Philippines health workers’ benefits still unpaid
More than half of health-care workers in public and private facilities across the country have yet to receive the full amount of the One COVID-19 Allowance granted to them.
Policy Matters
Digital Agency struggles to reform Japanese bureaucracy 1 year after launch
The agency's role as a control tower for the digitisation of government work has stalled due to resistance from officials.
S. Korea to lift pre-travel Covid-19 test requirement for inbound travellers
The new rule, that will take effect September 3, came after an advisory committee recommended the government lift the mandatory pre-travel polymerase chain reaction tests.
Won seesaws amid mixed signals
Crossing the key psychological threshold of 1,300 won per dollar is considered a red flag for the export-led economy.
Task forces to speed up stimulus package
China called on major economic provinces to take the lead in supporting the country's growth amid downward pressures, after key indicators slowed in July.
South Korea’s 2023 budget includes support for soldiers, young parents
The budget bill also includes debt-rescheduling programs for small merchants, who have been hit by the pandemic, and care services for the disabled.
Role of community on natural resource management needs to be increased
There is still however space for institutions and policies to further grow the practical and legal space for a more effective and expanded community involvement in co-management.
Philippines’ poultry, swine sectors slowly winning battle against animal diseases
The country launched its campaign against the highly-contagious African swine fever following the 2019 outbreak with over than 3,000 heads culled to curb the virus.
South Korea’s gender ministry to provide accommodation for stalking victims
Victims will be able to stay at state rental housings for up to four months, to allow them to prepare for a move.
Still no robust policy to control Aedes mosquitoes
Experts said as dengue has become endemic in Bangaldesh, and has already spread at the district level.