At the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP26, which took place in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November, the participating nations made big promises. ASEAN nations gave targets for net zero emissions. Developed nations pledged large sums for climate causes. Now that...
Have a great product or a service offering, that’s perhaps universal enough to fit in markets which are oceans apart from you? You might be right, but first things first, familiarize and study the local market needs and its dynamic trends. Let’s not forget detail...
If there is one nation that has gradually been in the ascendancy, it is Vietnam. There were very few countries who managed to post a positive GDP growth during the depths of the pandemic and Vietnam was only one in Southeast Asia to achieve this...
The coronavirus outbreak and the extended lockdowns had a significant impact on the financial systems of the world. With restricted mobility and the lack of access to traditional services, finance moved online. Wallets became digital. Virtual payments replaced cash. Much like the rest of the...
We at ASEAN Business Partners present you the December 2021 edition of The Pulse. We capture the trends and developments in this vibrant region to keep you updated on what is happening and to help you understand and identify opportunities in Asia. In this edition, we...
Ahead of United Nations Framework Convention of Climate Change COP26 (U.N. COP26), ASEAN member states were already gearing up to transmit clean energy through regional power grid with pilots scheduled for as early as 2022. This project could itself further ASEAN integration strategies and the...
Having added 12 unicorns to its nest in the most difficult period of the century one could say Southeast Asia is perhaps experiencing a boom in investments. Southeast Asia is led by 30 unicorn startups with a collective valuation of US$ 390 Billion is expanding...
Each of Southeast Asian nations has some interesting insights for western mobile gaming developers. While one market has more female mobile gamers, another has a history in online gaming or some even have edge over other ASEAN markets in English proficiency. Thanks to the fast-rising...
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 3rd party...
It is going to be two years since COVID-19 in about less than two months and it is not more relevant than now to look at tourism as the “responsible holiday or travel” season approaches us. Reportedly there have been announcements of reopening of ASEAN’s...
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