MANILA – Corruption is weighing on Philippine businesses more than in much of East Asia, even as power costs, the…
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BEIJING – China’s pledge to no longer seek developing country benefits in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is meant to…
SEOUL – South Korea’s foreign minister urged Russia and North Korea to immediately cease all activities that violate UN Security…
DHAKA – At least 22 percent of victims of commercial sexual exploitation (abuse of a person, or a minor, through…
VANCOUVER – The past week was intense and illuminating. Thanks to the support of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada,…
SEOUL – At Seoul’s Yeouido Hangang Park, the mecca for the city’s running crews, four new taboos are shifting the…
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and Saudi Arabia entered into a landmark mutual defence agreement, under which any aggression against one state…
NEW DELHI – Farmers are important because “we eat because of them”, but at the same time the environment too…
NANNING – China is willing to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to uphold peaceful coexistence and win-win…
SEOUL – A virtual idol group has won a civil case against a commenter who depreciated their looks online, in…