by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 2, 2024 | Aviation, China, Indonesia, News, Transportation, Travel
An ARJ21 plane that took off from Indonesia arrived in Guangzhou on Tuesday, completing the maiden flight of the Manado-Guangzhou route of Indonesia’s TransNusa Airlines. It’s the longest commercial route for China’s first home-grown regional jetliner. The...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 1, 2024 | Economy, Laos, News, Tourism, Travel
Vientiane Province in Laos is boosting tourism as a key economic driver, to attract over 1.3 million visitors by the end of 2025. Sisawat Sengphachan, Director General of the Department of Press, Culture, and Tourism of Vientiane, says that in the first nine months of...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Oct 30, 2024 | News, Asia, China, Technology
The third-generation Mercedes-Benz CLA will use a 2.0T four-cylinder engine manufactured by Chinese Geely and Horse, a 50:50 owned company between Geely and Renault. The engine’s output is claimed to be 250 horsepower (186 kW) and has a maximum torque of 360 Nm....
by Teuvo Tuomi | Oct 30, 2024 | Economy, Indonesia, Inflation, Investment, News
Analysts are warning that Indonesia’s economy could start overheating if President Prabowo Subianto goes ahead with his plan to push the country’s gross domestic product growth to 8% per year. An overheating economy, when GDP grows unsustainably, could lead to...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Oct 28, 2024 | Philippines, Finland, News, Trade
During his October 24-25 visit to the Philippines, Finland’s minister for foreign trade and development Ville Tavio met with Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Trade Undersecretary Ceferino Rodolfo to discuss trade policies, including the EU – Philippines...
