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The Asean-China Connection

The Asean-China Connection
THE CHINA CONNECTION

Asean EV adoption lagging despite governments’ push

China’s ‘Big Factories’ – as their big tech firms are dubbed – differ in culture and work environment, creating vastly different experiences for employees and proving an important factor in jobseekers’ decisions.
The Asean-China Connection
THE CHINA CONNECTION

Different cultures in China’s ‘Big Factories’

Although the entry of China's tech giants has created short-term pressure, it also creates more long-term opportunities for Singapore.
The Asean-China Connection
THE CHINA CONNECTION

China tech firms’ entry brings ‘bonanza’

China’s tech titans have sparked a talent war in Singapore with their offers of high salaries, flexible work arrangements, and professional development opportunities.
The Asean-China Connection
THE CHINA CONNECTION

China’s Big Tech firms drive talent war in Singapore

Superior EMS’s factory in the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park in Hai Duong province. It is using small modular machinery to automate its production lines.
The Asean-China Connection

Blocking China’s path: The rise of ‘Made In Vietnam’

Taiwan’s Wagon Group’s factory in Dong Nai is moving towards semi-automation.
The Asean-China Connection
THE CHINA CONNECTION

Talent shortage hampers Vietnam’s move up the value chain

A factory in Fuyang, in China's eastern Anhui province. One objective of China’s Go West campaign is to move some industries from eastern coastal regions to second and third tier cities in the less developed central western region.
The Asean-China Connection
THE CHINA CONNECTION

Vietnam’s rise strikes a blow to central western China

Chinese technology brand Xiaomi is enjoying growing popularity in South-east Asia, overtaking Samsung as market leader in the second quarter of 2021.
The Asean-China Connection
THE CHINA CONNECTION

Once ‘the world’s factory’, China now builds global brands

Joongshik Wang, EY-Parthenon Asean Leader, says that Chinese brands have a strong market positioning in technology.
The Asean-China Connection
THE CHINA CONNECTION

Outdated image, updated lessons for China brands in South-east Asia

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Shein shines with Gen Z

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