by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 14, 2024 | Business, Cambodia, Lifestyle, News, Society
Minister of Women’s Affairs Ing Kantha Phavi says Cambodia is one of the top countries in the world when it comes to women’s involvement in business ownership. Up to 70% of the Kingdom’s businesses are female-owned, according to the 2022 Economic Census. “We are...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 13, 2024 | ASEAN, Cambodia, News, Southeast Asia, Travel
Cambodia and Malaysia achieved the highest tourism recovery rates in Southeast Asia. Cambodia’s tourism recovery rate in 2023 was the highest in Southeast Asia at 82.5% of pre-pandemic levels, followed by Malaysia at 77.2%, according to a report by travel research...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 12, 2024 | Vietnam, Lifestyle, News
According to a report by the Italy-based economic think tank Center for Industrial Studies, Vietnam was the sixth-highest furniture producer in the world in 2023. Vietnam has moved from 13th place in 2014, CSIL reports. The five largest furniture producers are China,...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 11, 2024 | Malaysia, Lifestyle, News, Reports
Malaysia has been listed as the fifth happiest country in the world by the Global Mind Project’s fourth annual “Mental State of the World” report. Topping the list was the Dominican Republic, followed by Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Panama, Malaysia, Nigeria, Venezuela, El...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 10, 2024 | News, Lifestyle, Society, Thailand
Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsuthin says the number of babies born each year in Thailand has dropped from over a million babies in 1970 to below half a million. The average number of births per woman in Thailand had fallen from 6.29 in 1970 to 1.08 in 2023,...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 8, 2024 | Culture, ASEAN, Asia, Bangkok, Economy, Education, Lifestyle, News, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Visions
The Asia-Pacific Regional Commemoration of International Women’s Day 2024 (IWD 2024) highlighted the roles held and contributions made by women and girls working to reshape the economic landscape throughout Asia. The event took place today (8 March) at the United...
