Last updated October 1st, 2025. You've perhaps heard the terms “frontier markets” and “emerging markets” plenty of times before. At a first glance, it might seem self-explanatory what these terms mean. Sure, it's common knowledge among investors that both frontier and...
Last updated September 3rd, 2025. By investing in Cambodia, you'll gain unique access to one of the world's fastest growing countries. Stocks and real estate prices are a bargain here. Plus, it certainly helps that Cambodia is one of the easiest frontier markets to...
Last updated August 25th, 2025. There is one country that undoubtedly comes to mind when someone mentions Southeast Asia: Thailand. Indeed, foreign property ownership in Thailand is among the most popular methods of direct investment in Asia. Westerners will sometimes...
Last updated February 10th, 2024. We at InvestAsian have long held a fascination with Japan, from its culture, people, and food. Naturally, that fascination extends to the Japanese real estate market. We're not the only ones! Millions of foreign tourists visit...
Last updated July 18th, 2025. South Korea enjoys one of the best passports in Asia. If you're living and doing business here on a long-term basis, it's worth thinking about becoming a citizen. The Korean passport has visa-free access to 192 different countries as of...
For about a decade, we've advised clients and readers that they should never combine a vacation home with an investment. Mixing a lifestyle purchase with an optimal investment has never been a good idea. If anything, the past few years have proven this advice is still...
Update for 2024: Some Burmese readers were upset at time, but we’re happy to have advised that investing in Myanmar was a bad idea years before it became an obvious fact. This article was originally published six years ago. Here are our unaltered predictions from back...
Last updated February 4th, 2025. Imagine this: you buy a beautiful house in Vietnam, where you plan to spend the rest of your life with your loved ones. But a few decades later, somebody comes up to your property and says that the time's up: your dream house is no...
Last updated April 4th, 2025. Singapore is a small country in terms of size. Yet due to its wealth and status as Southeast Asia's financial hub, both locals and foreigners want to buy stocks in Singapore more than ever. Ever since the 1960s, Singapore's economy has...
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,...