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Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 22, 2015 • 8 min read

Knowledge-based economy Follow the leader

By Kevin Ponniah • Oct 22, 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

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 27, 2015 • 9 min read

Mae Sot A break for the border

By Denise Hruby • Aug 27, 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

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 02, 2015 • 6 min read

Green Innovation Home on the farm

By Daniel Besant • Apr 02, 2015
With an ageing population and little space to grow food, Singapore needs to innovate. One project aims to address these pressing issues

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 08, 2015 • 14 min read

Anti-corruption Touching up Cambodia

By Daniel Besant • Mar 08, 2015
After years of floundering near the foot of global rankings on a range of development indicators, Cambodia is finally taking some steps in the right direction

Money • Jan 07, 2015 • 7 min read
Vietnam

Custody battle

Within the police force, communist ideals trump education and inflicting pain is the preferred interrogation technique, adding up to a deadly environment inside the nation’s prisons
By Laila Drake • Jan 07, 2015

Money • Oct 16, 2014 • 8 min read

The life business

Focus Asean sits down with Prudential Corporation Asia’s chairman to discuss the bloc’s insurance challenges, such as its rapidly ageing population
By Tassilo Brinzer and Joana Maria Tacken • Oct 16, 2014

Money • Oct 09, 2014 • 7 min read

The next level

The region’s tertiary education sector has received an ‘A’ for effort in recent decades and, while there is certainly room for improvement, the future looks even brighter
By Bridget Di Certo • Oct 09, 2014

Money • Aug 05, 2014 • 7 min read
Consumer Trends

Got milk?

Dairy consumption is on the rise, with health-conscious milk lovers beginning to seek out the cream of the crop. But UHT may be with us for a while yet
By Sofie Lisby • Aug 05, 2014

Money • Apr 23, 2014 • 6 min read
Eco architecture

Who’s afraid of the big green monster?

While some in Vietnam are still oblivious to the benefits of green architecture, others are working at realising its full potential
By Amanda Saxton • Apr 23, 2014

Money • Apr 21, 2014 • 4 min read
Business

The beach buys

As the Philippines enjoys impressive economic growth, the country’s most popular beach destination could offer investors a real estate bounty
By Sooruj Gupta • Apr 21, 2014

Money • Dec 12, 2013 • 2 min read

Q&A with Asean's Le Luong Minh

The Asean Secretary General provides updates on tourism integration in Southeast Asia
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Dec 12, 2013

Money • Oct 29, 2013 • 3 min read
Entrepreneur

The caffeine king

Brown Coffee’s Chang Bunleang says that education is the key to standing out in a crowded market
By Rebecca Foster • Oct 29, 2013