by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 29, 2024 | Economy, China, Indonesia, News, Trade
Indonesia will soon impose up to a 200-percent import tariff on Chinese goods to mitigate the effects of the ongoing trade war between China and the United States. Indonesia’s Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan says that the policy will take effect once the related...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 28, 2024 | Business, Manufacturing, News, Taxation, Transportation, Vietnam
Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has asked relevant ministries, branches, and agencies for feedback on a proposal to cut half the registration fees for domestically manufactured and assembled cars. The proposed tax cut would be effective from August 2024 until the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 27, 2024 | Digitalization, Economy, Indonesia, Infrastructure, Innovation, Investment, News, Tourism, Transportation
The Bali Transportation Service (Dishub Bali) is preparing to connect the electric bus rapid transit (eBRT) with an intelligent transport system (ITS) and make it operational next year. Dishub Bali head of IGW Samsi Gunarta says that the eBRT is expected to start...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 27, 2024 | Asia, China, Innovation, News, Space, Technology
China’s Chang’e 6 robotic mission has returned scientifically precious samples from the moon’s far side to Earth for the first time. The Chang’e 6 mission, representing the world’s first attempt at bringing back samples from the moon’s far side to Earth, was...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 26, 2024 | China, Infrastructure, News, Transportation, Travel, Vietnam, Visions
Work on a 1,500-kilometer high-speed rail link between the northern and southern regions will start in 2026 or 2027, Vietnam’s Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang says. Work is set to begin next year, connecting China with the northern province of Lao Cai,...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 26, 2024 | ASEAN, Art, Culture, Indonesia, Lifestyle, Media, News, Philippines, Society, Southeast Asia, Thailand
Streaming giant Netflix has set its focus this year on highlighting works by creators from Southeast Asia through recent and upcoming projects on its over-the-top (OTT) platform. Southeast Asian films and series have fared consistently well on Netflix, with some even...
