by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 24, 2023 | China, Asia, News, Sports
The 19th edition of the Asian Games, also known as the Asiad, has kicked off. Around 12,500 athletes from 45 countries and regions are joining in China’s Hangzhou, competing across a record-breaking 40 sports until 8 October. The Hangzhou Asian Games is the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 17, 2023 | Cambodia, Business, News, Vietnam
While a majority of Cambodia’s trade with the West continues to experience a slowdown, bilateral trade volume between Cambodia and Vietnam in the first eight months of 2023 has kept increasing slightly, with exports up 26.1% year-on-year, according to the General...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 16, 2023 | ASEAN, Indonesia, News, Southeast Asia
The Indonesian flag tops the list of flags most misidentified, with 88% unable to recognize it. The flag’s red and white colors have led almost one in four to believe it is Poland’s flag, a Travelbag survey reveals. The Canadian flag is the most...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 14, 2023 | China, News, Thailand, Travel
Thailand’s new government has approved temporary visa-free entry to Chinese tourists. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin says the visa exemption, which will also apply to visitors from the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan, will be effective from 25 September until 29...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 9, 2023 | News, Food & Drinks, Malaysia
In an effort to address the shortage of locally-produced rice, the Malaysian government has implemented a restriction on the sale of local white rice, limiting purchases to 100kg per customer, says the Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Azman Mahmood. This...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 4, 2023 | ASEAN, Digitalization, Economy, News
ASEAN has started talks on a new framework that could unlock a potential US$2 trillion (S$2.7 trillion) in its digital economy by 2030. The bloc has launched negotiations on the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (Defa), which will facilitate more seamless...
