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Mar 2023
“Switch to Green: Packaging” – Panel discussion and virtual business matchmaking
Environmental awareness and protection are increasingly at the forefront of global, regional and national political, industrial and social discussions. The use of plastic packaging is having an immensely detrimental effect on the environment, especially in Southeast Asia where rapid urbanisation and rising middle-class fuel the use of single-use plastics, which, coupled with often weak infrastructure to manage the recycling and reuse, results in large amounts of plastic waste. It is important to transition away from fossil-based packaging, to promote and…
Branding Strategy: for your potential on the Japanese EC market
With the initiative "ASEAN Digital Trade Promotion" the ASEAN-Japan centre is striving to increase ASEAN exports to Japan through digital trade platforms, with the goal of helping businesses understand how to enter the Japanese e-commerce market, including navigating, and getting right, the incredibly relevant topic of branding. You might know the best strategies for in your country, but what about elsewhere? One size definitely does not fit all. By joining the 3-session "Branding Strategy: for your potential on the Japanese…
Jul 2023
Reformulation in ASEAN: Creating a Healthier Food Landscape
The double burden of obesity and undernutrition has become an emerging threat to health and healthcare systems in the region, and many countries across Asia struggle to contain these issues. Amid growing policy pressures to address these public health issues, supporting good health remains to be one of the most vital roles of the food and drink industry. With the growing policy pressures to address the rising obesity epidemic and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Asia; the food industry has been…
Aug 2023
China – ASEAN Industrial Cooperation: Exploring RCEP
The free-trade agreement of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has created the world's largest trading block, comprising the ASEAN countries, alongside China, Japan, South-Korea, Australia, New Zealand, with the aim to facilitate easier expansion of regional trade and investment. China has maintained its position as ASEAN's largest trading partner since 2009 and as an important international cooperation city Sichuan, in the west of China, Chengdu is seizing RCEP’s huge development opportunity in terms of industrial chain and supply chain cooperation and…
Halal Market: Major Trends in Global Trade
According to the global population statistics conducted by Pew Research Center in 2022, there were 1.9 billion Muslims, accounting for 23.54 percent of the world's population. In the next 20 years, the global Muslim population will reach 2.76 billion people, or 29.7% which is considered one-third of the world's population. It shows that the Muslim consumer market is a huge and high-potential market. In addition, Muslim consumers tend to spend money more regularly. Therefore, this event is organised to point…
Wellness tourism: merging services with technologies
On August 31, 2023, from 10.00 - 11.00 (GMT +7 / Bangkok time), please save the date and join us to explore the opportunities in the wellness tourism industry after the COVID-19 pandemic through our international market talk. As wellness sector has slowly regained popularity as a travel destination worldwide, and discussion will cover wellness retreats and traditional medicine centres, as well as spas, and detox and yoga bootcamps, tying these all together with digital transformation to live up to…
Sep 2023
India: New Market, New Target
India at a glance - reasons to join! India is considered one of the countries with significant and speedy economic progress. According to the United Nations, India's population is projected to surpass China by approximately 2.9 million around mid-2023, with an anticipated total population of 1.4286 billion. The largest demographic group will be young people between the ages of 15 and 24, numbering at 254 million. This demographic shift in India could…
Sep 2024
Agricultural and food products: Trade opportunities between Cambodia and Vietnam
To leverage the expanding Business-to-Business (B2B) opportunities between Vietnam and Cambodia, join our matchmaking event and connect with potential partners to expand your market reach and discover new business opportunities. Vietnam and Cambodia present significant Business-to-Business (B2B) market potential for businesses in both countries. According to statistical data, the trade flow between the two countries has gradually increased. In 2023, total trade value reached $6.6 billion in 2023, increasing more than 7% compared to 2022. In the first two months…
Discover Strategies: How to Penetrate the Halal Market and Business Matchmaking
Join the 2nd edition of the very popular Halal F&B Market Talk and matchmaking event: learn about entering new markets and find concrete business opportunities! According to the world population statistics from the Pew Research Center, in 2024, there are 1.5 billion Muslims, accounting for 25 percent of the world's population. By 2050, the Muslim population worldwide is projected to represent almost 30% of the world's population, or 1 in 3 people globally. This indicates that the Muslim consumer market…