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Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 25, 2018 • 7 min read

Ho Chi Minh's Hollywood A Vietnamese dream

By Janelle Retka • Jul 25, 2018
Award-winning US filmmaker and producer Timothy Linh Bui relocated his company Happy Canvas Film to his ancestors’ homeland. Since then, his team has been providing a new take on the Southeast Asian country for the world to see

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 04, 2018 • 5 min read

Plastic pollution Could a shrub be the solution to Cambodia’s plastic bag pandemic?

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jul 04, 2018
On average, Cambodians use five to ten plastic bags every day, contributing to a serious waste problem in the country. Kai Kuramoto, founder of Cleanbodia, is attempting to change that by introducing an alternative solution: a biodegradable bag made from cassava starch

Money • Jun 30, 2018 • 4 min read
EuroFair 2018

Cambodia attractive market for luxury European brands and construction companies

Dozens of international businesses have gathered to showcase their wares and establish regional contacts at Cambodia’s annual EuroFair, a three-day event that expects to draw approximately 10,000 visitors to Phnom Penh’s Diamond Island Exhibition Hall this weekend
By Robin Spiess • Jun 30, 2018

Money • Jun 25, 2018 • 5 min read
Overcoming the outages

How to keep the lights on in Myanmar

With more than four out of ten people in Myanmar without access to electricity, the nation's economic development relies on the government's willingness to pursue alternative energy sources
By Jeremy Mullins • Jun 25, 2018

Money • Jun 20, 2018 • 2 min read
'Spend, Send, Lend'

The company driving Southeast Asia's e-wallet technology

Mobile wallet developer MatchMove has expanded from Singapore to other parts of Asia and the US since launching in 2017. As it moves into Myanmar and Cambodia, Southeast Asia Globe touched base with Nitin Palande, the company's senior vice president of business development, to hear what is driving their product's success
By Janelle Retka • Jun 20, 2018

Money • Jun 19, 2018 • 5 min read
Whatever happened to

Cambodia’s ‘government-backed’ cryptocurrency?

News of a cryptocurrency endorsed by the Cambodian government began circulating earlier this year, with international media also picking up the story. Then suddenly, it all went quiet. So what exactly happened to Entapay – the company behind it – and its ambitions to create a Cambodian cryptocurrency?
By Robin Spiess • Jun 19, 2018

Money • Jun 18, 2018 • 10 min read
Startup funding

Can accelerator programmes be counterproductive?

Southeast Asian entrepreneurs are searching for the best way to turn their ideas into the next market giant. But as investors offer mentorship and funding in exchange for equity, experts warn that not every deal is as clear-cut as it appears
By Janelle Retka • Jun 18, 2018

Money • Jun 14, 2018 • 7 min read
UnUsUaL

The brother’s empire

Singapore's UnUsUaL has become Southeast Asia's leading music production and promotion company, worth $500m. Co-founder and partner Leslie Ong shares the highs and lows of building an empire from scratch
By Janelle Retka • Jun 14, 2018

Money • Jun 13, 2018 • 6 min read
Cambodia

Empowering a Kingdom’s businesswomen

Although women own 65% of Cambodia’s businesses, fewer than half of them employ more than one person. Women-focused social impact fund She Investment co-founder Loem Lida explains how her organisation is helping the Kingdom’s women grow as entrepreneurs
By Paul Millar • Jun 13, 2018

Money • Jun 06, 2018 • 9 min read
Ten to watch

Entrepreneurs defining Cambodia’s future

With its burgeoning business and startup scene, modern Cambodia is host to a slew of exciting, young talent. We pick out ten rising stars who are shaking up the status quo
By Janelle Retka • Jun 06, 2018