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 17, 2024 | Vietnam, Food & Drinks, Health, Lifestyle, News, Society, Taxation
Vietnam’s Finance Ministry is proposing a hike in special consumption tax on alcoholic drinks to 100% by 2030. Under the draft, the tax on beer and strong liquor will first be raised to 70-80% by 2026 from the current 65%. “Alcoholic drinks and beer prices...
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...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 13, 2024 | China, Climate, Economy, Environment, News, Reports, Research
Social and economic growth in China’s most economically vital lake basin, Yangtze river delta, no longer comes at the cost of the environment, an international study has found. The study by researchers in China, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Italy, Britain and...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 10, 2024 | News, Business, Economy, Manufacturing, Philippines
Factory output in the Philippines bounced back in April, buoyed by higher food manufacturing production, from a contraction in the previous month, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reports. Preliminary results of the PSA’s latest Monthly Integrated Survey of...
