by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 4, 2024 | ASEAN, Climate, Environment, News, Reports, Research, Southeast Asia, Weather
Typhoon modelling studies done by researchers at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and two United States institutes have found that coastal cities such as Thailand’s Bangkok, Myanmar’s Yangon and Hai Phong in Vietnam are likely to suffer from...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 3, 2024 | China, Digitalization, Environment, Innovation, News, Technology, Transportation
Uber Technologies and BYD have announced a multi-year strategic partnership designed to bring 100,000 new BYD electric vehicles onto the Uber platform across key global markets. Beginning first in Europe and Latin America, the partnership is expected to offer drivers...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 2, 2024 | Finland, Business, News, Thailand
Thailand has agreed to send 900 berry pickers to Finland this year, Minister of Labor, Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, confirms. “The Ministry of Labor is ready and willing to send Thai workers to pick berries in Finland as soon as possible, if it complies with the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 2, 2024 | Asia, Business, Economy, Japan, News
The Bank of Japan has decided at a monetary policy meeting to raise its short-term interest rate target to about 0.25%. This is the second increase this year. Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda indicates the interest rate could be flexibly hiked in line with economic...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 2, 2024 | Indonesia, News, Tourism, Travel
Statistics Indonesia reports that the number of international tourist arrivals in the country in the first half of 2024 jumped to 6.4 million, up 21% compared to the same period of 2023. The number of foreign tourist arrivals is the highest since 2020. In June, the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 31, 2024 | Business, Economy, News, Vietnam
Vietnam’s retail sales and services revenue in the first seven months of this year totaled about VNĐ3.6 quadrillion (US$143.2 billion), up 8.7% year-on-year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reports. In July alone, the value was VNĐ528.3 trillion, a rise of...
