by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 27, 2023 | China, Laos, News, Travel
The China-Laos Railway has started a cross-border tourist train service from the Chinese capital Beijing to the Lao capital Vientiane. The train travels from Beijing Fengtai Railway Station and along the Beijing-Guangzhou and Shanghai-Kunming train lines via Libo, and...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 26, 2023 | Vietnam, News, Technology
Intel has confirmed its plans to expand investment in Vietnam. The move aims to enhance Intel’s existing 1.5 billion USD factory in the country. Ace Wilson, the chief financial officer of Intel Vietnam, said Vietnam continues to be a critical part of its global...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 25, 2023 | Myanmar, Environment, News
Farmers in Myanmar’s second-largest rice-growing region, Bago, are seeing massive losses in yields due to the worst flooding to hit the region in six decades, raising concerns about mounting food security and dwindling export earnings in the coming months, rice...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 25, 2023 | Crime, Philippines, Travel
A “cult scare” is driving tourists away from Socorro town in Surigao del Norte. Socorro municipal agriculturist Edelito Sangco, chair of the government’s Task Force Kapihan, said tourist arrivals in the town had nosedived since the cult-like activities of the Socorro...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 24, 2023 | Malaysia, Lifestyle, Travel
The “Jewel of Kedah” is losing its shine. The number of visitors to Langkawi has been shrinking since September, and the island will likely miss its visitor arrivals target this year by at least half a million. Since September, the island saw a month-on-month drop of...
