by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 26, 2025 | Business, ASEAN, Asia, Economy, News, Vietnam
Vietnam is forecast to achieve a growth rate of 6.5% in 2025, maintaining its position among the fastest-growing economies in the ASEAN+3 region, according to the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)’s report. This projection is lower than the country’s...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 3, 2025 | ASEAN, Asia, Aviation, Japan, News, Transportation
Japanese carriers Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) were the most punctual airlines in Asia-Pacific on 2024, followed by Singapore Airlines (SIA), according to Cirium, an aviation analytics company. Asia-Pacific winner JAL’s on-time performance came in...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Dec 31, 2024 | ASEAN, Asia, Business, Economy, Indonesia, Malaysia, News, Singapore, Thailand
We all hope that 2025 will start on a positive note. Here are some of the main regional topics for the January 2025, listed by Nikkei Asia: Malaysia takes up ASEAN chair Malaysia takes up the rotating chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Dec 3, 2024 | China, Asia, Digitalization, Innovation, News, Technology
A Chinese start-up from prestigious Tsinghua University has started internal tests of its virtual hospital platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The platform developed by Tairex, a company set up in September under the university’s Institute for Al...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 21, 2024 | ASEAN, Asia, Banking, Business, Digitalization, Economy, Technology
Capgemini projects instant payments accounting for 22% of noncash transactions by 2028, the Standard Charters research institute reports. The Asia Pacific region is leading this trend with a 20% year-on-year increase in noncash transactions, outpacing growth in Europe...
by Jukka-Pekka Karppanen | Nov 14, 2024 | China, ASEAN, Asia, Business, Economy, Investment, Manufacturing, Partners
China Plus One Strategy Leveraging ASEAN for Resilient Growth and Strategic Advantage Amid trade wars and geopolitical uncertainty, the China Plus One Strategy helps businesses strengthen their strategic positioning, enable growth, and improve stability By Antti...
