by VF | Jun 8, 2022 | Southeast Asia, ASEAN, Health, News
Cambodia has reached a COVID-zero status after the last patient recovered, according to the country’s health ministry’s statement. The country reported no new cases of COVID-19 for 31 days straight, the statement says. Health ministry’s secretary of...
by VF | Jun 1, 2022 | Linkss, ASEAN, Asia, Business, Environment, Finland, Lifestyle, Travel
Indonesia and Vietnam have posted improvements on the latest Travel and Tourism Development Index. Indonesia has climbed to second place in Southeast Asia, jumping from 44th to 32nd, whereas Vietnam has moved up from 60th to 52nd. One of the biggest travel...
by VF | May 12, 2022 | ASEAN, Asia, Entertainment, News, Sports
The somewhat delayed SEA Games 2021 will take place from 12-23 May 2022 in Hanoi, Vietnam. The 31st edition of the Southeast Asian Games features 40 sports across 526 events. The games will bring together 5,467 athletes from 11 different nations. “For...
by VF | Apr 29, 2022 | Linkss, ASEAN, Asia, Business, Travel
International airline bookings to Southeast Asia reached 38% of pre-pandemic levels by late March, according to travel firm ForwardKeys. They were at less than 10% of 2019 levels at the start of the year. Singapore and the Philippines lead a sharp uptick in bookings....
by VF | Apr 19, 2022 | ASEAN, Asia, Business, Entertainment, Lifestyle
TikTok’s recommendation algorithm was selected as one of the top 100 global breakthrough technologies by MIT Technology Review in 2021. This shows why TikTok has gained fast adoption amongst users, says Manas Sabnis, head of brand strategy for Southeast Asia and...
by VF | Apr 14, 2022 | Linkss, ASEAN, Business, Lifestyle, News
Siam Makro will open two more Makro shopping malls in Cambodia. Currently, Siam Makro owns one shopping mall in Phnom Penh and another in Krong Siem Reap, according to the foreign trade promotion office at the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh. Cambodia’s economy is...
