by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 26, 2024 | ASEAN, Art, Culture, Indonesia, Lifestyle, Media, News, Philippines, Society, Southeast Asia, Thailand
Streaming giant Netflix has set its focus this year on highlighting works by creators from Southeast Asia through recent and upcoming projects on its over-the-top (OTT) platform. Southeast Asian films and series have fared consistently well on Netflix, with some even...
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...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 20, 2024 | ASEAN, AI, Business, Innovation, News, Reports, Southeast Asia, Technology, Visions
Recently published “Asia Pacific Tech Spend Forecast” expects tech spending in the region to remain robust and grow by a compounded annual growth rate of 6.4% to 7.4% annually, reaching US$876 billion in 2027. Over the next few years, software spending would continue...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 19, 2024 | Malaysia, News, Southeast Asia, Trade, Visions
Malaysia will soon begin formal procedures to join the intergovernmental organization BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), according to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “We have made the appropriate decision. We will launch the formal...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 18, 2024 | ASEAN, Asia, Indonesia, Lifestyle, News, Reports, Singapore, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Travel
Tourists from Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand are among the 10 biggest spenders in Asia while traveling abroad, according to British website Merchant Machine. The average South Koreans spend $3,040 when they go on holiday abroad, more than any other people in Asia....
by Jukka-Pekka Karppanen | Jun 13, 2024 | Partners, ASEAN, Business, Economy, EU, Finland, Southeast Asia
Thank you to everyone who participated in Vision Finland’s first webinar in cooperation with the Finland-Southeast Asia Business Association. It was wonderful to see the topics immediately spark such engaging discussions. Here is the link to the materials from...