by Teuvo Tuomi | May 20, 2024 | ASEAN, Business, China, Economy, News, Research
Nearly 2,000 respondents from ASEAN countries identify China as the most influential economic power in the region, according to a survey by the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore titled “State of Southeast Asia 2024.” In Laos and Thailand, 78% and 71% of...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 19, 2024 | Asia, Climate, Environment, News, Reports, Research
Last year’s intense northern hemisphere summer heat made 2023 the warmest in some 2,000 years, new research suggests. Scientists have declared last year’s June-August as the warmest since record-keeping began in the 1940s. New article published in the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 12, 2024 | ASEAN, Environment, Finland, News, Research, Vietnam, Weather
Finnish-funded projects to promote the modernization of air quality monitoring and management systems in urban areas and hydro-meteorological services are progressing in Vietnam. The goal is to improve the capacity of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 8, 2024 | Finland, Business, News, Reports, Research, Thailand
A study by the Finnish Pellervo Economic Research and the University of Vaasa have evaluated the economic impacts that two different regulatory options: that pickers coming to Finland would either have a contractual employment relationship based on seasonal work or...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Apr 24, 2024 | ASEAN, Business, Malaysia, Research, Vietnam
According to a study by Business Name Generator, Malaysia is the best Southeast Asian location to start a business. The country claimed the 10th spot globally in the analysis of 52 countries. It has a predicted economic GDP growth of 4.3% and the lowest monthly living...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Apr 1, 2024 | China, News, Research, Technology
China has launched a Long March 6A carrier rocket to send a multirole satellite into orbit, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. In a news release, the State-owned space contractor said that the rocket blasted off at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch...
