After days of torrential rain and life-threatening flooding, another Tropical Storm looks set to hit Vietnam. Chris Fawkes has details. Copernicus, the EU's climate change service, have said global ... ( read original story ...)
Why the Philippines Needs to Establish a Sovereign Wealth Fund
The country needs to ensure that its bounty of offshore wealth benefits the people, not just a privileged elite. ( read original story ...)
Philippines reports 3,564 coronavirus cases, highest rise in 3 weeks
The Philippines reported 3,564 new coronavirus cases on Monday, the country's biggest daily tally since Sept. 19 and bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 342,816. In a bulletin, the ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines’ COVID-19 cases top 342,000
After a week of reporting less than 3,000 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday announced 3,564 new infections, bringing the national tally to 342, ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines Considers Relaxing Curfew, Readies Vaccine Trials
The Philippines’ health department is open to easing curfew but movement restrictions for the young and elderly are needed to protect vulnerable groups from the new coronavirus, Undersecretary Maria ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines’ 2021 Budget Hangs as Duterte House Allies Clash
President Rodrigo Duterte’s allies at the House of Representatives splintered on Monday, with majority electing a new speaker while the Philippines’ 4.5 trillion-peso ($93 billion) budget aimed to aid ... ( read original story ...)
Japan must revise BOJ law to speed digital yen, enshrine inflation goal: senior official
Japan must swiftly revise laws to allow the central bank to issue a digital currency, a move that could provide a chance to reform the Bank of Japan's existing mandates and enshrine its inflation ... ( read original story ...)
Japan vows to boost missile defense after North Korea parade
Japan vowed Monday to bolster its missile deterrence capability to respond to threats by North Korean weapons that are becoming “more diverse and complex,” as displayed ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh’s Cabinet approves death penalty in rape cases
Bangladesh's Cabinet has approved an increase in the maximum punishment in rape cases to death from life imprisonment after a series of recent sexual assaults triggered protests ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh to execute rapists after protests
Bangladesh introduced the death penalty for rape on Monday after days of protests sparked by a string of sexual assaults, the government said. ( read original story ...)