by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 13, 2024 | Art, Finland, Lifestyle, News, Thailand, Tourism
Bangkok’s annual light and digital-art festival, “Awakening Bangkok”, has returned for its seventh year with the theme “One Light, One Rising”. A special highlight this year is a digital-art collaboration with Marimekko, a renowned...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 13, 2024 | Event, Lifestyle, News, Thailand, Tourism, Travel
Government deputy spokesman Karom Polpornklang estimates that flight bookings to Thailand are expected to surge by 36% during the Loy Krathong festival, which falls on Friday, 15 November. He adds that many countries have planned to host their own Loy Krathong...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 12, 2024 | Indonesia, China, News, Trade
Protectionist “America-first” trade policies from United States President-elect Donald Trump may incentivize Chinese producers to flood Southeast Asia with cheap goods and create barriers to Indonesian exports to the US, Indonesian Employers Association...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 10, 2024 | ASEAN, Business, Economy, Elections, News, Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian countries may soon be flooded by cheap Chinese goods which have been shut out of the American market, analysts say. This may make the region’s own exports less competitive, affecting economic growth and jobs. During the election campaign,...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 9, 2024 | Business, Economy, News, Thailand
Thailand plans to increase the daily minimum wage to 400 baht next year, Labor Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn says. Mr. Phiphat hopes that the National Wage Committee in its December meeting will decide to approve the wage increase. Increasing the minimum wage from...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 8, 2024 | Laos, China, News, Transportation, Travel
Over the first ten months of 2024, the Laos-China Railway transported 3 million passengers, a 44.4% increase in passenger volume, according to Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCR). This figure averages around 10,000 passengers daily, including 2.89 million domestic...
