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Bali, Indonesia - culture, travel
a collection of articles about Malaysia
Super-app platforms in Asia - ride hailing, food delivery, payments, more
Laos - culture, business and travel
a collection of articles and videos about Singapore
Exploring Thailand - culture, business, travel

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Asia’s new aid diplomacy. Charity closer to home

Richer Asian countries helping poorer ones will shape the region’s geopolitics. China isn’t the only country giving out goodies in Asia. Japan and... (2023)


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Asian integration: What Asia’s economic revolution means for the world

Investing in the neighborhood. Asia’s economies are coming closer together. That will benefit them, and the world. Links between the region’s count... (2023)


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Economic integration: How Asia is reinventing its economic model

A new Era of Asian commerce. How the continent at the heart of globalization is reinventing itself. The continent’s future will involve less Weste... (2023)


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Green supply chains; Asia’s battery battlefield.

A battery supply chain that excludes China looks impossible. The outcome will be determined in Asia, where most battery supply chains are based. Th... (2023)


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Carbon Credits - There is hope for South-East Asia’s beleaguered tropical forests | The Economist

They are being cut down less and conserved more | Asia The LEAF Coalition and carbon offsets… (2021)


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Indonesian logistics startup SiCepat raises $170 million Series B – TechCrunch

SiCepat, an end-to-end logistics startup in Indonesia, announced today it has raised a $170 million Series B funding round. Founded in 2014 to prov... (2021)


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Visit Angkor Wat - A Guide to Cambodia's Wonder of the World

Our highlighted journey through Angkor Wat and its temples of Ta Prom, Angkor Tom and Siem Riep, Cambodia. (2020)


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Grab raises up to $856M to boost payments business as rumors of merger with rival Gojek

Southeast Asian on-demand transport startup Gojek denies that it is involved in talks to merge with Grab. But today Grab announced a piece of news ... (2020)


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How the scramble for sand is destroying the Mekong - BBC News

The Mekong river is being damaged by sand extraction, adding to calls for limits on sand usage. (2019)


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Where to go on the Banana Pancake Trail that isn’t totally overrun with backpackers - Matador Network

From Thailand to Indonesia, these are the best places to travel along Southeast Asia’s Banana Pancake Trail to steer clear of the backpacker crowds. (2019)


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Go-Jek makes first close of $2 billion round at $9.5 billion valuation – TechCrunch

Southeast Asia-based ride-sharing firm Go-Jek is making progress with its plan to raise up to $2 billion in fresh capital to fund its battle with c... (2019)


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The Life of a Backpacker in Asia in the 1970s - Kevin Kelly

Kevin Kelly, a writer and speaker best known as a futurist, goes back in time to talk about his early backpacking travel years in Asia. (2018)


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Google report: Southeast Asia’s digital economy to triple to $240 billion by 2025 – TechCrunch

It may sit in the shade of China and India, but tech has real growth potential in Southeast Asia. Home to a cumulative 650 million people, the regi... (2018)


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Grab lands $50M from Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank to further its fintech push – TechCrunch

Southeast Asia ride-hailing firm Grab is continuing to add strategic investors to its ongoing Series H round — which is targeted at more than $3 bi... (2018)


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Go-Jek is in talks with former Uber ally ComfortDelGro, Singapore’s top taxi firm – TechCrunch

ComfortDelGro, Singapore’s largest taxi operator, has held talks with Go-Jek about a potential partnership that could replace its annulled agreemen... (2018)


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Bangladesh’s version of Go-Jek raises over $10M in a round led by Go-Jek – TechCrunch

$4.5 billion-valued ride-sharing startup Go-Jek may be busy in Southeast Asia, where it is aiming to step into the gap following Uber’s exit, but t... (2018)


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Ride-hailing startup Shohoz raises $15M to build the Grab of Bangladesh – TechCrunch

Uber may be global but it is very much the alternative in some parts of the world. One such place is Bangladesh — the South Asian country that’s ho... (2018)


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Travelstop brings business travel management to SMEs and startups in Southeast Asia – TechCrunch

Travelstop is a new startup in Singapore that aims to bring the benefits of business travel management to SMEs and other smaller companies in South... (2018)


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UNESCO World Heritage Sites and the Downside of Cultural Tourism – Skift

It is officially described as the best-preserved city in Southeast Asia, a bygone seat of kings tucked into a remote river valley of Laos. Luang Pr... (2016)


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Grab picks up $2 billion more to fuel growth in post-Uber Southeast Asia – TechCrunch

Grab, the ride-hailing service that struck a deal to take Uber out of Southeast Asia, has announced that it has pulled in $2 billion in new capital... (2018)


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Bangkok, Thailand - 8K Ultra HD Video 120 FPS (Capital of Thailand) by Drone

Bangkok 8K Ultra HD Video 120 FPS (Capital of Thailand) by Drone8K Video Ultra HD, 60fps, 120fps, 240fps for Your 8K Resolution Device: Apple TV, 8... (2023)


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The reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in WWII

Japan attacked the U.S Pacific Fleet at its base at Pearl Harbor on the 7th of December 1941, but what led to that decision? Why did the Japanese a... (2023)


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Why wasn't Thailand Colonized?

Why wasn't Thailand Colonized?As the powers of Europe began to grow and expand throughout the world’s history, colonialism became the forefront of ... (2023)


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KOH SAMUI, THAILAND - Ultimate Travel Guide to ALL BEACHES, JUNGLE & heavenly ANG THONG - 4K + Drone

Koh Samui is a paradise island in Southeast Asia. It is Thailand in a nutshell, with beautiful beaches, mountains, nature, night markets and mystic... (2023)


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NINH BINH - Vietnam's MOST BEAUTIFUL place? ALL SIGHTS, cruises, temples and buddhas in 4K + DRONE

Ninh Binh is the most beautiful holy place in North Vietnam. In this area are the high green peaks of the Christmas Mountains, but also dozens of m... (2023)


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HA LONG BAY, VIETNAM 4K - The most beautiful WORLD WONDER? Ultimate Travel Guide with CAT BA + Drone

Ha Long Bay is truly a natural wonder of the world. In 2007, this mountain range in the sea was chosen as one of the seven most beautiful places in... (2023)


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