by Teuvo Tuomi | May 14, 2024 | Business, Investment, Laos, News
To help regulate land-related businesses and tax management, the Lao government has introduced a ban on issuing land titles to buyers acquiring land use rights for commercial purposes without the needed licenses from the natural resources and environment sector. The...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 13, 2024 | Thailand, Climate, Environment, News, Reports, Weather
Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) says that the solar storm that the country is facing is the strongest in 20 years. The GISTDA has been actively monitoring the solar phenomenon since coronal mass ejections (CMEs) last...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 12, 2024 | ASEAN, Asia, Environment, News, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Weather
Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) says Pling Island and the coral reefs around Sirinart National Park in Phuket will be temporarily closed due to extensive coral bleaching caused by rising seawater temperatures. The...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 12, 2024 | ASEAN, Environment, Finland, News, Research, Vietnam, Weather
Finnish-funded projects to promote the modernization of air quality monitoring and management systems in urban areas and hydro-meteorological services are progressing in Vietnam. The goal is to improve the capacity of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 10, 2024 | News, China, Energy, Technology
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology plans to launch a major update to guide the production capacity of lithium-ion batteries. Industry experts say this will knock out some low-end battery cells and accelerate the country’s high-end...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 10, 2024 | Business, Economy, News, Philippines
High inflation and borrowing costs slowed down the first-quarter growth of the Philippine economy, causing the “Bongbong” Marcos’s government to miss its target. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.7% year-on-year in the first quarter, faster than...