by Teuvo Tuomi | Apr 5, 2025 | ASEAN, Asia, Business, Economy, News, Southeast Asia, Trade
Southeast Asia has been among the hardest hit regions by Donald Trump’s tariff rout across the globe, which has dealt a heavy blow to the region’s export-reliant economies. Washington on 2 April said it will slap levies of 46% on Vietnamese exports. Thailand...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Apr 2, 2025 | Business, Japan, News, Technology, World
The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has designated three companies — Apple Inc., its Japanese subsidiary iTunes K.K. and Google LLC — as subjects of the smartphone software competition promotion law, a new law regulating very large IT companies in the smartphone...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 30, 2025 | Asia, Business, China, Entertainment, Lifestyle, News, Social Media, Technology
Zhang Yiming, founder ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has become China’s richest person for the first time, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Zhang’s personal wealth has reached $57.5 billion, surpassing Zhong Shanshan, founder of bottled water...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 27, 2025 | Asia, Business, Economy, Finland, News, Vietnam
Finnish textile service company, Lindström has opened its first service center in Vietnam’s Bien Hoa City. Lindström focuses on optimizing the product lifecycle in an efficient and resource-saving way. For a weekly rental fee, customers receive workwear along...
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...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 16, 2025 | Cambodia, Business, Digitalization, Economy, Finland, News, Sustainability
Newly appointed Ambassador of Finland to Cambodia, Kristiina Kuvaja- Xanthopoulos, has discussed cooperation priorities in Phnom Penh with Cambodian lawmakers Chea Sophara and Suy Sem. The Finnish Ambassador emphasized her team’s support on strengthening digital...
