Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu ASEAN countries unconvinced by EU trade pact South East Asian countries are dragging their feet on a free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU, with officials […]
Australians to pour $40.4 million for power plant, hotel in PHL AUSTRALIAN businessmen are looking to invest a total of $40.4 million on a power plant and a hotel project in the Philippines, as they […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu China profits from Southeast Asia’s democratic deficits The United Nations has appealed to Cambodian leader Hun Sen to scrap a ban on the main opposition party […]
Maiden ‘panda’ offer oversubscribed THE GOVERNMENT raised 1.46 billion renminbi (RMB) on Tuesday from its maiden “panda” bond sale amid “overwhelming demand” from both offshore and onshore investors, the Investor Relations Office (IRO) announced in […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Alibaba pumps US$2b into Lazada in aggressive Asean expansion Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said it will invest an extra US$2 billion in Southeast Asian e-commerce firm […]
Philand to Union Bank: Pay P18M in damages CITING a final ruling by the Supreme Court, Philand Property Corp. said that Union Bank of the Philippines must pay P17.8 million in damages over a case […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Australia to fund project to prepare ASEAN cities for massive growth Australia announced Sunday it will provide A$30 million (US$23.15 million) to finance a “Smart Cities” […]
Philippines’ Duterte calls for mass withdrawal from ICC Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday called for other signatories of the Rome Statute that established the International Criminal Court (ICC) to join his country in withdrawing […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Indonesia says it would be a ‘good idea’ for Australia to join Asean Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo has indicated his support for Australia to join the […]
Govt to auction state-owned assets worth P98.32 million The Privatization Management Office (PMO) of the Department of Finance (DOF) disclosed on Thursday the government’s plan to bid out in March state-owned assets amounting to P98.32 […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Australia warned against ‘dancing with dictators’ at Asean summit in Sydney Australia is not a member of Asean, nor is it planning to be, but this […]
War on Terrorism: The Making of a Philippine Scout Ranger (video) The Philippines is on the front line in the global war on terrorism with recent reports saying that Maute-ISIS remnants are regrouping and preparing […]