by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 30, 2023 | ASEAN, Environment, Health, Philippines
The Philippines is among the Asian countries that are most vulnerable to El Niño in terms of impact on economic growth, prompting a monetary policy rate hike, according to Nomura Group. Climate experts have announced that El Niño will bring lower-than-usual rainfall...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 25, 2023 | ASEAN, Asia, Economy, Philippines, Southeast Asia
According to BMI Research’s report, the Philippines could join the world’s 20 biggest economies in value in less than three decades thanks to its large population and fast-improving industries. BMI expects the Philippines to be the world’s 18th-largest economy...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 19, 2023 | Technology, Visions
Tech writer Evgeny Morozov argues that today’s AI models draw their strength entirely from the works of actual humans and are built on vast amounts of human work stored at huge energy-burning data centers. AI is also nothing but complete. In a famous experiment, a...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 17, 2023 | Business, Cambodia, News, Technology, Thailand, Travel
The Bank of Thailand and the National Bank of Cambodia have started facilitating convenient and secure payments between the two countries. Thai tourists can now make purchases from Cambodian merchants using cross-border QR through the mobile banking apps of Thai banks...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 16, 2023 | ASEAN, Lifestyle, Southeast Asia, Technology
Video-sharing app TikTok will invest “billions of dollars” in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Southeast Asia over the next few years as it seeks to expand its functions beyond entertainment in its quest to become a relevant business tool in the region....
