by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 7, 2024 | Southeast Asia, Asia, Food & Drinks, Malaysia, Thailand
Seven Asian dishes are among the top ten in the world, according to the ranking by TasteAtlas. Four of these come from Southeast Asia, two from China, and one from India. Roti canai, a traditional Malaysian flatbread that can also be found in other Southeast Asian...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 4, 2024 | ASEAN, Climate, Environment, News, Reports, Research, Southeast Asia, Weather
Typhoon modelling studies done by researchers at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and two United States institutes have found that coastal cities such as Thailand’s Bangkok, Myanmar’s Yangon and Hai Phong in Vietnam are likely to suffer from...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 18, 2024 | ASEAN, Laos, News, Southeast Asia, Tourism, Travel, Vietnam
Laotian Ministry of Public Works and Transportation and VietJet Airline will enhance air transportation between Laos and Vietnam. The collaboration is expected to create up to 2,500 new jobs in the aviation sector. VietJet is set to collaborate with the Department of...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 17, 2024 | ASEAN, Business, Cambodia, Economy, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Vietnam
The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) has revised Vietnam’s economic growth forecast to 6.3% for 2024 in its latest update. The growth rate is 0.3% higher than the April forecast. It is also the highest among ASEAN countries for 2024. The Singapore-based...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 15, 2024 | ASEAN, China, Infrastructure, Laos, Malaysia, News, Thailand, Trade, Transportation
The Asean Express, the cargo train connecting Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, and China, has returned to Malaysia after a 14-day trip to Chongqing, China. “This is the first inbound trip; we hope that there will be more trips between the countries,” KTMB chief operating...
