A Digital Silk Road (DSR) strategy is increasing within the BRI since countries are expected to collaborate on emerging technology for development and trade. Digital connectivity and evolving digital economies, as can be seen in China and some BRI countries, can have a positive effect on growth. However, there are some complexities and risks to DSR arising from the fact that the declared ambitions in the Chinese state differ drastically from the elusive existence of active Chinese participation, particularly in terms of the digital aspect of the strategy. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the perspectives and challenges for DSR, and the implication of BRI goes digital. Drawing from Nethpolitik and Liberal lens, this paper offers a broad overview of the communication and information segment of the initiative, which has so far been undervalued or even overlooked in the existing literature. The study asserts that DSR will broaden economic transition, strengthen regional integration, and support financial sources to boost global multilateralism and political stability. Accordingly, some risks cannot be ignored for DSR, such as political, ideology, data, and privacy hazards.

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The circular economy model enables businesses to incorporate regenerative manufacturing systems that use closed-loop resources to achieve economic and environmental sustainability. The work focuses on the circular economy's competitive advantage from the multinationals apparel industry's internationalization paradigm. A qualitative data analysis technique was used to analyze secondary data obtained for this work. Also, two cases study was selected to demonstrate the circular economy model practice. As a result, the fast fashion industry is increasingly focused on sustainability and environmental value development. Firms need competitive advantages to grow and can grow by leveraging the competitive advantages of the circular economy. Sustainable practices are not only essential for development but also business practices like production and operations. The value creation and competitive advantage in this work can also benefit the practitioners of this discipline when taking internationalization decisions from a circular economy perspective.

There is clear evidence that building infrastructure contributes to a country's rising economy and improved well-being. Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) expansion operations are mainly designed to make the infrastructure necessary and increase physical connectivity. The purposes of this article are to discuss the implication of FDI in Cambodia under the BRI initiatives on Diamond Island and Golden Silver Gulf Resort as the cases. This work uses a qualitative method and two theoretical frameworks of Ownership-Location-Internalization (OLI) and Investment Development Path (IDP) to investigate the cases. The inward FDI returns in Cambodia have triumphed, but not they all have been met so far. However, it can be a way of hindering potential benefits to spillover effects and obstacles for Cambodian workers.