Vietnamese are world’s fourth shortest people, Indonesians first
HANOI, Sep 27, 2019, VN Express. With an average height of 162.1 centimeters, Vietnamese are…
Singapore
Singapore is an economy of 5.6 million people and a founding member of APEC. When the forum was founded in 1989, Singapore’s real GDP was USD 61 billion, while its real per capita GDP was USD 21,000. By 2016, Singapore’s GDP grew fivefold at USD 295 billion, and its per capita GDP more than doubled at USD 53,000.
[Ratings] Top 25 Asia Pacific financial centers: GFCI
The twenty-sixth edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 26) was published on 19…
N. Korea leader may visit S. Korea for special ASEAN summit in Nov
SEOUL, Sep 25, 2019, Yonhap. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may visit South Korea for…
Jakarta plans soil tests to spot plantation firms causing haze
JAKARTA, Sep 24, 2019, The Straits Times. Indonesia plans to conduct soil tests to identify…
PM Lee, Trump renew key defence pact on US use of Singapore air, naval bases
NEW YORK/SINGAPORE, Sep 24, 2019, The Straits Times. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and US…
Southern Thailand, including Phuket and Hat Yai, shrouded in haze caused by Indonesian fires
BANGKOK, Sep 23, 2019, The Straits Times. Several parts of southern Thailand were shrouded in…
[Ratings] Top 10 legal innovators for Asia-Pacific region 2019: FT
Is corporate innovation less commendable if the innovator is brought in from outside? Our judges…
Trump to meet Pakistan PM Imran on Monday, India PM Modi a day later
WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 22, 2019, PTI. US President Donald Trump will meet Pakistan Prime Minister…
Singapore’s PM Lee to meet President Trump in New York, make first address to UN General Assembly
SINGAPORE, Sep 22, 2019, TODAY Online. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will meet United States…
Formula 1 race on as haze clears over Singapore
SINGAPORE, Sep 21, 2019, AFP. Singapore’s skies cleared Friday and air quality improved as smog…
[Analytics] Choking and gasping in Indonesia’s noxious haze
Indonesia’s annual haze from wildfires in Sumatra and Kalimantan is again spreading across the wider…
US seeks to expand cooperation with Philippines as China ‘undermines’ regional peace, stability
MANILA, Sep 21, 2019, PhilStar. While the United States deems Beijing as a threat to…