Traditionally, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam have struggled with science and mathematics education. While there has been a consistent push to better the quality of education in the regions, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) survey of 15-year-old students has repeatedly shown the students...
A new wave of innovation is happening in Southeast Asia, fueled by blockchain technology. A process that originally began to support the cryptocurrency network, blockchains have moved far beyond. Driving the change in ASEAN, a slew of startups and large companies have begun revolutionising the business...
No one simply said that “Culture eats strategy for breakfast”. While strategy can come from resourcefulness and skills, culture needs engagement, passion, and execution. Every venture needs leaders who can take their organization into the future. How good is any firm in a foreign land...
Singapore billionaire Peter Lim’s 28-year-old son, Kiat Lim, is building a social networking app called ARC. But on the metaverse. This social media platform will host exclusive events and gaming zones for the virtual avatars of members where users either pay via non-fungible tokens (NFTs)...
Nine years ago, when digital health startup MyDoc launched in Singapore, there was strong resistance from both doctors and patients. They all preferred in-person consultations to digital ones. Cut to 2020. The pandemic hit the world, and digital services became crucial to healthcare. MyDoc opened...
Hello! We at ASEAN Business Partners wish you a very positive and happy start to 2022. We present you the January 2022 edition of The Pulse where we capture the trends and developments in this vibrant region to keep you updated on what is happening and to...
Jobs are not what they once used to be. The way you work is different. How you work, from where you work, and how much. You must have heard about the great resignation in the West. It demands a change in perspective in the way...
With rapid adoption of digital payments across the globe, pandemic accentuated adoption of digital payments by many first time users. Per IDC report, In SE Asia alone, digital payments is projected to grow by 162% to $179 billion by 2025. There will be 188 million new...
There is a flipside to everything. Thailand and Vietnam have emerged as manufacturing hubs with customers across the world. But when the pandemic hit, a supply chain crisis put the world’s needs on pause. In fact, Nike said it could run out of shoes if...
In Vietnam, an Instagram influencer with 252,000 followers is offering women a US$130 course to learn how to pose for pictures. These women in Hanoi have taken up this learning module not just to look good on social media but to attract brand partnerships. There is...
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