A revised free-trade pact between Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) facilitating the cross-border flow of services and investment came into force on Saturday. The deal took effect for Japan and five Asean members – Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The five remaining members – Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and the […]
Read MoreTO make accurate predictions about the job market and hiring trends in South-East Asia, we need to assess the current global economy together with Covid-19’s impact on Asean economies. It is difficult to predict the ultimate economic and employment impact on South-East Asia, because there is still much uncertainty about how the pandemic will play […]
Read MoreIndonesia needs to reconsider the benefits it gets from being part of the Asean Economic Community, the head of the country’s investment board said on Wednesday, after data showed foreign direct investment fell for a second straight quarter. Southeast Asia’s largest economy attracted 97.6 trillion rupiah (US$6.7 billion) of FDI in April-June, excluding investment in banking […]
Read MoreThe ASEAN Online Sale Day (AOSD), an initiative of Vietnam within ASEAN’s cooperative framework, is to take place on e-commerce platforms on August 8, the Vietnam e-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency (IDEA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced. It will be the first online shopping event conducted simultaneously throughout the entire ASEAN […]
Read MoreAsia’s emerging economies are at different stages in combating the Covid-19 pandemic. For some, like Thailand, the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter as restrictions are being eased and economic activity is starting to ramp up again. Others are still grappling with outbreaks and lockdowns. Whatever stage they are at, though, […]
Read MoreWhile Covid-19 may be among the most devastating of all black swan events to hit Southeast Asia, it by no means is the first — and like previous crises in the world, it is introducing long-lasting changes to consumer behaviour and digital adoption. Bain and Facebook have been studying the exponential growth of digital consumer […]
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