by Teuvo Tuomi | Oct 7, 2023 | Economy, Indonesia, News, Technology
The World Bank praises Indonesia over recent legal changes encouraging investment in the country. At the same time, it says Jakarta has not done enough to reform trade policies that are hurting the manufacturing sector. World Bank chief economist for the East Asia and...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 20, 2023 | Philippines, Technology
The Philippines is the world’s first in terms of digital illiteracy, government officials disclose. “The last time that [the United Nations] asked for that report was [in] 2019,” the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary for...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 4, 2023 | ASEAN, Digitalization, Economy, News
ASEAN has started talks on a new framework that could unlock a potential US$2 trillion (S$2.7 trillion) in its digital economy by 2030. The bloc has launched negotiations on the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (Defa), which will facilitate more seamless...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 3, 2023 | ASEAN, Environment, Southeast Asia, Technology
According to the Jakarta Post, the impacts of climate change are especially relevant in the ASEAN region, which is one of the most climate-vulnerable regions in the world. Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam are already among the 10 countries in the world...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 29, 2023 | China, Lifestyle, News, Technology
China had almost 1.08 billion netizens as of June. This is 11.09 million more than the amount at the end of last year, a report released by the China Internet Network Information Center shows. According to the same report, online platforms providing services relating...
