[Analytics] Do e-scooters have a future in ASEAN?
ASEAN cities are notorious for their traffic. A 2019 report by the Asian Development Bank…
Singapore
Singapore is an economy of 5.6 million people and a founding member of APEC. When the forum was founded in 1989, Singapore’s real GDP was USD 61 billion, while its real per capita GDP was USD 21,000. By 2016, Singapore’s GDP grew fivefold at USD 295 billion, and its per capita GDP more than doubled at USD 53,000.
Mitsubishi to shut Singapore oil-trading unit after losses by trader
TOKYO, Nov 6, 2019, Reuters. Trading house Mitsubishi Corp. said Wednesday it will shut down…
[Analytics] ASEAN wildlife under threat from illegal hunting
Illegal hunting poses a greater threat to ASEAN’s wildlife than earlier thought according to a…
EAEU open to signing free trade deals with Asian countries: Russian PM
BANGKOK, Nov 4, 2019, TASS. Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand and the Philippines have expressed interest…
E-scooters to be banned from Singapore footpaths from Nov 5
SINGAPORE, Nov 4, 2019, The Straits Times. Electric scooters will be banned from footpaths from…
Vietnam ranks high in military strength
HANOI, Nov 2, 2019, VN Express. Vietnam has the 23rd most powerful military in the…
Air taxi goes on manned maiden voyage in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Nov 1, 2019, China Daily. Volocopter, the German urban air mobility and air taxi…
New road between two Singapore’s towns to open on Nov 17
SINGAPORE, Oct 31, 2019, The Straits Times. Residents living in Pasir Ris and Punggol will…
Global Wind Energy Council partners with Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore to accelerate wind energy in SE Asia
HANOI, Oct 31, 2019, Hanoi Times. Three memorandums of understanding (MOUs) signed with Vietnam’s Binh…
Trump claimed S. Korea was ‘major abuser,’ had to pay $60B to U.S.: memoir
WASHINGTON, Oct 30, 2019, Yonhap. U.S. President Donald Trump called South Korea a “major abuser”…
Singapore PM expresses appreciation to Malaysia’s Queen for sending her special sauce to his family
SINGAPORE, Oct 29, 2019, Bernama. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has expressed his appreciation…
[Analytics] Ill ease of doing business rising across Asia
Asian governments appear increasingly reluctant to implement the kind of pro-business reforms that could help…