Viticulture is a thriving business in spite of the challenges brought about by the climate changes going on along with global economic uncertainty. Investors based in China and Hong Kong seems to find vineyards in France as attractive investment opportunities in order to diversify their property portfolios. Declining interests from Chinese investors has been observed...
Amid the US-China tech and trade war underway, China, the second largest economy of the world is fully geared up towards advancements in the areas of artificial intelligence and semiconductor design. In accordance to the plan of action issued by the State Council in July 2017, the country is set to achieve global dominance in...
The startup scene in Indonesia is one of the most vibrant in the entire Asian landscape. The digital economy in the archipelago has been expected to become the largest in the Southeast Asian region. Google estimates that the startup ecosystem will triple in value to $100 billion by the year 2025 as Indonesia is home to...
The startup ecosystem in South Korea has emerged to be one of the strongest in the Asian region. The Korean startups have experienced tremendous growth over the last decade owing to strong government support, access to the best venture capital sources from all over the world, and availability of top accelerators. Korean startups received a...
Amidst the attempts to avoid American tariffs, Chinese companies have catalyzed their pace of investments in Southeast Asia. These investments have effectively contributed to the economic development of the countries in this region. In its report, the Asian Development Bank highlights how the trade conflict between China and United States has only went on to...
With a population of approximately 4.5 billion people, Asia is considered to have the fastest growing population compared to other continents. By the year 2025, it is estimated that about 1 billion people in Asia will be over the age of 50. Amongst other predictions, it is predicted that by the year 2020, Asia will...
Shenzhen is all set to become the new special economic zone, announced Beijing on Sunday. China’s hi-tech capital will be able to administer bold reforms as a model for rest of the cities in the country. A detailed list of reforms, that are about to be implemented in the Shenzhen city, was unveiled earlier this...
Recently, the warming up of China to African economies has received much attention; however, Japan has been steadily picking up pace with its investments across the African continent as well. Japan has had a long history of investments in Africa. When the Japanese economy was fast rising back up post the 2nd world war, Japanese...
There’s been a marked uptick in the investment activity across the Middle Eastern countries in Asia recent years. More interesting is the investment into the entrepreneurial landscape across these economies. It is no secret that countries across the Arab world such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and others have been desperately trying to wean their...
In a meeting of government representatives earlier this year, the Indonesian government showed a keen interest in welcoming Chinese investments across various sectors within its economy as part of its flagship BRI investments. The Indonesian representatives presented an investment opportunity to the Chinese investors along 28 projects that are roughly worth $127.5 billion altogether. These...