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By Thomas Brent • Aug 03, 2018
The collapse of a hydroelectric dam in Laos last week has reinvigorated a debate on the potential consequences of the country’s fervent building of dams, leaving many to question if the rewards outweigh the risks
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Jun 01, 2018
Cambodia, 1 April 2018: DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, has deployed the country’s first electric vehicle in the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone for delivery and pick-ups within the area
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Mar 29, 2018
Hav Kongngy hopes his affordable, interlocking bricks can help tackle a housing crisis that has left many Cambodians unable to afford a home
By Paul Millar • Mar 01, 2018
With Southeast Asia's population expected to grow by more than 100 million people in the next 30 years, the region's crowded megacities are in danger of becoming dystopian nightmares - unless governments and city planners act now
The construction industry in Cambodia has been enjoying great growth in recent years. Yet there are concerns over the quality of some of these projects and an over-reliance on Chinese investment
By Nathan Paul Southern • Nov 06, 2017
Chomping on crickets is nothing new in Southeast Asia, but a global market for critter-based foods could turn edible insects into a major industry
By Colin Meyn • Oct 31, 2017
Several privately funded affordable housing developments have broken ground in Cambodia but, as urban migration intensifies, can the country meet the urgent demand for social housing?
By Claire Knox • Mar 31, 2017
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
Consumers are moving from identikit items to customised creations in a megatrend that strategists have dubbed the “youniverse”
By David Hutt • Mar 29, 2016
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
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
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