Category: South East Asia
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong to make official visit to China next week
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will make an official visit to China from Sunday till next Saturday at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. Besides Beijing, Lee will […]
TPP free trade talks make strides forward as sensitive issues still remain
Japan, as one of the 12 countries involved in the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade talks, wrapped up the 19th round of talks in Brunei on Friday, while advances […]
[Asia Round-up] Is Japan on the road to becoming militaristic again?
Editor’s note: Followings are summaries of editorials from major Asian media on current issues. China plastic surgery fraught with danger [China, China Daily, 13-08-2013] As an increasing number of people […]
200,000 forced into emergency shelters in Philippines due to heavy rain
Heavy monsoon rains brought by typhoon “Trami,” which battered the Philippines for four successive days since Sunday, caused massive flooding in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces, killing at least 15 […]
Malaysian cuisine, mixture of various ethnic foods
Food, one of the important physiological needs is a metabolic requirement for survival and body energy. Generally, the perception of tastes can known as “3S1B” which means sweet, sour, salty […]
Floods cover more than half Manila area after heaviest rain on record
Flooding caused by some of the Philippines’ heaviest rains on record submerged more than half the capital Tuesday, turning roads into rivers and trapping tens of thousands of people in […]
Fast growing population, a challenge for Bangladesh’s capital city
DHAKA – Bangladesh’s capital city Dhaka is going to face a tough challenge with its fast growing population, now expected to hit over 20 million by 2025. According to official […]
Death toll rises to 52 in Philippines ferry accident, over 70 still missing
As the MV Thomas Aquinas cruised toward Cebu city in the central Philippines, navy marshal Richard Pestillos prepared for a brief stop while some passengers watched a band and others […]
Typhoon Utor, strongest globally this year slams northern Philippines
A powerful typhoon battered the northern Philippines on Monday, toppling power lines and dumping heavy rain across cities and food-growing plains. The storm left at least two people dead and […]
Final but unratified Cambodian election results reaffirm victory of ruling party
Final but unratified Cambodian election results released Monday reaffirmed the victory of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, though the opposition said it would not accept the figures without an impartial […]