I’m an American journalist who has been covering Asia for over 30 years, following a decade of reporting in California and Alaska, and a year at the Reuters Journalism Fellowship Program at Oxford University. From bases in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Thailand, I’ve
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Thai tycoon’s purchase of NH Hotel Group in 2018 made him a major player in hospitality just a year before Covid slammed the industry, but with travel rebounding he is reaping the benefits and putting his energy into global expansion.
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Thai Aerospace Entrepreneur James Yenbamroong Bets Big With Spacetech Firm
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