A slew of startup funding shows in Southeast Asia are helping young businesses grow and sustain. Image: Pixabay Kristine Mae Flores was a shy woman who didn’t know how to pitch. She knew that she wanted to be in the food business in the Philippines but wasn’t...
While eco-friendly packaging is being used for the developed markets, consumer goods firms continue to push plastic packaging to the third world. Image: Shutterstock Every minute of every day, a truckload of plastic is dumped into the ocean. Plastic packaging is the biggest contributor to this waste...
Mega mergers between telecom companies in Southeast Asia and an increased focus on 5G technology is improving digitisation in the region. Let’s start with some numbers. One trillion dollars. That is how much Southeast Asia’s digital economy is expected to grow by 2030, according to a...
Welcome to the April-2022 edition of our monthly newsletter, The Pulse. Our endeavour is to capture the trends and developments in this vibrant region to help you identify business opportunities in Asia. In this edition, we highlight the following insights:- . Digital Switch (7-minute read): Telecom companies in...
The island nation of the Philippines is at a crossroads. The Presidential election scheduled for May 2022 holds the key to a complete economic recovery of the country that has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Running for elections this time are candidates with niche supporters....
Malaysian rapper Namewee became an overnight millionaire in November 2021 by selling his new release ‘Fragile’ as aNon-Fungible Token (NFT). His collection sold for 209 ETH or roughly $845,000. He was probably taking cues from the March NFT sale by digital artist Beeple where the art...
It’s quite a bit of a clickbait to say that Google killed the cookie. What’s more apt would be that Google made a landmark move against bad cookies – in favour of user privacy. The truth is, the crackdown is focused solely on 3rdparty cookies,...
Singaporeans experienced their first-ever nationwide virtual sports carnival between July-August 2021. Many ran theirfirst virtual marathons or cycled to virtual landmarks, while others played sports such as football, basketball, andbadminton. While the initiative was promoted by a youth ministry body, Sport Singapore. It was Decathlon...
March is an important month as we celebrate the Women’s History Month world over. In addition to bringing updates on trends and developments in ASEAN, this March 2022 edition of The Pulse brings insights on women in Southeast Asia. In this edition, we cover influence...
We at ASEAN Business Partners bring you the February 2022 edition of The Pulse to keep you updated on the trends and developments in ASEAN. In this edition of The Pulse, we look at efforts towards science education in Southeast Asia and whether EdTech intervention will...
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