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ASEAN vs. China: Battle to Attract Foreign Investment

ASEAN vs. China: Battle to Attract Foreign Investment

Last updated August 31st, 2023.   Southeast Asia and China have a long-shared history in many aspects. From cultures to geopolitics and economic fronts, they have had their fair share of coalitions, competitions, and conflicts. But in the battle to attract...

Great Lockdown: Why Southeast Asia Will Outperform

Great Lockdown: Why Southeast Asia Will Outperform

Since the beginning of 2020, the world economy has been reeling from the onset of a global pandemic, the likes of which has not been seen since the Spanish flu epidemic in 1918. The economic impacts of this event have been dubbed "The Great Lockdown". Western...

Investing in ASEAN: Best Move of the Decade?

Investing in ASEAN: Best Move of the Decade?

Last updated June 28th, 2023.   Moving part of your assets into emerging economies often higher returns and less reliance on your home country's financial system. But not all global investments are equal. Ask anyone who invested in Russia, Turkey, or Brazil...

Why China is Overrated: Investing in ASEAN is Better

Why China is Overrated: Investing in ASEAN is Better

Last updated August 13th, 2019.   China went through a massive transformation after it began opening up in the late-1970s. It’s gone from being one of the poorest countries in Asia to the world’s second biggest economy and most important manufacturer. There was a...

How Budget Airlines in Asia Will Rule the Skies

How Budget Airlines in Asia Will Rule the Skies

Last updated June 8th, 2019.   Low-cost airlines have revolutionized the global air travel industry, bringing an end to the days of exorbitant prices and limited travel options. As the slogan of the world’s best budget airline says, AirAsia, “Now everyone can...

E-Commerce in Southeast Asia: Major Challenges

E-Commerce in Southeast Asia: Major Challenges

Last updated May 18th, 2019.   E-commerce in Southeast Asia lags noticeably behind the rest of the continent. Despite an increased focus from the authorities, it'll be quite some time before e-commerce in ASEAN reaches the same level of other places in the...

Advertising in ASEAN: Biggest Mistake Marketers Make

Advertising in ASEAN: Biggest Mistake Marketers Make

Last updated April 16th, 2019.   Companies around the world want to seize the ocean of opportunities that Southeast Asia now represents. That's especially true with the launch of the ASEAN Economic Community. Learning how to advertise in the ASEAN region is a...

ASEAN Economic Community is Here: What Now?

ASEAN Economic Community is Here: What Now?

Last updated November 19th, 2019.   The long-awaited ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) launched several years ago, back in 2015, with Southeast Asia officially merging its ten member nations into a single trading bloc. Such a move would otherwise offer immense...

ASEAN Highway Opens: Connecting Asia’s Roads

ASEAN Highway Opens: Connecting Asia’s Roads

The ASEAN highway connecting India, Myanmar, and Thailand has opened. The move will surely strengthen trade and political cooperation among the three countries, Asian Highway No.  1 (AH 1) is the most critical part of this new highway. It runs throughout Myanmar,...

Can AEC 2015 Manage its Problems?

Can AEC 2015 Manage its Problems?

Last updated May 14th, 2019.   The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC 2015) arrived recently. Yet the difficulties of creating a single market of over 600 million people makes investors concerned about the economic bloc and its future. Here's a quick overview if you...