China’s population drop spurs call for focus on quality
Due to fewer women of childbearing age, a low willingness to have babies and delays in marriage, coupled with the effects of COVID-19, China's birthrate has been falling gradually.
Economy
Shrinkflation: Philippines trade department okays downsizing of key goods
Manufacturers also have to prove that reducing the content or weight and selling these products at the same price was justified based on higher production costs, according to…
Bangladesh Bank makes money costlier to tame inflation
The policy rate, the rate at which the central bank lends to financial institutions, was increased by 25 basis points to 8 percent, its eighth straight spike since the tightening…
Hong Kong jumps 15 spots to 77th in livability ranking: Report
Since its 17th placing in 2013, the city has fallen 60 places, which can be attributed to factors such as higher air pollution than other more-livable locations, natural disasters…
Son of a former Malaysian PM summoned by MACC for corruption probe
Sources said the probe was made following claims that a company owned by this individual had bought a subsidiary belonging to a government-linked company through a privatisation…
Presidential election unveils Indonesia’s taxation challenges
With almost 80 percent of Indonesia's state revenue for economic development stemming from taxes, discussions about promising economic growth and broadening the tax base can be…
Geopolitical tensions continue to draw relocations to Southeast Asia
Thailand and Vietnam were among the destinations that enjoyed production base relocation. While Thailand has an advantage in the automotive industry, Vietnam is the winner in the…
Malaysians to pay more for water as nation seeks to replace ageing infrastructure
The moves comes as the government has decided to raise revenue for new water-treatment plants and to fix leaky pipes. The move will affect 11 states in Peninsular Malaysia and the…
Manila currently holds the ‘world’s worst traffic in metro area’ title
According to recent data, local motorists spent an average travel time of 25 minutes and 30 seconds per 10 kilometres in the metro last year, which is a 50-second increase from…
Rapid Transit Link a catalyst to spur travel, growth across borders
So far, 65% of the job has been completed and the project is on schedule to be completed by December 2026.