by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 27, 2025 | ASEAN, Banking, Economy, Indonesia, News, Southeast Asia
Indonesia will join the BRICS-sponsored multilateral development bank, which President Prabowo Subianto believes could expedite the country’s economic development. The decision came after Prabowo’s meeting with New Development Bank (NDB) president Dilma...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 24, 2025 | China, Finland, Investment, News, Technology, Visions
Easpring is planning to construct a new plant to produce cathode active material, CAM, which is needed to produce lithium-ion batteries, in Kotka, Finland. The plant’s first-stage capacity will be 60,000 tonnes of cathode active material per year. The investment...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 24, 2025 | Environment, Climate, Finland, Innovation, News, Technology, Thailand
Kemira will make a multi-million Euro investment in multiple production line expansion of strength chemical agents for paper, board, and tissue at its Wellgrow site in Thailand. The implementation of the expansion project will begin next year, and the new capacity is...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 23, 2025 | Asia, Climate, Environment, News, Philippines, Weather
Scientists from the nonprofit group Climate Central report that 10 out of 51 countries in Asia recorded more than 30 days of temperatures reaching Climate Shift Index (CSI) level 2 or higher. Brunei Darussalam ranked first with 83 days, while Maldives was second with...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 19, 2025 | Business, Digitalization, Economy, Investment, Technology, Thailand
The largest company in the digital assets industry, Tether, says that Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission has granted acceptance of USD₮ as an approved cryptocurrency. This approval enables USD₮ to be traded within the country, facilitating its listing on...
