Ascentium, a leading global business services platform headquartered in Singapore, has completed its acquisition of Dezan ...

Singapore is a popular location for regional holding companies and joint ventures because of its stable legal system and investor-friendly business environment. Contact Dezan Shira & Associates to ...

Foreign investors expanding into new activities in Indonesia often find that their existing KBLI (Indonesian Standard Industrial Classification; Klasifikasi Baku Lapangan Usaha Indonesia) no longer ...

The United States broadened its tariff policy in 2025, shifting from a China-specific approach to a wider protectionist framework that targets entire value chains in strategic sectors such as electric ...

Malaysia is attracting record levels of foreign direct investment as companies seek reliable production bases in Southeast Asia. In 2024, approved investments totaled RM378.5 billion (approximately ...

Thailand is reshaping its automotive industry for the battery era. The EV 3.5 package reduces purchase taxes, offers consumer rebates, and ties short-term import relief to firm local production ...

Brunei’s expanding network of industrial parks has opened new opportunities for foreign investors with offerings of investment-ready facilities, seamless customs procedures, and one of the region’s ...

An Introduction to Doing Business in Singapore 2025, the latest publication from Dezan Shira & Associates, is available for download through the Asia Briefing Publication Store. Singapore remains one ...

Termination in Vietnam is not a simple administrative matter. The country’s labor laws are built to protect employees, and even small missteps by an employer, especially a foreign one, can lead to ...

As global supply chains continue to restructure due to the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical tensions, and rising production costs in China, Thailand has emerged as a strategic node ...

Foreigners are generally prohibited from directly owning land in Thailand, except under very limited circumstances, such as inheritance. Even in such cases, strict conditions apply, and land ownership ...