by Teuvo Tuomi | Feb 23, 2024 | Culture, ASEAN, Lifestyle, News, Vietnam
The Thang Long Imperial Citadel and Duong Lam ancient village in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi have won the 2024 ASEAN Sustainable Tourism Awards. As part of the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2024 held in Laos, 25 businesses and localities from Vietnam were honored in six different...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Feb 2, 2024 | ASEAN, News, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Technology
Members of ASEAN must respond to cyber threats, which are on the rise due to scams and fake news fuelled by artificial intelligence (AI), Singapore’s Communications and Information Minister Josephine Teo says. She was speaking at the fourth ASEAN Digital Ministers’...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Dec 14, 2023 | ASEAN, Economy, News, Southeast Asia
According to the Asian Development Bank, developing Asia’s outlook remains upbeat despite global challenges. The 2023 growth forecast is revised up from Asian Development Outlook September 2023’s projection to 4.9% from 4.7%. The 2024 forecast is maintained at 4.8%....
by Teuvo Tuomi | Dec 11, 2023 | ASEAN, Digitalization, Southeast Asia, Technology
Southeast Asia is shifting toward digital payments and other innovations in digital services, thanks to an acceleration in digital transformation during the pandemic, accounting and consulting firm PwC reports. Widespread mobile ownership, together with rapid...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Dec 5, 2023 | ASEAN, Business, China, Economy, Thailand
The latest megaproject for China could be the Land Bridge project in Thailand, which uses rail links to connect the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand and bypass Malacca entirely. The project, a replacement for the more controversial Kra Canal, was brought up by...
