Empowering business in Southeast Asia
With a high quality of medical services and affordable prices, Thailand has become a major hub for medical tourism in Asia. Thailand’s facilities, technologies, quality of medical services and expertise all factor in to attract healthcare services of medical devices, pharmaceuticals and medical food.
Rattan is a vine that grows upon large trees in the rainforests of Indonesia. Traditionally used as a woven material for daily life objects and handicraft, it is now also utilized to create socially responsible modern products. These new applications help preserve the rainforests and local communities livelihoods in Indonesia.
Rapid economic growth and fast changing behaviors are two factors that foster the empowerment of female consumers in Asia. This report presents how the rising income of women and their increasing independence to use it are making them a very attractive segment for retailers and particularly, online retailers.
With a population expected to reach 10 million by 2020, Kuala Lumpur is in need of major urban planning to enhance the well being of locals and tourists alike. To allow for its sustainable development, various projects are being implemented which will impact community livability, economic and business sustainability.
The Philippines is an interesting place for tech startups: a large population, a growing economy and a vast base of Internet users who are very involved in social media. These factors make the Philippines more and more attractive as it develops an eco-system to accompany the launch, development and maturation of startups.
With the approaching launch of the ASEAN Economic Community, ASEAN is supporting several initiatives to make it become a successful reality. This video presents the vision of ASEAN for 2015 onward to enhance connectivity for ASEAN peoples and businesses, and foster growth, culture and welfare.
Indonesia’s fast growth and its opening to foreign business and technologies is the source of an important change in the habits, behaviors and aspirations of Indonesians. This interesting presentation explains how some major trends will impact the evolution of economy and society in the coming years and decades in Indonesia.
Starting up in ASEAN is not the same as in the US: Asian culture is less empowering to the individualistic ambitions that often drive entrepreneurs. In this video CXA Group CEO Rosaline Koo gives us some perspectives on starting a business in Asia, why it is different now from the “.com” era and what it is …
With more than 22 million smartphone users in Vietnam, and an impressive growth rate, the Vietnamese mobile market is attracting many interests. This report presents some milestones of 2014 together with statistics and trends for 2015 on the use and development of the mobile and applications ecosystem in Vietnam.
Singapore is a rising star for tourism in Asia, with a host of ultra-modern skyscrapers, vertiginous panoramas and luxury hotels. In a trend-setting video that sums up some of the city’s best places of interests, Louis Vuitton glimpses through historic landmarks and avant-garde designs to communicate an elitist taste of Singapore.