by Teuvo Tuomi | Dec 3, 2023 | ASEAN, Finland, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Technology, Thailand
Singapore has been in the top five of the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking for several years, ending up third this year. The island nation excels in technology and the regulatory, capital, and technological frameworks. Finland was once again placed among the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Dec 2, 2023 | Laos, ASEAN, News
Laos is set to succeed Indonesia as the ASEAN chair for 2024. At the 43rd ASEAN Summit’s closing ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia, in September, Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, the 2023 chair, formally handed over the position to Lao Prime Minister Sonexay...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 29, 2023 | Vietnam, Business, Economy, News
The revised Law on Real Estate Trading was passed on Tuesday with over 94% of the vote and is expected to come into force on 1 January 2025. The law will allow Vietnamese nationals “who live abroad and have entry permits to the country” to do business in...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 22, 2023 | ASEAN, Environment, Vietnam
Over the past two decades, hydropower dams on the Mekong Delta have restricted the flow of sand to the area. Sand mining to feed Vietnam’s construction boom is also fast depleting resources, according to a major WWF report published earlier this year. With less...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 21, 2023 | ASEAN, Business, Crime, Myanmar, News, Singapore, Southeast Asia
Published annually, the Basel AML Index ranks countries with sufficient data to calculate a reliable risk score. It is a snapshot of global money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) risks and progress by countries and regions. According to this year’s...
