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Why High Speed Rail Will Change Southeast Asia Forever

Why High Speed Rail Will Change Southeast Asia Forever

Last updated July 22nd, 2023.   Over the past decade, Southeast Asia’s economy grew at an unprecedented rate. Investors in turn have poured billions of dollars into the region’s businesses, real estate, and infrastructure. High speed rail lines, which are...

World’s Top Startup Frontier? Look to Southeast Asia

World’s Top Startup Frontier? Look to Southeast Asia

Last updated October 2nd, 2023. Back in 2018, a Singaporean rideshare company called Grab stunned the world when they effectively gave tech giant Uber the boot in Southeast Asia. Grab’s remarkable rise, however, is one of many success stories in the Southeast Asian...

Buying a Condo in Kuala Lumpur: The Ultimate Guide

Buying a Condo in Kuala Lumpur: The Ultimate Guide

Last updated January 23rd, 2024.   Comparing Kuala Lumpur's condominium market with its southern neighbor in the years leading up to 2024, it's clear that real estate prices in Malaysia have lagged by comparison. The price for an average condo in Singapore is...

Buying a Condo in Bangkok: The Ultimate Guide

Buying a Condo in Bangkok: The Ultimate Guide

Last updated March 4th, 2024. As a rapidly developing city with a rising real estate market, Bangkok is one of Asia's most popular cities to own a condo as a foreigner. Buying a condo in Bangkok isn’t always easy though. We're talking about a huge city with many...

Japan’s Demographic Problems: Can Robots Fix Them?

Japan’s Demographic Problems: Can Robots Fix Them?

Last updated July 28th, 2023. Shortly after World War 2 ended, Japan went through an economic boom phase which lasted almost half a century. This multi-generational age of prosperity stopped abruptly in the early 1990s. You might as well call the 1990s “the good old...

Top 10 Malaysia Property Developers: Complete Guide

Top 10 Malaysia Property Developers: Complete Guide

Last Updated March 10th, 2024. Upon their construction, the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur were the world’s tallest skyscraper development. Others since surpassed them. Yet merely taking a quick glance at these impressive structures makes the aptitude of...

You Shouldn’t Invest in India: Here’s Why

You Shouldn’t Invest in India: Here’s Why

Last updated on October 20th, 2023.   India will soon become the most populous nation on the entire planet. By 2035, India will take their eastern neighbor’s #1 spot as the negative effects from China’s one-child policy become clear. A cursory glance would tell...

Asia’s Emerging Economies: These 3 Are Booming

Asia’s Emerging Economies: These 3 Are Booming

Last updated October 8th, 2023. Despite the gloom and doom about Japan’s aging population and China’s property bubble, Asia isn't defined by only two countries. There are almost 50 jurisdictions on the world's largest continent - from Turkey, to Japan, and everything...

Top 10 Dubai Property Developers: A Complete Guide

Top 10 Dubai Property Developers: A Complete Guide

Last updated March 19th, 2024. When you buy property in Dubai, choosing a high-quality real estate developer should be on the top of your list of things to do. In fact, it’s probably more important here than in any other major international housing market. If you’re...

Chinese Yuan’s Future: Will it Rise or Fall?

Chinese Yuan’s Future: Will it Rise or Fall?

Last updated March 6th, 2024. China quickly transformed into one of the world’s strongest economic powers over the past few decades. As a result, investing in Chinese yuan became one of the most popular choices among currency traders. The Chinese yuan's use is now...