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By Daniel Besant • Mar 14, 2016
From smart dustbins to driverless buggies, Singapore is building a responsive city and the rest of the region can follow suit
By Kirsten Han • Feb 24, 2016
In an age where ‘swiping right’ has entered common parlance, the matchmakers behind the region's most popular dating apps are working hard to attract users
By David Hutt • Feb 09, 2016
With Cambodia starting to collect more tax, some argue it could increase political accountability in the Kingdom
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Feb 04, 2016
Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and Brunei join with eight Pacific Rim nations to form massive trade pact
What if, inside all of us, there is an emotional ‘elephant’ and rational ‘elephant rider’ competing to determine our actions? Mike Rios of 17 Triggers, a Cambodia-based advertising agency that works with the development sector, explains his hard-learned lessons on how to get people to change their behaviours
By David Hutt • Jan 28, 2016
Vietnam has long focused on grinding out cheap robusta coffee. But with more farmers cultivating high-grade arabica, the country could become a key source of the more boutique bean
By Calvin Godfrey • Jan 07, 2016
The world’s largest photo agency, Getty Images, is shifting focus in the region. Local photographers are the future, according to Kumiko Shimamoto, the company’s vice-president in Asia
By David Hutt • Dec 07, 2015
Behind the scenes at the Asia headquarters of music-streaming giant Spotify in Singapore
By David Hutt • Nov 17, 2015
Creating human skin and functioning livers are just two of bioprinting’s possibilities, and Singapore is hoping to become a global player in the business of mending mortals
By David Hutt • Nov 11, 2015
Southeast Asian nations will eventually need to swap farming for flash drives and become knowledge-based economies. Singapore is already showing how it’s done
By Kevin Ponniah • Oct 22, 2015
Positioned on the border of Thailand and Myanmar, Mae Sot has long attracted migrant workers who are largely responsible for that region’s economic success. Now, with improving infrastructure and social reforms, the town could be set to boost the Kingdom’s business profile even further
By Denise Hruby • Aug 27, 2015
With an ageing population and little space to grow food, Singapore needs to innovate. One project aims to address these pressing issues
By Daniel Besant • Apr 02, 2015