by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 11, 2023 | Event, Lifestyle, News
World Population Day is an annual event that draws attention to global population issues. Ever since its inaugural day in 1990, World Population Day has been held on 11 July. It is observed by the UNFPA (UN Population Fund) in collaboration with governments and civil...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 9, 2023 | Economy, News, Philippines
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos has written off $1.04 billion in land-related debt owed by more than half a million farmers. The “New Agrarian Emancipation Act” waives all property-related debt owed by farmers who had been given land on 30-year payment terms...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 7, 2023 | Economy, Indonesia, News
Indonesia has returned to the rank of an upper-middle-income country, marking the bounce back of its economy following the pandemic. The country’s gross national income (GNI) per capita, which measures the sum of money a nation earns divided by its population, reached...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 5, 2023 | Japan, Economy, News, Vietnam
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed three loan agreements with the Government of Vietnam to provide an Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan of up to JPY60.983 billion (US$422 million) for the country’s post-COVID recovery and key...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 17, 2023 | Business, Cambodia, News, Technology, Thailand, Travel
The Bank of Thailand and the National Bank of Cambodia have started facilitating convenient and secure payments between the two countries. Thai tourists can now make purchases from Cambodian merchants using cross-border QR through the mobile banking apps of Thai banks...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 12, 2023 | Myanmar, Environment, News
Myanmar’s military government has refused international organizations to distribute food, shelter, and medicines to thousands of residents of cyclone-hit areas in the country’s west, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) says. Cyclone...
