by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 26, 2024 | China, Entertainment, Finland, Lifestyle, News, Tourism
Finland will return Lumi and Pyry, two giant pandas to China in November, more than eight years ahead of time because the zoo where they live can no longer afford their upkeep, says Risto Sivonen, the chairman of the Ähtäri Zoo’s board. The pandas were brought to...
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 24, 2024 | Vietnam, Business, Education, News
In Vietnam, six public and four private universities have reported revenues of more than 1 trillion Vietnamese Dong (US$40.8 million), with two of them exceeding 2 trillion Dong. For the 2024-2025 academic year, most universities have released their financial...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 24, 2024 | ASEAN, China, News, Trade
Thailand’s inflation is not a major concern as China is currently “exporting deflation” globally, according to Supavud Saicheua, chairman of the NESDC. He adds that as a small country, geopolitical problems will affect Thailand. Mr Supavud says that...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 23, 2024 | News, ASEAN, Cambodia
In a surprising move, the Cambodian government says it will withdraw from the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area (CLV-DTA) agreement. Cambodia’s leaders Prime Minister Hun Manet and former Prime Minister Hun Sen explain that the move is aimed to disarm...
