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Buying a Condo in Ho Chi Minh City: The Ultimate Guide

Buying a Condo in Ho Chi Minh City: The Ultimate Guide

Last updated May 10th, 2025. Real estate in Vietnam is booming - especially in the nation's largest metro area. And buying a Ho Chi Minh City condo is an increasingly popular way to invest in Vietnam's stellar economy. Thanks to rapid economic growth, a rising middle...

Buying a Condo in Manila: The Ultimate Guide

Buying a Condo in Manila: The Ultimate Guide

Last updated April 3rd, 2025. If you've never visited the Philippines, you may ask: why would anyone ever want a condo in Manila? Real estate in Manila is a relatively sound long-term investment. The Philippines is a beautiful country with a rich culture and heritage,...

How to Profit from Frontier Markets and China’s Rise

How to Profit from Frontier Markets and China’s Rise

Last updated April 12th, 2023.   China’s goals are becoming even more globally ambitious as its size and influence grows. Having already taken the title of world’s largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity, this trend will almost surely continue into...

Best Countries to Invest in 2020

Best Countries to Invest in 2020

Update for January, 2022: We’ve finally entered a new decade as 2022 begins. Here’s our updated article with the top countries to invest in 2022.   We’re finally beginning a new decade! At the same time, we’re also continuing the longest bull market in modern...

Massive Debt in Thailand Burdens its Economy

Massive Debt in Thailand Burdens its Economy

Rising consumer debt in Thailand is still a major source of risk for the Southeast Asian market, even with GDP growth at its lowest level in nearly a decade. Thai household debt accelerated rapidly, largely because of tax breaks on car and housing purchases. More...

3 Weak Emerging Markets That Are Barely Growing

3 Weak Emerging Markets That Are Barely Growing

Last updated January 13th, 2024.   The term "emerging market" brings to mind a country with an outstanding economy growing quicker than most. Emerging markets are typically going through a phase of rapid urbanization, rising foreign investment, and improved...

Myanmar Stock Exchange: Is it Failing?

Myanmar Stock Exchange: Is it Failing?

Myanmar has shown rapid improvement and modernization in the past couple of years. Steps the Southeast Asian country recently took include changing to an elected (albeit highly flawed) government and bringing in record foreign investment numbers. Back in 2015, Myanmar...

Why China Manufacturing is Uncompetitive

Why China Manufacturing is Uncompetitive

Last updated November 15th, 2023.   China is the world's largest exporter and manufacturer; it's much larger than its competitors by a wide margin. There's no surprise that the country usually comes to mind first when Asia's economic growth is mentioned. With...

Buying Armenia Property: Asia’s Most Obscure Market?

Buying Armenia Property: Asia’s Most Obscure Market?

Last updated March 29th, 2024. Oftentimes, the countries where you normally wouldn't think of investing are the best ones to purchase in. The Armenia real estate market certainly qualifies as overlooked. This small, landlocked nation that bridges Asia and Europe...

Top 10 Singapore Property Developers: UItimate Guide

Top 10 Singapore Property Developers: UItimate Guide

Last updated February 5th, 2025. As Singapore's economy has grown, so have the country's real estate prices. In fact, Singapore has one of the most expensive housing markets in the world - second only to Hong Kong. If you decide to buy property in Singapore, it's...