Southeast Asia is proving a hotbed for startups as entrepreneurs around the region succeed in raising money for innovative new ventures. Two companies whose apps are a common fixture on Cambodian smartphones are proof of what can be done. Grab’s Gaurav Bubna left the ride-hailing company and raised $10 million to fund NextBillion.ai. Its technology […]
Read MoreThailand and Asean counterparts are set to rev up discussions with Canada to establish a scope of negotiations for an Asean-Canada free trade agreement (FTA), with the aim to kick off negotiations later this year. Duangarthit Nidhi-u-tai, deputy director-general of the Trade Negotiations Department, was recently assigned by the Trade Negotiations Department’s director-general, Auramon Supthaweethum, […]
Read MoreTHE Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) recently hosted a dialogue aimed at making the region’s food systems stronger and more sustainable. Results of the “Breaking Silos: Transforming Agricultural Education and Research toward Sustainable Food Systems in Southeast Asia” dialogue will be used to inform the first-ever United Nations […]
Read MoreASEAN ACCESS, an online portal that has spent almost two years in development and hopes to connect millions of small and medium-sized businesses across the region to international markets, launched on Wednesday at a virtual ceremony attended by ASEAN and regional business leaders. The website will serve as a matchmaking platform for small and medium-sized […]
Read MoreBirth rates have been declining in nearly every country for decades, alarming demographers and causing governments to begin asking a hard question — what happens if our population growth stalls, or even begins to slide backwards? The global population is still growing, but it is slowing, a looming change that many have called a demographic […]
Read MoreASIAN consumers are set to account for half the world’s growth in consumption, amounting to some US$10 trillion by 2030, according to a research study from McKinsey Global Institute. But businesses hoping to tap this golden opportunity will face challenges of shifting preferences, demographics and diversity, the report warned. Gaping differences within consumer demographics, due […]
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