Malcolm Roughead OBEAsia Scotland Institute is delighted to welcome on board Malcolm Roughead OBE, the latest notable member of our International Advisory Council. Malcolm is Chief Executive of VisitScotland, the national tourism board. An expert in marketing, Malcolm previously held senior positions at Guinness and Guinness World Records, part of the global drinks company Diageo. He…
“So far all the other major countries have sent their leaders to Vietnam, including the United States, twice already. But the UK prime minister? Not yet!” – Bui Thanh Son, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam ASI Chairman Roddy Gow and Mr Bui Thanh Son exchange giftsMr Bui Thanh Son won himself a…
Rory Stewart MP backs a new Asia Scotland Institute relief effort to help victims of the deadly landslide in Afghanistan It is one of the worst natural disasters in Afghanistan’s history. Hundreds of homes were buried when a landslide engulfed a remote village in the northeast of the country earlier this month. The death toll remains…
Asia Scotland Institute is delighted to welcome on board Brigadier David Allfrey MBE, the latest distinguished member of our International Advisory Council. Brig Allfrey is chief executive and producer of the renowned Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, an iconic symbol of Scotland recognised around the world. Performers from more than 46 countries have taken part in the…
Dominic Barton, global managing director of McKinsey & Co, shares insights and advice on how to get ahead in the Asian Century Business people don’t come much more successful or distinguished than Dominic Barton. A former Rhodes scholar, for two decades he has been a major player with McKinsey & Co, the world’s best known…
Courage, empathy and resilience are the key to doing business in China, says consultant and Asia Scotland Institute Fellow David Clive Price Shanghai skyline (photo: Pete Stewart) We all know the success story that is China. It’s the world’s second largest economy. It has cash reserves of US $3.75 trillion. It is the world’s biggest…
A great kingdom spanning England and Scotland died when the border went up, says Rory Stewart MP, a member of the Asia Scotland Institute’s International Advisory Council Hadrian’s Wall The ideas of “England” and “Scotland” are immensely powerful in the year of the referendum. Perhaps this is why it took me so long to understand that…
Syria and Ukraine are the two most acute international crises the UK has faced in years – and they are linked, senior diplomat Jon Wilks tells the Asia Scotland Institute Bombed out vehicles in Aleppo, Syria Jon Wilks must have seen it all during 25 years as a British diplomat. He’s had spells working…
Scots can play an important part in Sri Lanka’s “renaissance” after decades of terrorism and conflict, the country’s High Commissioner to the UK has told the Asia Scotland Institute.Speaking at the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Dr Chris Nonis said Sri Lanka offered opportunities to emulate “those intrepid industrialist Scotsmen who pioneered what is today one…