Keeping an app’s user interface sticky means making sure users come back regularly. For app-based start-ups, it’s an important factor in seizing opportunities to monetize and innovate. There’s no “one…
Digital Economy
Grab To Invest “Several Hundred Million” In Vietnam, One Month After US$2B In Indonesia
Grab is planning to pump in a huge investment of “several hundred million dollars” into Vietnam, which the ride-hailing firm recognises as their next important growth market. This comes just a month a…
Vietnam third most active startup ecosystem in Asean
Vietnam jumped from fifth to third in the list of most active start-up ecosystems in the six largest Asean economies in only two years. The change was from the first half of 2017 to the corresponding …
Digital ASEAN initiative has opportunities for Vietnam’s digital economy
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Digital Conference was held by the World Economic Forum (WEF), earlier this week. The WEF is the international organisation for public-private cooper…
Việt Nam needs skilled workers for digital transformation
To transition from a natural resources-based labour intensive economy to a knowledge-based economy, VIệt Nam should acquire a high-skilled workforce that can navigate the digital transformation, exper…
5G and Asean Connectivity
The advancement of cellular technology from 1G to 4G yields parallel improvement in the way we communicate and go about our day-to-day lives. However, the 5th generation, or 5G, is a new creature alto…
Malaysia’s automation capital allowance stimulates transformation
INCENTIVES often help push business leaders sitting on the fence about digital transformation to the other side. In Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong, government incentives in the form of …
Growing Myanmar’s gig economy
Across Asia, contract and freelance positions in firms from start-ups to large conglomerates are becoming more commonplace. While still novel in Myanmar, the so-called “gig” economy is expanding as co…
Korea IT Service Firms Looking for Opportunities in Southeast Asia
Samsung SDS will make a full-scale foray into the Southeast Asian IT service market by becoming the largest shareholder of CMC, a large IT service company in Vietnam. Samsung SDS announced on July 28 …
Laos seeks South Korea support for regional connectivity projects
Sharing borders with five Asean member states, Laos is seeking to facilitate the connectivity of infrastructure across the region by strengthening cooperation with South Korea. “There have been alread…