The Best of Asia Briefing – May/June 2013
Featuring our latest magazine and book downloads, as well as the best of our business and regulatory commentary. Includes our most recent publications and complimentary downloads concerning China, India, ASEAN, and the rest of emerging Asia. An Introduction to Development Zones Across Asia (Complimentary Download) In this issue of Asia Briefing Magazine, we break down […]
Mongolian Wind Farm Takes First Step Towards “Asian Super Grid”
Jun. 13 – The Mongolian government has taken the first steps towards constructing the so-called “Asian Super Grid” through the construction of the Salkhit wind farm in its capital city of Ulaanbaatar. The proposed grid would connect the electrical power systems of China, Japan, Korea and Mongolia. Clean Energy LLC and General Electric are powering […]
Tata Power Wins Major Thermal Power Project in Vietnam
Jun. 12 – India’s largest power company, Tata Power Co. Ltd., has beaten competitors to sign a US$1.8 billion contract to invest in a thermal power project in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province. The thermal power plant, which will be called Long Phu 2, is the largest project in Vietnam that an Indian company has ever invested […]
India & Myanmar Increase Trade and Investment Relations
India and Myanmar have formally committed to strengthen their bilateral trade relations, including bolstering their cross-border investment efforts. Other advances were also made in the IT and garment and textiles industries.
Thailand and Sri Lanka Sign Trade Deal
Jun. 7 – Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra recently forged a trade deal with Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The two countries agreed to double their bilateral trade within the next three to five years. Investments are specifically intended for infrastructure development projects, small-scale industries and export production. Trade between Thailand and Sri Lanka has […]
Why India is Winning the Entrepreneurial Battle with China
In some ways, there are similarities between China and India, yet in others, completely opposite positions exist. Understanding these subtleties is key to working out where future innovation, talent and growth will come from.
The Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Trade Corridor
By Nathan Barlow Jun. 7 – A trade corridor is a specific trading route that utilizes common trade agreements and infrastructure of the involved nations to increase the flow and productivity of trade. The establishment of a trade corridor by the Bangladesh–China–India–Myanmar Forum for Regional Cooperation (BCIM) was an idea originally developed by Chinese scholars […]
India Strengthens Ties With Asia-Pacific Nations
India strengthened its “Look East Policy” recently after government officials visited several of the country’s Asian neighbors, meeting with representatives in Japan, Thailand and Vietnam.
China and India Vie for Myanmar
May 29 – The competitive relationship between China and India has become a defining feature of the strategic environment across emerging Asia. While both nations are currently not in direct conflict, there are several areas that hold strategic interest which could potentially act as the stage for a clash between the two nations. Their current […]
New Issue of Vietnam Briefing: Re-evaluating Your Vietnam Representative Office
This issue of Vietnam Briefing examines ROs – the processes of working with them, and the rationale for either upgrading or closing them. We explain not just how to close up your RO, but also list out the common reasons for doing so.