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Why ‘China plus one’ is paying off less than Southeast Asia hoped
"China plus one" sent billions of dollars of investment into Southeast Asian factories. Yet the region isn't capturing enough value.
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"China plus one" sent billions of dollars of investment into Southeast Asian factories. Yet the region isn't capturing enough value.
Fewer than half of tiger poaching and trafficking arrests in Southeast Asia result in convictions or legal penalties, providing little deterrent to an illegal black market that is driving wild tigers towards extinction, reports contributor Sean Mowbray for Mongabay. Researchers analyzed 259 tiger…
Nippon Paint Holdings Co. is buying Akzo Nobel NV’s decorative paints business in Southeast Asia for $1.35 billion, acquiring a regional slice of a business it had sought to buy in full.
Report says 36% qualify as savvy, with monthly spending 47% higher.
Flowing from the Tibetan Plateau through China’s Yunnan province into Southeast Asia, the river is more than a geographical feature, serving as a lifeline for over 60 million people across Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar.
Activists across Asia are being hunted down by authoritarian governments even across international borders. Human rights groups have been warning of a "swap market" of repression in Southeast Asia.
Singapore has launched a dating platform for public officials, in the city-state's latest experiment meant to tackle declining marriage and historically low fertility rates.
Meta has announced that Dhruv Vohra will take on a new role as Managing Director, Global Business Group, Southeast Asia. The post Meta Names Dhruv Vohra to Lead Southeast Asia Business appeared first on Meta Newsroom .
There are significant opportunities – and risks.
Will the region's demand for artificial intelligence services justify the enormous outlays of money and resources?