Money

Business insights and innovation, from industry to entrepreneurs.

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 10, 2016 • 9 min read

Cambodia Knowledge for a better future

By Paul Millar • Nov 10, 2016
Forty years after the Khmer Rouge waged a devastating war on education, Cambodia’s children still cannot access the reading materials they need to start a new chapter in their, and the nation’s history. Now, a handful of NGOs are using technology to change that

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 28, 2016 • 10 min read

Spirulina The food of the future grows on a Bangkok rooftop

By Claire Knox • Oct 28, 2016
Are Bangkok’s fledgling rooftop farms a hidden goldmine for hotels and hospitality businesses? Meet the hoteliers and entrepreneurs proving that environment-focused partnerships are the best marketing tool a business can have

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 26, 2016 • 8 min read

Ride-hailing apps Delivering change

By Mark Smith • Oct 26, 2016
A rising band of digital insurgents is transforming the delivery industry in Southeast Asia

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 19, 2016 • 8 min read

Vietnam Helping the blind to ‘see’

By Lorcan Lovett • Oct 19, 2016
Nguyen Ba Hai has developed haptic technology that helps the blind and visually impaired navigate the world around them

Money • Aug 23, 2016 • 12 min read
Responsible Business

How good business changes Southeast Asia

With more and more customers seeking out socially conscious products, the business of ‘doing good’ is booming for social enterprises
By Paul Millar • Aug 23, 2016

Money • Aug 16, 2016 • 12 min read
Technology

Vietnam’s restless game developers

Ho Chi Minh City mobile game developers are seeing their apps downloaded around the globe. We visit three game studios to find out what it takes to create the next big hit
By Logan Connor • Aug 16, 2016

Money • Jul 28, 2016 • 11 min read
Interview

The Southeast Asian entrepreneur

Over the past two decades, Southeast Asia has seen a new breed of entrepreneur – along with improved education, technology development and better government investment. But can the region become the world’s next Silicon Valley?
By David Hutt • Jul 28, 2016

Money • Jul 13, 2016 • 8 min read
Craft Beer

Southeast Asia’s beer revolution

In Cambodia and further afield in Southeast Asia, craft breweries and brewpubs are now catering to a more discerning caste of beer drinkers
By Logan Connor • Jul 13, 2016

Money • Jul 04, 2016 • 11 min read
Banking Industry

Uncertainty ahead

Cambodia and Myanmar are seeing swift economic growth. Can their banking industries keep up with the demands of an increasingly connected world?
By David Hutt • Jul 04, 2016

Money • Jun 10, 2016 • 9 min read
Myanmar

Cheese for a land of rice

When Ye Htut Win launched his gourmet food enterprise in Yangon, most wrote him off as a "nutcase". Now, he's at the helm of a growing empire
By Holly Robertson • Jun 10, 2016

Money • Apr 26, 2016 • 6 min read
Branding

Choosing the perfect brand ambassador

Brand ambassadors and celebrity endorsements are de rigueur in today’s media-savvy world. But how do you pick the right person for the job?
By David Hutt • Apr 26, 2016