Innovation

Innovation • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 25, 2020 • 13 min read

FDI in Vietnam Rise of the north

By Samantha McCabe • Feb 25, 2020
A long-term, export-driven vision has handed Hai Phong the title of Vietnam’s fastest-growing city in terms of GDP since 2015. Deep C is one firm that has contributed to the industrial city's transformation in recent years with their vision of creating a sustainable, environmentally friendly economic hub

Innovation • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 01, 2020 • 12 min read
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Industry 4.0 Get with the times

By Andrew Haffner • Jan 01, 2020
In the fifth installment of our eight-week series with Future Forum looking at the Kingdom in 2040, we turn to the future of work. In the coming decades, the region's economies will change faster than we’ve ever seen before. Will Cambodia ride that energy or fall behind?

Innovation • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 09, 2019 • 15 min read

Automation Manufacturing change

By Andrew Haffner • Oct 09, 2019
Advances in automation are fuelling fears that the rise of robots could drive millions of Asian factory jobs back to the West

Innovation • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 03, 2019 • 12 min read

Ten to watch Cambodia’s rising stars

By Robin Spiess • Jun 03, 2019
With a growing economy, new businesses on the rise and an eye on digitisation, Cambodia’s innovators now have more opportunities to shine than ever before.

Innovation • May 29, 2019 • 6 min read
5G technology

The next generation

The world is buzzing with anticipation for 5G technology, and Southeast Asia is no exception. As Cambodia begins the move toward this latest tech, other countries in the region are similarly paving the way for widespread 5G within one to two years – and with it, the potential for huge technological advancements
By Robin Spiess • May 29, 2019

Innovation • May 28, 2019 • 4 min read
Cambodia’s education system

The keys to the Kingdom

With Cambodia surging ahead towards high middle-income status, ensuring that the next generation has the essential skills it needs to thrive in a high-skilled work environment has never been more important. Wilco Visscher, country programme manager for international education non-profit VVOB, breaks down the challenges and opportunities facing Cambodia’s schools
By Paul Millar • May 28, 2019

Innovation • Feb 22, 2019 • 5 min read
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Southeast Asia’s fintech revolution

In Southeast Asia, the financial technology sector is booming. But according to a recent report, that growth is concentrated in five main countries. Here, Southeast Asia Globe breaks down the numbers behind their success
By Robin Spiess • Feb 22, 2019

Innovation • Feb 08, 2019 • 4 min read
Environment

Behind the growing demand for ‘unbreakable’ bamboo bikes

Known for its strength and durability, bamboo has been used to make items across Asia for centuries, from chopping boards in Japan to firecrackers in Malaysia to the scaffolding of today, so why not bicycles? Southeast Asia Globe looks into how these rigid weeds become a viable means of transportation
By Claire Baker-Munton • Feb 08, 2019

Innovation • Dec 07, 2018 • 11 min read
Medical marijuana

New highs

In November 2018, Thailand’s cabinet pushed through a draft law that, if passed, will legalise the use of cannabis for medical and research purposes, making it the first country in Asia to cash in on the plant’s burgeoning medical industry
By Janelle Retka • Dec 07, 2018

Innovation • Oct 18, 2018 • 7 min read
Dini Aryani Criddle

‘I really want to make Indonesia famous for speciality coffee’

Long recognised as one of the top global coffee exporters, Indonesia has transformed its coffee industry, dramatically increasing its local consumption and the quality of its coffee bean production. Southeast Asia Globe met up with Dini Aryani Criddle, founder of Indonesia’s gourmet Tanamera Coffee, to hear how her company helped lead the change
By Janelle Retka • Oct 18, 2018

Innovation • Sep 13, 2018 • 7 min read
Whatever happened to

Cambodia’s homemade electric car?

The homegrown Angkor Car has hinted at a future free from the gas-guzzling SUVs on Cambodia’s crowded streets. But despite a glamorous launch in 2013, the Kingdom’s first electric car seems to have stalled at the starting line
By Paul Millar • Sep 13, 2018