Time for ‘middle power’ diplomacy
Philippines can clearly become a middle power in its own right, especially if we elect competent and strategically-minded leaders
Students, lecturers laud decree to fight sexual violence on campuses
The new regulation will serve as a guideline for universities in preventing and handling cases of sexual violence
Taiwan to implement points system for migrant worker entry
Migrant workers from Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines will be allowed into Taiwan as part of the first stage
Yudhoyono to be treated overseas for prostate cancer
A team of state doctors has diagnosed that the disease is still in early stages
Political foray by Thaksin’s daughter sparks talk of family return
The youngest daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has taken up a post in Thailand's largest opposition party, Pheu Thai, sparking rumours of a Shinawatra family…
Australia joins New Zealand to ratify regional trade pact RCEP
The deal is the world’s largest trade pact, representing about 30 per cent of the global population and gross domestic product
Laotian government eyes earnings from bitcoin mining
The government expects to earn 2,000 billion kip in revenue from bitcoin mining, in a first
Massive shortage of tech talent looms as Asia takes to digitalisation
A 2022 Digital talent Insight report estimates a shortage of 47 million tech talent by 2030 in the Asia Pacific region
Chinese tech firms prepare for metaverse boom
The term is one of the hottest buzzwords for the next phase of the internet, where the virtual world and the physical world are becoming ever more interconnected
Modern Chinese medicine to be Greater Bay Area’s strategic industry
The government will support efforts to build Hong Kong as a testing center for Chinese medicine