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StartupsMalaysia's Carsome plans foray into Philippines in 2020 Used car marketplace is also considering moving its HQ to Singapore Used cars for sale along a busy road in Las Pinas, south of Manila, in the Philippines. [1]

TOKYO -- Mexico's KidZania is looking to Asia to expand its chain of entertainment and educational centers for children and to make the business truly global. [2]

TOKYO -- Gone are the days when huge cities such as Manila, Bangkok and Jakarta spearheaded the fastest consumer demand growth in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations region. [3]

SINGAPORE -- Southeast Asia's ride-hailing and food delivery companies are joining forces in hopes of capturing growing tourism demand in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]

Curtis S. Chin, a former U.S. ambassador to the Asian Development Bank, is the inaugural Asia fellow of the Milken Institute. Abhinav Seetharaman is the Princeton-in-Asia fellow at the Milken Institute Asia Center in Singapore. [5]

SINGAPORE -- A few minutes driving around Greater Manila reveals some of the Philippines' various problems, headaches that don't seem to be going away anytime soon. [6]

SINGAPORE People become aware of the divine power of a mantra only when they no longer hear it. EconomyASEAN finds free trade a tougher sell in today's environment As the U.S. (confirmed by 2 sources) [7]

TOKYO -- Anticipating a tighter domestic market due to a declining birthrate and increased competition, UCC Holdings, Japan's largest coffee company, is keen to expand overseas, especially in Asia. [8]

Sources
[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-09-24 · 50% match

Malaysia's Carsome plans foray into Philippines in 2020

StartupsMalaysia's Carsome plans foray into Philippines in 2020 Used car marketplace is also considering moving its HQ to Singapore Used cars for sale along a busy road in Las Pinas, south of Manila, in the Philippines.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2014-08-28 · 49% match

Let me edutain you: KidZania's high hopes for Asia

TOKYO -- Mexico's KidZania is looking to Asia to expand its chain of entertainment and educational centers for children and to make the business truly global.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-07-13 · 49% match

Middleweights, not megacities, will lead ASEAN growth

TOKYO -- Gone are the days when huge cities such as Manila, Bangkok and Jakarta spearheaded the fastest consumer demand growth in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations region.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-04-21 · 47% match

Southeast Asia taxi, food delivery companies eye tourism windfall

SINGAPORE -- Southeast Asia's ride-hailing and food delivery companies are joining forces in hopes of capturing growing tourism demand in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-11-28 · 47% match

Three lessons for Asia from the world's top megacities

Curtis S. Chin, a former U.S. ambassador to the Asian Development Bank, is the inaugural Asia fellow of the Milken Institute. Abhinav Seetharaman is the Princeton-in-Asia fellow at the Milken Institute Asia Center in Singapore.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-06-07 · 45% match

Philippine startup, others have lesson for Big Tech: Serve society

SINGAPORE -- A few minutes driving around Greater Manila reveals some of the Philippines' various problems, headaches that don't seem to be going away anytime soon.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-03-23 · 44% match

ASEAN finds free trade a tougher sell in today's environment

SINGAPORE People become aware of the divine power of a mantra only when they no longer hear it. EconomyASEAN finds free trade a tougher sell in today's environment As the U.S.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-03-25 · 44% match

Asian market seen as key to perk up revenue of Japan's java giant

TOKYO -- Anticipating a tighter domestic market due to a declining birthrate and increased competition, UCC Holdings, Japan's largest coffee company, is keen to expand overseas, especially in Asia.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-01-08 · 44% match

Asia's rising star pulls neighborhood powers into its orbit

MUSE, Myanmar -- Myanmar, often called Asia's last frontier, is reforming its way to growth.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-10-24 · 44% match

Universal Robina to offer pricier snacks in Southeast Asia

MANILA -- Philippines food producer Universal Robina seeks to reach out to the growing middle-income population in Southeast Asia with high-end snacks from a newly acquired subsidiary in Australia.

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