by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 6, 2024 | ASEAN, Innovation, Manufacturing, News, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Technology, Thailand, Vietnam
Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand aim to become a regional leader in the semiconductor manufacturing industry while the demands of artificial intelligence technology and electric vehicles are increasing. Singapore is expanding its decades-long domination in the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 5, 2024 | ASEAN
Married Thai men are the most unfaithful in the world. A whopping 56% of them are cheating on their spouses, according to the World of Statistics. The percentage of cheating married men by dejected countries: Thailand 56% Denmark 46% Sweden 32% Japan 31% Norway 28%...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 4, 2024 | Reports, ASEAN, Lifestyle, News, Society, Southeast Asia
The super rich in Southeast Asia are more worried that a lack of succession planning could lead to family disputes than those who are well-heeled in other regions, according to life insurer Transamerica Life Bermuda. 129 high net worth (HNW) advisers say that 41%...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 2, 2024 | ASEAN, Asia, Health, News, Thailand
Thailand’s Rural Doctors Movement (RDM) has won the 2024 Ramon Magsaysay Award for its long and continuing contribution to Thai people’s health. The board of trustees of the Foundation says that the RDM was among five awardees this year. The four others are...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 18, 2024 | ASEAN, Environment, News, Reports, Southeast Asia
A new study shows Southeast Asians feel more prepared than most in the face of disaster. In response to survey questions, people from South-East Asia scored highly in preparedness, household planning and feelings of agency when it came to disasters. Roughly two-thirds...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 14, 2024 | Thailand, ASEAN, Investment, News, Southeast Asia
According to the report by the World Gold Council, Thailand’s gold bar and coin investment surged 22% year-on-year in the second quarter, reflecting ongoing weakness in the baht. Meanwhile, consumer gold demand across Southeast Asia grew by 20% year-on-year....
