ASEAN

More capital flows into Asean amid pandemic and US-China tensions (The Business Times)

The Asean region is set to see more capital inflows as companies look to diversify their investments and supply chains amid US-China tensions in a post-pandemic world. On the whole, Asean...

Vietnam

TPBank, Backbase cooperate to accelerate digital transformation (Vietnam Plus)

Tien Phong Commercial Joint Stock Bank (TPBank) of Vietnam is working with Backbase, a digital banking software provider based in the Netherlands, to put forth the Vietnamese bank’s digital transformation process...

ASEAN

Overcome Technical Debt in the Quest for Innovation (Rimini Street)

The writer is the Regional General Manager, Southeast Asia and Greater China of Rimini Street, Andrew Seow. Executive leaders today recognise that positive customer experiences can make or break a business of...

ASEAN

The Increasing Customer Expectation and the Impact on Enterprise Digital Priorities

For consumers now, digital experience goes beyond enabling a seamless purchase. Lazada launched LazLive to enable a more interactive experience for the in-app purchases in order to drive higher transaction...

ASEAN

Pan-ASEAN Covid-19 recovery plan needed to thrust bloc into Internet 4.0 (The Phnom Penh Post)

Manufacturers such as Vietnam’s Garment 10 introduced modern technology and solutions into their manufacturing production, internet marketing and sales. Garment 10 had utilised the data collected about customers, leveraged on...

Vietnam

US helps HCM City develop smart city operations centre (Nhân Dân)

The smart city operations centre is among four pillars in a master plan to transform Vietnam’s southern economic hub into a smart city in the 2017-2020 period and vision towards...

Vietnam

Vietnam’s E-government Ranking Only Tells Partial Story of Digital Transformation (Vietnam Briefing)

Although e-government initiatives are now more critical than ever, Vietnam’s efforts predate the pandemic and are part of a larger long-term plan to become a digital country. On September 27,...

ASEAN

The rise of Asean manufacturing (The Business Times)

It is clear that there are strong prospects for in the industrial sector for both owners and occupiers alike. For example, Jakarta now boasts nearly 150 million square metres of industrial...

ASEAN

Prioritizing Cybersecurity for ASEAN Enterprises in the Age of Digital Transformation

Among ASEAN enterprises, “build(ing) security and privacy into all devices, applications and algorithms” was one of the lowest priority in digital transformation, selected by only 21.9% of respondents, of which...

Vietnam

Database sharing important to developing e-government (Vietnam Plus)

Database sharing between management agencies at both central and local levels is key to the process of developing e-government, experts have said. The Ministry of Information and Communications is compiling an e-government development...

Vietnam

Banks racing to catch digitisation (Vietnam Plus)

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade Vietnam (Vietcombank) launched its new digital bank service, VCB Digibank, last month integrating its online trading platforms. Dao Minh Tuan, the lender’s general...

Vietnam

Vietnam Taking Steps to Accelerate Digital Transformation

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung asserted that the COVID 19 pandemic is a once-in-a-century opportunity to accelerate digital transformation on a national level. He further stressed that...

ASEAN

ASEAN agree to limit tariff barriers to fuel economies (The Phnom Penh Post)

At the meeting, participants discussed building platforms to facilitate existing trade to promote and support supply chain connectivity in the region and leveraging technology and digital commerce to support and...

Vietnam

Grappling with digital evolution (Vietnam Investment Review)

The writer is the Head of Enterprise Engagement, ASEAN of Industry Platform, Lam Nguyen. Improvements in telecommunication infrastructure like 4G and 5G increased internet access and smartphone penetration, and growing income levels...

Vietnam

Programme on national digital transformation approved (Nhân Dân)

The Prime Minister on June 3 issued Decision No.749/QD-TTg approving the National Digital Transformation Programme by 2025, with orientations toward 2030. The programme aims to realise the orientations and policies of...

Vietnam

Facebook launches campaign to assist Vietnam in developing digital economy (Nhân Dân)

Focusing on innovation, safety and digital literacy, smart cities, the digital economy and the community, the “Facebook for Vietnam” programme is being deployed from May to December this year by...

ASEAN

Post-Covid activity recovering in Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia (The Business Times)

Economic activity has begun to recover in Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand as Covid-19 lockdowns are lifted, said Maybank Kim Eng economists in a May 27 report. They believe that some...

ASEAN

Reviewing Returns of Digital Investments in ASEAN - Key Takeaways from AIBP Focus, 14 May 2020

In compliance with the lockdown and social distancing measures implemented across Southeast Asia, we had to put our regional travel and face to face meetings on hold. Amidst this downtime,...

Thailand

Thailand leads ASEAN in 5G rollout due to pandemic (Nikkei Asian Review)

Thailand's top two mobile operators Advanced Info Service and True Corp. are racing to deploy 5G networks at hospitals to lend support to doctors and medical personnel fighting the coronavirus. AIS on May 11 revealed...

ASEAN

How ASEAN Financial Institutions can Accelerate their Digitalisation Efforts - A Personal Reflection

The writer is the Senior Vice President, Systems, EMEA & JAPAC of Oracle, Chung Heng Han. Last week, I participated in a CxO Roundtable hosted by Asia IoT Business Platform,...