ASEAN infographic: Economy and Demography

Here’s a new infographic that illustrates the demographic and economic challenges and reasons behind the ASEAN integration.

Published

6 years ago

January 22, 2015

Daniel Lorenzzo

Here’s a new infographic that illustrates the demographic and economic challenges and reasons behind the ASEAN integration.

Produced for your embedding pleasure, it clearly illustrates internal issues and global advantages for South-East Asian nations to form a strong economic block and gain a louder political voice.

via ASEAN infographic: economy and demography – ASEAN UP.

Singapore’s PayNow and Thailand’s PromptPay Launch Cross-border Payment System

Published

5 days ago

May 2, 2021

Olivier Languepin and Abhishek Prakash

In a global first, Singapore and Thailand have linked their real-time payment systems, PayNow and PromptPay allowing international fund transfers between the two countries within minutes.

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Digital Revolution and Repression in Myanmar and Thailand

Activists have also proactively published social media content in multiple languages using the hashtags #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar and #WhatsHappeningInThailand to boost coverage of events on the ground.

Published

3 weeks ago

April 16, 2021

Headline Editor

By Karen Lee

Following the February 1 coup, Myanmar’s netizens became the latest to join the #MilkTeaAlliance, an online collective of pro-democracy youth across Asia.

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Vietnam

Vietnam: Manufacturing to remain the key driver of growth

We expect robust exports, led by strong global demand for electronics, to continue to underpin solid economic growth over the remainder of this year with GDP forecast to rise close to 8%.

Published

1 month ago

March 29, 2021

Boris Sullivan

Vietnam’s Binh Dinh Industrial Zone: Opportunities for Foreign Investors

GDP growth was unchanged at 4.5% y/y in Q1. Manufacturing activity surged, while the recovery in service sector activity and construction continued albeit at a more subdued pace as some localised social distancing measures were reinstated.

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