by Teuvo Tuomi | May 12, 2024 | ASEAN, Asia, Environment, News, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Weather
Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) says Pling Island and the coral reefs around Sirinart National Park in Phuket will be temporarily closed due to extensive coral bleaching caused by rising seawater temperatures. The...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 12, 2024 | ASEAN, Environment, Finland, News, Research, Vietnam, Weather
Finnish-funded projects to promote the modernization of air quality monitoring and management systems in urban areas and hydro-meteorological services are progressing in Vietnam. The goal is to improve the capacity of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 5, 2024 | Asia, ASEAN, Health, News, Reports, Society, Southeast Asia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says that the developing nations of Asia and the Pacific are ill-equipped to meet the needs of their rapidly aging populations. The region’s growing elderly demographic faces numerous challenges, including low pension coverage,...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 4, 2024 | ASEAN, Finland, News, Thailand, Tourism, Travel
Finnair plans to add extra flights to Phuket in Thailand this winter due to increased demand. The carrier will increase its Helsinki-Phuket route to six-times-weekly from December 2024, up from four times per week in winter 2023. Services will operate on...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 1, 2024 | Asia, ASEAN, Bangkok, chimate, Environment, Ho Chi Minh, Manila, Weather
Over the past few weeks, most regions across South and Southeast Asia have been experiencing some of the highest temperatures observed in decades. The temperature rise has been credited to the impact of the ongoing El Nino phenomenon for the most part. However, a...
by Jukka-Pekka Karppanen | Apr 25, 2024 | ASEAN, Partners, Philippines
We are excited to announce that Vision Finland has formed a strategic partnership with NordCham Philippines, the largest NordCham in Asia. Our shared vision is to unite the Finnish and Nordic communities by bridging Finnchams and Nordchams. Working together broadens...
