Sarah Tan tracks the operational adjustments of Asian multinationals and regional leaders. She focuses on strategic partnerships, investment activities, and industrial realignments.
In the first half of 2026, when global air cargo volumes are expected to be roughly flat, Cargo Services Far East (2130.HK) saw its net profit rise 78.5% year-on-year. The value of this report card lies not in the growth rate itself, but in what it reveals: Asian logistics demand is shifting from traditional air cargo volumes toward three new curves—cross-border e-commerce, Southeast Asian manufacturing relocation, and channels to high-purchasing-power markets.
In-depth analysis of AI's explosive growth in the global fintech sector, focusing on how Asia is reshaping industry logic through unique scenario-driven models, and revealing the risks and opportunities behind this growth.
As the ASEAN Economic Community marks its tenth anniversary, regional integration has achieved historic milestones while also confronting new challenges posed by geopolitics, supply chain restructuring, and uneven development. This article examines the AEC's past, present, and future from an Asian business perspective, offering deep insights for regional corporate strategy.
Based on Wood Mackenzie's briefing at APPEC 2025, this analyzes three major trends: the slowdown in global oil demand, the deepening import dependence of Asian refineries, and the structural shortage of refined oil products in the Pacific region.
Based on the Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2025, this analysis examines the dramatic shifts in the unicorn landscape from an Asian perspective: the rise of AI, China's pivot toward hard tech, India's adjustments, and Southeast Asian opportunities. It reveals the deeper forces driving regional innovation.
Based on the latest Mordor Intelligence report, this article analyzes the growth drivers, regional divergence, and structural challenges of the Asia-Pacific private equity market through 2031.
From an Asian business perspective, this article analyzes Turkey's growing economic, cultural, and security presence in Central Asia, explores its implications for the Middle Corridor, the Trans-Caspian trade route, and the regional landscape dominated by China and Russia, and assesses the long-term significance of this shift for Asian supply chain restructuring and the regional investment environment.
In the first quarter of 2026, total commercial real estate investment in Asia-Pacific reached USD 47 billion, a year-on-year increase of 31%, setting a new record high. Singapore led the region with a growth rate of 433%, while market divergence in Japan, Australia, and India intensified. Based on the JLL report, this article analyzes the geopolitical economic factors, industrial upgrading, and shifts in investment strategies behind capital flows.
APISWA, MPWT, IBC, and AAC sign a landmark road safety memorandum of understanding, advancing Cambodia's 2030 safety goals. This article analyzes the deep impact of this cooperation on Cambodia's economy, logistics, and regional investment landscape.
Asian retail industry has massive video data but fails to fully utilize it. This article analyzes how to transform cameras from security tools into real-time operational intelligence centers to improve conversion rates and customer experience.
Singapore is no longer just a fintech hub; it is turning into a testing ground for digital financial infrastructure. Tokenization, cross-border payments, and large-scale application of AI are becoming key trends for 2026.
This article analyzes the structural transformation of industrial park investment promotion communication from image display to evidence-driven approach. Combining cases from Singapore, the Netherlands, Germany, and the Middle East, it explores the reconstruction path of investment promotion logic in the Asian market.
According to PwC's latest M&A outlook, the Asia-Pacific region is the only region expected to see growth in industrial and service transaction volumes by 2026, with India and Southeast Asia becoming major beneficiaries of manufacturing relocation and supply chain diversification.
Singapore's M&A market shows polarization: large deals drive up total value, but deal count falls to a decade-low. Private equity and AI infrastructure are the main drivers, reflecting capital's increasingly selective allocation.
This week, funding for South Korean AI startups shows that capital is shifting from consumer-level applications to industrial AI infrastructure, such as security, trade, healthcare, and clean technology. The government is also promoting industry alliances and international cooperation, marking a new phase for the South Korean AI ecosystem.
A KPMG report points out that although demand in the Southeast Asian medical technology market is strong, internal supply chain complexity and regulatory fragmentation may constrain growth. Enterprises need to redesign end-to-end supply chain visibility, distribution partnerships, and localization strategies, while regional coordination urgently needs to be deepened.
Singapore's retail sales show superficial growth but are actually driven by gas stations, with non-essential consumption weak. Analysis shows energy costs eroding residents' purchasing power, weakening ASEAN tourism demand, and the retail industry faces structural divergence.
The 2026 Asia Innovation Excellence Awards return, focusing on companies that create measurable impact through transformative innovation, reflecting the evolution of Asia's business innovation strategies.
ExecuJet’s rising workload at its new Kuala Lumpur facility may appear on the surface to be simply an improvement in a single company’s capacity utilization, but behind it lies a reflection of the expansion of Asia’s business aviation fleet, the repatriation of maintenance demand within the region, and the long-term shift toward localized delivery of high-net-worth travel and corporate aviation services.
Driven by demand for artificial intelligence chips, growth, investment, and wages in Taiwan and South Korea are rising in step. This boom, which appears to be concentrated in the semiconductor industry, is in fact reshaping patterns of consumption, public finances, and capital flows across East Asia, and may further affect the redistribution of supply chains in Asia.