The first Vietnam Market in Malaysia is expected to open in March 2020 in Kuala Lumpur, creating more opportunity to boost exports of Vietnamese produ…
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Singapore’s fintech ecosystem and its role in Asean
SINGAPORE’S fintech ecosystem has grown by leaps and bounds since the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) kickstarted the fintech journey four…
Lessons from the Asean Summit
As Thailand prepares to wind down its year-long chairmanship of Asean, it’s time to reflect on the state of the 10-country alliance and relation…
Smart cities in the Philippines: A citizen-centric goal
ALL eyes are set on the developments made in Central Luzon as the first phase of construction of the country’s first “smart city” is now in full swing…
Reshaping Philippines agriculture through farm tourism
At the recent 6th Philippine Farm Tourism Conference held at the Marco Polo Plaza in Cebu City I was pleasantly surprised to hear that big landlords f…
Malaysia turns to Africa after India rebuke on palm oil
Malaysia has intensified efforts to explore new markets, including African continent, for one of its main exports, palm oil, after India unofficially …
South Korean payment servicer Alliex has partnered with Vietnam’s central bank to develop a cashless payment network accessible to banks and ret…
ADB to develop agriculture, improve food safety in Nepal
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$50mn policy-based loan to help support the Government of Nepal’s reforms to improve food safety mea…
Vietnam is leading Asean growing solar PV market
SOUTH-EAST Asia’s cumulative solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is expected to triple within the next 5 years, with large-scale solar projects dom…
Tech to upgrade financial instruments in Malaysia
Blockchain technology has been around for over ten years. However, business leaders across the world still struggle to understand it. As a result, the…