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Lao economy kept together by 94% microbusinesses: survey
Snapshot from a business fair for small and micro enterprises in Vientiane, Laos in 2020
The economy of...
Singapore’s street food vendors rapidly adopt digital payments
Singapore's hawkers go digital
More than half of Singapore’s hawker stalls now offer e-payments, with transactions in January...
Malaysian whisky bags awards on the global stage
Malaysia is known for many things, namely for being the world’s largest rubber producer, for endless palm...
Myanmar’s foreign investment dream is over
The sudden seizure of power by the military in Myanmar in early February has ended a ten-year...
Philippine SMEs urged to go digital amid pandemic
Remote working amid Covid-19 is a solution for many small business owners
Philippine Senator Sonny Angara of the...
Indonesia’s Gojek maintains swift expansion drive
Indonesia’s ride-hailing-start-up Gojek, which since its launch in 2010 has grown into a diversified e-commerce unicorn, wants...
Full-scale Covid-19 lockdown would lead to Malaysia’s economic collapse, academics warn
Empty shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur (Picture: C.T. Kong)
The implementation of a total lockdown across Malaysia would...
Second Covid-19 wave a severe threat for Thailand’s economy
Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok's central business district offers a dystopian sight
A second wave of coronavirus infections in...
Malaysia’s economy to take a deep hit from emergency declaration
The declaration of a state of emergency in Malaysia until August 1, 2021 to curb the spread...
Malaysia likely to impose new lockdown measures
Malaysia is expected to go into another Covid-19-triggered lockdown after a recent surge in coronavirus cases. The...
Thailand’s economy in downward spiral after new Covid-19 wave hits
Thailand's economic conditions are expected to deteriorate further this year as the nation battles a new wave...
Thai seafood sales drop after Covid-19 outbreak at market
Seafood sales across Thailand and also exports are falling substantially after the recent outbreak of Covid-19 at...
Tokopedia poised to become the next great Asian IPO story
Indonesia’s e-commerce giant Tokopedia, a unicorn valued several billions of dollars, has confirmed its plans for an...
Vietnam’s economy wins against Covid-19
Vietnam has so far emerged as the sole country in Southeast Asia to post GDP growth this...
Starbucks arrives in Laos
With the coronavirus pandemic still sweeping across Southeast Asia, US coffee house chain Starbucks is thinking a...
Thai startup seeks to tackle food waste, a country’s first
Bangkok-based startup Yindii seeks to counter widespread food waste
A Bangkok- based startup has become the first in...
Vietnam’s small street shops go digital
Starting with Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s small family-run street shops are now getting a...
After Cambodia, 7-Eleven enters Laos
Laos, so far untouched by the most ubiquitous convenience store brand in Southeast Asia, will get its...
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Grab sets up drive-through vaccination spots across Indonesia
Singapore-headquartered ride-hailing and e-commerce company Grab through its Indonesian branch is setting up drive-through vaccination spots across...
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Philippines wants to trade nurses against free Covid-19 vaccines
The number of Outbound Filipino nurses has been capped to 5,000 a year
The Philippine government has proposed...