Dogs off the menu in Southeast Asia
September 16, 2013
Westerners cringe at the thought of eating a man’s best friend, a taboo cuisine that has been dined upon throughout parts of Asia. An estimated 5 million dogs are slaughtered…
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Obama in the Philippines from Oct. 11-12
US President Barack Obama is expected to arrive in Manila on October 11 for a two-day visit, both governments announced on September 14. The Philippines will be Obama’s last stop…
Obama’s ASEAN trip confirmed for October
The White House on September 14 confirmed that US President Barack Obama will travel to ASEAN from October 6 to 12 and visit four countries, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and the…
Laos forges closer ties with East Timor
Laos and East Timor pledged to draft a number of bilateral and multilateral frameworks during a state visit of East Timor’s Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao in Vientiane on September 11….
Thai TV production firm to set up Myanmar studios
Thailand-based television production firm BEC-Tero Entertainment said it aims to build its own studios in Yangon, Myanmar, to respond to increasing demand for TV programmes from broadcasters in that country,…
Vietnam seeks to popularise ASEAN
Vietnam’s government is keen to popularise the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to raise public awareness of the ASEAN Community’s conception, objectives, values and interests, Vietnam News reported. Under…
Infographic: Competitiveness in Southeast Asia
The new Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014 of the World Economic Forum is out and clearly shows the changes in the region’s economic ecosystem: Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei, Laos…
Financial expertise at work
Primeiro Partners’ Stephen Sieh sheds light on the advisory business in SE Asia
Thailand warned to improve tourism skills
Thailand, currently number 2 as per annual visitors in Southeast Asia behind Malaysia and ahead of Singapore, cannot rest on its laurels for being the "Land of Smiles" with great…
Philippine tourism numbers up 11%
Tourist arrivals in the Philippines reached 2.8 million in the first half of 2013, up 11 per cent from the same period in 2012, the Department of Tourism said on September…
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