Category: South East Asia
Changes seen in Indonesia as Jokowi moves
“Reformasi”, the slogan of the 7th Indonesian President Joko Widodo, is taking shape in his first month in office as the leader of the biggest Muslim state in the world. […]
Growing Naypyidaw hosts 25th ASEAN Summit
The 25th ASEAN Summit was held in the Naypyidaw, Myanmar from November 12th to 13th, 2014, which was attended by 10 ASEAN heads of government. The ASEAN Summit, held biannually […]
China Lays Claims to Leadership of the Buddhist World
With an impressive display of Chinese Buddhist culture and hospitality, China laid claims to giving leadership to the Buddhist world, by hosting over 600 international delegates for the 27th General […]
Psy, Return to Gangnam Style
Every day on our way to my two daughters’ school, I am asked by both of them to play a selection of songs in the car CD player; the Egyptian […]
Hyosung, the one that brings the smiles back to Vietnamese citizens ‘Smile Searchers’
Korean Companies for Asia (1) In Dong Nai, a province near Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam, a lot of people that are sick do not receive medical attention. In most […]
AFoCo Celebrates 2nd Anniversary, sharing achievement and vision towards “A Greener Asia”
ASEAN-ROK Forest Cooperation (AFoCo) celebrated its 2nd Anniversary on 20th October 2014 in Seoul, Korea. The AFoCo is a regional cooperation mechanism in forest sector, which was formalized upon the […]
[AJA Global Report] Convergence of Humanity and Technology
The infiltration of technology into modern lifestyles can be viewed from two perspectives; the detractors may opine that it has become too important and we are overly dependent on technology, […]
[AJA Global Report] Pork Barrel Senators Under Police ‘Custody’
Former Senate President and Senate minority leader Juan Ponce Enrile turned himself in to the Philippine National Police last July 4, 2014 after the Fifth Division of the Sandigan Bayan […]
[Asia Round-up] Life without Google: search engine alternatives
Google processes 100bn search requests a month, or about 3.3bn per day. It’s become such a dominant force in web search that its name has become a verb: people don’t […]
Leyte rising- from the shoulders of women
The impact of super-typhoon Haiyan that hit central Philippines last November 2013 was tremendous. More than 10,000 lives were lost, and half a million Filipinos lost their homes, livelihoods and […]