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The Philippines is not on the radar of foreign investors leaving China as they prefer to transfer to countries where regulations are “more predictable,” according to the United Kingdom’s top diplomat in Manila.
The Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is returning to the Philippines with several inter-regional cruises, including three new ports of call in the country.
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesia is launching Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative that will cut travel time between the capital and another major city from the current three hours to about 40 minutes.
NEARLY all 10-year-old Filipinos cannot read and understand age-appropriate reading materials, according to the World Bank.
LOS BAñOS, Laguna—Asean SecretaryGeneral Dr. Kao Kim Hourn graced the 18th Founding Anniversary of the Asean Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) together with the ambassadors of the Asean member states (AMS), Philippine government officials, Asean dialogue and development partners, University of the Philippines Los Baños officials and youth representatives at its headquarters in this town on September 10.
Woody Allen said, “eighty percent of success is showing up.” US President Joe Biden’s absence at the Asean Summit is a big demerit on his watch. Somebody should have reminded him that the bloc, with a gross domestic product of more than $2.9 trillion and a population of 647 million people, is collectively the fourth-largest trading partner of the US.
Indonesian police said Wednesday they have arrested 88 Chinese citizens for involvement in a cross-border telephone and online romance scam syndicate after receiving a tip from the Chinese security ministry.
THE total clean-up of plastic pollution in seven major rivers across Southeast Asia will cost $297 million, according to environment experts.
THE Philippines intends to prioritize forging trade agreements with its neighbors in Southeast Asia in order to circumvent limitations in the Asean free trade agreement, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).
FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo lauded the recent investment by Ayala Group’s energy platform ACEN to Laos’ renewable infrastructure as “new facets of cooperation” between Manila and Vientiane.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine police backed by commandos staged a massive raid on Tuesday and said they rescued more than 2,700 workers from China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia and more than a dozen other countries who were allegedly swindled into working for fraudulent online gaming sites and other cybercrime groups.
Asian leaders accustomed to straddling the US-China divide are increasingly nervous that tensions between the world’s two superpowers could spiral toward conflict, with a series of decisions on both sides making it harder for Beijing and Washington to find common ground.
GENEVA—The World Health Organization said Friday that Covid-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed millions of people worldwide.
UNILEVER Philippines will start exporting halal products from its new halal-certified factory in Cavite, in its bid to capture a share of the multi-billion-dollar halal industry in the region, its newly installed Chairman and CEO Benjie Yap said.
Qatar National Bank (QNB) SAQ is turning its focus to Southeast Asia for growth after hitting expansion goals for Africa and the Middle East three years earlier than planned.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is holding out hope that incoming US President Donald J. Trump will reconsider the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade deal that would be a major boost to the export-driven Southeast Asian nation.
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