Batam is the economic powerhouse of the Riau Islands (Kepulauan Riau or Kepri in short) Province, accounting for 65-70 per cent of Kepri’s total GDP. Its population has…
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Asia and the Pacific
04 Feb 2021
Artificial intelligence (AI) and big data are transforming the credit market in Vietnam. Lenders increasingly use ‘algorithmic credit scoring’ to assess borrowers’…
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Asia and the Pacific
30 Jan 2021
The race between two competing ideas for mega infrastructure projects in Southern Thailand has entered the final stretch. The old Khlong Thai or “Thai Canal” scheme has…
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Asia and the Pacific
22 Jan 2021
Vietnam is currently experiencing one of the most intensive urban transitions in the world. Its urban population doubled over the last thirty years (UN 2018). Since 2010,…
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Asia and the Pacific
05 Jan 2021