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[Column] Will Vietnam be the next Thailand – Footsteps of low birth rates and talent shortages
✅Roughly speaking 📉 Vietnam's total fertility rate will hit a record low of 1.91 in 2024. 🏙️ In Vietnam, the situation varies by region, with urban birth rates at 1.67 and rural birth rates at 2.08. 🇹🇭 Thailand is experiencing a decline in births and an aging population, but Vietnam is sure to... -
[Column] Can Japanese Hydroelectric Technology Be Used Abroad – From "Building" Power Plants to "Using them for a Long Time"
✅ Roughly speaking 💧 The strengths of Japanese power companies are not limited to the equipment itself, such as water turbines, but also their long experience in developing, renovating, operating and maintaining hydroelectric power plants. 🌏 Japanese companies are participating in hydropower projects in different ways in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam... -
[Column] Can a corrupt country grow its economy – Quality of growth from the Philippines
✅ Roughly speaking -📈 Even in countries where corruption exists, economies can grow due to population growth, urbanization, foreign investment, etc. •💰 However, corruption increases the burden on businesses, distorts the priorities and quality of public investment, and destroys growth that could have been achieved. ・🏗️ In the Philippines... -
[Column Writing] 【ESG Strategies for Business 】35th Malaysian PDPA Revision and Practical Responses for Japanese Companies— Guidelines for DPO Appointment, Disclosure Notification, and Cross-Border Data Transfer
The Malaysian edition of the Current Affairs Bulletin (published August 26, 2026) includes a contribution by Representative Mitsuru Misawa entitled "【ESG Strategies Useful for Business 】35th Malaysian PDPA Revision and Practical Responses for Japanese Companies— Guidelines for DPO Appointment, Disclosure Notification, and Cross-Border Data Transfer." The last one (34th) was national emissions... -
[Column] Will Vietnam change ASEAN's growth pecking order. Semiconductor and human resource development advance the industry
✅ Roughly speaking 🇻🇳 Vietnam's strength is no longer just "low cost." 🎓 The focus on developing semiconductor talent and design and manufacturing appears to be changing the course of industrial advancement. 📊 In World Bank's 2026〜2027 classification, Vietnam will move to an upper-middle-income country... -
[Column] Why Malaysia's semiconductor industry is being reevaluated now. Current location as the center of ASEAN restructuring
✅ Roughly speaking 🇲🇾 Malaysia is still considered to have a core position in the Semiconductor and E&E (Electrical & Electronics) sector in ASEAN. 🏭 I believe the strength lies not only in the accumulation of subsequent processes, but also in the clarity of industrial policy toward IC design and advanced technology... -
【Announcement 】 First report published as JETRO Platform Coordinator
August 13, 2026, Borderless Consulting Sdn. Bhd. The mini-report prepared by JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization), "Overview of Malaysia's Carbon Trading Market and National Carbon Market Policy (NCMP)," has been published on the JETRO website. This report is from our company... -
[Column] Commonalities among companies that fail in emerging markets. How to go beyond ordering products, entrusting agencies, and managing employees
✅ Roughly speaking 🧭 Companies struggling to grow in emerging markets often fall into either product-seeking, agency-based, or client-run operations. 📍 The core of the problem seems to be that companies pile up their guns while the comparison axis for measuring their position remains unclear. 🛣 Now... -
[Column Writing] 【 ESG Strategies for Business 】34th National Carbon Market Policy and ETS Initiative— How to Move from Voluntary to Compliance Markets
The Malaysian edition of the Current Affairs Bulletin (published July 22, 2026) published an article by Representative Mitsuru Misawa entitled "【ESG Strategies for Business 】34th National Carbon Market Policy and ETS Initiative— How to Move from Voluntary to Compliance Markets." The previous one (33rd) was Malaysia's decarbonization policy... -
[Column] A thorough comparison of EV policies, subsidies, and charging infrastructure in five major Southeast Asian countries — Where Japanese companies are likely to invest
✅ Roughly speaking 🇹🇭 Thailand has imposed a purchase subsidy of up to 100,000 baht on the EV 3.5 package (2024–2027) under its "30@30" policy, and a domestic production of two (2026) 〜 three (2027) units per imported car It is considered to be the most structured manufacturing attraction strategy in Southeast Asia...
