Vietnam’s airline industry is looking to compete, expand and grow and it received great news this week when Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport (MoT) proposed eliminating the condition that airlines need to “conform to the government’s…
Vietnam is the second most popular destination among South Koreans for overseas property investment with $56.1 million USD invested in 2018, according to Bank of Korea data. The U.S. was the number one location, with…
Global real estate management company, CBRE, believes that 2019 will bring significant changes in the Bangkok property market, including slower growth in many sectors and an incoming wave of new property supply. Higher interest rates,…
Technology giant Google, has partnered with the Philippines leading telecom company, PLDT Inc. and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. for the establishment of “open, free and high quality Internet access” in 50 locations around…
South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced on Feb. 14 that it supplied 2,989 MW of renewable energy facilities last year. The figure was 72% above the target for 2018 that was…
ZILINGO PTE, a Singapore-based online fashion marketplace, raised $226 million to fund an expansion into the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia. Investors in the series D financing included Sequoia Capital, Temasek Holdings Pte, Burda Principal Investments,…
Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing giant, Grab, will expand its offerings in Myanmar by launching bus services in Yangon, as part of its 2019 plan to improve user experience in the frontier country. ‘GrabShuttle’ is among four…
More than 50 Japanese regional banks in Japan will introduce the new “J-Coin” cashless payment system developed by Mizuho Financial Group Inc. starting in late March. Mizuho Bank will initiate its J-Coin on March 1st…
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In Asia Pacific, total transaction volumes were USD billion 2Q 2017, up 11 per cent year-on-year. Financial services, technology, e-commerce and logistics firms continues to drive occupier demaand across the region. While the office sector…
Grant Thornton Vietnam has just released their updated 2018 edition of ‘Doing Business in Vietnam’. This is a very useful guide on understanding the evolving business and regulatory environment and how to do business in…
We’ve developed the Digital Society Index, in collaboration with Oxford Economics, analyzing how well economies such as China are making the transition to the digital economy across three dimensions: dynamism, inclusion and trust. China Digital…
PRODUCED FOR WORLD CITIES SUMMIT 2018 IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CENTRE FOR LIVEABLE CITIES, SINGAPORE Mckinsey Global Institute - Smart Cities In Southeast Asia PRODUCED FOR WORLD CITIES SUMMIT 2018 IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CENTRE…
Dentsu also collaborated with MIT to create the “Connectivity and QoL report, that discusses how digital consumer habits and ubiquitous technology are shaping smart city development in the Asia-Pacific region. MIT - Connectivity and QoL…
ASEAN 4.0: What does the Fourth Industrial Revolution mean for regional economic integration? is a research report suggested by the World Economic Forum’s ASEAN Regional Strategy Group. The report was written and researched jointly by…
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