Asia is a top location for investors looking to start a business with some of its main advantages being the available talent pool and investment opportunities – which are growing due to the fact that the region has a large population and it is ever evolving and innovating. The business environment differs between various Asian countries but what they […]
Read More2018 was the year e-commerce established itself as one of the region’s fastest growing sectors. Over the past three years, it has been the most dynamic sector of the digital economyaccounting for close to US$11 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) in 2017, exceeding US$23 billion in 2018. By comparison, in 2015, the sector’s size was […]
Read MoreCambodia is prioritising the testing and implementation of the Asean Single Window, a system to streamline and digitalise export processes across Asean, according to a public official. The cargo clearance system is now being tested in the Kingdom, with the government hoping to make it fully functional in the near future, Ho Sivyong, director of […]
Read MoreVenture capital and private equity investment in Southeast Asia have soared to record levels as scores of new investors pour into the region. In 2017, the number of recorded venture capital deals rose to 524, four times the level of 2012, and private equity deal value rose 75% to UScopy5 billion. Technology companies attracted the bulk […]
Read MoreCHONGQING – Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing has urged officials from Asean to consider using a new land and sea trade corridor linking western China to South-east Asia, as it is faster without costing more than the existing route via the Yangtze River. This opens up tremendous opportunities for new products, including perishable produce, […]
Read MoreThe Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which is the new acronym for the earlier botched Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), might pose serious problems for Asean countries that are signing up to this major trade and investment deal. Among the countries concerned, Malaysian policy-makers are having second thoughts on the country’s participation in the […]
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