After the strong rebound of 6.5 percent posted in 2021, growth in Asia and Pacific is expected to moderate to 4.0 percent in 2022 amid an uncertain global environment and rise to 4.3 percent in 2023.

Much of the archipelago’s undersea splendor is protected, but some areas are being stressed by climate change and harmed by destructive fishing practices. Tourists swim with whale sharks near Oslob, ...

The off-field controversy facing the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has not slowed the momentum of the Harimau Malaya ...

The tournament will also mark the 30th anniversary of Southeast Asia's premier international competition, after it debuted ...

(251110) -- MANILA, Nov. 10, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Children play with a soldier from the Armed Forces of the Philippines inside an evacuation center as they take shelter from Super Typhoon Fung-wong in ...

MANILA – Analysts call for continuity on Myanmar, the South China Sea, and efforts to turn economic potential into real gains for the region and its people. As the Philippines takes over the ASEAN ...

HIMAWARI satellite imagery of super typhoon Fung-wong as it approaches the Philippines. (US’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/AFP pic) Nearly a million people have been evacuated and ...

Super Typhoon Fung-wong slammed into the Philippines' eastern seaboard on Sunday, the national weather service said, after killing at least two people and forcing more than a million to evacuate. The ...

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Philippine President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr has declared a state of national calamity for one year to expedite rescue, relief, recovery, and rehabilitation operations following the extensive damage ...

Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr receiving the Asean chairmanship gavel from Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the closing ceremony of the 47th Asean Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur, ...

Sat, November 8, 2025 Published on Nov. 8, 2025 Published on 2025-11-08T16:33:01+07:00 s the Philippines is set to take over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) chairmanship from ...