by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 23, 2023 | Indonesia, Economy, News, Southeast Asia, Technology
Indonesia has issued various incentives to attract investments into its new capital city, Nusantara. The incentives range from income tax holidays to import tax exemptions as well as the permission to hire foreign workers for up to 10 years. Nusantara is estimated to...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 22, 2023 | Asia, Japan, News, Sports
Japan has just won its third World Baseball Classic (WBC) title. Japan took down the United States 3-2 in the final on Tuesday night. Munetaka Murakami smashed his first home run in WBC play, a solo shot in the second inning. This was followed by Kazuma Okamoto who...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 21, 2023 | Thailand, Culture, Food & Drinks, Lifestyle, News, Southeast Asia
TasteAtlas has placed Phanaeng curry at the top of the Best Stews in the World ranking, with a 4.8 score out of 5. The website describes Phanaeng curry as a variety of Thai curry that is characterized by its thick texture and a salty-sweet peanut flavor, consisting of...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 20, 2023 | Philippines, Business, Economy, News
The external debt of the Philippines rose by 4.5% and hit a record high of $111.27 billion last year, as both the national government and the private sector borrowed more from offshore creditors, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. BSP Governor Felipe...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 19, 2023 | China, Asia, News, Travel
China will once again start issuing a range of visas to foreigners as of Wednesday, the country’s Foreign Ministry says. The move is the latest step towards reopening China to the outside world, as Beijing gradually breaks with the strict zero-Covid strategy that...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 15, 2023 | Economy, Asia, Business, Indonesia, News
Indonesian Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan would like Indonesia and India immediately start negotiating the bilateral Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), which has been under consideration since 2020. “The PTA can optimize the economic potentials of the two...
