Asean Morning News For December 26
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Asean-China FTA cuts tariffs on 400 more items Import tariffs on around 400 items traded between Asean and China will be cut to 0-5%, starting from […]
Philippines Morning News For December 26
Rodrigo Duterte’s son quits as vice mayor over drug smuggling links Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s eldest son has quit as vice mayor of the southern city of Davao, citing his being linked to a drug […]
Asean Morning News For December 25
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Silent Killer: Forget Cigarettes – Light up a Mosquito Coil Instead The recent controversy generated by the Dengvaxia vaccine scandal in the Philippines will see many […]
Philippines Morning News For December 25
PDEA releases directives to boost drug war The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has released its official operational directives to strengthen its lead role in the war on drugs following the return of the Philippine […]
Asean Morning News For December 22
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 India’s Act-East policy can deter Chinese aggression Recently the ASEAN India Connectivity Summit (AICS) on the theme of “Powering Digital and Physical Linkages” for Asia in […]
Philippines Morning News For December 22
Philippines boosts cybersecurity ahead of China Telecom entry The Philippines is beefing up cybersecurity measures prior to the expected entry of Chinese firms in its telecoms industry, the president’s spokesman said on Thursday, amid concerns […]
Asean Morning News For December 21
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Second China-Asean entrepreneurs forum seeks more investment opportunities, mutual cooperation The forum was held on December 8-9 at the Empark Grand Hotel in Kunming, Yunnan Province, […]
Philippines Morning News For December 21
Certain provisions in budget, TRAIN face Duterte veto President Duterte might veto some provisions in the 2018 national budget and the tax reform act. — Philstar San Miguel buys Philippine power firm for $1.9B Top […]
Asean Morning News For December 20
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 ‘Northeast policy to aid trade with ASEAN’ The new Industrial Policy being framed for the development of industries in the northeast would prove catalytic to the […]
Philippines Morning News For December 20
Duterte signs P3.8-trillion 2018 national budget into law After vetoing some line items, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the P3.767-trillion national budget for 2018 into law on Tuesday, December 19. — Rappler Income tax cut, but […]
Asean Morning News For December 19
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 ASEAN free trade pact: House panel calls for better access to Indian goods The Department of Commerce should furnish a note on the assessment of the […]
Philippines Morning News For December 19
Duterte to sack 90 gangster cops for corruption President Duterte will fire about 90 policemen over corruption as he stressed that he would not tolerate “gangsters” in government. — Philstar Remittances rise to $2.27B in […]