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International and Area Studies

2017

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The Urban Farmer, Singapore Management University Oct 2017

The Urban Farmer, Singapore Management University

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Bjorn Low left a high-flying advertising job to reshape the urban, agricultural, and social enterprise landscapes in his native Singapore


Why Expanding Hong Kong Disneyland Is Important, Singapore Management University Oct 2017

Why Expanding Hong Kong Disneyland Is Important, Singapore Management University

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The expansion plan of Hong Kong Disneyland has been a highly controversial topic in Hong Kong. Local lawmakers have criticised the government of taking a weak stance in the “unequal deal” with the US firm.


China’S Growth Story: Plenty To Come, Singapore Management University Sep 2017

China’S Growth Story: Plenty To Come, Singapore Management University

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The Middle Kingdom has lots of room to grow if it could sort out economic distortions and optimise capital allocation. The tweaking of the one-child policy might also help


What Does Diversity Mean To Chinese Employees?, Singapore Management University Jul 2017

What Does Diversity Mean To Chinese Employees?, Singapore Management University

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In Western technology industry, diversity is seen as a way to promote innovation. What does diversity mean to Chinese companies and how diversified are they?


Threats And Opportunities For The Aec, Singapore Management University May 2017

Threats And Opportunities For The Aec, Singapore Management University

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Gains need to be redistributed equitably to keep societies invested in the AEC's success


Trump And Asia, Singapore Management University May 2017

Trump And Asia, Singapore Management University

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The American president is off to an uncertain start in his first 100 days in office but his administration could yet develop a coherent foreign policy


Accepting Differences For An Inclusive Society, Singapore Management University May 2017

Accepting Differences For An Inclusive Society, Singapore Management University

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Everyone has a role in upholding values and having tough conversations to build inclusion


East Asia Pacific Economies: Looking Good, Singapore Management University Apr 2017

East Asia Pacific Economies: Looking Good, Singapore Management University

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The World Bank expects recovering global trade and commodity prices to buoy regional prospects


Chinese Company Shareholders Revolt Against Communist Control, Singapore Management University Apr 2017

Chinese Company Shareholders Revolt Against Communist Control, Singapore Management University

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Shareholders of low-profile Chinese property developer Tianjin Realty Development recently made news by voting to keep party politics out of the Shanghai-listed company's organisational structure. Such action has never been heard of before at any State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) in the history of China's economic modernisation.


Isetan: Adapting To The New Global Retail Landscape, Singapore Management University Feb 2017

Isetan: Adapting To The New Global Retail Landscape, Singapore Management University

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Department stores need to rethink their traditional business model and deliver value to shoppers, and it must be done with speed and imagination


Decoding Chinese Foreign Policy, Singapore Management University Feb 2017

Decoding Chinese Foreign Policy, Singapore Management University

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States need to understand Beijing’s practice of ‘false dilemmas’ and its revanchist narrative, and stand firm without provoking China unnecessarily


Singapore: Managing Diplomacy In A Chinese Lake, Singapore Management University Jan 2017

Singapore: Managing Diplomacy In A Chinese Lake, Singapore Management University

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As China muscles in on the South China Sea, Singapore adjusts to relations with Malaysia and Indonesia