Good read, this is big news. Very promising inroads being made by the NEM team in Asia.
In Malaysia alone lots happening:
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In the meantime, the Nem.io Foundation has been formally recognised by an agency in the Prime Ministers department in Malaysia as a high impact technology project. The secretariat of the NEM.io Foundation shall be housed in their premises for the next couple of years. The premises shall have a lecture theatre, function rooms and conference rooms where we are free to use them to promote our activities..."
This as well as the NEM Malaysian team which you can check out the team members here:
http://www.nem.my/key-members/