Undercover sting sees Indonesia cops nab Mr Big of Java dog meat trade (video & gallery)
An undercover sting operation by Indonesian police in the Central Java province of Sukoharjo has…
Bold and ambitious outcomes in civil registration needed to ensure no one left behind (video)
Most countries in the Asia-Pacific region are on track to reach universal birth registration by…
Is Asia and the Pacific ready for the global climate stage? (video)
As the leaders of Asia and the Pacific prepare to head to Glasgow for the…
GIZ & ILO establish Asian garment and textile sector hub aimed at driving change (video)
A collaboration between the German development agency, GIZ, and the International Labour Organization (ILO), has…
Malaysia crushes cryptocurrency mining rigs with road compactor for power theft (video)
Authorities in Sarawak, Malaysia have used a road compactor to destroy more than one thousand…
IMF expects Singapore 2021 GDP to see record growth
After recording a 5.4 per cent fall in GDP in 2020 Singapore is set to…
Asia-Pacific COVID-19 recovery plans should be sustainable and green
The head of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific…
The reality of being an OFW: The price of dreaming a better life
When the Philippines central bank released its ‘assumptions’ for the Philippine economy on June 4…
Prioritising a Philippine–EU FTA is vital for post-pandemic recovery
The Philippines is at a critical juncture in its economic relations with the European Union…
Zoonotic crossover fear sees Vietnam ban (almost) all wildlife trade (video)
As Vietnam races to track down the origin of its first SARS-CoV-2 community transmission in…
COVID-19 in Asean: update for July 26 — 16 mln case barrier breached, Vietnam records community transmission
As of 00:38 GMT July 26 there was 92,961 active cases of COVID-19 throughout the…
Time for Asean to stand up for itself in the South China Sea
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said recently that the United States considers Chinese maritime claims…