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Kiefer Ravena could be staring at history as the only Filipino basketball player to win five straight gold medal in the men’s basketball competition of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. This scenario came after Gilas Pilipinas head coach confirmed on Sunday that the NLEX guard will be replacing the injured Jayson Castro in his 15-man pool. |
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November 3, 2019, 9:36 pm Cashwagon’s success in Sri Lanka, as well as in the South-East Asia region, continues with two awards that recognize the company’s efforts to provide accessible financial services to the public. Cashwagon took home the prizes for Fastest Growing Fintech Company in Sri.... |
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Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury speaks at the inaugural ceremony of the ArchAsia Forum-20 at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital on Sunday. - SUN PHOTO.
The five-day long ArchAsia Forum-20, a conference of architects from Asian countries, began in the capital on Sunday. |
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First, a pop quiz. How many of the world’s 10 busiest container ports are in the U.S. or Europe? The answer: zero. According to the World Shipping Council’s top 50 ranking by 2018 container volume, seven are in China, another is in Singapore, one is South Korean and No. 10 is in United Arab Emirates. |
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By Feliz Solomon. Thailand said negotiations have concluded for a sprawling China-backed regional trade agreement, bringing 16 Asian-Pacific countries involved in the talks closer to signing the pact. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, known as RCEP, involves 10 Southeast Asian.... |
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Pakistan will not let Kashmir become Palestine: Fawad Rome. Minister of State for SAFRON and Narcotics Control Shehryar Khan Afridi warned that Kashmir dispute could be a nuclear flashpoint in South Asia. He said this while addressing Pakistani Community in Italy where a large number of Pakistani.... |
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For the second episode of his BBC series, David Attenborough took viewers to the world’s largest continent. Asia constitutes roughly 60 percent of the world’s population stretching from the Arctic Circle to the equator, but it is not just humans feeling the impact of this overpopulation. |
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China claims most of the resource-rich waterway, a major global shipping route and long a source of tension among claimants in Southeast Asia. READ: Sea code, free trade top Asean agenda The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has been locked in talks for a code of conduct for.... |
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NONTHABURI, THAILAND – Leaders from fast-growing Southeast Asian economies, China and other regional powers vowed Sunday to transcend conflicts over trade policies and territorial disputes for the sake of stronger economies and regional stability. President Donald Trump skipped the summit of the.... |
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3 de noviembre de 2019, 13:23 Bangkok, Nov 3 (Prensa Latina) Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang proposed today to his neighbors of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to continue making progress in trade, investment and multi-faceted cooperation. |
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Pantanaw Township in Ayeyawady Region will have the largest aquatic industry in Southeast Asia when the multiple fish farming projects being carried out are completed. The projects involve all the different sectors of aquatic operations, from hatching, raising fingerlings, fish farming, processing,.... |
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As chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports, I myself cannot contain my excitement for the upcoming 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games to be held in the country from 30 November to 11 December. The Games are not just a great venue for Filipino athletes to showcase their sporting talent and spirit in.... |
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* Indian PM Modi does not mention RCEP at start of meeting * Thailand says deal could be signed by February 2020 * Southeast Asian leaders appeal for progress in negotiations * Downgraded US delegation to meet only three ASEAN leaders Thailand said on Sunday that Southeast Asian nations are.... |
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Leaders from China and Southeast Asia states called for swift agreement on what could become the world’s largest trade bloc at a regional summit yesterday, but new demands from India left officials scrambling to salvage progress. Hopes of finalising the Asia-wide Regional Comprehensive Economic.... |
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: Touted as “Asia Pacific’s top knowledge and business networking event for the golf industry”, the Asia- Pacific Golf Summit (APGS) will begin from Monday at Gurugram’s DLF Golf & Country Club. The Summit has regularly taken place since 2007 across various places in Asia. The focus of the 13th edition this year is “5G Technology A New Mindset”. |
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The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a development strategy of the Chinese government aimed at enhancing regional connectivity and cooperation among the Eurasian countries—primarily the People’s Republic of China and the countries that spread along the historically famous land-based Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) and the Maritime Silk Road (MSR). |
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Washington: Led by India, South Asia is moving towards becoming center of global growth and could contribute about one-third of the world's growth by 2040, according to a latest research by the International Monetary Fund. Notably, under the IMF's geographical division of the world, South Asia does not include Afghanistan and Pakistan. |
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SINGAPORE — The Philippine peso has a secret weapon that has made it one of Asia’s best-performing currencies this year: bumper real yields. While the central bank has cut interest rates three times this year to spur growth — which typically saps demand for a currency — slowing inflation has ensured.... |
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Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury speaks at the inaugural ceremony of the ArchAsia Forum-20 at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital on Sunday. - SUN PHOTO.
The five-day long ArchAsia Forum-20, a conference of architects from Asian countries, began in the capital on Sunday. |
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China and Australia have promised to work more closely together against a backdrop of faltering global economies and "complex" politics, as the United States backs away from a key international summit. Prime Minister Scott Morrison met Chinese President Li Keqiang on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Bangkok on Sunday night. |
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern didn't imagine she'd be talking about sheep placenta cream at the East Asia Summit. And her Trade Minister Damien O'Connor didn't even know his country's boom export existed. But Thai leader Prayut Chan-o-cha put the New Zealand beauty product front and.... |
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One of Asia's oldest democracies may be in jeopardy. Sri Lanka's presidential election this month, is expected to bring to power another member of the Rajapaksa family, whose affinity for authoritarianism, violence, and corruption is well known. While Sri Lanka's democracy survived the last test -.... |
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Dr Mahathir's comment's are supported by the 2016 census, which highlights the shift in demographic trends in Australia. More overseas-born migrants now come from Asia than Europe. China, India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Sri Lanka were all listed in Australia's top 10 countries of birth for the overseas-born population. |
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Dr Mahathir's comment's are supported by the 2016 census, which highlights the shift in demographic trends in Australia. More overseas-born migrants now come from Asia than Europe. China, India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Sri Lanka were all listed in Australia's top 10 countries of birth for the overseas-born population. |
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Dr Mahathir's comment's are supported by the 2016 census, which highlights the shift in demographic trends in Australia. More overseas-born migrants now come from Asia than Europe. China, India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Sri Lanka were all listed in Australia's top 10 countries of birth for the overseas-born population. |
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