Last updated April 14th, 2023. Nearly a decade ago, lawmakers approved a measure that removed many, even if not all, barriers on foreign property ownership in Vietnam. The move to attract foreign property investors, among a few other recent ones by the...
Last updated October 22nd, 2019. Laos will see massive economic gains from an ASEAN high speed rail system that will soon link Thailand with China. The new railway will connect the southern Chinese city of Kunming to Bangkok, passing by the much smaller Laotian...
Last updated November 16th, 2018. Falling commodity prices remain a huge problem for the Malaysia economy, Southeast Asia’s third biggest. Some of the country’s major exports such as palm oil, tin, and crude oil are hovering near four-year lows. The Bloomberg...
Last updated March 2nd, 2020. Companies in Thailand are starting to invest in Myanmar once again as political fears subside. Thailand's total outward FDI into Myanmar’s emerging economy amounted to over US$15 billion last year. This amount is the second largest...
Last updated May 6th, 2022. China is pumping investment (and yuan!) into Southeast Asia. In fact, China plans to invest five times more in the ASEAN region than it does already. Specifically, trade between China and Southeast Asia will increase to more than...
Last updated March 26th, 2023. China's economy is forecast to grow at a weaker pace than other Asian markets, particularly compared to emerging economies in Southeast Asia. According to the World Bank, this is because of China "solving structural issues" and...
Last updated November 20th, 2021. Because of low wages, a skilled workforce, strategic location, and lax regulations, Vietnam has become Asia's best country for manufacturing. According to data by the International Trade Center (ITC), Vietnam’s revenue from...
Last updated May 7th, 2021. The media draws much attention to Myanmar and its ongoing process of opening up to foreign investment. Countless multinationals including Coke, Visa, Samsung, and Yum! Brands are rushing to profit from Myanmar's high-growth consumer...
The Indonesia property market is Asia's most transparent and efficient according to Cushman and Wakefield's Emerging and Frontier Markets Report. The study focused on office and retail property in 42 emerging nations, excluding Brazil, Russia, China, and India. Demand...
Last updated November 17th, 2021. Gold’s reputation as a storage of wealth and hedge against inflation is alluring investors across Asian markets. This is especially true for those in the ASEAN region with local currencies declining against the U.S. Dollar,...