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Filipinos spend more than ten hours online per day – world record
The Philippines are topping the global country ranking of Internet usage per day with an average ten hours and 2 minutes of screen time....
Malaysia among world’s top economies by 2050, study claims
Malaysia will become the 24th biggest economic powerhouse by GDP in the world by 2050, according to consultancy PwC in its latest “The World...
Colombia to adopt Thailand’s rural anti-narco crops programme
Colombia, the world's largest producer of cocaine and largest growing area for coca, the drug's base product, will look into Thailand's opium eradication programme...
Malaysia expects one million medical tourists this year
Malaysia is set to welcome around one million health travelers in 2017, up from 860,000 last year, and generate respective revenue of $292 million, ...
Southern Philippines, Sulu Sea region next on Trump’s travel ban list?
The Southern Philippines and the Sulu-Sulawesi Sea region, together with other nations such as Pakistan, Colombia and Venezuela, could be next on an extended...
Colombian burns Philippine Miss Universe effigy, says sorry
A video went viral on the Internet with a Colombian man burning an effigy of Pia Wurtzbach, the Philippine lady who won the recent...
Pacific Alliance seeks closer ties to ASEAN
The Pacific Alliance, a new grouping of four Latin American countries - Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile -, is looking forward to working with...
Police: ‘Organised crime can turn Malaysia into Mexico’
If there is no release of preventive laws to curb organised crime, Malaysia is on its way to turn into a Mexico or Colombia,...
Look fast: Global resources hidden behind poor governance
80 per cent of countries with global integral oil, gas and mining sectors fail to achieve good governance, displaying shortcomings in transparency and government accountability.
Latin America and ASEAN forging closer ties
While the northern hemisphere has been struggling to solve internal crunches, new trade, investment and cooperation axes were being formed globally. In this scenario, ASEAN and Latin America are moving closer.
Southeast Asia’s secret recipe: The rise of an emerging region
Developing Asia is often looked at as the global steam engine of economic growth. But what is making it more successful than other emerging regions? Justin Calderon takes a closer look.
Peru eyes opportunities in Vietnam
Peru wants to forge closer trade ties with Vietnam as the South American country begins looking for investment opportunities in Southeast Asia, according to...
China, Latin America aim to boost trade
By offering a $10 billion credit line for infrastructure and proposing a key trade forum, China is wooing countries in Latin America and tries...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...