[Analytics] Tokyo’s damaging role in Southeast Asia
After a three-month Covid-induced break, the United Nations Human Rights Council resumed this month in…
Philippines
The Philippines, an economy of 100 million people, was a founding member of APEC. When the forum was founded in 1989, the Philippines had a real GDP of 91 billion, and a per capita GDP of 1,500. By 2016, the Philippines’ GDP was more than doubled at USD 284 billion, while its per capita GDP rose to USD 2,700.
Vietnam GDP growth forecast in 2020 remains highest in Asia: IMF
HANOI, Jun 26, 2020, The Hanoi Himes. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) maintains its forecast…
Philippine president Duterte to announce new quarantine policy by June 29
MANILA, Jun 26, 2020, Manila Bulletin. In his Friday presser, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said…
Vietnam’s PM warns of economic calamity at ASEAN summit
HANOI, Jun 26, 2020, AFP. Vietnam on Friday (June 26) warned that the virus pandemic…
Philippine Maguindanao mayor survives bomb attack
MAGUINDANAO, Jun 24, 2020, PhilStar. Mayor Reynalbert Insular of South Upi town in this province…
[Analytics] How Brunei beat Covid-19
Brunei rarely registers on journalists’ radar. Surrounded on three sides by Malaysia and dwarfed by…
[Analytics] Will the Philippines wave banner the longest and last lockdown in the world?
It’s manifestly time for our government to survey the global pandemic map and reflect on…
Chinese coast guard rams Vietnamse fishing boat
HANOI, Jun 21, 2020, News.com.au. A Chinese Coast Guard vessel has rammed a Vietnamese fishing…
Philippine Hundred Islands National Park reopens to local tourists at 50 per cent capacity
ALAMINOS CITY, Jun 20, 2020, PhilStar. The Hundred Islands National Park in this city will…
Philippine motoride-sharing app seeks govt approval in bike taxi resumption
MANILA, Jun 20, 2020, The Manila Times. Angkas, the motorcycle ride-sharing app, urged the government…
Electronics strength to fuel Asean exports in post-Covid trade
SINGAPORE, Jun 19, 2020, BT. Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia will likely notch strong export growth…
[Analytics] How America’s wars in Asia militarized the police at home
The protests in the United States have sparked a debate about the militarization of American…