Economy
Opportunities and Challenges of Pinduoduo’s Internalization Efforts through TEMU
As the world’s fastest-growing economy giant, Chinese e-commerce remains a significant player in global trade. In line with its striking development in terms of...
Learning from Chaos: Building Consumer’s Trust for Indonesia’s Start-Up Ecosystem
2024 has lapsed with some troubling news for Indonesia’s business ecosystem. From massive layoffs to deflation, economists have predicted that 2025 seems not good...
Real Estate: China’s Top Priority for Risk Prevention in 2025
Despite the central government's implementation of a series of stimulus measures, the fundamental weakness in China's real estate market has not been significantly alleviated.
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Mindful P2P Lending Practice to Empower ASEAN Small-Medium Enterprises
As the backbone of ASEAN's fast-growing economy, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) must possess considerable support for all their operations to thrive, including through...
Here’s How China’s Economic Model Entraps Developing Nations
Initially lauded as a groundbreaking vision for global connectivity, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has increasingly become a subject of intense scrutiny. Promising...
How Indonesia’s OECD Membership Could Reshape Global AI Governance
Indonesia’s recent inclusion in BRICS has positioned the nation as a critical player in the evolving global order. For instance, through BRICS, Indonesia has...
Bureaucracy Reforms 2025: Will Governments Fight or Tango with AI?
This is the first time in the workforce's century that a brand-new level of superior performance has emerged to change the world, similar to...
Why China Needs Comprehensive Welfarism
The assertion that "without a well-functioning economy, political stability cannot be achieved" may sound all too cliché, yet it is certainly true. In the...
China-EU Trade Conflict: Implications for the Global Economy
In recent months, an escalation has been spurred by the European Commission’s decision to impose hefty tariffs of up to 35.3% on Chinese state-owned...
Divergences between the U.S. and its allies over key economic issues
US President Joe Biden recently blocked the acquisition of US Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel. While commenting on his decision, Biden said:
“A strong domestically...