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...
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...
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...
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