Last updated October 10th, 2019. Beijing realizes that a robust economy depends on having reliable transportation and telecom networks. Thus, China infrastructure will constantly improve in order for the nation to keep its edge. From the late 1990s until now, over 100...
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,...
Last updated December 21st, 2018. Recent years saw rapid development in the Philippines which is now among the world's fastest growing markets. Solid economic trends will continue in the long term. Yet a high Philippine unemployment rate still plagues this...
Last updated December 20th, 2019. Singapore's GDP growth is far weaker than economists hoped for, with some analysts blaming the nation's sluggish manufacturing sector along with an intensifying US-China trade war. Businesses are still trying to counteract this...
Last updated February 3rd, 2024. Asia's population exceeds four billion and will increasingly shape our entire planet. When it comes to Singapore verses Hong Kong, which of these cities is truly at the center of the world's largest continent? Not every country will...
Update for September, 2018: Thailand ranks at the same spot (30th place) in this year's competitiveness index as in 2015 when this article was originally published. As such, Thailand's problems remain and this article is still very relevant. International...
Last updated September 13th, 2018. The Philippine economy will grow by a huge amount before 2030 and become one of Southeast Asia's largest. Meanwhile, a burgeoning middle class and strong industry are supporting optimism among both individual and corporate...
Last updated April 6th, 2022. Beijing is gathering worldwide support for China's New Silk Road, setting aside over US$100 billion to build massive infrastructure projects that will connect Asia to Europe. Also referred to as the "Belt and Road Initiative" this...
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...
Last updated June 15th, 2019. Indonesia is one of the world's largest phone makers. And they're quickly becoming one of the biggest consumers of phones too. eMarketer says the country will have over 100 million active monthly smartphone users before 2021, making...