SOUTHEAST ASIA

VinFast shares approached meme-stock status in 2023 making it briefly the third most valuable car company in the world. Now that the shares

FDI into China dipped to $33 billion, the lowest since 1993. The good news is that China's FDI figure was positive, some analysts were predi

Southeast Asia's real estate market has an impressive mix of high-quality real estate investment firms, at least compared to other emerging

Bernie Madoff and Enron executives are rejoicing that their scandals and frauds may soon be eclipsed by one in Vietnam involving nearly 10%

Thailand's real estate market faces challenges due to a slowing economy, reduced tourism, and declining foreign investment. To revive the ma

Vietnam has a booming "low-end" electronics manufacturing sector and now has its sights on a new challenge of carving out a niche in the fie

CapitaLand doubles down on its Southeast Asia real estate portfolio with investment in Thailand logistics to create Thailand's largest indus

After surging demand, Vietnam's motorbike sales crashed 17% in 2023, marking the lowest level in a decade. Motorbike sales in Vietnam...

Toyota's investment in Kenya signals a shift from sales and distribution to manufacturing in the country. The Japanese powerhouse has simila

Zinc is used in a wide range of applications including galvanizing steel to prevent rust and corrosion, creation of alloys such as brass and

Real estate has been used by the CCP to inflate and manipulate its GDP resulting in unyieldy real estate debt and ghost cities sprinkling th

During the signing of two agreements on maritime cooperation, Vietnam and the Philippines also took time to discuss increasing trade between

China's unilateral ownership claims to the South China Sea are not supported by its neighbors or any significant power. The trajectory of th

Last year Chinese real estate collapsed. Will Chinese manufacturing do the same this year? For the fourth consecutive month manufacturing ac

Chinese inflows consumed nearly all of the $12.1 billion that poured into emerging market equities the first part of January 2024. The inves

Blackstone is not alone in its ambitions to rapidly expand its data center holdings. Firms like KKR, Digital Realty, and Brookfield are also

The conflict in Asia over who controls the South China Sea is primarily driven by the fact that China has claimed it all for itself and has

A new $300 million fund targeting Thailand hospitality investments has been launched by Thailand's wealthiest family, the Chirathivats. The

The leading bicycle tire company in Germany, Schwalbe, is doubling down on its Vietnam manufacturing operations. It has operated in the coun

Apollo is exiting its equity real estate business in Asia, but sticking by the credit strategy for the asset class. It raised an equity fund