by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 4, 2025 | Business, Economy, Inflation, Laos, News
Laos’ inflation rate dropped slightly in February to 12.7%, down from 15.5% in January, according to data from the National Statistics Bureau. In February, healthcare and medicine costs decreased by 22.7% but remained among the highest categories. Food and...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 3, 2025 | Economy, Digitalization, Innovation, News, Technology, Vietnam
Vietnam will invest about VNĐ12.8 trillion (501.2 million USD) to build a small-scale semiconductor chip manufacturing plant to serve research, design, production, packaging, and testing, according to Nguyen Khac Lịch, Director of the Department of Information and...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 2, 2025 | Culture, Entertainment, News, Philippines, Thailand
Thailand’s plan to legalize casinos is a “big threat” to the Philippines’ gaming sector, which would face fierce competition from a tourism giant. According to Alejandro Tengco, president and CEO of Philippine Gaming and Amusement Corp. (Pagcor), says the gaming...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 1, 2025 | Asia, Aviation, Finland, News, Travel
An aviation services agreement signed by Taiwan and Finland could pave the way for direct flights between the countries. The Civil Aviation Administration (CNA) says the accord is the first between Taiwan and a country in northern Europe. According to the accord, each...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Feb 25, 2025 | ASEAN, News, Thailand, Trade, Vietnam
Vietnam and Thailand have agreed to facilitate trade, expand market access, and work to achieve a bilateral trade target of US$25 billion soon. This commitment was made during talks between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn and Thai...
