by Teuvo Tuomi | Dec 4, 2023 | Indonesia, News, Singapore, Sports
Indonesia will declare its interest to football’s world governing body FIFA in jointly holding the 2025 U-20 World Cup with Singapore, President Joko Widodo says. According to him, the declaration of interest has been already signed by PSSI (Indonesia’s...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Dec 2, 2023 | Laos, ASEAN, News
Laos is set to succeed Indonesia as the ASEAN chair for 2024. At the 43rd ASEAN Summit’s closing ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia, in September, Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, the 2023 chair, formally handed over the position to Lao Prime Minister Sonexay...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Dec 1, 2023 | Culture, Lifestyle, News, Thailand
Thailand will soon celebrate the inclusion of the Songkran Festival on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) list of the world’s intangible cultural heritage. The Cultural Promotion Department has confirmed that...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 29, 2023 | Vietnam, Business, Economy, News
The revised Law on Real Estate Trading was passed on Tuesday with over 94% of the vote and is expected to come into force on 1 January 2025. The law will allow Vietnamese nationals “who live abroad and have entry permits to the country” to do business in...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 28, 2023 | Cambodia, News, Travel
Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior will launch a “Cambodia e-Arrival” at two police posts of Preah Sihanouk International Airport and Phnom Penh International Airport. The system will facilitate passengers entering Cambodia in filling out required forms in advance...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 27, 2023 | China, Laos, News, Travel
The China-Laos Railway has started a cross-border tourist train service from the Chinese capital Beijing to the Lao capital Vientiane. The train travels from Beijing Fengtai Railway Station and along the Beijing-Guangzhou and Shanghai-Kunming train lines via Libo, and...
