Regional News KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has made positive strides to jump up five positions in the latest Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) by the W
Read MoreRegional News Thailand, at 38th position in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index 2010-2011, has fallen two places this year
Read MoreRegional News HCMC - Vietnam falls six places from last year to 65th out of 142 economies in the annual competitiveness ranking by the World Econom
Read MoreRegional News Indonesia has dropped two places in this year’s Global Competitiveness Report, bringing a sudden halt to an impressive climb tha
Read MoreSenator Edgardo J. Angara urged the government to boost infrastructure development to help sustain the Philippines' improved global competitiveness
Read MoreAt a press conference held earlier today, September 7, 2011, by the World Economic Forum's country partner, the Makati Business Club, the results of t
Read MoreRegional News After a slump, an early engine of globalisation is thriving again If you are going to have a heart attack, have it in Penang. So one
Read MoreRegional News Indonesia provides good opportunities for international investment, and US investors are interested in doing business in the archipel
Read MoreRegional News BANGKOK—The Thai government will raise the minimum monthly wage of civil servants to 15,000 baht (about $500) as of Jan. 1, Deputy Fi
Read MoreTHE PHILIPPINES and China have committed to strengthen economic and trade cooperation, adhere to international law in resolving maritime disputes, a
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. The Philippine economy grew by 3.4% during the second quarter of 2011, the slowest since President Aquino III took
Read MoreThis is a re-posted statement. Growth of the Philippine economy eased to a modest 3.4 percent in the second quarter of 2011. In comparison with the c
Read MoreAugust 26, 2011 Beth Day Romulo Executive Editor Manila Bulletin Manila Bulletin Building Muralla Corner Recoletos, Intramuros, Manila Fil C.
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Even from her sickbed, Gloria Arroyo doesn’t stop. The full-page ad boasting of her achievements does it all over
Read MoreThe South China Sea has again resurfaced as an area of concern in the region and of attention to the international community. Once again the Philip
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. It seems that the situation in the South China Sea is taking a turn for the worse. The increasingly harsh rhetoric
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