TODAY: Vietnam's strong growth in Chinese arrivals don’t provide the full picture, The Netherlands moves up to number 2 on Global Innovation Index 2018 and So You Don’t Think You Need Crisis Training, Huh?.

Vietnam's strong growth in Chinese arrivals don’t provide the full picture
Thursday, 19th July 2018

With over 2.5 million Chinese arrivals in the first half of 2018 – accounting for 30% of all international arrivals – Vietnam experienced its most successful half-year period for Chinese outbound tourism to date.

The remarkable growth will accordingly see Vietnam overtake South Korea as the fifth most visited outbound destination among Mainland Chinese >>

Sydney and Melbourne vacancy rates plunge
19 Jul 2018 : JLL Research has released 2Q18 statistics on national office markets and the figures showed positive net absorption of 90,000 sqm over the quarter and 197,400 sqm over the 2017/18 financial year >>

Didi Chuxing and Booking Holdings enter into partnership
19 Jul 2018 : Didi Chuxing (DiDi) and Booking Holdings announced that the two parties have entered into a strategic partnership, Booking Holdings investing US $500 Million in DiDi >>

The Netherlands moves up to number 2 on Global Innovation Index 2018
19 Jul 2018 : The Netherlands has climbed one spot to the number 2 ranking in the 2018 Global Innovation Index (GII), surpassing Sweden as one of the world’s most innovative countries >>

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In Focus: Malaysia - Reinvigorated Opportunities
Thursday, 19th July 2018

The outlook for tourism industry remains optimistic and the market will likely benefit from the myriad of factors, including the abolishment of GST and improvement in flight accessibility to the country.

The strong growth and performance was reflected in the performance of both Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi as demand continues to outpace supply. However, in Langkawi, limited connectivity and the lack of infrastructural investments could curb the demand growth going forward >>

The Shifting Future of the Workforce Part 1
By 2030, the demand for technological, social and emotional, and higher cognitive skills will actually rise, workers must adapt, or their jobs will disappear; organizations have even more to lose and it's no secret that automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are fundamentally changing the nature of work >>

The More You Give the More You Get
There is an old saying: It is better to give than to receive and the interpretation of this is that giving is an act of kindness, there is another old saying: The more you give, the more you get. So, is the act of giving truly an act of kindness, even if you know you’ll receive something back, and even if you don’t know exactly what it is? I think so, especially if the act of giving has no strings attached – even if giving more means you get more, then it truly is an act >>

So You Don’t Think You Need Crisis Training, Huh?
We all have areas in which we’re naturally more skilled, of course, but without mentors, teachers who have gone down the trail before us, those natural skills would not be refined to their full potential.

Makes sense, right? And yet, we have observed some very illogical behavior, particularly at the C-Suite level, during our 30+ years of experience in the crisis management public relations field. >>