by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 6, 2024 | Education, Indonesia, Lifestyle, News, Reports, Society
Data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS) shows that only 36.4% of children across Indonesia attended pre-primary schools last year, a slight increase from 35.3% in 2022. This puts Indonesia far behind the regional average. UNICEF data suggests that in East and Southeast...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 5, 2024 | Economy, Business, Inflation, Infrastructure, Innovation, Investment, News, Thailand, Tourism, Trade
Thailand’s economic growth potential is expected to hover around 3% for the next five years, according to Bank of Thailand governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput. This is a decline from closer to 3.5% reported in the years before the Covid-19 pandemic. Many households in...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 5, 2024 | Korea, Energy, Environment, EU, Infrastructure, Innovation, News
During the first half of 2024, the EU Climate Dialogues (EUCDs) project organized a set of three dialogue sessions in Seoul, South Korea. The sessions gained solid interest from policy representatives of both Korea and the EU, as well as the corporate side. The three...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 4, 2024 | Economy, Indonesia, News, Society
Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy says that Indonesia’s poverty rate in March 2024 was the lowest on record in the last ten years. “Based on Statistics Indonesia (BPS) data, the poverty rate in Indonesia stood at...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 4, 2024 | Vietnam, Business, Climate, Energy, Environment, Technology
Rooftop solar and other renewable power can now be sold directly through private transmission lines without going through Vietnam Electricity as an intermediary. Wind, biomass, micro-hydropower, geothermal, wave, and tidal energy plants are also included in the...