The Asean-China Connection
Asean EV adoption lagging despite governments’ push
OVER the past 3 years, South-east Asian governments have given more support to the electric vehicle (EV) industry, stepping up efforts to attract investment and pushing the use of EVs – but consumer t...
Different cultures in China’s ‘Big Factories’
THEY may be alike in offering attractive benefits and salaries, but China’s ‘Big Factories’ – as their big tech firms are dubbed – differ in culture and work environment, creating vastly different exp...
China tech firms’ entry brings ‘bonanza’
TECH firms, including those from China, have added heat to the talent war in Singapore – but industry players and academics to whom Lianhe Zaobao spoke felt that although this creates short-term press...
China’s Big Tech firms drive talent war in Singapore
In the 3rd of a 7-part BT-Lianhe Zaobao series on China and Asean, we look at the talent war that China’s tech titans have sparked in Singapore with their offers of high salaries, flexible work arrang...
Blocking China’s path: The rise of ‘Made In Vietnam’
In the last of a 7-part BT-Lianhe Zaobao series on China and Asean, Lianhe Zaobao travelled to Vietnam for a closer look at its economic rise, and whether “Made in Vietnam” can replace “Made in China”
Talent shortage hampers Vietnam’s move up the value chain
AFTER taking a page out of China’s playbook with its own Doi Moi reforms in 1986, Vietnam has ridden the globalisation wave to become a middle-income country within a single generation.
Vietnam’s rise strikes a blow to central western China
WHILE it seems like China will remain the world’s factory for now, despite the relocation of some low-end manufacturing to Vietnam and other South-east Asian nations, industrial development in the cen...
Once ‘the world’s factory’, China now builds global brands
In the 6th of a 7-part BT-Lianhe Zaobao series on China and Asean, we look at how brands from China are going international, particularly among Gen Z consumers in South-east Asia
Outdated image, updated lessons for China brands in South-east Asia
AS CHINA’S brands enter South-east Asia, they strive to shed old stereotypes while banking on capabilities previously developed for the domestic market.
Shein shines with Gen Z
ONLINE fashion retailer Shein was founded in China, but only sells abroad. The brand launched in South-east Asia in 2021, testing the waters in Singapore before expanding to the Philippines, Thailand,...
