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…
Digital Economy
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…
Vietnam plans to become leading digital economy in Asean by 2030
Vietnam will become the leading digital country and economy in the Asean region by 2030 and allow testing of new technologies in the digital economy. This is one of the proposals in a draft project on…
Digital development and e-commerce in Nepal
Trade is an engine of growth. Many countries in East Asia and in the immediate neighbourhood have transformed their economies by excelling in export-led trade. But Nepal somehow missed this opportunit…
Sri Lanka: IT zones in Bingiriya and Ruhuna
The country cannot be developed if we keep blaming each other harping on past mistakes and being divided, said Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, speaking while touring new projects in Ruwanwella la…
Malaysia: Digitising the palm oil sector
It is a call made loudly and often enough – palm oil companies, with its high dependence on labour, need to digitise their operations as the next step towards increasing productivity. The call for pal…
Philippines pushes digitalization in Asean meet
President Duterte will push for cooperation among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member-states in a seamless transition into the fourth industrial revolution (IR) during 34th ASEAN…
Malaysia: MDEC piloting work visa project for tech freelancers
The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) is piloting a work visa programme for tech freelancers to work in Malaysia short term, to fulfil a demand for blockchain capable talents. MDEC growth ec…
Vietnam’s e-commerce to surge in 2020
Vietnam’s e-commerce growth reached 30 percent last year, marking total retail revenue 8 billion U.S. dollars, and this figure is expected to surge to 13-15 billion U.S. dollars next year, accor…