Insights
What’s in your e-Wallet?
Mobile payments are convenient, secure and easy, so why are adoption rates so different across countries in Asia? Who uses mobile payments depends on the person as well as the location. In China, cash has almost completely gone the way of the dinosaurs, as they say. Trying to pay for things in cash or with […]
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How did you celebrate the New Year?
Entering my third year in Singapore, this is now the third time that I have experienced Chinese New Year and the tradition of “Lo Hei”. “Lo Hei” in Cantonese, where 捞 “lo” (literally mixing) means “tossing up good fortune”, refers to the ritual adopted in Singapore of tossing the yu sheng and saying of […]
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Most Livable Cities for Asian Expats
ECA International has announced the list of city rankings on livability for Asian expatriates. Several of our locations either remain or move closer to the top of the list. ECA uses a system to fairly measure the difficulty an assignee will experience as an expatriate in the location. Included in the list of factors is […]