Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship wins Excellence in Entrepreneurship award

When Michael Goldberg moved to Hanoi as a Fulbright Scholar, he expected to teach students about the intricacies of entrepreneurship, practices modeled after his hometown of Cleveland. What he didn’t expect was the way the course would evolve over...

Estonia, Finland Set to Build Nigeria’s Digital Infrastructure

Emma Okonji The European Union (EU) has pledged to bring in Estonia and Finland to build Nigeria’s digital infrastructure. The EU Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Guatier Mignot, made the pledge during the Nigeria GovTech Conference and Awards 2025,...

Lithuanian arms manufacturers criticize government: weapons should be purchased locally

Lithuanian arms and ammunition manufacturers are calling on the government to order more weapons from local manufacturers, saying that bureaucracy and giving preference to Western manufacturers are weakening the country’s defense industry....

Now let Zelenskyy hit Russia with Tomahawks, Finland tells Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy argues Putin only showed an interest in peace with Trump when he suggested he would let Ukraine use Tomahawks — and as soon as Trump took the cruise missiles off the table, Russia backtracked on peace....

Party chief meets with First Deputy Speaker of Finnish Parliament

HELSINKI — Vietnamese Party General Secretary Tô Lâm met with First Deputy Speaker of the Finnish Parliament Paula Risikko on Wednesday as part of his ongoing official visit to Finland. General Secretary Lâm commended the Finnish Parliament’s role...

Vietnam and Finland vow to strengthen aviation ties

By Alimat Aliyeva General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, To Lam, and Finnish President Alexander Stubb have pledged to strengthen cooperation in aviation training and human resource development, according to...

Bipartisan effort in Michigan seeks new icebreaker from Finland for Great Lakes

Two U.S. representatives from Michigan are asking the federal government to send at least one new icebreaker ship to the Great Lakes as part of a bilateral deal between the U.S. and Finland. Earlier this month, President Donald Trump and Finnish...

Party chief visits Aalto University, meets Vietnamese students in Finland

HELSINKI — General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee Tô Lâm visited Aalto University on Wednesday (local time) as part of his ongoing official visit to Finland, where he met with the university's leadership and...

Vietnam and Finland elevate ties to strategic partnership during Nordic visit

Party General Secretary Tô Lâm and his spouse meet with representatives of Vietnamese embassies and communities from Nordic countries in Helsinki on October 21. Photo: VNA/VNS Vietnam and Finland have officially upgraded their bilateral...

India Leads World in Mobile Gaming Downloads as App Market Surges

Gaming apps dominated the sector rankings, with publications and utilities trailing at 30.8 and 27, respectively. Hyper-casual and hybrid-casual game formats proved particularly popular with users, according to Adjust's Mobile App Growth Report....

The minds that move economies

Economic headlines in 2025 read like a weather report: sudden storms, unpredictable currents and flashes of breakthrough amid uncertainty. Against this backdrop, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in...

Finnish researcher highlights labour exploitation of Thai berry pickers

Finnish researcher Minna Seikkula during her field visit in Chaiyaphum province, northeastern Thailand, where she met former Thai berry pickers who had worked in Finland. Photo: The Isaan Record Finnish researcher Minna Seikkula has raised new...

Finland sees more bankruptcies in Sep

Published : 20 Oct 2025, 12:08 Updated : 20 Oct 2025, 12:09 A total of 289 bankruptcy proceedings were instigated in September 2025, which is 15 more than in the corresponding period one year earlier, according to Statistics Finland. The number of...

Afreximbank grows to $44bn during my tenure – Oramah

BY PETER USMAN The outgoing President of the African Export-Import Bank, Prof. Benedict Oramah, has said that the bank expanded its balance sheet and guarantees nearly eightfold during his decade-long leadership, growing from $6 billion in 2015 to...

European Fintech TrueLayer to Acquire Nordic Pay By Bank Network Zimpler

October 22, 2025 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi TrueLayer says it has signed an agreement to acquire Zimpler, a Pay by Bank network in the Nordics. The acquisition will now aim bring together two of Europe’s Pay by Bank providers, further strengthening...

MI reps. request Trump administration send at least 1 new icebreaker from Finland to the Great Lakes

Two U.S. representatives from Michigan are asking the federal government to send at least one new icebreaker ship to the Great Lakes as part of a deal between the U.S. and Finland. Earlier this month, President Donald Trump and Finnish President...

TrueLayer to Acquire Zimpler and Champion Pay by Bank in Europe

TrueLayer, a leading European payment provider, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire fellow payment provider Zimpler for an undisclosed sum. While the deal is still subject to regulatory approvals, the former company called it a...

Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Current Status of Adoption and Roadmap for the Future

Key Points What is already known about this topic? The field of prenatal screening has transformed with the emergence of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT). Although NIPT proves to be beneficial for early screening of aneuploidy, its...

China is soaking up oil imports, and the US and Russia are reasons why

There is a mystery at the heart of the global oil market. China has soaked up a torrent of oil imports this year, filling tanks and underground caverns. Without this, prices would be much lower. But why is Beijing snapping up oil it doesn’t...

Vietnamese Party chief meets with Chairperson of Communist Party of Finland

Helsinki (VNA) – General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam had a meeting with Tiina Sandberg, Chairperson of the Communist Party of Finland (SKP) in Helsinki on October 22 (local time) as part of his...