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As many as 32 per cent of Cambodian consumers plan to stop using cash for their errands and bill payments following the Covid-19 pandemic,...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private development lending division, is faced with a complaint by two Cambodian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for...

With a recent relaxing of entry rules, most of Southeast Asia is reacting to the easing Covid-19 pandemic and reopening for travel, with airlines...

Vietnam, a country which has developed a remarkable startup scene in a number of industries in recent years, is seemingly also becoming an innovative...

US-based Australis Capital Inc. – doing business as Audacious – has entered a joint venture with a Thai partner for the distribution of cannabis-infused...

Tourism in the Asia-Pacific region will take longer to recover from the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the newly released “Travel-ready index 2022”...

The Lao government has lost $767 million to corruption in the past six years, media reports referred to the country’s State Inspection Authority. The leading...

The Philippines is leading in Southeast Asia for the number of so-called “Internet Poor,” which are people who cannot afford a minimum package of...

Vietnam will implement a plan to eliminate fossil-fuel vehicles, tighten emission control and add more green spaces to urban areas, VnExpress reported, referring to...

Residents of Thailand will be allowed to grow “as many marijuana plants as they want” in their own homes, according to Thailand’s health minister...

The educational technology (edtech) or e-learning market in Vietnam is expected to reach revenue of around $3 billion by 2023 on the back of...

Ownership of digital assets including cryptocurrencies in Indonesia is among the highest globally as many investors in the country look at those assets as...

Philippines-based fintech company PayMaya, together with GoCash, Coins.ph and Pesopay among the largest online and mobile payment providers in the country, has launched a...

Singapore-based craft beer brewery Brewerkz Brewing has created what it calls a “uniquely Singapore beer with premium ingredients” called Newbrew which is made from...

The Vietnamese government in its attempt to get the partly insane motorcycle traffic in its largest cities under control has ordered the local administrations...

Real estate prices in Myanmar’s bizarre capital Naypyitaw have been rising since last year despite the military coup and ongoing military crackdown on civilians...

An authentic “Made in Laos” perfume brand is breaking its way through the competitive perfume market dominated by mostly foreign brand-name products and is...

The Covid-19 pandemic – or, as some say, rather government-imposed restrictions in response to it – has increased poverty and dealt a blow to...