by Teuvo Tuomi | Feb 1, 2025 | Indonesia, Lifestyle, News, Society
Indonesia’s Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises has officially rolled out its 4-day work week initiative to interested employees. Known as the Compressed Work Schedule, the voluntary program allows employees of the ministry who meet the 40-hour work requirement the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 30, 2025 | China, Culture, Event, Lifestyle, News, Tourism, Travel
Chinese authorities expect a record 9 billion inter-regional trips during this year’s Spring Festival travel period, which began on 14 January and will continue until 22 February, an estimated 7% rise from last year’s Spring Festival. Almost 205 million...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 29, 2025 | China, AI, Innovation, Investment, News, Technology
China’s newest AI model, DeepSeek, has surged to the top of the free app download charts in the United States region of the Apple App Store, surpassing the once-dominant ChatGPT. It also secured the number one spot on the free app rankings in China. On 20 January,...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 26, 2025 | Business, ASEAN, Asia, Economy, News, Vietnam
Vietnam is forecast to achieve a growth rate of 6.5% in 2025, maintaining its position among the fastest-growing economies in the ASEAN+3 region, according to the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)’s report. This projection is lower than the country’s...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 25, 2025 | News, Indonesia, Technology
The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has ruled that Google’s mandatory use of Google Play Billing for in-app purchases has violated Indonesia’s competition law, restricting market and technological development in the country. Google Play Billing is...
