at Yale University, whose 2014 book, ‘Wives, Husbands and Lovers' focused on marriage and sexuality in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and urban China. Over the course of the year we'll be bringing you a special series of China focused episodes, working with the Lau China Institute, the largest centre of its kind in the UK. It exists to build a greater understanding of China, both in the UK and across the globe through education, research and outreach. To find out more, please visit www.kcl.ac.uk/LCI.

We're heading to familiar territory again on this week's podcast - the Indo-Pacific. Increasingly, the area is becoming the centre of the geopolitical conversation being had all around the world.  China's showcasing of its increasing might there is a big reason for this of course. But the sheer size of this complex region and the wealth of its resources means the Indo-Pacific's many other diverse players cannot be overlooked. How can the United States and its European allies best manage relations with the powers in this all-important region - and how should the transatlantic allies work together to best serve their respective goals? Our guests this week could not be better placed to answer those questions. Admiral Harry Harris was US ambassador to South Korea from 2018 to 2021. Before that he served as the commander of the US Pacific Command, which has now been renamed the Indo Pacific Command, and also served as direct representative to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretaries of State, Hillary Clinton, and John Kerry. We're also delighted to welcome Dr Michael Reiterer back to Asia Matters, who has an equally distinguished career as a long term diplomat. He has worked for his own national service, and also the European External Action Service. He served as EU ambassador to Korea, from 2017 to 2020 - where he crossed over with Admiral Harris. He is now a distinguished professor at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy at the Brussels School of Governance.This episode is a recording of a webinar held in collaboration with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London, and Senior Associate Fellow Raffaello Pantucci is our host for this episode. The podcast is part of a project on transatlantic dialogue on China that RUSI is running at the moment with Chatham House, which has been generously supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.As ever, you can find more information on our website -  www.asiamatterspod.com 

S4 E3: December 1, 2021: Margaret Molloy is joined by Ellie Norman (Director, Marketing & Communications, Formula 1), Fernando Machado (Chief Marketing Officer, Activision Blizzard), Peter DeBenedictis (CMO - Middle East & Africa, Microsoft), and Rajashree R. (Chief Marketing Officer, Tata Consultancy Services) for the CMO Panel at the Asia Matters Global Business Summit. The conversation explores the constant pursuit of improvement, the role of partnerships in brand building, the significance of understanding customers and colleagues, how the pandemic fast-tracked existing trends, and why consumers place a premium on authentic, value-based brands.

In Episode #69, we are joined by Andrew Peaple, editor at The Wire China, and co-founder and presenter of the Asia Matters podcast. We discuss: Andrew's journalism career, including a 16-year stint at The Wall Street Journal. The JET Program and why it represents a soft power triumph for Japan. How journalism has been impacted by the growth of the public relations industry, as well as the emergence of social media. Asia Matters, and how it was partly motivated by existing gaps in non-China Asia coverage. The importance of understanding how Asians are interacting with each other - not just DC thinktank perspectives. The culture shock of returning to the UK after many years abroad. Brexit and Britain's importation of the American culture wars. What it means if someone in the UK compares you to Marmite. Listening, and watching recommendations from: Andrew In Our Time (BBC podcast) Invisible China, by Scott Rozelle and Natalie Hell  Fred Asia Matters, of course! We'll see you next week for another exciting and informative episode when we sit down with Robert Fatton Jr., one of the foremost experts on Haiti.

In this bonus episode, Chatham House has teamed up with the Asia Matter podcast to co-publish a discussion of the latest developments in Myanmar.  The most shocking political development in Asia so far this year is arguably the seizure of power by the military in Myanmar, and the arrest of the country's former de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The military's crackdown on protests and other resistance against the coup has so far resulted in hundreds of deaths and thousands of arrests. In this episode the Asia Matters podcast discusses the impact of the coup and how the current situation may develop in the months ahead. Joining the conversation is Thant Myint-U, one of the best known historians of the country and the author most recently of The Hidden History of Burma. Undercurrents will return on Friday with a regular episode.

In this bonus episode, Chatham House has teamed up with the Asia Matter podcast to co-publish a discussion of the latest developments in Myanmar.  The most shocking political development in Asia so far this year is arguably the seizure of power by the military in Myanmar, and the arrest of the country's former de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The military's crackdown on protests and other resistance against the coup has so far resulted in hundreds of deaths and thousands of arrests. In this episode the Asia Matters podcast discusses the impact of the coup and how the current situation may develop in the months ahead. Joining the conversation is Thant Myint-U, one of the best known historians of the country and the author most recently of The Hidden History of Burma. Undercurrents will return on Friday with a regular episode.

This week we turn our attention to the Indo-Pacific -   the new geopolitical groupings emerging there, from multilateral trade deals to nascent security arrangements - and how Europe fits in to the picture. The most well-known of these new security groups is probably the Quad, a grouping of the major democracies with skin in the game in the region -  namely India, Japan, Australia, and the US.  But what of Europe, the world's largest trading bloc? Back in April, the EU published a strategy document aimed at boosting its presence in the region. But what does that mean in practice - what does the bloc hope to achieve, what limitations is it up against - and what do the major players situated in the region make of this renewed European focus? This is Asia Matters' latest collaboration with the Centre for Security, Strategy and Diplomacy at the Brussels School of Governance - and its Senior Japan Fellow  Eva Pejsova is one of our guests as we discuss where Europe fits into the shifting geopolitical picture in the region. Joining Andrew and Eva are Abhijit Singh, Senior Fellow and head of the Maritime Policy Initiative at the Observer Research Foundation; and Kei Koga, Assistant Professor at the School of Social Sciences at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. As ever - you can find out more on our website, www.asiamatterspod.com

US President Joe Biden has steamed past his first 100 days in office, typically a stage where we can look back and take stock of where a new administration is headed. For those of us outside America there’s a particular focus on Mr Biden’s foreign policy - and for us and our listeners of course, a particular focus on his Asia policy. In this episode we have partnered with the IAFOR Research Centre's Korea Foundation project on "Korea and Japan in the evolving China-US relations" and assembled a panel of experts to talk through what they've made of this first chunk of the Biden era. From South Korea, we are joined by Jaewoo Choo, Professor of Foreign Policy in the Department of Chinese Studies at Kyung Hee University; from the US, Dr. Satu Limaye, Vice President & Director of the East West Center where he directs the coincidentally named Asia Matters for America initiative; and Haruko Satoh, co-director of the IRC at Osaka School of International Public Policy at Osaka University, joins us from Japan. For more on this episode, including a reading list, our website asiamatterspod.com has all you need - you can also give us feedback and subscribe to our mailing list there. 

This week Asia Matters joins forces with the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy at the Brussels School of Governance, home to a rich expertise on Asia and working to enhance understanding of Europe's security challenges in the region. Our first in what will be a series of episodes is on disinformation.  Disinformation has become somewhat of a buzzword over the last few years, particularly in the wake of Russian interference into the 2016 US election. But what exactly do we mean when we talk about 'disinformation' - and who is spreading it, and how?  Governments, academics and journalists have been playing ever closer attention to the phenomenon, especially when it comes to state actors - and for Europe, the US and its allies, that means Russia and China in particular. But faced with a vast array of actors and motives - from pro-Kremlin troll farms to China's so-called wolf warrior diplomats - what efforts can governments take to lessen their impact? To discuss this, we are joined by Lutz Guellner, the Head of Strategic Communications at the European External Action Service , the EU's diplomatic service. And Bonji Ohara, an expert in defence issues and Senior Fellow at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, joins us from Tokyo. For more on this episode, including a reading list, our website asiamatterspod.com has all you need - you can also give us feedback and subscribe to our mailing list there. 

After a year-long battle behind closed doors, Vietnam has a new political leadership. At its Congress, which finished on February 1st, the Communist Party selected a new Politburo to run the country for the next five years. In this episode of Asia Matters we find out why the Party thinks a 76-year-old man with serious health problems is the best person to lead this rapidly changing society.More than a third of the Politburo are now men with a background in the security services. What does this tell us about the Communist Party’s intentions? And how will the leadership navigate Vietnam’s relations between the United States and China? What will the next five years bring for the country, and for its place in the wider Asia region?Our presenter for this episode is Bill Hayton, Associate Fellow with the Asia-Pacific Programme at Chatham House. His guests are Nguyen Phuong Linh, Vietnam analyst with Control Risks in Singapore and Nguyen Khac Giang, researcher at the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.

This week Undercurrents is collaborating with the Asia Matters podcast to bring you two episodes on recent events in Southeast Asia.  In this episode, Dr Champa Patel, Director of the Asia-Pacific programme at Chatham House, and Tin Htar Swe, the BBC’s former Burmese editor, provide their reaction to the ongoing coup in Myanmar. This episode was first published on 8 February 2021, and events on the ground since may have developed beyond those mentioned in this conversation.  Read the Expert Comment: Myanmar's Long Road to Democracy Remains on Hold Credits: Speakers: Champa Patel, Tin Htar Swe Host: Andrew Peaple Introduction: Ben Horton Recorded and produced by the Asia Matters podcast.

This week Undercurrents is collaborating with the Asia Matters podcast to bring you two episodes on recent events in Southeast Asia.  In this episode, Dr Champa Patel, Director of the Asia-Pacific programme at Chatham House, and Tin Htar Swe, the BBC’s former Burmese editor, provide their reaction to the ongoing coup in Myanmar. This episode was first published on 8 February 2021, and events on the ground since may have developed beyond those mentioned in this conversation.  Read the Expert Comment: Myanmar's Long Road to Democracy Remains on Hold Credits: Speakers: Champa Patel, Tin Htar Swe Host: Andrew Peaple Introduction: Ben Horton Recorded and produced by the Asia Matters podcast.

We're joined by actor, director and blogger, Marie Tredway...for a journey to early Filipino American history with a look at the Manilamen of Saint Malo. Then Cass takes us to space, or rather, dresses us for space with the NASA seamstresses.Our Guest: Marie TredwayEarly Filipinos in AmericaHarpers Article 1883 - First documented reference of “Manilamen”The “Manilamen” join army (1812)First Filipinos in New OrleansReal bad early spacesuitILC Space Suit PitchNASA SeamstressesAylene Baker stitching a heat shieldMore on Marie:Marie Tredway is an actress, director, dancer, blogger, mom, and so much more. She is best known for her role as Nurse Trini on Chicago Med. She’s amazing. Follow her at @MarieGTred on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.SOURCES:Filipino American History: FILAM Tribune, Harpers Weekly, Asia Matters for America, Lagniappe and Other Essentials, Balitang AmericaNASA Seamstresses: BBC, ABC, WikiMERCH: Snag some Shared History merch and get stylin’!SOCIALS: Follow Shared History on Twitter & Instagram and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!SUPPORT: DYK you can support us on Patreon? Just become a patron of Arcade Audio and let ‘em know you love us. CREDITS:Original Theme: Garreth SpinnOriginal Art: Sarah CruzAbout this podcast:Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.SPONSORS: This episode was sponsored by RAYGUN & ECBG Cake Studio (all promocodes mentioned in episode are one word, no spaces)Direct sponsorship inquiries here.

Tá seimineár ar-líne dá eagrú inniu ag Údarás na Gaeltachta i gcomhar le Asia Matters, eagraíocht a chruthaíonn nascanna agus deiseanna forbartha do chomhlachtaí leis an Áis.

The pandemic-related lockdown continues in much of the world but in China they are getting back to work. That gives us a chance to look into a major scandal from the business world that’s come to light in recent weeks at a company called Luckin Coffee, once billed as China’s answer to Starbucks.The company, whose shares are listed in New York, shocked investors in April when it emerged it may have simply fabricated over $300 million of revenue last year.It’s an extraordinary story, with big questions not just for Luckin’s management but also the banks and accounting firms that backed it.This week, Andrew turns to Nana Li, research and project director for China at the Asian Corporate Governance Association and Jacky Wong (@jackycwong), a columnist at the Wall Street Journal, both in Hong Kong. We then speak to Catherine X. Pan-Giordano, who leads New York-based Dorsey & Whitney’s U.S.-China transactional practice. Support the show (https://twitter.com/AsiaMattersPod)

Welcome to another episode of Asia Matters, lockdown style.This week, Vincent and Andrew are joined by Courtney Fung (@CourtneyFung) of the University of Hong Kong and Rush Doshi (@RushDoshi) of the Brookings China Strategy Initiative in Washington, to discuss whether the pandemic really represents a moment for China to subvert the global order?Is this conversation more about Beijing’s readiness to usurp Washington’s leading role or the US’s inability to get its act together in this particular event? And are we too obsessed with the US vs China paradigm when speaking about this issue?Let us know what you think at asiamatterspod@gmail.com. We are also on Twitter, @AsiaMattersPod.Support the show (https://twitter.com/AsiaMattersPod)

Asian Insider Ep 30: Has China Won? The US-China rivalry revs up 18:23 mins Synopsis: This is Asian Insider, a series by The Straits Times every week. Together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, we give an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week. The Straits Times US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh discusses Has China Won - a new book on US-China relations by Professor Kishore Mahbubani, a former Singapore ambassador to the United Nations, who is now a Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. His other guest is Dr Satu Limaye, who is the vice-president and director of the East West Center in Washington where he created and now directs the Asia Matters for America initiative. Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh & Zia-ul Raushan Edited by: Chong Lii Follow more Asian Insider podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: https://str.sg/JoVB Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JoV2 Google podcasts: https://str.sg/JoVu0 Playlist: https://str.sg/JwRb  Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST & BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra: https://str.sg/Jw5T 

Asian Insider Ep 30: Has China Won? The US-China rivalry revs up 18:23 mins Synopsis: This is Asian Insider, a series by The Straits Times every week. Together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, we give an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week. The Straits Times US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh discusses Has China Won - a new book on US-China relations by Professor Kishore Mahbubani, a former Singapore ambassador to the United Nations, who is now a Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. His other guest is Dr Satu Limaye, who is the vice-president and director of the East West Center in Washington where he created and now directs the Asia Matters for America initiative. Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh & Zia-ul Raushan Edited by: Chong Lii Follow more Asian Insider podcasts and rate us on: Spotify: https://str.sg/JoVB Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JoV2 Google podcasts: https://str.sg/JoVu0 Playlist: https://str.sg/JwRb  Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST & BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra: https://str.sg/Jw5T  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Asian Insider Ep 30: Has China Won? The US-China rivalry revs up 18:23 mins Synopsis: This is Asian Insider, a series by The Straits Times every week. Together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, we give an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week. The Straits Times US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh discusses Has China Won - a new book on US-China relations by Professor Kishore Mahbubani, a former Singapore ambassador to the United Nations, who is now a Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. His other guest is Dr Satu Limaye, who is the vice-president and director of the East West Center in Washington where he created and now directs the Asia Matters for America initiative. Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh & Zia-ul Raushan Edited by: Chong Lii Subscribe to the Asian Insider Podcast channel and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Follow Nirmal Ghosh on Twitter: https://str.sg/JD7r Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://str.sg/JbxG Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters Asian Insider videos: https://str.sg/wdcC --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsiderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A bumper episode this week for a hugely important topic - the tech industry in Asia. Yale's Jing Tsu joins Andrew to discuss the history behind China's drive to become a global technological power. And then Julian Gewirtz of Harvard and Newley Purnell of the Wall Street Journal take a broader look at the tech scene across the region (specially featuring the horns of Delhi's Ola drivers in the background). As ever, get in touch if you have any comments at asiamatterspod@gmail.com. You can also follow us on Twitter: @AsiaMattersPodSupport the show (https://twitter.com/AsiaMattersPod)

It's been called one of the world's biggest financial heists. When the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB was set up in 2009, its purpose was supposedly to develop the country's infrastructure and economy. Instead, the US Department of Justice alleges that $4.5 billion dollars was stolen from it.This week on Asia Matters, Andrew Peaple is joined by Tom Wright, co-author of 'Billion Dollar Whale', the story of the scandal and specifically the fugitive financier at its heart, Jho Low. Mr Low has released a statement saying that the book "is written with allegations disguised as fact and gossip passed off as legitimate reporting. The narrative is framed to allow the authors to write about celebrities, and models and parties, without ever proving any of the allegations." Mr Low's whereabouts are unknown, and he continues to evade the authorities - most recently reports claimed he had been sighted in India. The fallout from 1MDB continues elsewhere too - this week the former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is expected to go on trial again for his alleged role in it. Like Mr Low, he denies all wrongdoing. Asia Matters is a new podcast that aims to look beyond the headlines on Asia. Please get in touch at AsiaMattersPod@gmail.com for comments, suggestions and critiques. You can also follow us on Twitter: @AsiaMattersPod.Support the show (https://twitter.com/AsiaMattersPod)

The leaders of South Korea and Japan recently held talks for the first time in over a year; their aim, to resolve a long-running trade dispute. Taking this other trade war as their starting point, our experts look at relations between East Asia's two biggest democracies. At a time when US commitment to the region seems less of a given than in the past, and China's ascendancy continues, how is this friction affecting the regional power balance? What are the challenges and opportunities ahead, particularly when it comes to Japan's grand strategy? In our inaugural episode, we are joined by Sheila Smith of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, and Richard McGregor of the Lowy Institute in Sydney.Asia Matters is a new podcast that aims to look beyond the headlines on Asia. Please get in touch at AsiaMattersPod@gmail.com for comments, suggestions and critiques. Support the show (https://twitter.com/AsiaMattersPod)

Discover more tech podcasts like this: Tech Podcast Asia. Produced by Pikkal & Co - Award Winning Podcast Agency. Jack Ma says he isn't about to retire from Alibaba but is planning a gradual succession Reports of Jack Ma's impending retirement are greatly exaggerated, it seems. Ma, the co-founder and executive chairman of Alibaba, has pushed back on claims that he is on the cusp of leaving the $420 billion Chinese e-commerce firm. Go-Jek said to be in talks to raise $2.7b in funding The Jakarta-based company plans to close the funding round in several weeks, the person said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. The start-up's existing backers include Tencent Holdings, Temasek Holdings and Warburg Pincus. Chinese Brands Rising: Strategic Imperatives in an Era of Increasing Consumer Confidence This article reviews the findings of Prophet's 2018 Brand Relevance Index (BRI) survey, the only index designed to measure the importance of brands in consumers' lives. In several ways, conclusions point towards more sophisticated Chinese shoppers with more faith in Chinese brands.

Jack Ma says he isn’t about to retire from Alibaba but is planning a gradual succession Reports of Jack Ma’s impending retirement are greatly exaggerated, it seems. Ma, the co-founder and executive chairman of Alibaba, has pushed back on claims that he is on the cusp of leaving the $420 billion Chinese e-commerce firm. Go-Jek said to be in talks to raise $2.7b in funding The Jakarta-based company plans to close the funding round in several weeks, the person said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. The start-up's existing backers include Tencent Holdings, Temasek Holdings and Warburg Pincus. Chinese Brands Rising: Strategic Imperatives in an Era of Increasing Consumer Confidence This article reviews the findings of Prophet’s 2018 Brand Relevance Index (BRI) survey, the only index designed to measure the importance of brands in consumers’ lives. In several ways, conclusions point towards more sophisticated Chinese shoppers with more faith in Chinese brands.

Jack Ma says he isn’t about to retire from Alibaba but is planning a gradual succession Reports of Jack Ma’s impending retirement are greatly exaggerated, it seems. Ma, the co-founder and executive chairman of Alibaba, has pushed back on claims that he is on the cusp of leaving the $420 billion Chinese e-commerce firm. Go-Jek said to be in talks to raise $2.7b in funding The Jakarta-based company plans to close the funding round in several weeks, the person said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. The start-up's existing backers include Tencent Holdings, Temasek Holdings and Warburg Pincus. Chinese Brands Rising: Strategic Imperatives in an Era of Increasing Consumer Confidence This article reviews the findings of Prophet’s 2018 Brand Relevance Index (BRI) survey, the only index designed to measure the importance of brands in consumers’ lives. In several ways, conclusions point towards more sophisticated Chinese shoppers with more faith in Chinese brands.

Discover more tech podcasts like this: Tech Podcast Asia. Produced by Pikkal & Co - Award Winning Podcast Agency. We are gonna review what's going on in the world of Asia Tech Podcast. Coming up, highlights from shows in the studio, including visits by Jiawen Ngeow from Mega X. We're gonna look at who was on ATP Stories this week. Some of the delights that we'll be sharing with you when we reach Hong Kong for the launch pad event, as well as the latest from the Grind, Asia Matters, the Blockchain Asia Show, C-Suite Exchange and Out And About in The City of Singapore with Start Up Weekend. That's all coming up in the next 25 minutes.

We are gonna review what's going on in the world of Asia Tech Podcast. Coming up, highlights from shows in the studio, including visits by Jiawen Ngeow from Mega X. We're gonna look at who was on ATP Stories this week. Some of the delights that we'll be sharing with you when we reach Hong Kong for the launch pad event, as well as the latest from the Grind, Asia Matters, the Blockchain Asia Show, C-Suite Exchange and Out And About in The City of Singapore with Start Up Weekend. That's all coming up in the next 25 minutes.

We are gonna review what's going on in the world of Asia Tech Podcast. Coming up, highlights from shows in the studio, including visits by Jiawen Ngeow from Mega X. We're gonna look at who was on ATP Stories this week. Some of the delights that we'll be sharing with you when we reach Hong Kong for the launch pad event, as well as the latest from the Grind, Asia Matters, the Blockchain Asia Show, C-Suite Exchange and Out And About in The City of Singapore with Start Up Weekend. That's all coming up in the next 25 minutes.

[00:05] ATP580 - Asia Matters with Graham D Brown - 200 podcasts into Asia Tech Podcast and what have we learned? [00:50] The 3 big events in the next 5 years that are challenging the geopolitical landscape. China becomes the world's biggest economy. Asian startup funding is just 5% behind the US. Asia becomes the world's biggest trading block. [02:00] This isn't about Asia vs Silicon Valley or China vs the US. We have to talk emphasize the AND. [02:50] How do we tell the story of why Asia Matters in a noisy world (the average American grows up seeing 170,000 marketing messages by her 17th birthday)? [03:30] The most powerful way of us telling the world about the story of Asia is by audio. We are storytellers and the medium for our story must be audio. [04:20] Why should you have a podcast (like Tim Ferriss, Joe Rogan or Gary Vaynerchuck)? It's not about making money, it's about the message [05:00] If you're a storyteller and you want to create change, the most powerful format for you is podcasting [06:00] Why should you consider audio in a world dominated by video? [07:50] Podcasting is real. You can't fake it. In the same way we pay 2x for a real coffee over what we can get at McDonalds, podcasting is the antidote to our 8-second Buzzfeed attention challenged world. [12:30] As a society, we don't have substantial conversations anymore but business needs conversation. [15:50] Podcasts, real food and live rock concerts aren't going away, they are becoming more important than ever [17:20] The problem with video is that although we love it, the barrier to entry is so low. Everybody and anybody can produce a video [18:20] In The Dip, Seth Godin tells us that the difficulty of mastering a skill makes the skill itself valuable. There are a billion videos but podcasts number only 1000s [20:00] The psychology of language reveals how we relate to meaning. Audience comes from the word to hear. [21:40] We all have a relationship with music. Music is so powerful in our lives, it touches us emotionally. [23:00] So you're a storyteller - who are you going to be in portraying your message? A politician or a rock star? [25:30] Audio carries emotion in a way that video cannot. Audio is the channel of meaning and it's the channel we need to start the conversation of why Asia Matters [27:00] Think about how we teach language - we learn by listening before we can even read [29:00] It's no coincidence that in this day and age, with all our advanced technology, we still talk about listening to the customer [30:00] Find your voice - reference to Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People [34:00] The West and East can't live without each other. These worlds are coming together. The most effective way of getting the message of the Asian Century across is via audio [35:00] Johan Nylander - Shenzhen Superstars and the stories of people in the middle of that change [35:40] The story of mobileYouth - voice of the mobile generation. If you want data to become meaningful, you have to turn data into a story [37:30] If you have a story to tell about Asia, you MUST podcast [38:50] Steve Jobs was a master storyteller. We listened. We were the audience. The 2 biggest innovations he brought to the table in the 21st century were the iPod and the iPhone - tools of the audio world.

[00:05] ATP580 - Asia Matters with Graham D Brown - 200 podcasts into Asia Tech Podcast and what have we learned? [00:50] The 3 big events in the next 5 years that are challenging the geopolitical landscape. China becomes the world's biggest economy. Asian startup funding is just 5% behind the US. Asia becomes the world's biggest trading block. [02:00] This isn't about Asia vs Silicon Valley or China vs the US. We have to talk emphasize the AND. [02:50] How do we tell the story of why Asia Matters in a noisy world (the average American grows up seeing 170,000 marketing messages by her 17th birthday)? [03:30] The most powerful way of us telling the world about the story of Asia is by audio. We are storytellers and the medium for our story must be audio. [04:20] Why should you have a podcast (like Tim Ferriss, Joe Rogan or Gary Vaynerchuck)? It's not about making money, it's about the message [05:00] If you're a storyteller and you want to create change, the most powerful format for you is podcasting [06:00] Why should you consider audio in a world dominated by video? [07:50] Podcasting is real. You can't fake it. In the same way we pay 2x for a real coffee over what we can get at McDonalds, podcasting is the antidote to our 8-second Buzzfeed attention challenged world. [12:30] As a society, we don't have substantial conversations anymore but business needs conversation. [15:50] Podcasts, real food and live rock concerts aren't going away, they are becoming more important than ever [17:20] The problem with video is that although we love it, the barrier to entry is so low. Everybody and anybody can produce a video [18:20] In The Dip, Seth Godin tells us that the difficulty of mastering a skill makes the skill itself valuable. There are a billion videos but podcasts number only 1000s [20:00] The psychology of language reveals how we relate to meaning. Audience comes from the word to hear. [21:40] We all have a relationship with music. Music is so powerful in our lives, it touches us emotionally. [23:00] So you're a storyteller - who are you going to be in portraying your message? A politician or a rock star? [25:30] Audio carries emotion in a way that video cannot. Audio is the channel of meaning and it's the channel we need to start the conversation of why Asia Matters [27:00] Think about how we teach language - we learn by listening before we can even read [29:00] It's no coincidence that in this day and age, with all our advanced technology, we still talk about listening to the customer [30:00] Find your voice - reference to Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People [34:00] The West and East can't live without each other. These worlds are coming together. The most effective way of getting the message of the Asian Century across is via audio [35:00] Johan Nylander - Shenzhen Superstars and the stories of people in the middle of that change [35:40] The story of mobileYouth - voice of the mobile generation. If you want data to become meaningful, you have to turn data into a story [37:30] If you have a story to tell about Asia, you MUST podcast [38:50] Steve Jobs was a master storyteller. We listened. We were the audience. The 2 biggest innovations he brought to the table in the 21st century were the iPod and the iPhone - tools of the audio world.

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- Why and how Graham got his Linkedin account suspended not once, but twice this week - How we got over 400 comments and 100,000 views on 1 Linkedin status update about the Asia Matters Report - What’s inside part 2 of the Asia Matters report? - The Startup City Matrix and the 4 stages of market development in Asia - What’s happening to Startup Capital in Asia? - Why is Risk Capital leaving China and heading into Southeast Asia?

- Why and how Graham got his Linkedin account suspended not once, but twice this week - How we got over 400 comments and 100,000 views on 1 Linkedin status update about the Asia Matters Report - What’s inside part 2 of the Asia Matters report? - The Startup City Matrix and the 4 stages of market development in Asia - What’s happening to Startup Capital in Asia? - Why is Risk Capital leaving China and heading into Southeast Asia?

Discover more tech podcasts like this: Tech Podcast Asia. Produced by Pikkal & Co - Award Winning Podcast Agency. - This week we're taking an early snapshot of The Asia Matters Report Part 2 which you can download for free from our website. - Part 2 focuses on the Asian Tech Ecosystem and which Startup Cities are getting it right. We examine the results from the standout favorites like Singapore to powerhouses like Shanghai. - Key insights include a look at which cities ranked highest in our aggregation of 14 metrics, plus a heads up on our market maturation index. We also discuss the 6 elements each Asian City needs to become a successful startup hub in 2018.

- This week we’re taking an early snapshot of The Asia Matters Report Part 2 which you can download for free from our website. - Part 2 focuses on the Asian Tech Ecosystem and which Startup Cities are getting it right. We examine the results from the standout favorites like Singapore to powerhouses like Shanghai. - Key insights include a look at which cities ranked highest in our aggregation of 14 metrics, plus a heads up on our market maturation index. We also discuss the 6 elements each Asian City needs to become a successful startup hub in 2018.

- This week we’re taking an early snapshot of The Asia Matters Report Part 2 which you can download for free from our website. - Part 2 focuses on the Asian Tech Ecosystem and which Startup Cities are getting it right. We examine the results from the standout favorites like Singapore to powerhouses like Shanghai. - Key insights include a look at which cities ranked highest in our aggregation of 14 metrics, plus a heads up on our market maturation index. We also discuss the 6 elements each Asian City needs to become a successful startup hub in 2018.

Discover more tech podcasts like this: Tech Podcast Asia. Produced by Pikkal & Co - Award Winning Podcast Agency. - If you want to understand the rise of Asia's Tech Ecosystem look to the Megacities covered in the new Asia Matters Report as the engines of growth, not the countries. - Asia is big, but we didn't realise how "big" it really was until we got out there, boots on the ground and did out research for this report. No longer is Asia all about "markets of billions". The Asia of 2018 is a market of multiple wealth centers (the Megacities), a rapidly emerging middle class and a vision to connect all these dots together with huge infrastructure investment. Why build walls when you can build bridges? - China could create 15-20 Silicon Valleys of its own in the near future. - Asia is rapidly emerging from the shadows of "The West" to become the new world leader in everything from startup ecosystems to retail malls. - 66% of the world's middle class will be in Asia within 10 years. Our "Asia Matters" presentation is the story of Asia's rise from being a world of cheap "knockoffs" dependent on The West to becoming its own self-sufficient engine of economic growth.

- If you want to understand the rise of Asia’s Tech Ecosystem look to the Megacities covered in the new Asia Matters Report as the engines of growth, not the countries. - Asia is big, but we didn’t realise how “big” it really was until we got out there, boots on the ground and did out research for this report. No longer is Asia all about “markets of billions”. The Asia of 2018 is a market of multiple wealth centers (the Megacities), a rapidly emerging middle class and a vision to connect all these dots together with huge infrastructure investment. Why build walls when you can build bridges? - China could create 15-20 Silicon Valleys of its own in the near future. - Asia is rapidly emerging from the shadows of “The West” to become the new world leader in everything from startup ecosystems to retail malls. - 66% of the world’s middle class will be in Asia within 10 years. Our “Asia Matters” presentation is the story of Asia’s rise from being a world of cheap “knockoffs” dependent on The West to becoming its own self-sufficient engine of economic growth.

- If you want to understand the rise of Asia’s Tech Ecosystem look to the Megacities covered in the new Asia Matters Report as the engines of growth, not the countries. - Asia is big, but we didn’t realise how “big” it really was until we got out there, boots on the ground and did out research for this report. No longer is Asia all about “markets of billions”. The Asia of 2018 is a market of multiple wealth centers (the Megacities), a rapidly emerging middle class and a vision to connect all these dots together with huge infrastructure investment. Why build walls when you can build bridges? - China could create 15-20 Silicon Valleys of its own in the near future. - Asia is rapidly emerging from the shadows of “The West” to become the new world leader in everything from startup ecosystems to retail malls. - 66% of the world’s middle class will be in Asia within 10 years. Our “Asia Matters” presentation is the story of Asia’s rise from being a world of cheap “knockoffs” dependent on The West to becoming its own self-sufficient engine of economic growth.

Discover more tech podcasts like this: Tech Podcast Asia. Produced by Pikkal & Co - Award Winning Podcast Agency. In this week's Asia Tech Podcast, Graham and Michael discuss why Asia matters. They talk about how attitudes are shifting from a "lack of visibility" in Asia, to pioneering VCs on the West Coast turning to the Pacific for their latest deal flow. Asia tech investment stood at $19.3 billion as of mid 2017, compared to Silicon Valley $16.5 billion. Sure, SV is a fraction of Asia's population and land mass, but times are changing. The conversation covers the latest investment data on Asia, key headline figures for demographics and the role of the "Unicorn Creators" (of which Tencent has already invested in 19 Unicorns alone).

In this week's Asia Tech Podcast, Graham and Michael discuss why Asia matters. They talk about how attitudes are shifting from a "lack of visibility" in Asia, to pioneering VCs on the West Coast turning to the Pacific for their latest deal flow. Asia tech investment stood at $19.3 billion as of mid 2017, compared to Silicon Valley $16.5 billion. Sure, SV is a fraction of Asia's population and land mass, but times are changing. The conversation covers the latest investment data on Asia, key headline figures for demographics and the role of the "Unicorn Creators" (of which Tencent has already invested in 19 Unicorns alone).

In this week's Asia Tech Podcast, Graham and Michael discuss why Asia matters. They talk about how attitudes are shifting from a "lack of visibility" in Asia, to pioneering VCs on the West Coast turning to the Pacific for their latest deal flow. Asia tech investment stood at $19.3 billion as of mid 2017, compared to Silicon Valley $16.5 billion. Sure, SV is a fraction of Asia's population and land mass, but times are changing. The conversation covers the latest investment data on Asia, key headline figures for demographics and the role of the "Unicorn Creators" (of which Tencent has already invested in 19 Unicorns alone).