by Teuvo Tuomi | Feb 12, 2023 | Linkss, Asia, Business, Cambodia, China, Economy, News, Southeast Asia
The 187-km-long freeway from Phnom Penh is a 2 billion USD investment by the China Road and Bridge Corporation. It is also one of the results of cooperation between China and Cambodia under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). More than one million vehicles had...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Feb 6, 2023 | Linkss, Asia, Finland, News, Travel
Asian countries are topping the annual Henley Passport Index 2023, with Japan and Singapore sharing the leaderboard, followed by South Korea. Finland is in shared sixth place on the list, together with Italy and Luxembourg. The Henley Passport Index is the only one of...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 31, 2023 | Linkss, Asia, Business, Economy, Education, Entertainment, Finland, Food & Drinks, Lifestyle, News, Southeast Asia, Sports, Technology, Thailand, Travel, Visions
Vision Finland has been publishing magazines for a number of years. Now, these publications will be available also online. Last year, the VF-team created a special anniversary magazine for the Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce. It can be accessed and read by clicking...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Dec 30, 2022 | Linkss, ASEAN, Economy, News, Southeast Asia, Vietnam
Vietnam’s economy grew by 8% this year. According to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO), this is the biggest rise since 2011. Manufacturing, construction, and processing were major economic drivers at 8.1%, contributing over 38% to the total GDP. The...
by VF | Sep 28, 2022 | Linkss, ASEAN, Business, Food & Drinks, News, Southeast Asia
Thailand’s Singapore-listed conglomerate, ThaiBev, plans to spend 5-8 billion baht next year to expand its businesses. Out of this, 1.1. billion baht would be allocated for the food business, 600-800 million for spirits, and 300-400 for non-alcoholic drinks. For...
by VF | Sep 16, 2022 | Linkss, ASEAN, Asia, Business, Southeast Asia, Technology
Through its subsidiary PT VKTR Teknologi Mobilitas, PT Bakrie & Brothers is the latest Indonesian conglomerate to enter the country’s nascent electric vehicle industry, collaborating with two state-owned enterprises. VKTR will work with heavy equipment...
