by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 24, 2024 | ASEAN, Economy, News, Reports, Tourism, Travel, Vietnam
About 2,800 new units were launched in Vietnam’s resort real estate segment in the second quarter of 2024. This is an eight-fold increase from the first quarter but mostly concentrated in a few locations, the Vietnam Association of Realtors report. In the first...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 13, 2024 | Asia, ASEAN, China, India, News, Reports, World
The world’s population will peak in the mid-2080s, growing over the next 60 years from 8.2 billion people in 2024 to around 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s, according to UN’s new report titled ‘World Population Prospects 2024.’ In its 2022 publication, the UN...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 6, 2024 | Education, Indonesia, Lifestyle, News, Reports, Society
Data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS) shows that only 36.4% of children across Indonesia attended pre-primary schools last year, a slight increase from 35.3% in 2022. This puts Indonesia far behind the regional average. UNICEF data suggests that in East and Southeast...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 30, 2024 | Finland, Climate, Environment, News, Reports, Visions
Finland is falling behind on meeting its 2035 carbon neutrality goal and must take more action, particularly in land use, an annual government report shows. The report says that additional reduction required to attain the 2035 neutrality would amount to half of...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 25, 2024 | Thailand, Bangkok, News, Reports, Tourism, Travel
Koh Samui is the best island and Bangkok the best city in Asia Pacific, according to Travel+Leisure, a leading travel and lifestyle magazine. The awards were based on votes from Travel+Leisure readers between January and March 2024. Samui Airport ranked fourth among...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 22, 2024 | Reports, ASEAN, Business, Cambodia, Economy, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
For the first time, Fortune’s Southeast Asia 500 ranking for 2024 lists the region’s largest companies by revenue in the fiscal year 2023. With one of the world’s fastest-growing regions now having its own Fortune 500 list, this progress reflects Southeast Asia’s...
