by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 14, 2023 | Economy, Food & Drinks, Thailand
Dr. Thon Thamrongnawasawat, deputy dean of Kasetsart University’s Faculty of Fisheries, confirms that El Nino has already arrived in Thailand. The rainy season in Thailand’s North, Northeast, and Central regions usually has two phases. “This year, the first phase has...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 13, 2023 | ASEAN, Economy, Southeast Asia, Technology
Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are now drafting the ASEAN Guide on AI Governance and Ethics, which is expected to be released in early 2024. Singapore, the 2024 rotating chair of the ASEAN Digital Ministers Meeting, is leading...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 9, 2023 | Economy, News, Philippines
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos has written off $1.04 billion in land-related debt owed by more than half a million farmers. The “New Agrarian Emancipation Act” waives all property-related debt owed by farmers who had been given land on 30-year payment terms...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 7, 2023 | Economy, Indonesia, News
Indonesia has returned to the rank of an upper-middle-income country, marking the bounce back of its economy following the pandemic. The country’s gross national income (GNI) per capita, which measures the sum of money a nation earns divided by its population, reached...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 5, 2023 | Japan, Economy, News, Vietnam
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed three loan agreements with the Government of Vietnam to provide an Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan of up to JPY60.983 billion (US$422 million) for the country’s post-COVID recovery and key...
