by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 30, 2023 | Asia, News, Southeast Asia, Technology, Travel
Low-cost carrier AirAsia has launched a new live call feature to address urgent customer needs. The airline said the feature allows guests to speak directly with a human agent during their “Ask Bo Live Chat” sessions. The option to connect to a call will become...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 28, 2023 | China, Asia, Lifestyle, Technology
Chinese people are increasingly using TikTok’s sister app Douyin as a way to complain about products. Douyin, which is produced by TikTok’s owner ByteDance, has become influential in offering Chinese people a way of putting consumer pressure on companies....
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 27, 2023 | Cambodia, ASEAN, Environment, Lifestyle, Southeast Asia
Residents in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh have been facing water shortages for the past few days due to insufficient water supply and high demand. In some areas, the water shortage has been going on for weeks. The affected suburbs are Svay Pak, Kork Roka,...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 26, 2023 | Business, Finland, Lifestyle, News, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand
Tanachira Retail Corporation, the importer and distributor of the Finnish fashion icon Marimekko and some other major brands is planning to have its initial public offering (IPO) with Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission next month. Tanachira’s...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 23, 2023 | Indonesia, Economy, News, Southeast Asia, Technology
Indonesia has issued various incentives to attract investments into its new capital city, Nusantara. The incentives range from income tax holidays to import tax exemptions as well as the permission to hire foreign workers for up to 10 years. Nusantara is estimated to...
