OP-ED

Standing on the 14th floor of a uniquely shaped, raw concrete building in Seoul’s bustling Seongsu district, a wide window framing the Han River and the tall towers of Gangnam beyond, a Gentle Monster executive is telling us about the brand’s visionary founder.   “He’s just like our name. Gentle and polite on the outside, but inside, he’...

We’re coming off an incredibly busy week here in Bangkok, with the 2026 IMF-World Bank Meetings ending this weekend and the CNN Global Perspective chapter in Bangkok running concurrently.   On the side, it must have been one of Bangkok’s most heavily caffeinated weeks. Throughout the week, I saw meeting rooms, hotel lobbies and dinner ta...

An opening letter from Ken Nakarin Wanakijpaibul   On a recent trip to Singapore, someone struck up a conversation with me about Bangkok. They noticed more is happening here and wanted to know more about the city and the people building businesses in Thailand.   It got me thinking about where we might go next.   K...