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Philippines: Communist rebels torch rubber plant
The Philippines' largest natural rubber processing facility in Mindanao was torched by communist rebels on September 2.
And not only this, but the plant manager was...
Counter-insurgency begins in the southern Philippines
On Saturday, the Philippine military launched a full scale assault on a separatist rebel group, known as the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM), in...
Philippines expands wind, geothermal
The Philippines’ largest developer of geothermal power, Energy Development Corporation (EDC), is mulling over plans to invest up to $375 million for new projects...
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Vietnam spends big on education to boost economic growth
Vietnam spent an average 4.9 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) or 18 per cent of the state budget annually on education...
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Philippines burdened with record debt post-Duterte
The Philippines’ public debt stood at a record high of 12.79 trillion pesos ($230.3 billion) when former President Rodrigo Duterte left office at the...