by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 16, 2024 | News, Business, Digitalization, Economy, Technology, Thailand
Thailand’s software sector outperformed other digital sectors last year with a growth of 12.8%, earning 215 billion baht. Main reasons were investment in advanced technology such as artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, cloud computing, and...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 15, 2024 | Japan, AI, Digitalization, Technology, Transportation, Travel
East Japan Railway (JR East) plans to launch self-driving trains by the fiscal year 2028. JR East will deploy driverless trains with increasing degrees of automation. First, it will run bullet trains for the Joetsu Shinkansen line by fiscal year 2028. During the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 15, 2024 | Japan, Elections, News
Official campaigning for Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election, which also will effectively choose current President Fumio Kishida’s successor as prime minister, has kicked off with a record 9 candidates. Since 1972, when endorsements from 20...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 14, 2024 | Climate, Philippines, Reports, Weather
For the third straight year, the Philippines has been given the unpleasant honor to be the most prone to extreme natural events and negative climate change, according to the 2024 edition of the World Risk Report’s World Risk Index, which included all 193 member states...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 14, 2024 | Korea, Crime, News, Technology
South Korean police have arrested two former Samsung executives suspected of leaking Samsung secrets worth $3.2 billion to China. One of the arrested suspects, 66-year-old Mr. Choi, set up a joint venture building chips in China with some local officials and served as...
