by Teuvo Tuomi | Oct 22, 2024 | Japan, Lifestyle, News, Reports, Society
According to the All Japan Magazine and Book Publisher’s and Editor’s Association (APJEA), the number of bookshops in Japan has fallen by nearly half from 20,880 in 2004 to 10,918 in March 2024. Moreover, 27.7% of Japan’s 1,741 municipalities do not have a bookshop....
by Teuvo Tuomi | Oct 21, 2024 | News, Economy, Vietnam
Vietnam’s economy is expected to be worth US$500 billion next year, ranking the 4th largest in Southeast Asia, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh says. Vietnam grew from $346 billion in 2020 to $433 billion last year. And this year, the GDP is set to expand by 7%,...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Oct 20, 2024 | Economy, Indonesia, News, Reports
Indonesia’s National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) has drawn up two scenarios to achieve president-elect Prabowo Subianto’s plan to reach 8% GDP growth. The 2025-2029 National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) envisions reaching a growth rate of 5.7%...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Oct 18, 2024 | Cambodia, Business, Economy, News, Retailing
According to CBRE Cambodia, at the end of Q3, total retail space in Phnom Penh stood at nearly 770,000 sqm, while the average occupancy rate for the quarter stood at 58.3%, a slight decline compared to Q2’s 58.7%. The slump has continued since 2019. During the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Oct 17, 2024 | Elections, Equality, Japan, News, Society
A record 314 women are running in the House of Representatives election, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun, exceeding 300 for the first time in a general election. Of the 1,344 candidates running in the election, the percentage of women also hit a record high of 23.36%....
