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Sourcing & Manufacturing in Malaysia: An Introduction

Since its independence in 1963, Malaysia has been one of Southeast Asia’s best-performing economies. In the 1970s, it shifted from ...
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Southeast Asia’s Plant-Based Food Market: New Consumer Behaviours Post-Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased consumers’ health consciousness globally, which has also greatly benefited the alternative protein market. Southeast Asia ...
Semiconductor Shortage Update

Semiconductor Shortage Update

The semiconductor industry witnessed strong growth in the last few years due to skyrocketing demand in every industry that applies ...
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Greening Steel in Asia: A Race for Innovation

Given the growing support from governments and major consumers of the steel industry – construction, automotive, and household appliances - ...
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Sourcing & Manufacturing in Thаilаnd: An Introduction

In this article, we review Thailand as a manufacturing destination and why it’s considered one of Asia’s most important export ...
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Indonesia’s New Capital Reveals New Business Opportunities

On January 18th, 2022, the Indonesian House of Representatives officially approved a law to move the capital of this island ...
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Southeast Asian Governments’ Shift in COVID Polices Gives Way to Economic Revival

The impact of the COVID pandemic has started to subside in Southeast Asia. Regional governments continue to ease restrictions and ...
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Sourcing & Manufacturing in the Philippines: An Introduction

This is the fourth article in our series where we explain the most interesting manufacturing destinations in Southeast Asia. The ...
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Investing in China – Opportunities Surpass Uncertainties

Despite rising concern about investing and doing business in China, the country’s growth potential makes it a hard-to-miss investment opportunity ...
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Sourcing & Manufacturing in Indonesia: An Introduction

Global supply chain disruptions have made companies aware of the importance of diversifying supply chains. As China focuses more on ...
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Vietnam Reopening to International Tourists

After two years of complete closure due to the pandemic, Vietnam finally re-opened to international tourists on March 15th, raising ...
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Sourcing & Manufacturing in China: An Introduction

China is the world’s biggest supply market and the first country that comes to people’s minds when discussing manufacturing. Since ...
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Sourcing & Manufacturing in Vietnam: An Introduction

Vietnam has become one of Southeast Asia’s greatest beneficiaries of foreign investments in the past years. This can be attributed ...
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The Vital Role of the Private Sector in Vietnam’s Green Financing

In February 2022, HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Limited (HSBC) signed a Letter of Intent on evaluating and providing sustainable financial solutions ...
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Thriving Cloud Business Drives Indonesia’s Spending on IT

Amazon Web Services to Invest 5 billion USD In Indonesia Cloud Business In December 2021, Amazon Web Services (AWS), U.S ...