by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 26, 2024 | Business, Digitalization, Economy, Finland, News, Technology, Vietnam
Nokia and Vietnamese Viettel will jointly deploy 5G equipment for the first time across Vietnam later this year, the Finnish company confirms. The project will cover 22 provinces across the country and support Viettel’s strategy of advancing 5G infrastructure and...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 25, 2024 | Business, Economy, Manufacturing, News, Thailand, Transportation
The manufacturing and sales of vehicles in Thailand fell by more than 20.56% in August compared to last year, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) reports. Surapong Phaisitpattanapong, advisor and spokesman of FTI’s automobile club, says 119,680 vehicles were...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 25, 2024 | Indonesia, Business, Economy, News, Reports
Indonesia’s dream of becoming a high-income economy by 2045 is bleak, the World Bank says. Achieving that target in time, Indonesia would require annual gross domestic product growth of 6-7% over the next 20 years. “For middle-income countries to have high income in...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 21, 2024 | China, Business, Economy, News
The Shanghai Composite Index, a benchmark of Chinese A shares, went up 0.69% to close at 2,736.02 points on Thursday, amid a wider rebound of emerging market stocks. Following the trend, the MSCI index for emerging markets surged 1.09% on Thursday evening. Meanwhile,...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 20, 2024 | Thailand, Digitalization, Economy, News, Travel
The Government of Thailand is promoting its new Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) to attract foreign nationals who wish to work while traveling in the country, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Maris Sangiampongsa. The DTV is...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 19, 2024 | Thailand, Economy, News, Society
Thailand’s cabinet has approved the digital wallet scheme, under which 14.5 million vulnerable and disabled Thais will be the first to receive the 10,000 baht cash benefit. The money will be wired into their bank accounts between 25-30 September, Finance...