Asia’s food industry will drive sustainable global nutrition By Danai Pathovanich In the 21st century, Asia’s burgeoning food industry is poised to lead the world toward responsible nutrition as part of the region’s battle against obesity and related metabolic diseases. Good reasonably-priced nutritious food will help Asia mitigate its obesity rates that are now rising…
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Chinese low-tier city shoppers changing e-commerce
Danai Pathomvanich May 4, 2016 China, the world’s largest and fastest-growing e-commerce market is creating huge opportunities for companies that act quickly. A recent McKinsey article “How savvy social shoppers are changing China’s e-commerce” said that as e-commerce penetration rates plateau in high-tier cities, online shopping among consumers in low-tier cities is quickly rising. “Our…
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China’s Xiaomi’s innovative platform strategy
Danai Pathomvanich Apr 18, 2016 Digital disruption of business models is forcing many leaders to create new visions of change into their business strategies. A recent Wired magazines article “Xiaomi’s Internet Thinking” shows how the Chinese smartphone manufacturer has created a massive business building a customer platform of 160 million people. Xiaomi’s more than 160…
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Asian genome sequencing initiative announced
Danai Pathomvanich Apr 18, 2016 A non-profit consortium, GenomeAsia 100k recently announced plans to sequence 100,000 individuals from 12 South Asian countries and at least seven North and East Asian countries. The genome sequencing study when complete will make it possible to understand the biology of disease in the currently under-studied Asian populations that represent…
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