It’s fair to say that ASEAN is finding itself in between a rock and a hard place. With the trade war between the US and China seeing no sign of concluding, the region’s export-oriented
HIGHLIGHTS July 2019 industrial production Manufacturing weakness abates amid regional semiconductor rebound, and incremental gains in chemicals and transport engineering. Tech output surge to be short-lived as higher US-China tariffs loom from September. The
TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT VIETNAM, LAOS Vietnam, Laos to step up cooperation in trade and energy (18 August 2019) Vietnam and Laos’ ministries of trade and energy held their annual cooperation meetings
Photo Credit: Straits Times Economy, Investment and Trade Chinese investment in Southeast Asia nearly doubles in 1H 2019 (14 August 2019) Chinese investment in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects in Southeast
Originally published in TheEdge Malaysia, 19th – 25th August 2019 edition. I have recently been working in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), evaluating how the concept of the “eco-civilisation” – an objective of the
HIGHLIGHTS 2Q19 GDP and current account Malaysia’s GDP growth accelerated to 4.9% yoy in 2Q19, a standout among Asean peers where growth momentum broadly weakened. Private consumption remained the cornerstone of the economy, while
ASEAN Fintech sector stands to help drive financial inclusion in ASEAN but requires region-wide policy harmonisation and reforming the ecosystem Kuala Lumpur, 15 August 2019 – Experts in both the public and private sectors
Photo Credit: Tencent Cloud Economy, Investment and Trade Chinese gaming company Tencent eyes Southeast Asia for launch of cloud gaming service (7 August 2019) China’s largest gaming company Tencent is picking Southeast
Photo credit: Vietnam News/Asia News Network TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT LAOS, THAILAND Daily freight train service launched between Laos and Thailand (5 August 2019) Laos and Thailand recently began operating a freight
Photo Credit: Kr-Asia Economy, Investment and Trade Tencent and Baidu introduce video streaming services into crowded Vietnamese market (30 July 2019) Chinese technology giants Tencent and Baidu started offering video-on-demand (VOD) services