Asia: Strategy

《可信数据空间发展行动计划（2024-2028）》发布以来，数据空间已从平台建设发展到生态运营。如何以运营规则驱动发展是需要解决的关键问题。我们与上海数据集团联合发表这篇文章，旨在提出解决问题的思路。

Business growth expert Mark Calleja joins The Cut to discuss why many SME owners remain trapped at the seven-figure plateau despite working harder than ever. Drawing from practical experience, he reveals the operational blind spots, cashflow mistakes, and mindset barriers that prevent businesses from scaling beyond their current limitations.

At a recent Withers KhattarWong seminar held in collaboration with The Obama Foundation, the speakers explored how difficult conversations could be approached with greater clarity, confidence, and contextual understanding.

Australia's refusal to introduce a text and data mining exemption for AI training has sparked a high-stakes confrontation between global AI companies promising billions in infrastructure investment and creative industries fighting to preserve copyright protections.

A patent attorney shares practical insights on integrating artificial intelligence into patent filing, prosecution, and examination workflows. Through three focused presentations, the discussion explores current AI applications, implementation challenges, and the evolving role of patent professionals in an AI-augmented practice environment.

Kazakhstan's new Construction Code establishes a comprehensive digital framework for managing construction projects throughout their entire lifecycle, from initial design through to final operation. The reform introduces mandatory Building Information Modelling (BIM) for strategic infrastructure and energy projects, with phased implementation extending to most construction activities by 2030. This digital transformation aims to create a unified regulatory ecosystem that integrates state systems, automates c

Vietnam is rapidly transforming from a manufacturing hub into one of Southeast Asia's most promising consumer markets. Rising incomes, urbanization, and a growing middle class are driving demand for high-quality international products, particularly in health, beauty, and family care categories. This shift raises a strategic question: which German retail concepts are best positioned to capitalize on Vietnam's evolving consumer landscape?

Power constraints, evolving financing models, regulatory complexity and public scrutiny are reshaping the development and investment landscape for data centres across Asia Pacific.

As competition for quality assets intensifies in mergers and acquisitions, traditional relationship-driven deal origination is being transformed by technology-enabled market intelligence. Leading advisory firms are now combining systematic market screening with relationship-led execution to identify opportunities earlier and engage before they become widely visible.

Vietnam is rapidly transforming from a manufacturing hub into one of Southeast Asia's most promising consumer markets. Rising incomes, urbanization, and a growing middle class are driving demand for high-quality international products, particularly in health, beauty, and family care categories. This shift raises a strategic question: which German retail concepts are best positioned to capitalize on Vietnam's evolving consumer landscape?

A new study examines how tradable rights in regulated markets derive value not just from immediate use, but from the strategic flexibility they provide firms over time. Using New Zealand's quota fisheries as a case study, researchers demonstrate that rights with longer tenure command premium prices by allowing firms to optimize harvest decisions based on market conditions.

On 1 May 2026, the comprehensively amended PRC Maritime Law and the Supreme People’s Court’s accompanying Judicial Interpretation on Temporal Validity entered into force, marking the Maritime Law’s first major overhaul since 1992.