Asean Business

Singapore, Vietnam need shared model to engage businesses, academia in tech cooperation, says To Lam

The countries’ parallel ambitions create stronger basis for collaboration, adds Singapore Manpower Minister Tan See Leng

Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Low Yen Ling (left) and SCCCI president Kho Choon Keng at the investment guide's launch.

SCCCI launches strategic investment guide to support Chinese businesses in Singapore

It also gives China-based companies insights into Asean market opportunities

On the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, IT companies have a representation of only around 5%, compared with 35% on the US’ S&P 500 index.

Vietnam records strongest private capital rebound in years despite zero IPO exits

Current initial public offering pipeline is set to be the first private sector-led cycle since 2018: report

A view of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Japanese companies typically use the market as a manufacturing and production hub.

Japanese mid-sized firms flocking to South-east Asia for growth

Overseas expansion is no longer optional given shrinking growth at home, says an M&A consultant

Siemens' planned 200-million-euro digital factory in Singapore will produce industrial automation products.

Competing on value, not cost: Why Singapore appeals to German manufacturers

They increasingly view the city-state not just as a sales outpost, but also as a base to serve the rest of South-east Asia.

Under Vinhome's scheme, the value of gold converted into cash must cover at least 80% of a property’s purchase price.

Vinhomes lets homebuyers pay with gold, tapping Vietnam’s vast private hoards

The country’s largest residential developer also offers 110% buyback options after five years

KSL's Khoo Lee Feng says it is "not so much what you study, but how you learn".
BEHIND THE NAME

Johor property old hand KSL readies family handover amid market boom

The Khoo family’s younger members take on larger roles ahead of at least RM3.8 billion in launches this year

Pham Nhat Quan Anh, 33, is also vice-chairman and standing deputy general director at VinFast Trading and Production.

Eldest son of Vietnam’s richest man steps up as VinFast chair

Pham Nhat Quan Anh’s elevation signals a leadership transition in the country’s most powerful business empire

While the Middle East crisis has cast a shadow on the business outlook, overall sentiment among business leaders in Asean remains positive.
ASEAN INTELLIGENCE

What will power growth amid uncertainty? Asean businesses say answer lies close to home: BT survey

Despite geopolitical risks, 56% of firms expect revenue growth, pivoting of capital and supply chains into the region