Le ingenti perdite economiche della Malesia per l’emergenza COVID. Il Paese, nonostante gli interventi del governo sull’economia, registra circa 550 milioni di dollari di perdite al giorno a causa delle misure di contenimento sanitarie disposte dalle Autorità. Il momento però potrebbe rivelarsi un’opportunità per mettere le aziende nelle condizioni di sviluppare l’economia digitale.

Ritorno della politica “vecchio stile” in Malesia. East Asia Forum si interroga sui prossimi sviluppi politici in Malesia alla luce della recente crisi istituzionale che ha colpito il Paese negli ultimi mesi dopo le dimissioni del Primo Ministro Mahatir.

The country has emerged successful from the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic by preventing and containing infections. The projected economic growth is still positive and Vietnam is chasing opportunities to assert its role in Asia.

Despite a significant decline in the first part of 2020, the Governor of the Philippine Central Bank Benjamin Diokno shares positive forecasts for the medium term. According to his estimates, the measures implemented by the government could lead to a 7.7% growth in 2021.

The Covid-19 pandemic has crushed Thailand’s tourism sector as numbers of foreign visitors have dropped below even the worst predictions plunging 76.4% in March from last year after a 42.8% drop in February. When borders open and international travel bans are lifted, China will almost certainly resume its dominant role in Thailand’s inbound tourism sector.

Thailand is set to lose duty-free access for $1.3 billion in exports to the U.S. market today, six months after Washington warned it would pull back on trade privileges unless the country committed to more labor rights reforms. Analysts expect the new duties to do little damage directly, however.

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sri Trang Gloves has seen a dramatic increase in demand for its products. The company therefore decided to file for an initial public offering on the Stock Exchange of Thailand with the intention of raising funds and increasing the production of medical gloves up to an incredible 32 billion pieces per year.

Chinese carmakers are ramping up production in Myanmar as they go head to head with dominant and entrenched Japanese rivals in the fast-growing market.

The World Bank has approved $50 million in emergency financing to help Myanmar improve its hospital system to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.

Citizens across the South-East Asia region have consistently resorted to online shopping practices in the last few months but, according to some studies, dissatisfaction with delays and lack of communication would be high.

With China–US tensions and geopolitical turbulence increasing, many in the Asia-Pacific have looked at how ASEAN would respond to remain united, central and relevant. The ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) report is a response to the rising contention between great powers as well as a lens for ASEAN’s future priorities.

No country in Southeast Asia will be immune to the tough economic and health impact caused by the coronavirus pandemic. It will be crucial to be prepared for the worst.

The Japanese government has unveiled a $2.4 billion fund to finance local companies that move their manufacturing production from China to Japan or Southeast Asia.

South China's Guangdong Province saw its trade with ASEAN countries grow by 7.7% year on year in the first quarter, while its total foreign trade volume dropped due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. The ASEAN became Guangdong's biggest trade partner in the quarter, with trade volume accounting for 16 percent of the province's total commerce.

The government in Phnom Penh is strongly focusing on the renewable energy sector, with a particular focus on solar energy. However, Cambodia is also closely linked to the use of resources such as coal and hydropower.

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, some 77 new factories, including 34 garment, footwear, and travel goods factories, have opened in Cambodia in the first quarter of 2020. According to official sources, these factories have created around 27,000 jobs.