Cheap labour, good personal security, and a stable government has long attracted foreign investment to Vietnam. However, the increasing minimum wage, capped working hours, and the looming death of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) means […]
After eight years of discussions and negotiations Cambodia looks as if it might finally be getting close to introducing an E-Commerce law, with a draft resolution ready to submit to the Council of Ministers for […]
Thailand is facing an increasing shortage of skilled labour in key growth industries. Automotive, information communications technology (ICT), tourism, garment, and many more are suffering from a shortage of employees with sufficient skills to handle […]
Singapore may be one of the easiest country’s in the world in which to do business, but the city-state shouldn’t become complacent. Asean neighbours Indonesia and Brunei lead the world in reforms aimed at making […]
Last year’s extreme drought and contractions in the mining sector have combined to strip Vietnam of its stellar economic growth for 2016, while what effect the death two weeks ago of King Bhumibol Adulyadej will […]
Ranked 79th in the world for road deaths per 100,000 vehicles and 81st in the world for road deaths per 100,000 population, Cambodia’s roads are already dangerous to drive on. One person is killed on […]
Singapore remains the undisputed Asean education hub with two of its universities making it into the top 100 universities globally, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-2017. The National University of Singapore (NUS) […]
Malaysia needs to open its services sector and improve the business environment for foreign investors if it wishes to move to a high-income economy, says a new infographic video released by the World Bank. Malaysia’s […]
Once again Indonesia President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has reshuffled his cabinet. One pleasant surprise is the return of Ms Mulyani Indrawati, who until recently was managing director and chief operating officer of the World Bank. […]
In just 25 years Vietnam has transformed from one of the world’s poorest countries to a lower middle income economy. This is primarily due to key structural reforms which were implemented in 1986 in areas […]
Despite some appearances to the contrary, things in Cambodia are looking pretty rosy… at least according to the World Bank. In its latest revision of world economies the Bank raised Cambodia’s status from a low-income […]
Myanmar’s unusually fertile soils and abundant water source are legendary in Southeast Asia. It is even said that Myanmar has the most favorable agricultural conditions in all of Asia. Almost anything can be grown in […]