by Teuvo Tuomi | May 9, 2025 | China, Asia, Business, Entertainment, Finland, Lifestyle, News, Technology
TikTok is planning a €1 billion investment to establish its first data center in Finland, according to Reuters. The initiative aligns with the company’s broader goal of enhancing data sovereignty by housing European user data within the region. The project is part of...
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 | Feb 12, 2025 | Asia, Infrastructure, Lifestyle, News, Singapore
Singapore is the top city in the Asia-Pacific region, based on where people would most like to live, visit, and find the best jobs, according to the inaugural 2025 Asia-Pacific Best Cities report, which ranked over 140 cities in the region in liveability, lovability,...
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 23, 2025 | Equality, Finland, Lifestyle, News, Society, Thailand
The Royal Thai Embassy in Helsinki has started marriage registration services regardless of gender, following the launch of Thai marriage equality act. The service will be available for Thai-Thai and Thai-foreigner couples. The applicants need to submit the...
