Keep Authenticity Alive
Throughout Southeast Asia, a balance needs to be struck – about creating a spectacle of a culture, taking something intrinsically... Read More
Now on to Shanghai
I wonder if anybody out there still doubts the capability of China to stage a world-class event, with the highest... Read More
National Convention Centre, Hanoi
Despite becoming one of Asia’s hottest picks for meetings and incentives, Vietnam lacked a modern world-class purpose-built conference centre until... Read More
A Night in the Museum
It is not easy for a regularly held bi-annual event to offer participants something new and captivating every time. But... Read More
Olympian Efforts
If the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games didn’t prove China’s mega-events expertise, then nothing could.... Read More
Vietnam – Time To Shine
During the last decade, Vietnam was lauded as one of Asia-Pacific’s hot new tourist destinations. This decade, it shows all... Read More
The Philippines – Asia’s Best Kept Secret
It’s just as well that Filipinos are a hospitable people. Having been occupied and colonised by the Spanish, the Americans... Read More
Korea – Curtain Calls
Seoul has two faces. To the outside world, what is easily seen is the city’s conservative character, while the fun... Read More
Taiwan Looks Ahead
Taipei is something of an enigma as far as major East Asian cities are concerned. Hong Kong has a mesmerising... Read More
Macau Gambit
Transforming itself into the Las Vegas of Asia has turned the world’s eyes toward this tiny Chinese enclave, and along... Read More