COVID-19 responses across Asia: An essential guide

The past four months tested something that is difficult to assess in stable conditions: whether organisations operating across Asia have genuine capability, or whether they have presence and assumed it would be enough. The Hormuz disruption exposed that gap - not universally, but unevenly, and in ways that had less to do with resources or intent, than with what had already been built.

Vietnam is among Southeast Asia’s fastest growing markets. Through a combination of economic reforms and favourable global trends – including trade liberalisation, shifting supply chains and growing foreign investment - Vietnam transformed from a low-income economy to a dynamic middle-income nation within a single generation.

Doing Business - Mallesons’ 2026 guide to doing business in Australia - is your essential resource for investing and undertaking business operations in the Australian market.