SINGAPORE -- Spaced-apart desks in offices, work-from-home arrangements and now a reduced reliance on business cards: The coronavirus pandemic has prompted an evolution of norms long part of corporate culture in Asia and beyond.
Name cards have traditionally been a key tool in business interaction in Asia, where they are not just a means of providing contact information but status markers in their identification of the holder's affiliation and position within its hierarchy. In some countries their physical exchange is an important social ritual.
