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Credit Card Adoption in Asia

Credit card penetration across Asia is very low when compared to places like the US and Europe. Many people in Asia are underbanked leading to difficulties in even obtaining credit cards. As a result, the…


Public Transportation in Asia

Public transportation in Asia spans the entire spectrum of possibilities. In Japan, the train and subway systems are clean, efficient and sage. On the opposite side of the  coin is Indonesia with its disorganized and…


Currencies of Asia

Asia has as many currencies as there are countries. China – Yaun or Rembini Singapore – Singapore Dollar Taiwan – Taiwan Dollar Hong Kong – Hong Kong Dollar Malaysia – Ringgit Indonesia – Rupiah Cambodia…



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Languages Spoken in Asia

Many Westerners refer to the a big portion of Asia as APAC. APAC typically consists of countries as far North as Japan and Korea and South down to Australia and New Zealand. From the West…


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What is a GoJek?

In many developing economies in Asia, a car is tremendous luxury that only the rich can afford. Instead there are an abundance of motorbikes which jam the streets. Most motorbikes belong to a family and…