by Teuvo Tuomi | Apr 3, 2023 | Indonesia, ASEAN, Economy, EU, News
Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani has held a bilateral meeting with delegates of the European Union ASEAN Business Council (EU ABC). Vice Chairman of EU ABC Tassilo Brinzer was accompanied by 13 members coming from Swiss Re, Standard Chartered, HSBC, Prudential...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 30, 2023 | Asia, News, Southeast Asia, Technology, Travel
Low-cost carrier AirAsia has launched a new live call feature to address urgent customer needs. The airline said the feature allows guests to speak directly with a human agent during their “Ask Bo Live Chat” sessions. The option to connect to a call will become...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 28, 2023 | China, Asia, Lifestyle, Technology
Chinese people are increasingly using TikTok’s sister app Douyin as a way to complain about products. Douyin, which is produced by TikTok’s owner ByteDance, has become influential in offering Chinese people a way of putting consumer pressure on companies....
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 12, 2023 | Thailand, Education, News, Technology
Thailand’s Ministry of Education is continuing to prioritize science and coding as essential skills for school children. It has also recently launched a campaign to provide coding courses to primary school students in order to enhance the nation’s capacity for...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 5, 2023 | ASEAN, Business, Economy, Southeast Asia, Technology
According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Southeast Asian (SEA) economy is forecasted to grow by 4.7% in 2023, much faster than the global average of 2.7%. Some reports even suggest that ASEAN is on track to become...
