PROVING that they have the skills to succeed in a borderless world, young, budding entrepreneurs from China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, and Malaysia did their countries proud at the 2021 FedEx Express/Junior Achievement (JA) International Trade Challenge.
Tasked with creating a product that will enable people to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 60 finalists, who had to fend off more than 4,000 hopefuls at the national rounds of the competition, were randomly paired with their peers in teams of two to promote cross-cultural exchange of ideas during the regional finals held virtually from Aug 9 to 11.
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