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Helio Ciffoni

@HCiffoni

Living in Asia since 2009. Doing business in East Asia, Southeast Asia, Portugal and Latin America. #startup #innovation #mentoring #businessmatching

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Joined March 2009
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About COVID19 and leadership reactions. #sapiensglobal #Leadership #3C3C #EmergingMarkets
INSEAD - EMI (archived account) (@INSEAD_EMI) profile pictureINSEAD - EMI (archived account)@INSEAD_EMI23 Jun 2020
Emerging Markets Thought Leadership #73 As Covid19 continues to impact individuals, businesses and nations, global leaders share their perspective on facing the challenge while preparing for recovery. #covid19response #leadingthroughcrisis @VinikaDRao
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Upscale Japan sake brand looks to boost exports to Taiwan, Hong Kong asia.nikkei.com/business/foo… via @NikkeiAsia
Upscale Japan sake brand looks to boost exports to Taiwan, Hong Kong

Upscale Japan sake brand looks to boost exports to Taiwan, Hong Kong

Brewer plans to expand into Singapore and South Korea as it widens Asian footprint

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Where is the best place to hold a scientific conference right now? nature.com/articles/d41586-0… #visa #conference #tourismstrategy #sapiensglobal
Where is the best place to hold a scientific conference right now?

Where is the best place to hold a scientific conference right now?

Nature - An immigration crackdown makes the United States less attractive. These locations could steal its crown and make conferences more globally inclusive.

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US wants Asian allies to spend 5% of GDP on defense, Pentagon says #war #defense #GDP #ASEAN #Japan asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Int…
US wants Asian allies to spend 5% of GDP on defense, Pentagon says

US wants Asian allies to spend 5% of GDP on defense, Pentagon says

Matching European standard 'common sense' in light of China threat: spokesman

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Osaka Expo: Tips and tricks for a next-level experience #brazil Most powerful exhibit: Brazil. The first room delivers a (metaphorical) punch to the guts. ⁦@ApexBrasil⁩ asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Li…
Osaka Expo: Tips and tricks for a next-level experience

Osaka Expo: Tips and tricks for a next-level experience

Long lines and sore feet? Yes, but still totally worth it

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Happy birthday quantum mechanics! I got a ticket to the ultimate physics party nature.com/articles/d41586-0… #physics #QuantumMechanics #heisemberg #Fisica
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Singapore's Grab to enter taxi business amid ride-hailing driver crunch asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tra… via @NikkeiAsia #taxi #sapiensglobal #Grab
Singapore's Grab to enter taxi business amid ride-hailing driver crunch

Singapore's Grab to enter taxi business amid ride-hailing driver crunch

Superapp operator to use hybrids and EVs for new business

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At WOFEX Drinks + Bakes in Philippines: @SapiensGlobal introducing new Brazilian products to the Filipino market. #sapiensglobal #brazil #cacahuatl #ervamate #yerbamate @BaggioCafe
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business.inquirer.net/516930… #sapiensglobal #philippines #wofex #ASEAN #yerbamate #Coffee #cocoa #cocoaspirit #aguardente
2 firms bringing in more Brazilian food products

2 firms bringing in more Brazilian food products

Two foreign companies are seeking to expand their presence in the Philippines by offering different Brazilian food products.

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Southeast Asian trade accelerates as companies race against Trump tariffs asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trad… via @NikkeiAsia
Southeast Asian trade accelerates as companies race against Trump tariffs

Southeast Asian trade accelerates as companies race against Trump tariffs

'Front-loading' of electronics soars in Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia

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Trump's USAID cull hands China the upper hand in Southeast Asia asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Trum… via @NikkeiAsia #sapiensglobal

Trump's USAID cull hands China the upper hand in Southeast Asia

A policy meant to put 'America First' is instead accelerating America's retreat

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Exploring the Potential of Brazilian Seafood Exports to the Asian Market at the Seafood Expo in São Paulo sapiensglobal.com/exploring-… via @sapiensglobal
Exploring the Potential of Brazilian Seafood Exports to the Asian Market at the Seafood Expo in São...

Exploring the Potential of Brazilian Seafood Exports to the Asian Market at the Seafood Expo in São...

As the world’s appetite for seafood continues to grow, the Seafood Expo in São Paulo, scheduled for October 2024, stands as a pivotal event for industry stakeholders. This expo not only showcases t…

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Japan's tourism dilemma: Japanese are being priced out of hotels asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tra… via @NikkeiAsia
Japan's tourism dilemma: Japanese are being priced out of hotels

Japan's tourism dilemma: Japanese are being priced out of hotels

Faced with inflation and crowds of foreigners, more people are staying close to home

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O brilho dos atores Ítalo Villani e Daniel Braga no Teatro Gonzaguinha monitormercantil.com.br/o-br… via @Monitor Mercantil
O brilho dos atores Ítalo Villani e Daniel Braga no Teatro Gonzaguinha | Monitor Mercantil

O brilho dos atores Ítalo Villani e Daniel Braga no Teatro Gonzaguinha | Monitor Mercantil

Os atores Ítalo Villani e Daniel Braga emocionam no Teatro Gonzaguinha com uma interpretação impecável da peça "Novas Diretrizes em Tempos de Paz". Por Paulo Alonso.

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😮😮 Uniqlo, other Japanese retailers slammed by organized shoplifting asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/So… via @NikkeiAsia #uniqlo #tourism
Uniqlo, other Japanese retailers slammed by organized shoplifting

Uniqlo, other Japanese retailers slammed by organized shoplifting

Visitors from Vietnam said to be taking stolen goods home to fence for high prices

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Cappuccino, papaya and people: What fuels Pope Francis on his historic 12-day Asia-Pacific tour straitstimes.com/singapore/c…
Cappuccino, papaya and people: What fuels Pope Francis on his historic 12-day Asia-Pacific tour

Cappuccino, papaya and people: What fuels Pope Francis on his historic 12-day Asia-Pacific tour

The Pope’s energy returns when he is surrounded by people, said a trusted Vatican insider on the papal tour. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Japan watch group helps hikikomori find their way back into the world scmp.com/week-asia/people/ar… Want to read more from SCMP? Subscribe and save. subscribe.scmp.com/offer
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nytimes.com/2024/09/06/arts/… via @NYTimes
Sergio Mendes, 83, Dies; Brought Brazilian Rhythms to the Pop Charts (Published 2024)

Sergio Mendes, 83, Dies; Brought Brazilian Rhythms to the Pop Charts (Published 2024)

A pianist, composer and arranger, he rose to fame with the group Brasil ’66 and remained a force in popular music for more than six decades.

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Restaurantes no Japão oferecem descontos aos locais e cobram até 4 vezes mais de turistas  #CNNBrasil | notícias da @CNNBrasil cnnbrasil.com.br/internacion…
Restaurantes no Japão oferecem descontos aos locais e cobram até 4 vezes mais de turistas | CNN...

Restaurantes no Japão oferecem descontos aos locais e cobram até 4 vezes mais de turistas  | CNN...

Chegadas de visitantes ao país atingiram recorde de 17,78 milhões no primeiro semestre de 2024, de acordo com dados do governo

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via ⁦@nytimes⁩ #singapore #food #meat #chicken nytimes.com/2024/07/24/world…

The Country Where You Can Buy Meat Grown in a Lab (Published 2024)

Singapore, which subsists on imported food, is looking to secure its future with new ways of feeding its people.

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Long Flights vs. Layovers: The Pros and Cons of Flying Nonstop afar.com/magazine/long-fligh… #travel #flying
Long Flights vs. Layovers: The Pros and Cons of Flying Nonstop

Long Flights vs. Layovers: The Pros and Cons of Flying Nonstop

Flying Non-Stop for Nearly 20 Hours: Yay or Nay?

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This Spectacular City Was Just Named the Most Walkable in Asia travelandleisure.com/tokyo-n… via @TravelLeisure
This Spectacular City Was Just Named the Most Walkable in Asia

This Spectacular City Was Just Named the Most Walkable in Asia

Tokyo has been named one of the most walkable cities on earth, and the most walkable city in Asia.

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