Super apps of China - What next for Malaysia?
The BAT of China – Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent - shaped China's first wave of digital transformation. Covid-19 has further catalysed the growth in digital payments in China.
BRI and Look East Policy: Worthy collaborations
THIS year marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). In 2013, President Xi Jinping revealed two new Silk Roads, which are now known as BRI, to connect the world with China.
Promoting a Gender-Inclusive Digital Economy in China and Malaysia
The world economy at present is characterised by digitalisation, where the digital economy based on next-generation information technologies such as big data, cloud computing, Internet of Things, blockchain and artificial intelligence have permeated almost all aspects of the economy.
Policy-driven Asean-China digital economy cooperation
THE digital economy in South-East Asia is expected to hit US$330bil (RM1.54 trillion) by 2025, and subsequently US$1 trillion (RM4.67 trillion) by 2030.
China-Malaysia collaboration on fostering humanistic values in global development
CHINA and Malaysia have actively participated in global development initiatives. The Belt and Road Initiative concentrates on infrastructure development and economic cooperation across multiple regions, demonstrating China’s prominent engagement.
Empowering women towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals
Gender prejudice persists in cultures, economies, politics and social institutions throughout the world.
Facilitating Asean trade in the digital age: RCEP's contributions to accelerating growth
THE Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a proposed agreement between Asean member states and its free trade agreement (FTA) partners.
How AI can power economic recovery and overcome challenges in Malaysia
ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) is progressively being recognised as the new general purpose technology that will bring about revolutionary economic transformation similar to the Industrial Revolution.
The Belt and Road Initiative and digital business transformation
BUSINESS structure has been isolated into several modules and processes because of growing economic globalisation, which has changed the setup of the global economy and how it operates.
Digital banks in Malaysia: Prospects and lessons from China
ON APRIL 29, 2022, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) announced the five digital banking licence winners from the 29 applications received, namely a consortium of RHB Bank Bhd and Boost Holdings Sdn Bhd; a consortium led by YTL Digital Capital Sdn Bhd and Sea Ltd; a consortium led by GXS Bank Pte Ltd and Kuok Brothers Sdn Bhd; a consortium led by KAF Investment Bank Sdn Bhd; and a consortium of MoneyLion Inc, AEON Financial Service Co Ltd and AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd.
Being humanistic toward an ageing society
The phenomenon of an ageing society has been studied in scholarly literature and this field of study is known as gerontology.
An opportunity to fix the brain drain?
BRAIN drain, or human capital flight, refers to the emigration of Malaysians who have received advanced training at home.
