by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 28, 2024 | Economy, Environment, News, Technology, Vietnam
Fifteen companies from the United States, including semiconductors firms, have expressed interest in investing $8 billion in Vietnam’s clean energy infrastructure, US Undersecretary for Economic Growth and the Environment Jose Fernandez says. Vietnam is seeking...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 27, 2024 | Asia, China, Culture, Lifestyle
The Chinese New Year – or the Lunar New Year – will fall on Saturday, 10 February 2024, starting a year of the Wood Dragon. As a public holiday, Chinese people will get 8 days off from work from February 10-17 to February. The Chinese New Year is celebrated across...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 26, 2024 | Travel, China, News, Singapore
Singapore and China have signed a mutual visa exemption agreement, which will come into effect from 9 February. Chinese and Singaporean citizens holding ordinary passports will be allowed to enter and stay in each other’s countries visa-free for up to 30 days,...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 25, 2024 | Economy, Environment, Indonesia, News
Indonesia needs to almost triple its sugar production from the current amount by 2030 if it wants to achieve self-sufficiency, including feeding its bioethanol ambition. To realize this, Indonesia would need to reach sugar production of 9.7 million tonnes by 2030,...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 24, 2024 | Cambodia, Business, News
Cambodia is moving up the ranks to become the world’s 8th largest garment exporter as per data from the World Trade Organisation. This is a big improvement from 2021 when a WTO report had pegged the country at the 11th spot. In 2021, the world’s top ten exporters were...
