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The Decade Ahead
Indonesia's time to shine; rise of right wing complicates vicious cycle of income inequality
SINGAPORE (Dec 27): Kelvin Tay, regional chief investment officer of UBS Wealth Management, is bullish that this coming decade will be one in which Indonesia will shine. “It might not seem very apparent right now, but Indonesia is primed to grow very st
December 27, 2019
Company in the news
ThaiBev rubbishes 'false' media reports that it is seeking to sell its business in Vietnam
SINGAPORE (Dec 19): Thai Beverage has clarified that claims in the media that it is seeking a buyer for its business in Vietnam is “false and without merit”.
December 19, 2019
Global review
Investing in Vietnam's growth
(Dec 13): Investments in Vietnam have been gaining traction in recent years, but the biggest story may lie in its private markets. In just two short years, the country has jumped to the third most active start-up ecosystem from the second least active amo
December 13, 2019
Global review
Opening up the equity market
(Dec 13): Vietnam is said to be the biggest beneficiary of the US-China trade war, which boosted its economy by almost 8% y-o-y in the first quarter of 2019, according to some estimates. But the country had already experienced an economic boom in recent y
December 13, 2019
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
NUS Enterprise inks deal to bring tech entrepreneurship hub BLOCK71 to Vietnam
SINGAPORE (Nov 25): BLOCK71, the cornerstone of Singapore’s technology start-up community, is expanding to Vietnam.
November 25, 2019
Global Economy
As Trump upends trade flows, no benefit felt yet from shift in global supply chains
SINGAPORE (Nov 25): Since the entry of China into the World Trade Organisation in 2001, national economies have been integrated into the global economy at an unprecedented pace. According to the WTO, more than half of world trade in goods and services con
November 22, 2019
IPO
Vietnam luxury builder sees US$1 bil value as market booms
(Nov 11): A developer of luxury homes in Vietnam is riding the country’s property boom and will seek a market value of about US$1 billion ($1.36 billion) after an IPO.
November 08, 2019
Food & Beverage
The pain of surging pork prices is now being felt in Vietnam
(Nov 7): African swine fever, the deadly pig disease that drove up China’s pork prices to record levels, is now taking another major consumer of the meat hostage.
November 07, 2019
Highlight
3 reasons why investors should look to Vietnam
SINGAPORE (Aug 6): Vietnam is the ultimate Southeast Asian success story.
August 06, 2019