Asean Business
Chinese exports to EU and S-E Asia will keep growing, and not just as transhipments
Economists say that US tariffs and supply chain integrations are setting up Chinese exports in the long run
‘People laughed at us’: Naysayers blew them off – then this underdog built Asia’s first cross-border wind farm
Impact Electrons Siam is now selling electricity to Vietnam. Next stop: Asean?
Vietnam takes first leap into chip fabrication with Viettel-led fab
The new plant is expected to begin pilot production of semiconductors by end-2027
EDB issues grant call for monitoring technologies for biomass projects
It will fund academic and industry players to develop digital measurement, reporting and verification technologies
Seven things to know about Malaysia’s sector giants Sunway-IJM RM11 billion merger
The deal will merge two of the country’s leading construction and property firms into one powerhouse valued at nearly RM50 billion
Asia’s AI robotics race: China leaps forward while South-east Asia finds its footing
High costs and labour trends slow the pace of robotic adoption in South-east Asia
Thomson Medical’s regional ambitions find a potent tonic in Vietnam
The Singapore group is targeting patient flows in the growing Mekong sub-region
‘Search funds’ to buy SMEs spring up in the Asia-Pacific, but will they succeed?
Australia and Japan lead in successful acquisitions, while search funds are emerging elsewhere
Malaysia’s Boost bets on MSMEs, not hype, in its race to unicorn status
It is eyeing a valuation target of ‘a couple of billion dollars’ within five years
Six metrics behind Vietnam’s 8% growth that complicate the celebration
The country’s growth story is more uneven than top-line figures suggest
