In the 21st century, with an actual GDP increasing rate of ASEAN is up to 5.3% at an average, it becomes the fifth economy after USA, China, Japan and Germany. Recent years have witnessed much attention and expectation on ASEAN's manufacturing industry from the whole world. Internationally known auto and electrics & electrical players such as Toyota, ZF, Samsung, etc. have frequently invested their production bases in this area. Auto and electrics & electrical are main sectors of many ASEAN countries, but local chain is not complete enough. Part of equipment, mould, parts, etc. are yet to be self-sufficient. In order to accelerate development, local governments in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and other government have carried out tax or financial incentives to attract investment. There are business chances with support of policy!

Effective and accurate delivery of brand information is a strong booster for market exploring. In order to help enterprises to get more insights about potential chances in ASEAN and reach target customers efficiently, organizer of Asia-Pacific Metal Industry Exhibition (METAL AP), on basis of service efforts accumulated for years in ASEAN, officially launches METAL AP Newspaper since year 2020.